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: Phil Woods

22/11/2015

Phil Woods

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Phil Woods

Geoffrey Smith celebrates the work of alto saxophonist and bandleader Phil Woods.

Geoffrey Smith celebrates the work of alto saxophonist Phil Woods, who worked as sideman to Thelonious Monk and led cutting-edge groups including his own European Rhythm Machine.

The late Phil Woods had it all: a fiery alto soloist, first-call sideman with the likes of Thelonious Monk, leader of cutting-edge groups like his European Rhythm Machine. Geoffrey Smith salutes a model jazz professional.

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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