Award winning saxophonist Soweto Kinch, singer Emma Smith and Irish trumpeter Al Ryan are to present BBC Radio 3 show Jazz Now.
Broadcast on Monday nights from 11pm to 12:30am, the new show will explore the UK’s underground jazz scene and the new British artists to watch out for.
The programme will launch on Monday 4 April with an exclusive broadcast performance by British trio Malija, MOBO jazz act winners Binker And Moses, and an on-the-road interview with Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen.
The show will regularly feature concerts and in-house sessions specially recorded for the programme, together with in-depth artist features, record reviews, and news reports from around the world of jazz. Also, a regular spot in the show will include masterclasses with instrumentalists and singers, starting with virtuoso saxophonist and composer Patrick Cornelius.
Soweto Kinch said: ‘Jazz Now, our Monday night jazz show, is a brilliant opportunity to reach out to new audiences, discover new voices, and to shake up our jazz world with a bit of controversy.
‘On a personal level, I’m also hugely excited and grateful to get the chance to present my first ever jazz radio series for BBC Radio 3 which has such an important heritage in bringing jazz to listeners all over the UK.’
Alan Davey, BBC Radio 3 controller, added: ‘The underground and emerging jazz and wider contemporary music scene is really exciting right now and Radio 3’s mission is to connect our audience with remarkable music and culture. We wanted to bring that scene to our audiences and through enlisting expert performers such as Soweto, Emma and Al, I am confident Jazz Now will do just that.’
The programme is produced by production company Unique, a 7digital broadcasting company under the stewardship of executive producer Alyn Shipton and BBC Radio 3 editor Tony Cheevers.
Broadcast on Monday nights from 11pm to 12:30am, the new show will explore the UK’s underground jazz scene and the new British artists to watch out for.
The programme will launch on Monday 4 April with an exclusive broadcast performance by British trio Malija, MOBO jazz act winners Binker And Moses, and an on-the-road interview with Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen.
The show will regularly feature concerts and in-house sessions specially recorded for the programme, together with in-depth artist features, record reviews, and news reports from around the world of jazz. Also, a regular spot in the show will include masterclasses with instrumentalists and singers, starting with virtuoso saxophonist and composer Patrick Cornelius.
Soweto Kinch said: ‘Jazz Now, our Monday night jazz show, is a brilliant opportunity to reach out to new audiences, discover new voices, and to shake up our jazz world with a bit of controversy.
‘On a personal level, I’m also hugely excited and grateful to get the chance to present my first ever jazz radio series for BBC Radio 3 which has such an important heritage in bringing jazz to listeners all over the UK.’
Alan Davey, BBC Radio 3 controller, added: ‘The underground and emerging jazz and wider contemporary music scene is really exciting right now and Radio 3’s mission is to connect our audience with remarkable music and culture. We wanted to bring that scene to our audiences and through enlisting expert performers such as Soweto, Emma and Al, I am confident Jazz Now will do just that.’
The programme is produced by production company Unique, a 7digital broadcasting company under the stewardship of executive producer Alyn Shipton and BBC Radio 3 editor Tony Cheevers.
