Episode 1
Jez Nelson presents the best live music of 2012, featuring tracks from Jazz on 3 performances and sessions. Kevin LeGendre and John Fordham also select their highlights.
In the first of a two-part review of the year, Jez Nelson presents the best live music of 2012, featuring tracks from Jazz on 3 performances and sessions. Guest critics Kevin Le Gendre and John Fordham will also be on hand to select their highlights from the broad range of British and international artists who have appeared on the programme. Next week's programme covers the best albums of the year.
Producers: Peggy Sutton & Chris Elcombe.
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Beats & Pieces Big Band recorded at Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester on 16 February 2012
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Line-up: Ben Cottrell (director, laptop), Ben Watte, Sam Healey, Anthony Brown (saxophones), Tim Cox, Simon Lodge, Paul Strachan (trombones),
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Owen Bryce, Graham South, Nick Walters (trumpets), Patrick Hurley (piano), Anton Hunter (guitar), Harrison Wood (bass), Finlay Panter (drums).
Beats & Pieces Big Band
Bake
Composer: Ben Cotrell
Robert Glasper Experiment recorded at the Barbican on 14 May 2012
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Line-up: Robert Glasper (piano), Casey Benjamin (vocoder), Derrick Hodge (bass), Mark Colenburg (drums)
Robert Glasper Experiment
Lift Off
Composer: Robert Glasper / Shafiq Husayn
Phronesis recorded at Kings Place on 26 May 2012
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Line-up: Jasper HΓΈiby (bass), Ivo Neame (piano), Anton Eger (drums)
Phronesis
Suede Trees
Composer: Jasper HΓΈiby
Roscoe Mitchell, John Edwards and Tony Marsh recorded at CafΓ© Oto, London on 10 March 2012
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Line-up: Roscoe Mitchell (saxophone), John Edwards (bass), Tony Marsh (drums)
Roscoe Mitchell, John Edwards and Tony Marsh
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Composer: This music is entirely improvised
Matana Roberts' Coin Coin, recorded at the Bimhuis, Amsterdam on 21 March 2012
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Line-up: Matana Roberts (alto saxophone / vocals), Jeremiah Obadiah (vocals), Jason Palmer (trumpet), Shoko Nagai (piano), Thomson Kneeland (bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums)
Matana Roberts
Coin Coin Chapter 2 – Mississippi Moonchile [extract]
Artist: Matana Roberts' Coin Coin
Bill Frisell Beautiful Dreamers Trio recorded at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival on 6 May 2012
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Line-up: Bill Frisell (guitar), Eyvind Kang (viola), Rudy Royston (drums)
Bill Frisell
Strawberry Fields
Composer: John Lennon / Paul McCartney
Roller Trio, recorded at Band on the Wall, Manchester on 16 July 2012
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Line-up: James Mainwaring (saxophones, electronics), Luke Wynter (guitar, bass guitar), Luke Reddin-Williams (drums)
Roller Trio
Two Minutes To Twelve
Composer: Roller Trio
Matthew Shipp Trio, recorded live at the Vortex, London on 10 November 2012
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Line-up: Matthew Shipp (Piano), Michael Bisio (bass), Whit Dickey (drums)
Matthew Shipp Trio
Stage 10
Composer: Matthew Shipp
Django Bates' Belovèd, recorded live at the Crucible, Sheffield on 29 November 2012
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Line-up: Django Bates (piano), Petter Eldh (bass), Peter Bruun (drums)
Django Bates
Now's The Time
Composer: Charlie Parker
Broadcast
- Mon 17 Dec 2012 23:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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