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: Bill Frisell

Bill Frisell

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Bill Frisell

Geoffrey Smith explores the recordings of guitarist Bill Frisell.

A focus on guitarist Bill Frisell, who has forged a style ranging from bebop, funk and blues to gospel, country and western, and American classics of every sort.

The epitome of post-modern jazz, guitarist Bill Frisell has forged a style ranging from bebop, funk and blues to gospel, country and western, and American classics of every sort. Geoffrey Smith gives a taster’s menu of a rare contemporary talent.

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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