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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: Quintet of the Hot Club of France

15/07/2018

Quintet of the Hot Club of France

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Quintet of the Hot Club of France

Geoffrey Smith selects recordings by the Quintet of the Hot Club of France.

Geoffrey Smith celebrates the Quintet of the Hot Club of France, the legendary jazz ensemble co-led by guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stephane Grappelli.

In honour of Bastille Day, Geoffrey Smith celebrates a legendary jazz ensemble, the Quintet of the Hot Club of France. Spearheaded by the gypsy genius of the guitar, Django Reinhardt, and the stylish violin of Stephane Grappelli, the Hot Club Quintet proved you didn't have to be American to play great jazz.

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