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Jazz Plus
How do you give a label to a piece of music like Gershwin's Porgy and Bess? Is it classical, is it jazz, or is it neither of these? Verity Sharp talks to Ben Markland about how composers this century have mixed jazz with classical music.

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Talks:
Verity Sharp
Unknown:
Ben Markland

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

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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