Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | London Jazz Festival Live Show | 20071116 | Jez Nelson hosts a special edition live from London's Pizza Express jazz club on the first night of the 2007 London Jazz Festival, featuring exclusive performances from some of the top acts on this year's programme. The London Jazz Festival is the capital's widest-ranging music festival, with performances by the biggest names and best young talent from home and abroad. This year, the Festival continues its unrivalled tradition of creating opportunities for artists to work in new ways, through new commissions, collaborations, premieres and UK firsts. Jez Nelson is at London's Pizza Express jazz club to open the 2007 London Jazz Festival. Celebrating the best contemporary jazz, with exclusive concert recordings and features |
| 02 | London Jazz Festival: Charles Tolliver Big Band | 20071123 | Jez Nelson presents the second of three editions of Jazz on 3 from the London Jazz Festival, featuring a gig by the Charles Tolliver Big Band given at the capital's Queen Elizabeth Hall. Charles Tolliver came to fame as a trumpeter in 1964 playing alongside saxophonist Jackie McLean and went on to play on several key hard bop albums in the late 1960s, before founding the quartet for which he is perhaps best known, Music Inc. Jez Nelson presents a gig by the Charles Tolliver Big Band from the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Celebrating the best contemporary jazz, with exclusive concert recordings and features |
| 03 | London Jazz Festival: Adventures In Sound | 20071130 | 3/3. Jez Nelson presents the final programme from the 2007 London Jazz Festival, featuring highlights from the Adventures in Sound event at the Southbank Centre. The line-up includes New Yorkers Gutbucket, whose raucous take on jazz improvisation contrasts starkly with the more detached approach of trumpeter Tom Arthurs, who also performs with his trio. Also on the bill are bassist Dave Kane and beatboxer Napoleon Maddox. The event features individual performances from each group and culminates in them joining forces for a collective improvisation. Jez Nelson presents highlights from the Adventures in Sound event at the Southbank Centre. Celebrating the best contemporary jazz, with exclusive concert recordings and features |