Brighton Jazz Safari

We interview Terry Pack about his Conference of the Trees Festival (22nd Jan) as well as talking to Eddie Myer and Jack Kendon about their New Generation Jazz Festival Weekender 4th - 6th Feb.  Plus the usual run down of local awesome jazz gigs.  

Music from:

Terry Pack:  Kyrenia

Herbie Hancock:   Maiden Voyage

Alex Hitchcock Dream Band: Wolf and Nina

Chelsea Carmichael:  There is You and You

Incidental music from Terry Pack’s Trees

We're back after a lockdown absence!   We are sharing news about amazing and expanding jazz scene in Brighton, with so many new jazz venues and gigs on offer.  We talk to Chris Coull about his new concert series influences and his new album.  

Music from this episode:

Incidental music from Terry Pack’s Trees:  El Pueblo Unido

Brass Incorporated, Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal

Miles Davis - Porgy and Bess - Prayer (Oh doctor Jesus)

Woody Shaw - Setting Standards - There Is No greater Love

Chris Coull Quintet - Just One Of Those Things -

Terry Pack -  Resolution from Peter Peregrine

Hexagonal - Angola - McCoy & Meseleku

Oscar Peterson - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - An Oscar Peterson Christmas

Alex and Sam are back after a lockdown break with an episode dedicated to a local legend:  Joe Lee Wilson.   The presenters discuss the life of this amazing jazz vocalist, who was a Brighton resident for the last part of his life, with local jazz maestros:  Terry Seabrook and Lawrence Jones.   

Plus our thoughts on Black Lives Matter, reports on music that is still taking place during Lockdown including a new album from David Beebee and live jazz at the Verdict.  

Music in the episode:

Tonight You Belong To Me:  Sam Carelse, Benny Bennack III, Jason Henson, Oz Dechaine.

Mountain People: Julian Ncholas Band

Strawberry Fields: David Beebee Quartet

Love Will Bring Us Back Together: Luke Rattenbury  

Where or When: Joe Lee Wilson

Somewhere Over The Rainbow: Joe Lee Wilson (live at JoogleBerrys)

Steam (Part1):  from Archie Shepp’s Attica Blues

Home In The Country: Joe Lee Wilson

plus incidental music from Terry Pack's Trees.  

We chat to young saxophone virtuoso Xhosa Cole about his music, his recent tour, the BBC Young Musician Of The Year competition as well as plans for the future.   Also, a great interview with piano maestro Oli Howe about his forthcoming album with his jazz fusion project Howes 3.  

And of course our pick of the hottest gigs coming up in the next month or so.  

Music from the episode:

The Nearness Of You the Xhosa Cole Quintet  Jazzer’s 1080

Manhatten:  Xhosa Cole Quintet Jazz 1080

Moving Ladywood:  Xhosa Cole BBC Young Jazz Musician Final

First EIF & Xhosa Cole: Autumn conversations

Birdlike:  Xhosa Cole quintet Jazz 1080

Footprints:  Beckett Howe Redmond

Too Many kicks:  Howes 3

Moving Forward:  Howes 3 

Avenue: Howes 3

We're back and now into our 2nd year of podding!  We interview Marianne Windham about her work in re-energising the Guildford jazz scene including putting on this year's Guildford Jazz Festival.

Plus we have a deep dive into Terry Packs new Tree's Album:  Into The Woods.  

Also our jazz adventures:  Alex sees Xhosa Cole's quartet at Worthing Jazz Club, Sam has some jazz adventures in Amsterdam and London and we also talk about opportunities for your jazz musicians looking to play in the city. 

Music from: 
Brighton and Hove Big Band:  Shofukan originally by Snarky Puppy

Xhosa Cole Quintet - Fried Bananas (dexter gordon)

Bop This:  Jeanine from Live At zeppos

Terry Pack’s Trees Dakar, Palimpsest, No wind it will get up soon, Sea and Sky S Pulse,  Out Of The Blue,  all from their new album INTO THE WOODS  

We talk to Jason Henson about gypsy jazz and the music of Steve Aston.   Plus Sam has been on national and international musical adventures, and Alex talks about Jenny Green and her jazz club in East Grinstead.  And, of course, all our latest news on the Brighton jazz scene and gig recommendations for the coming months.   

Music from:  

Veronica Swift: Forget About The Boy, (Confessions)

Emmet Cohen Jitterbug Waltz (Dirty In Detroit)

Steve Aston: Dypsomania

Steve Aston:  Venison Night

Steve Aston:  Magali

Jenny Green: I Caught a touch of your love

Jo Harrop:  Fine and Dandy

Imogen Ryall: Bacharach Type Tune

Incidental Music from Terry Pack’s Trees:  El Pueblo Unido

Interview with jazz vocalist Irene Serra about her music and band ISQ.  Plus lots of gig recommendations and previews, and local jazz news. 

Special ticket offer to see Paul Booth at The Verdict Fri 6th Sept

Music from Irene Serra's ISQ, Blossom Dearie, Kourosh Kanani and more.

Music Tracks:  

I’m hip: Blossom Dearie, Blossom Time At Ronnie Scott’s 
Zion: ISQ, TOO
Centrepiece: Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, Everybody’s Boppin
Ode To Myself: ISQ, Requiem For The Faithful
The Bird Has Flown: ISQ album ISQ
Paper Doll: ISQ, Requiem For The Faithful
Kourosh Kanani:  It Could Happen: 
Terry Pack’s Trees’: El Pueblo Unido

We interview Arun Luthra about his indo-jazz konnakol and saxophone performances.  Plus all our latest jazz activities:  Big banding, safari in Bristol, and jazz vocalise.    Also the latest jazz news from around the South Coast and all our recommended gigs for the coming weeks. 

Music featured:

Perc-kol-ude_Toorna: Arun Luthra
Social Call: Benny Benack III ft Veronica Swift
Thanks But No Thanks: Christian Brewer
The Divvy Up Dance:  Arun Luthra
Collective:  Arun Luthra
K.J.P:  Arun Luthra
Howes 3:  Avenue
No Wind (it will get up soon):  Terry Pack’s Trees
Incidental music from Terry Pack’s El Pueblo Unido

Our look back at our first big festival with Brighton Jazz Safari.  Interviews with Judi Jackson, Mark Kavuma, Rosie Turton and Alex Curtis.   We talk about all the great music we saw at this totally awesome event as well as wider thoughts about the evolving British Jazz Scene.   Plus some really great local gig recommendations for the coming weeks.  

We're talking to amazing musicians and jazz promoters Eddie Myer and Jack Kendon about New Generation Jazz and the Band Stand Stage which they curate at the Love Supreme Festival.