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Tim Berne 60th Birthday

Jez Nelson presents a programme celebrating American saxophonist Tim Berne's 60th birthday, with live recordings from the Jazz on 3 archives.

Jez Nelson presents a programme celebrating American saxophonist Tim Berne's 60th birthday, with live recordings from the Jazz on 3 archives.

Known for his uncompromising sound, Tim Berne first moved to New York in the 1970s to learn from saxophonist Julius Hemphill, whose gritty R&B style influenced Berne's own explorations of spiky melodies and shifting rhythms. Over the course of his career he has become one of the leading players in the city's avant-jazz scene, sharing stages with the likes of John Zorn and Bill Frisell while leading groups such as Big Satan with Tom Rainey and Marc Ducret as well as the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Trio with Jim Black and Nels Cline. Most recently, his Snakeoil quartet has become the saxophonist's main focus, receiving critical acclaim with two releases on the ECM label. The programme features highlights from concerts by Snakeoil and Big Satan, as well as Tim's Hard Cell Trio and a Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3 commission for his Science Friction band in collaboration with the Arte Quartet.

Presenter: Jez Nelson
Producer: Chris Elcombe.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 27 Oct 2014 23:00
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Jazz writers Richard Williams and Jonathan Wertheim join Jez to discuss ‘Blue’

    • Miles Davis

      Freddie Freeloader

      Composer: Miles Davis

      • Kind Of Blue.
      • Columbia.

    • Mostly Other People Do the Killing

      Freddie Freeloader

      Composer: Miles Davis

      • Blue.
      • Hot Cup.

  • Tim Berne’s Hard Cell in concert at the Spitz, London in 2002

    • Hard Cell

      Huevos

      Composer: Tim Berne

  • Tim Berne’s Big Satan in concert at the Vortex, London in 2006

    • Big Satan

      Cause & Reflect

      Composer: Tim Berne

  • Tim Berne commission recorded at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, at the 2003 London Jazz Festival

    • Science Fiction, David Torn & Arte Quartet

      Untitled, Still

      Composer: Tim Berne (Commissioned by Jazz on 3)

  • TIM BERNE'S SNAKEOIL, RECORDED AT THE VORTEX, LONDON ON 14 MARCH 2012

    • Tim Berne's Snakeoil

      Spectacle

      Composer: Tim Berne

Line ups:

Hard Cell: Tim Berne (alto saxophone); Craig Taborn (keyboards); Tom Rainey (drums) 

Big Satan: Tim Berne (alto saxophone); Marc Ducret (guitar); Tom Rainey (drums)

Science Friction, David Torn, Arte Saxophone Quartet: Tim Berne (alto saxophone); Tom Rainey (drums); Craig Taborn (keyboard); Marc Ducret (guitar); David Torn (guitar, samplers, and electronics); Beat Kappeler (baritone saxophones); Beat Hofstetter (alto saxophones); Andrea Forment (tenor and alto saxophones); Sascha Armbruster (alto soprano and baritone saxophones)

³§²Ô²¹°ì±ð´Ç¾±±ô:ÌýTim Berne (alto saxophone), Oscar Noriega (clarinets), Matt Mitchell (piano), Ches Smith (drums and percussion)

Broadcast

  • Mon 27 Oct 2014 23:00
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3

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