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BBC Radio 3 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced Third Programme.

BBC Radio 3

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Music: Jazz & Blues: Jazz

The best in jazz past, present and future.

The best in jazz past, present and future. Your gateway to new sounds with classic recordings and exclusive sessions.

J to Z: Tigran Hamasyan in session

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Tigran Hamasyan in session

BBC Radio 3 - J to Z, Tigran Hamasyan in session

The best in jazz - past, present and future. With pianist Tigran Hamasyan in session.

A weekly show celebrating the best in jazz - past, present and future. Kevin Le Gendre presents Armenian pianist Tigran Hamasyan in session playing solo piano.

A weekly programme celebrating the best in jazz - past, present and future. Kevin Le Gendre presents pianist Tigran Hamasyan in session playing solo piano pieces from his latest release "For Gyumri". 

Tigran's genre blending compositions take inspiration from the folk music of his native Armenia as well as from the American jazz tradition which he started studying aged 9.

Plus, vocalist Zara MacFarlane shares some of the musical moments which have inspired her through the years.

Produced by Dominic Tyerman for Somethin' Else.

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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