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The Music Is Black: Gilles in conversation with Jacqueline Springer
Gilles plays his recent discoveries and unearths gems from his collections.
02 May 2026,·180 mins
The Planet Earth Unwinds Mix featuring Miley Cyrus, Boyz II Men and Minnie Riperton
Angela Griffin has songs inspired by the wild and beautiful parts of our planet.
03 May 2026,·57 mins
Jerron Paxton in session
Cerys welcomes Jerron Paxton to perform live on the show.
04 May 2026,·57 mins
Mike Westbrook Remembered
Alyn Shipton presents your requests remembering composer and bandleader Mike Westbrook.
03 May 2026,·59 mins
Jon Batiste
Grammy-winning vocalist, singer and pianist Jon Batiste joins Jamie.
28 Apr 2026,·57 mins
Donovan Haffner in concert
Soweto shares concert highlights from the rising alto saxophonist and his quintet.
01 May 2026,·60 mins
3. Influence
Kevin Le Gendre investigates the role of jazz in post-war Britain.
28 Feb 2017,·30 mins
Episode 1
As a tribute to the late Lou Reed, a chance to hear an episode of his eclectic radio show.
12 Aug 2012,·120 mins
Series 9
Clifford Brown
Ken Clarke and guest Abram Wilson discuss the music of the 1950s trumpeter Clifford Brown.
06 Dec 2011,·30 mins
Andrew McGibbon explores why John Coltrane's version of My Favourite Things became a hit.
24 Dec 2020,·28 mins
Cleveland Watkiss and Dame Cleo marvel at Ella Fitzgerald's Mac the Knife and give it a go
23 Apr 2013,·30 mins
The life of Louis Armstrong as told through his archive of tape recordings.
12 Dec 1998,·60 mins
Mark Lamarr explores the life of blues woman Memphis Minnie.
12 Dec 2011,·30 mins
Izzat Majeed could have retired quietly, but he formed a Pakistani jazz ensemble instead.
31 Mar 2015,·30 mins
Shining a light on the earliest female jazz pioneers, who were erased from music history.
16 Sep 2014,·30 mins
Comedian Stewart Lee introduces his great passion - musical, free improvisation.
16 Jul 2015,·30 mins
An exploration of the dramatic life and jazz legacy of singer Billie Holiday
07 Apr 2015,·30 mins
Huey Morgan travels to New York to examine the enduring appeal of blind musician Moondog.
31 May 2018,·28 mins
How Scandinavia became home to a generation of African-American jazz and blues musicians.
13 Dec 2011,·30 mins
Hugh Schofield delves into the little-known story of jazz pioneer Arthur Briggs.
30 Mar 2023,·28 mins
Sarfraz Manzoor explores a fascinating period of jazz music history in India.
21 Apr 2014,·30 mins
A musical portrait of how the jazz trumpeter Miles Davis became a painter in later life.
26 May 2016,·30 mins
Decades after his death, why does Sun Ra continue to inspire an obsessive following?
19 Jun 2014,·30 mins
Courtney Pine explores John Coltrane's A Love Supreme, fifty years after its release.
10 Feb 2015,·30 mins
