Pat Moran was active as a jazz pianist in the 1950s-1960s and played with many notable artists particularly on the West Coast. Her trio album with Sc...
Thursday, February 15, 20242-5m-1-S2E21-Romare Bearden
Nick and Simon talk about the artist Romare Bearden who was connected to the jazz scene in more than one way. His most well known works are collages, ...
Thursday, February 1, 20242-5m-1-S2E20-Piano Jazz
Simon and Nick talk about the long running radio show hosted by Marion McPartland.Episodes are still available to stream from NPR, like this one with ...
Monday, January 15, 20242-5m-1-S2E19-Chappie Willet
This episode is based around the book " Blue Rhythm Fantasy" which is concerned , primarily, with the work of arranger Chappie Willet. A freelancer, ...
Monday, January 1, 20242-5m-1-S2E18-Club 11
Nick and Simon discuss the short lived but influential London jazz club "Club Eleven", (named after the number of founder members) It began life just ...
Friday, December 15, 20232-5m-1-S2E17-Blow Up a Storm
Nick And Simon talk about the jazz novel Blow Up a Storm published in 1959 [a seminal year in Jazz history]This is a first novel by the director, prod...
Friday, December 1, 20232-5m-1-S2E16-The Music of Mr Benn
Simon & Nick discuss the score to Mr Benn by Don Warren an alias for Duncan Lamont.Lamont worked for several decades as a freelance musician (on f...
Wednesday, November 15, 20232-5m-1-S2E15-Born to be Blue
Nick and Simon talk about the film Born to Be Blue a 2015 drama film directed, produced and written by Robert Budreau. The film stars Ethan Hawke an...
Sunday, October 15, 20232-5m-1-S2E13-Jam Sessions
Jam sessions have been, and continue to be at the heart of the jazz scene. In this episode Simon and Nick briefly discuss the history, culture and f...
Sunday, October 1, 20232-5m-1-S2E12-Jazz and Civil Rights
In this episode Nick leads the discussion on the subject of jazz and its connection to civil rights.
Friday, September 1, 20232-5m-1-S2E10-Aebersold
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 ...
Tuesday, August 15, 20232-5m-1-S2E9-Jazz And Meditation
In this episode Simon & Nick discuss jazz and meditation. There are elements of meditation that improvisers may well relate to : flow state, accep...
