BBC Radio 3 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced Third Programme.

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Geoffrey Smith's Jazz

Music: Jazz & Blues

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Geoffrey Smith's Jazz - a weekly sequence exploring what makes great jazz great music

Geoffrey Smith's Jazz does exactly what it says on the tin: a weekly selection of tracks through which Geoffrey Smith shares his passion for jazz from a personal perspective

Geoffrey Smith's Jazz: Woody Herman

19/05/2013

Woody Herman

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Woody Herman

Geoffrey Smith celebrates clarinettist, saxophonist and bandleader Woody Herman.

Geoffrey Smith celebrates the work of clarinettist, saxophonist and big band leader Woody Herman on the centenary of his birth.

Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, a personal journey taking in great musicians and great music.

An icon of big band jazz, Woody Herman kept his Herds on the road for forty years, launching stars like Stan Getz and classics like "Four Brothers". On the centenary of Herman's birth, Geoffrey celebrates a great jazz impresario and inspiration.

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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