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Jazz with John Hellings
Sat 5pm (Repeats Sun 2am and Tuesday 8pm) from Oct 2nd

Nearly forty years ago, a new commercial radio station in town led to a Saturday job - reading the racing results on the sports show which was questionable because John had not a clue about racing!

Then came the chance came to get into radio full time and the day job was shelved. Even during this time, presenting a breakfast show on five mornings a week, very early mornings at that, John was able to do a two hour jazz show at the weekend.

All this time in radio and whenever there was an opportunity, John has enjoyed presenting the music which was his first love – jazz. Right from the time he presented on hospital radio he produced a jazz show. His foray into commercial radio was because of a band show. The station wanted bands of any kind, brass, military, folk. They got a straightforward big band show which was a success and that led onto a jazz show as well.

The BBC wanted him to present and produce a big band show. They got big band and singers show and that lasted for ten years. Then he presented and produced a jazz show that went out to the whole of the Midlands and that ran from 2009 until 2020.

John grew up to the sounds, first of Ted Heath and the Johnny Dankworth big bands and then onto the west coast jazz of Gerry Mulligan and Shorty Rogers. But there is nothing that is off limits and much that is vintage and a great amount that is current is always well worth a listen – especially some of the younger musicians who are producing some wonderful jazz.

Mike Kemp's Jazz Basement
Commencing 8pm 2nd October (Repeats following Tuesday 2am, Thursday 5pm)

Mike Kemp’s Jazz Basement presents straight ahead jazz featuring music from the early days, swing era, bebop, jazz standards and latin. With the first record he heard, Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five playing West End Blues, at twelve years old Mike’s love affair with jazz began. The impact of that record set the direction his life would take. Two years later, hearing pianist Billy Kyle playing with the Louis Armstrong All Stars live in concert inspired Mike to start piano lessons. When, aged twenty, he had completed an apprenticeship in electronic engineering, quite by chance, he was offered and accepted a job as pianist with a jazz quartet playing for the American military in France, Spain, Germany and Morocco. He never returned to industry. These days he leads a classic New York style piano, double bass and drum trio, freelances and is a member of The Sticky Wicket Swing Orchestra. He also runs a YouTube Channel called Mike Kemp’s Garage Jazz putting out one video a week featuring himself playing electric piano, sometimes solo and sometimes with a guest artist. He started it during Covid lockdown and will continue. Check it out

Saturdays 2pm
(Repeat Midnight and 4pm Monday)

Jenny’s weekly Jazz Mix Up Show
featuring a wide variety of jazz with recordings from some of the great interpreters of the Great American Songbook, to the best in modern Jazz sounds, acid, funk, soulful and electro swing!
The show features new albums from the biggest names in Jazz along with rising stars on the Jazz scene.
In the show Jenny often gives out a gig guide and invites guests into the studio to share their top ten tracks or promote new releases.
Jenny has been a community radio presenter for more that 8years and has a keen interest in the Jazz Genre born from her love of performing Jazz and has two Jazz Albums one of which has just been released produced by Claire Martin OBE. Along with her performing schedule she also hosts and runs the East Grinstead Jazz Club in West Susses England every month at The Chequermead Theatre in East Grinstead and features top flight guests from the Jazz world.

https://instagram.com/jennysjazzmixup
https://www.facebook.com/JennyGreenJazzShow
www.jennygreensings.com

Paul Rigby's Big Bands and Beyond
Every 4 weeks from Saturday 24th September 8pm (Repeat following Tuesday 2am and Thursday 4pm )

Paul has a wide experience and knowledge of Jazz, and in particular Big Band Music. He is drummer and leader of The Northern Jazz orchestra; Musical Director of Lancashire Youth Jazz orchestra, DWD Big Band, Ribble Valley Jazz Big band, Clitheroe Grammar School Swing Band; and has performed with many leading artistes such as Bobby Shew, Maynard Ferguson, Clare Teal and Mark Nightingale.

