'Round Midnight

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

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Music: Jazz & Blues: Jazz

Saxophonist Soweto Kinch picks jazz from all eras, with a focus on new British artists.

Saxophonist Soweto Kinch picks jazz from all eras and around the world, with a focus on new British artists, live sessions and guests, and undiscovered talent from BBC Introducing.

Saxophonist Soweto Kinch picks jazz from all eras and around the world, with a special focus on new British artists. Monday to Friday, with live sessions and guests, and undiscovered talent from BBC Introducing.

'Round Midnight: Shabaka in session

Shabaka in session

BBC Radio 3 - 'Round Midnight, Shabaka in session

Shabaka plays live in the studio and chats with Soweto.

Fridays on ‘Round Midnight feature conversation, mixtapes and live sessions.

Tonight Soweto hosts leading light Shabaka. He talks about giving up the saxophone to focus on flutes, including the Japanese shakuhachi, and how learning a new instrument is driving his creativity. Alongside a band including Elliott Galvin on piano and synths, Alina Bzhezhinska on harp, and Hinako Omori on keys and synths, Shabaka plays a selection of tracks from his new album ‘Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace’.

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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