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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: Erroll Garner

Erroll Garner

13/09/2015

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Erroll Garner

Geoffrey traces the career of witty, swinging jazz pianist Erroll Garner.

Geoffrey Smith traces the career of pianist Erroll Garner. A musical rarity, Garner was a jazz star who also won a huge popular following with joyous swing, wit and happiness.

Pianist Erroll Garner (1921-77) was that rare thing, a jazz star who also won a huge popular following with joyous swing, wit and happiness. Geoffrey Smith traces the career of a national musical treasure.

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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