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Jamie is joined on the show this week by jazz drummer Jas Kayser for a Take 5 interview

Jamie’s guest on the show this week is drummer Jas Kayser, who joins him for a Take 5 interview!
25 year old Jas spent years in the US studying at the prestigious Berklee College of Music - playing alongside mentors and music giants including Terri Lyne Carrington, Danilo Perez and Ralph Peterson - before establishing herself as a growing force in the UK jazz scene.

A year on from releasing her debut EP, Unforced Rhythm of Grace, Jas is preparing to record her first album and has been a regular fixture on the digital gig circuit throughout lockdown - leading her own band in live stream performances at Ronnie Scott’s and the Cheltenham Jazz Festival, as well as playing with a host of regular collaborators including Kansas Smitty’s.

Jas Kayser tells us about her early love of Herbie Hancock, how learning from the greats shaped her outlook on music and her quest to find a rhythm that everyone can dance to!

57 minutes

Last on

Tue 18 May 2021 21:00

Music Played

  • Ernestine Anderson

    My Kinda Love

    • My Kinda Swing.
    • Mercury Records.
  • Salvador Sobral

    Amar Pelos Dois

    • Arista Records.
  • Louis Smith

    There Will Never Be Another You

    • Smithville.
    • Blue Note.
  • Reuben James

    BBQ Energy

    • Rufio Records.
  • Frank Sinatra & The Count Basie Orchestra

    Pennies From Heaven

    • Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First.
    • Reprise Records.
  • Emma‐Jean Thackray

    Say Something

    • Yellow.
    • Movementt.
  • Jas Kayser

    Ku Variation

    • Unforced Rhythm Of Grace.
    • Jas Kayser.
  • Herbie Hancock

    Watermelon Man

    • Takin' Off.
    • Blue Note.
  • Ralph Peterson

    Uranus

    • Triangular III.
    • Truth Revolution Records.
  • Jas Kayser

    Feel It

    • Unforced Rhythm Of Grace.
    • Jas Kayser.
  • Jas Kayser

    Fela's Words

    • Unforced Rhythm Of Grace.
    • Jas Kayser.
  • Joe Armon‐Jones

    Pray

    • Aquarii Records.
  • Dele Sosimi

    Sanctuary

    • You No Fit Touch Am.
    • Wah Wah 45s.
  • John Coltrane

    Greensleeves

    • Africa/Brass.
    • Impulse!.
  • Hiatus Kaiyote

    Red Room

    • Mood Valiant.
    • Brainfeeder.

Broadcast

  • Tue 18 May 2021 21:00