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The Hot Box 83 “The Nostalgia Show” all started with a listener request to look at some of the music that ignited a whole new era for jazz audiences, the last of the 50s and the full post-bop era.
On this edition I celebrate Ron Carter's 85th Birthday with a handpicked selection of his recording treasure trove
Read more: Tales from the far Side 05.05.22 Ron Carter 85th Birthday Celebration
On this edition you can hear some of Jazz Giant Wayne Shorter's groundbreaking compositions interpreted by a new generation of musician and some of his contemporaries from Ron Carter to Mark Turner, from Dave Liebman to Ingrid Jensen and others.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 28.04.22 Shorter's Footprints - interpreted by others
In this episode of The Hot Box there is an hour-plus of new recordings from at home and abroad, celebrating the return to both collective recording and live performance.
On this edition you can hear some Jazz dedicated to the Cuckoo as the herald of the summer with music by Claire Daly, Triluk Gurto, the UMO Orchestra, Quercus, Chris Flegg, Thad Jones, Jan garbarek, Brad Mehldau, Rahsaan Roland Kirk and others
Read more: Tales from the far Side 21.04.22 A Serenade to the Cuckoo
On this edition I take you on a journey to explore the roots and evolution of George and Ira Gershwin's classic "I got Rhythm" with contributions by Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Ornette Coleman and others
Read more: Tales from the far Side 14.04.22 I got Rhythm - the journey of a tune
On this week's edition I have a look at the line-up of the upcoming Bray Jazz Festival and play you a selection of some of some of the appearing artists and you can hear music by Bill Frisell, Yazz Ahmed, Tord Gustavsen, Michael Janisch, Umbra and others.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 07.04.22 Preview of Bray Jazz Festival