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: Jimmie Lunceford

Jimmie Lunceford

03/06/2012

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Jimmie Lunceford

Geoffrey Smith surveys the greatest hits of bandleader Jimmie Lunceford.

Geoffrey Smith surveys the greatest hits of Jimmie Lunceford, who led one of the swing era's most celebrated bands.

Jimmie Lunceford led one of the swing era's most celebrated bands, delighting fans across America with spectacular stage shows, screaming brass and irresistible rhythm. Geoffrey Smith surveys his greatest hits. 

First broadcast 03/06/2012.

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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