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on BBC Radio 3

Anglo Sax - The Music of John Surman
1/4. Saxophonist and composer John Surman has created a style of jazz that is steeped in the English church and folk music he was brought up with. Now aged 60, he talks to John Fordham about growing up in Plymouth, working with Mike Westbrook , and his rise to prominence in the 1960s as one of the leaders of a new generation in British jazz. Interviewees include Mike Westbrook , Alan Skidmore , John Marshall and Jack DeJohnette. Producer Russell Finch

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John Surman
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John Surman
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John Fordham
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Mike Westbrook
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Mike Westbrook
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Alan Skidmore
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John Marshall
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Jack Dejohnette.
Producer:
Russell Finch

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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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