Send us a text Christian Jacob Jacob was born in Metz, Lorraine on 8 May 1958. A pianist by age four, he was immersed in studying the French classics...

Send us a text One of our book reviews - this time it's the novel (or is it?) Coming Through Slaughter by Michael Ondaatje. Buy it here in print or l...

Send us a text This is a follow-on to episode 44. We go a bit further into the Beat poets reading their poetry with live jazz backing. We talk about ...

Send us a text We intended for this to be just one episode but felt that we had a lot more to say and ended up with enough for 2 five minute episodes ...

Send us a text We are Back after our mid season break so we thought we would start with intros. We discuss what makes a good intro and what is the f...

In this episode we chat about the 'Christmas with the George Shearing Quintet' album.

Nick and Simon are taking a short break. The next 2-5-1- 5 minute podcast will go out on Feb 1st 2025.

Episode 40 of Series 2 to the 50 plus episodes from series 1 and our long form series on Sonny Clark and Kenny Drew. Busking a tune what does that mea...

What do we understand to be a big band? Nick and Simon discuss the ingredients that might go into to making a big band in terms of instruments style a...

In this episode Nick and Simon talk about Mole Jazz a shop that closed 20 years ago now but is fondly remembered by Jazz aficionados of a certain age....

The connection between jazz and cooking is investigated through this book review of Jazz Cooks: Portraits and Recipes of the Greats by Rob Young and ...

Send us a text In this Episode Mink Coal Tin and This is Wine mode discuss the mercurial art of creating a Pseudonym to get around a contractual issue...