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2-5m-1-S3E27-Mid Season Break

Jul 15, 2026 0m

2-5m-1-S3E27-Mid Season Break

Mid Season Break Announcement

S3E26 Whiplash Jazz On Film

S3E26 Whiplash Jazz On Film

Whiplash is a 2014 American independent psychological drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle , and st…

2-5m-1-S3E25-Special-Humour in Jazz-is there a place for it?

Jun 22, 2026 1h 18m

2-5m-1-S3E25-Special-Humour in Jazz-is there a place for it?

A long time ago we did an episode on humour in jazz.  you can hear it here  This is a longer investigation …

Untitled 2-5m-1-S3E24 But Beautiful TWLepisode

Jun 15, 2026 5m

Untitled 2-5m-1-S3E24 But Beautiful TWLepisode

in another one of our tunes we love Nick and Simon discus But Beautiful  But Beautiful " is a popular song with…

2-5m-1-S3E23 Johnny Towner Williams URP

2-5m-1-S3E23 Johnny Towner Williams URP

one of our under the radar pianists episodes John Williams there Jazz pianist . Yes the Star Wars guy!

2-5m-1-S3E22-Special-What Makes a Jazz singer?

May 20, 2026 1h 18m

2-5m-1-S3E22-Special-What Makes a Jazz singer?

Following on from our last episode this is a special longer examination of what makes a jazz singer 

2-5m-1-S3E21 Laufey [Is she a jazz singer?]

May 17, 2026 5m

2-5m-1-S3E21 Laufey [Is she a jazz singer?]

We ask is Laufey a jazz singer. what do you think?

2-5m-1-S3E20 The Horn John Clellon Holmes -JBR

2-5m-1-S3E20 The Horn John Clellon Holmes -JBR

One of our jazz book reviews podcasts about the  Novel The Horn by John Clellon Holmes-born 12th March 1926 Stud…

2-5m-1-S3E19 Jazz and Traditional notation

Apr 15, 2026 5m

2-5m-1-S3E19 Jazz and Traditional notation

we discuss the issue of notating jazz in traditional western music notation in this episode

2-5m-1-S3E18 Stella By Starlight TWL

2-5m-1-S3E18 Stella By Starlight TWL

We discusss  " Stella by Starlight "  a popular jazz standard with music by Victor Young that was drawn fr…