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Manchester Jazz Festival Highlights

Ferg's Imaginary Big Band, Nick Walters and Ni Maxine, live at Manchester Jazz Festival. Plus, leading UK drummer Seb Rochford shares his inspirations.

Kevin Le Gendre presents concert highlights from this year's Manchester Jazz Festival recorded live for J to Z. Featuring music from Manchester trumpeter Nick Walters, vocalist on the rise Ni Maxine from Liverpool, and riotous Leeds ensemble Ferg's Imaginary Big Band, led by bassist and composer Fergus Quill.Β 

Also in the programme, we hear from innovative drummer Seb Rochford. A key player on the UK scene, Seb is known for founding the band Polar Bear as well as his work with Sons of Kemet, Pulled By Magnets and most recently for his collaboration with Kit Downes on a moving project titled 'A Short Diary Of Loss'. Here he shares some of the music that has inspired him, including a track by jazz great Thelonious Monk that shows off his lyrical mastery.Β 

Produced by Thomas Rees for Somethin' Else

1 hour, 29 minutes

Last on

Sat 17 Jun 2023 17:00

Music Played

  • Harold LΓ³pez‐Nussa

    Funky

    • Timba a la Americana.
    • Blue Note Records.
  • Yosef-Gutman Levitt

    Kol Dodi (feat. Lionel Loueke)

    • Soul Song.
    • Soul Song Records.
  • Nick Walters

    Gulf Stream - Live at Manchester Jazz Festival 2023

    • Live at Manchester Jazz Festival 2023.
  • John Coltrane

    Impressions (feat. Eric Dolphy)

    • Evenings at the village gate: John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy.
    • Impulse!.
  • Linda May Han Oh

    Chimera

    • The Glass Hours.
    • Biophilia Records.
  • Ferg's Imaginary Big Band

    Tune For Ennio - Live at Manchester Jazz Festival 2023

    • Live at Manchester Jazz Festival 2023.
  • Dee Dee Bridgewater

    Sex Machine

    • Dee Dee Bridgewater - Live At Yoshi’s.
    • Verve records.
  • Tom Ollendorf, Ben Wendel, Conor Chaplin & Marc Michel

    My Foolish Heart

    • Open House.
    • Fresh Sound New Talent.
  • Sebastian Rochford & Kit Downes

    Love You Grandpa

    • A Short Diary (of Loss).
    • ECM Records.
  • Thelonious Monk

    Everything Happens to Me

    • Thelonious Alone In San Francisco.
    • Riverside records.
  • Bill Evans Trio

    Jade Visions - Take 2 / Live At The Village Vanguard 1961

    • Sunday At The Village Vanguard.
    • Riverside records.
  • Sarah Gail Brand & Mark Sanders

    Dean's Dream

    • Instinct & The Body.
    • R01.
  • Shivkumar Sharma, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Brij Bhushan Kabra & Manikrao Popatkar

    Des-Dadra Tala

    • Call Of The Valley.
    • His Master's Voice.
  • Ni Maxine

    The Journey To Be Me - Live at Manchester Jazz Festival 2023

    • Live at Manchester Jazz Festival 2023.

Broadcast

  • Sat 17 Jun 2023 17:00