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: Charlie Haden

Charlie Haden

25/09/2016

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Charlie Haden

Geoffrey Smith traces the career of virtuoso double bass player Charlie Haden.

Geoffrey Smith traces the career of bass player Charlie Haden, who starred in Ornette Coleman's quartet, played in a duo with Keith Jarrett and led his own Liberation Orchestra.

A virtuoso of contemporary bass, Charlie Haden starred with Ornette Coleman's classic quartet, played duos with Keith Jarrett and led his own Liberation Orchestra and Quartet West. Geoffrey Smith traces his many-sided career from its roots in country music.

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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