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Jazz on 3: Best of British Jazz at Ronnie Scott's

04/01/2010

Best of British Jazz at Ronnie Scott's

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz on 3, Best of British Jazz at Ronnie Scott's

Jez Nelson presents a celebration of the best British live acts, including Tom Arthurs.

From Ronnie Scott's, Jez Nelson welcomes in 2010 with a celebration of the best live acts that have grown out of British soil, including Django Bates' Human Chain and Tom Arthurs.

This programme was recorded earlier in the evening at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club.

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Kenny Wheeler Quintet 

Line up:
Kenny Wheeler (trumpet)
Stan Sulzmann (saxophones)
John Parricelli (guitar)
Chris Laurence (bass)
Martin France (drums)

Track list:
Jigsaw (Kenny Wheeler)
Ballard 130 (Kenny Wheeler)
Everybody's Song But My Own (Kenny Wheeler)
 
Kenny Wheeler celebrates his 80th birthday on 14th January 2010 with a special gala concert at London's Royal Academy of Music.
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Troyka

Line up:
Chris Montague (guitar)
Kit Downes (organ)
Joshua Blackmore (drums)

Track list:
Born in the 80s (Chris Montague) 
Noonian Soong (Chris Montague)

Troyka forthcoming 2010 live dates:
11 Feb - Band on the Wall, Manchester
12 Feb - Buddah Bar, Derby 

Cleveland Watkiss Trio 

Line up:
Cleveland Watkiss (vocals and electronics)
Winston Clifford (drums)
Mark Hodgson (bass)

Track list:
Supercapitalism (Wynton Marsalis)
Dear Mr Kahn (Cleveland Watkiss)
Sicellienne (Gabriel Faure)
Free (Stevie Wonder)

Cleveland Watkiss Trio forthcoming 2010 live dates:
7 Feb - Southport Jazz Festival 
16 Feb - Ronnie Scott's, London

Tom Arthurs and Richard Fairhurst perform at Ronnie Scott's

Line up:
Tom Arthurs (trumpet)
Richard Fairhurst (piano)

Track list:
Warbler (Richard Fairhurst)

Forthcoming 2010 live dates:
7 Feb - Tom Arthurs and Richard Fairhust's Postcard from Pushkin @ Uppingham School, Leicestershire

Django Bates' Human Chain

Line up:
Django Bates (keyboards and Eb tenor horn)
Marius Neset (soprano and tenor saxophone)
Michael Mondesir (bass guitar)
Martin France (wooden drums and electronic percussion)

Track list:
And a Golden Pear (Django Bates)
Three Architects Called Gabrielle, Just what I Expected (Django Bates).

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