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

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: Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman

15/12/2013

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Benny Goodman

Geoffrey Smith plays Benny Goodman's live performance classics.

Geoffrey Smith introduces classic recordings by Benny Goodman and his band, both at his famous Carnegie Hall concert and from live broadcasts on the road.

Though Benny Goodman sold millions of records, his band was at its explosive best in live performance. Geoffrey Smith plays Goodman classics at his famous Carnegie Hall concert and from live broadcasts on the road.

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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