In this episode we discuss Spike Lee's Mo Better Blues. Wikipedia says:Mo' Better Blues is a 1990 American musical comedy-drama film starring Denzel W...

Any student of jazz will be well aware of the Aebersold series - over 100 play along records with accompanying books. There are even supplements with ...

In this episode Simon & Nick discuss jazz and meditation. There are elements of meditation that improvisers may well relate to : flow state, accep...

This episode is about the "under-the-radar" pianist Jimmy Jones. An arranger/pianist for some of the great singers, here is an Apple Music link to th...

In this episode, Nick and Simon discuss what it means to practise jazz piano.

Two pianists walk into a bar looking confused.It was an 11/8 bar.What role does humour play in jazz.

Playing the piano and singing at the same time, what's involved? Nick and Simon talk about it in this episode.

Another in our new series of jazz film reviews. The Bertrand Tavernier jazz movie that refreshed Dexter Gordon's career late in his life. 

Dudley Moore may well be best known for his comedy with Peter Cook and his success on screen in the films 10 and Arthu,r but he was also a very accomp...

Did you know some jazz musicians were also boxers? Find out more in this episode.

To start season two Simon & Nick talk about the Fabulous Baker Boys.This is a new strand where Nick and Simon talk about jazz related films.At pre...

In the full episode 2 it was a pleasure to chat with arranger/orchestrator Giles Thornton. He helped me out on some of the transcriptions for the Mart...