NEWS: JAZZ RADIO LISTINGS: JUNE 1992

by GRANT GODDARD

www.grantgoddard.co.uk June 1992

RADIO 2 [88-90.2 FM]. JAZZ PARADE (Mon-Thu night 12.05-12.35am) talks to Artie Shaw (9th & 16th Jun) about his UK concert and the reissued 'Rare & Unreleased Recordings' CDs. Jason Rebello's concert at London's Jazz Caf is broadcast in its entirety (3rd, 10th, 17th). Sessions by The Hugh Rainey Quintet (1st), Humphrey Lyttleton (8th) & The Ray Terry Band (15th). Ronny Jordan (1st Jul) recorded at the Jazz Caf. Note that the Friday edition is suspended during June, but there is A MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT JAZZ (Mon-Fri 12.05-1am) is a special week of concert recordings, replacing 'Jazz Parade', with The Modern Jazz Quartet (21st) at Hertfordshire Jazz Festival, The Humphrey Lyttleton Big Band (22nd), The Ronnie Scott Quintet (23rd), George Chisholm & Maxine Daniels (24th), The EBU Big Band (25th) and Cleo Laine, John Dankworth & Friends (26th). JOHN DUNN's guest is Artie Shaw (Mon 8th 5-7pm), in London to conduct at the Festival Hall. BIG BAND SPECIAL (Mon 8th & 15th 8.30-9pm) presents The BBC Big Band recorded at the Jersey Jazz Festival. BILLY MAYERL: THE MARIGOLD MAN (Tue 9th 910pm) has Steve Race examining the career of the king of syncopated piano. THE GRUMBLEWEEDS (Thu 11th 7-7.30pm) are joined by trombonist George Chisholm. MILDRED BAILEY (Mon 15th 10-10.30pm) has her career appraised by Dave Gelly. BUNNY (Mon 15th 10-10.30pm) is a one-off feature about Bunny Berigan by Campbell Burnap. BEST OF JAZZ (Mon 9-10pm) continues its run and on 29th a special guest replaces holidaying presenter Humphrey Lyttelton. IVIE ANDERSON (Mon 29th 10-10.30pm) comes under Dave Gelly's musical spotlight. RADIO 3 [90.2-92.4 FM]. BEFORE THE BLUES (Thu 11-11.30pm from 11th) is a repeat of Paul Oliver's 1988 Sony Award-winning eight-part documentary. This examination of the roots of black American blues music uses many rare recordings and interviews. NORDIC SYNCOPATIONS (Fri 6.30-7pm from 12th) is a repeat of John Surman's six-part series about Scandinavian jazz musicians. This Friday night jazz documentary slot is subject to disruption from ball-by-ball cricket commentaries, hence no new series until the season's end. JAZZ FROM THE BATH FESTIVAL presents concerts by George Shearing & Neil Swainson (Mon 1st 7.30pm), Danny Thompson's Whatever (Sat 13th 11pm) and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band (Mon 15th 10pm). BBC WORLD SERVICE [648 AM & shortwave]. A new eight-part series of Paul Jones' COUNTERPOINT (Mon 11.15-11.45pm & Tue 7.30-8am) starts 22nd Jun, including plenty of jazz and blues. Continuing their run are the request show JAZZ FOR THE ASKING (Sat 11.15-11.45pm & Sun 7.30-8am) and George Reid's JAZZ NOW AND THEN (Sat 2.45-3am & Sat 11-11.15am). JAZZ FM [London 102.2 FM] has TRIPLE PLAY WEEKENDS that demonstrate the station's jazz expertise, with 'Billy Holliday' (their spelling!!) on 6th/7th Jun, big blues on 13th/14th, classic jazz/funk on 20th/21st, and Aretha Franklin on 27th/28th. The revised weekend schedule brings veteran soul presenter Dave Gregory to the station, and new permanent slots for breakfast fill-in Mark Walker and relief DJ Patrick Walker. Saturday now runs: 6-10am Barry Jones, 10am-2pm Paul Jones, 2-5pm Steve Edwards, 5-9pm Dave Gregory, 9-11pm DINNER PARTY JAZZ, 11pm-2am Alex George. Sunday: 610am Barry Jones, 10am-1pm Bill Oddie, 1-3pm Campbell Burnap, 3-6pm
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Mark Walker, 6-10pm Patrick Walker, 10pm-2am Alex George. DJ Steve Edwards recently told 'The Voice' newspaper that his daily show demanded little preparation because "there are set formats" and "it is mostly computerised". "I think I have perhaps an older audience," he said, "but I am just guessing." Edwards is not the only person wondering who tunes in to 'Jazz FM'. Latest research shows the station attracted a mere 1.5% share of London radio listening during its recent massive poster campaign. BBC RADIO SOLENT, JERSEY, GUERNSEY, BRISTOL, GLOUCESTER, WILTSHIRE SOUND, DEVON & CORNWALL. Chris Walker's JAZZ SOUNDS (Wed 8.05-9.25pm) has a live session from The Real Ale & Thunder Band on 24th Jun.

[Submitted to 'Jazz Express' magazine, unpublished]

Grant Goddard is a media analyst / radio specialist / radio consultant with thirty years of experience in the broadcasting industry, having held senior management and consultancy roles within the commercial media sector in the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia. Details at http://www.grantgoddard.co.uk

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