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 Coleman

Bill Coleman

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

Geoffrey Smith salutes a shining expat star - trumpeter Bill Coleman (1904-1981).

Though trumpeter Bill Coleman played with Fats Waller, he made his main career in France, with the likes of Stephane Grappelli. Geoffrey Smith salutes a shining expat star.

Though trumpeter Bill Coleman (1904-1981) played with Fats Waller and Coleman Hawkins, he made his main career in France, with the likes of Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt. Geoffrey Smith salutes a shining expat star.

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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