Playing traditional modern alongside features on local Big Bands. Being Entertained, having fun, with knowledge behind the madness of the world of big bands.

The Jazz Lounge with Grace Black Every Tuesday and Thursday 10am -Noon

Grace Black has a real passion for Jazz.
She has been singing semi pro since 2007 and has appeared at many jazz venues and festivals since then. She is taking a bit of a break right now but still doing the odd gig here and there!
She is a founder member of Langtoun Jazz, a non profit organisation promoting jazz events in and around Kirkcaldy, Fife and looking forward to getting back to hosting live events in the Autumn after a very long break.
She presents The Jazz Lounge, a show sharing all genres of this great music from musicians currently on the scene all around the Jazz world and occasionally from jazz ancestors.

Sunday 2-5pm

Introducing Nick Davies and the 'Crazeology Jazz Show'

In terms of music as far back as I can remember I have always loved music and was playing my Mum and Dads records collection from a early age on my very own second hand record player. It was not soul but rock and roll and crooner’s from a collection of 78’s that I had been given. There was not a day when I did not have some form of musical tune in my head and I always felt that I needed more. So much so that I even pushed my mother into buying a pair of shoes because it came with a copy of Don’t Go Breaking My Heart by Elton John and Kee Kee Dee. My introduction to DJing came in the early 1980’s when I and a school friend use to DJ at his house on two turntables and a collections of vinyl records. We use to pretend we were on the radio and I have had the desire to play records for peoples enjoyment ever since. I was not a blue eyed soul boy in those days but someone who was a metal head and got his enjoyment from bands like Iron Maiden and AC/DC. The conversion to Soul would come much later. It was during this period that I really got heavily in pirate radio station like Radio Caroline and Lazer 558 which I could listen to quite freely as I was living in Kent at the time and they broadcasted from the North Sea. I like the idea of free radio and the fact that they were non-play listed. The DJ just played out of the record box. In 1987, I went to work in London and started to listen to pirate stations like Kiss and JFM who played mainly soul and disco. A light switched on in my head and I knew then that this was not only the music I needed to listen to but also to play; the trouble is it took me 25 years to realise that dream thank to Radio Winchcombe. The Crazeology Radio show is not your traditional jazz music show as we like to play music across the spectrum’. The concept arose from the many different radio shows that I have listened to over the years bringing then all together as one. Since I have been a DJ I have ventured back to play vinyl and showcase jazz releases from days gone by to crowds at open vinyl events that are organized by the Stroud and Gloucester Vinyl Connection or SGVC for short. Website address – www.thebogiewonderlandshow.weebly.com Instagram - thebwshow Twitter - @thebwshow

Friday 7pm
Todd's Turntable with TODD GORDON.

Although middle aged when he took up his music career, Todd Gordon quickly became recognised as one of Britain's leading jazz and swing singers. His lifelong passion for the American Songbook dates back to his childhood. Indeed, he was just 11 years old when he became hooked on Sinatra and, five years later, went on to meet another of his idols - Ella Fitzgerald - who later serenaded him on stage during her concert. It was a life-changing moment, consolidating his love for this kind of music.

Todd has performed at leading jazz festivals and renowned venues and clubs, such as Cadogan Hall, The Sage Gateshead, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, The Royal Opera House, Bridgewater Hall, Ronnie Scott’s in London and the Algonquin in New York.

In other concerts, he has joined forces with a wide range of stars including Sir Michael Parkinson, Jacqui Dankworth, Clare Teal, Eddi Reader, Claire Martin, Justin Currie and the BBC Big Band. With four albums under his belt, he added another string to his bow by writing and presenting radio programmes for the BBC. This led to his own weekly radio show - Todd’s Turntable - featuring the very best of vocal jazz, swing, easy listening and a few surprises along the way.
Photo David Springfield
www.toddgordon.com

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