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Jazz FM and BBC Radio 3 announce joint broadcasts to mark 30th anniversary of the London Jazz Festival
By Andy Malt | Published on Monday 7 November 2022
Jazz FM and BBC Radio 3 have announced a series of joint broadcasts to mark the 30th anniversary of the London Jazz Festival. The two stations will later this month both air a series of short features presented by Clive Myrie under the banner ‘Clive Myrie’s Ten Essential Jazz Albums’.
“Two of my favourite radio stations and ten of my favourite jazz albums”, says Myrie. “What’s not to like? It’s wonderful to be part of this brilliant collaboration between Radio 3 and Jazz FM. It was a privilege to be asked to work on this series. I won’t lie, it wasn’t easy whittling down my jazz collection and a lifetime of jazz listening to just ten albums, and ten tracks. I hope everyone enjoys the selection, though I’m sure there’ll be fierce debate about the final choice”.
BBC Radio 3 Controller Alan Davey adds: “At Radio 3 we are fans of all kinds of music and we love working with colleagues in the music industry to make sure audiences have access to the most carefully curated, exciting, and stimulating output across a variety of genres”.
“We are therefore delighted to partner once again with those brilliant, lovely people at Jazz FM for this year’s EFG London Jazz Festival, to present jazz chosen by none other than Clive Myrie”, he goes on. “Clive is a friend of Radio 3, a regular Proms TV presenter, and a music lover. I look forward to listening to his jazz choices on our airwaves and on those of our friends and partners at Jazz FM”.
Jazz FM’s Content Director Nick Pitts also comments: “This is a unique partnership that is built on years of respect, and the chance to work in collaboration with our friends Alan, Janet [Tuppen, Radio 3 commissioner] and all at Radio 3 – and of course Clive again – is always welcome”.
“This innovative series of shorts is an example of a simple but incredibly effective piece of programming that all jazz lovers will enjoy”, he continues, ”plus it gives Clive a chance to remind people of his unbridled knowledge of jazz, wherever they listen”.
Myrie will introduce his ten albums and play a track from each on Jazz FM and Radio 3 daily from 11-20 Nov, the same dates as this year’s London Jazz Festival.
If you can’t wait to find out which jazz albums are the ones Myrie reckons you should also be listening to, I can tell you now that they are these:
Miles Davis – Porgy and Bess
John Coltrane Qaurtet – Africa/Brass
Nala Sinephro – Space 1.8
Art Blakey – A Night In Tunisia
Pharoah Sanders – Journey To The One
Dizzy Gillespie – Dizzy On The French Riviera
Nubya Garcia – Source
Lee Morgan – Search For The New Land
Vijay Iyer Trio – Historicity
Della Reese – Blue Skies
