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: Yusef Lateef

09/02/2014

Yusef Lateef

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Yusef Lateef

Geoffrey Smith profiles multi-instrumentalist and world music pioneer Yusef Lateef.

Geoffrey Smith showcases the varied work on tenor saxophone, oboe and flute of noted multi-instrumentalist and world music pioneer Yusef Lateef.

A noted multi-instrumentalist and world music pioneer, Yusef Lateef (1920-2013) possessed enduring credentials as a jazz master, admired by the likes of Miles Davis. Geoffrey Smith showcases his varied work on tenor saxophone, oboe and flute.

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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