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Jazz Legends: Michael Brecker

on BBC Radio 3

Julian Joseph meets the contemporary tenor saxophone giant who is now one of the most sought after players of his generation. Brecker talks about his childhood growing up in Philadelphia and about his work with drummer Billy Cobham, with pianist Horace Silver and with his brother, trumpeter Randy Brecker, with whom he formed an influential jazz-rock group in the 1970s.

Contributors

Interviewee:
Michael Brecker
Interviewer:
Julian Joseph

BBC Radio 3

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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