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: Mary Lou Williams

07/12/2014

Mary Lou Williams

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Mary Lou Williams

Geoffrey surveys the long, brilliant career of pianist and composer Mary Lou Williams.

Geoffrey Smith surveys the long and brilliant career of pianist, composer and colleague of Duke Ellington, Mary Lou Williams.

A female star in the male world of jazz, Mary Lou Williams (1909-81) was renowned as pianist and composer, colleague of Duke Ellington, a shining creator and performer. Geoffrey Smith surveys her long, brilliant career.

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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