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: Duke Ellington's Portraits

Duke Ellington's Portraits

23/10/2016

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Duke Ellington's Portraits

Geoffrey Smith presents a sequence of musical portrait compositions by Duke Ellington.

Geoffrey Smith presents a sequence of musical portrait compositions by Duke Ellington, including tributes to Jack the Bear and Stompy Jones.

Duke Ellington made a speciality of musical portraits, evoking lovely ladies, showbiz stars, and Harlem's local heroes. Among a selection of ducal masterworks, Geoffrey Smith includes tributes to Jack the Bear and Stompy Jones.

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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