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: Lennie Tristano

Lennie Tristano

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Lennie Tristano

Geoffrey Smith salutes the free-jazz pioneer and trailblazing pianist, Lennie Tristano.

Geoffrey Smith salutes a unique free-jazz pioneer, Lennie Tristano, who influenced the likes of Bill Evans and Charles Mingus, while creating coolly radical music of his own.  

A trail-blazing teacher and pianist, Lennie Tristano (1919-78) influenced the likes of Bill Evans and Charles Mingus, while creating coolly radical music of his own. Geoffrey Smith salutes a unique free-jazz pioneer.

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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