The Essay Episodes Available now
Jess Gillam on Bach—Secret Admirers
5/5 Radio 3 presenter Jess Gillam celebrates German composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
Jumoké Fashola on Nina Simone—Secret Admirers
Radio 3 presenter Jumoké Fashola celebrates the American singer-songwriter Nina Simone
Ian Skelly on Jean Mouton—Secret Admirers
Radio 3 presenter Ian Skelly celebrates the French composer Jean Mouton
Elizabeth Alker on Sofia Gubaidulina—Secret Admirers
Radio 3 presenter Elizabeth Alker celebrates the Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina
Hannah French on Barbara Strozzi—Secret Admirers
Radio 3 presenter Hannah French celebrates the Venetian composer Barbara Strozzi
Sonny Rollins—Jazz Among the British
Geoffrey Smith on the connection Sonny Rollins forged with his British audience.
Stan Tracey—Jazz Among the British
4/5 Geoffrey Smith on the work of Stan Tracey, paragon of British jazz and of jazz in Britain.
Americans in Britain—Jazz Among the British
Geoffrey Smith on how Britain influenced the work of two celebrated American jazz artists.
The British Audience—Jazz Among the British
Geoffrey Smith looks at the how the audience for jazz in Britain has evolved over time.
On Not Being a Jazzer—Jazz Among the British
Geoffrey Smith reflects on perceptions of jazz in Britain and questions the term 'jazzer'.
