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Jazz Century

on BBC Radio 3

Russell Davies presents a history of jazz, from its earliest stirrings. 7: The Blues Craze. The blues tradition is so much part of jazz that it is sometimes easy to forget that it has a distinct life of its own. But some of the great blues singers like Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith often performed at their best in a jazz context. Repeated from Saturday 6pm

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Russell Davies
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Ma Rainey
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Bessie Smith

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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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