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Winter in Chicago, with Gilles!
Gospel, jazz, and footwork: Gilles presents highlights from his recent trip to Chi-Town.
21 Feb 2026,·180 mins
The Stargazing Unwinds Mix featuring Myles Smith, Mazzy Star and Audrey Hepburn
Let Angela's Stargazing Unwinds Mix help soothe you and restore your balance.
15 Feb 2026,·57 mins
Mardi Gras with the Hot 8 Brass Band
Jamie celebrates music from New Orleans.
17 Feb 2026,·57 mins
With special guest Kat Eaton
Kat Eaton joins Cerys to talk about her new album and love of blues music.
16 Feb 2026,·57 mins
Classics and New Releases
Alyn Shipton presents the latest pick and mix of jazz records as requested by you.
22 Feb 2026,·59 mins
Zola Marcelle sits in
The Zimbabwe-born, London-based vocalist is sitting in for Soweto this week.
16 Feb 2026,·60 mins
27/01/2026
Jimmy Carlyle presents an hour of the best in blues music.
27 Jan 2026,·60 mins
28/01/2026
Joy Duncan for an hour of jazz and world sounds.
28 Jan 2026,·60 mins
Episode 1
As a tribute to the late Lou Reed, a chance to hear an episode of his eclectic radio show.
12 Aug 2012,·120 mins
Episode 3
Kevin Le Gendre investigates the role of jazz in post World War II Britain.
28 Feb 2017,·30 mins
Series 9
Clifford Brown
Ken Clarke and guest Abram Wilson discuss the music of the 1950s trumpeter Clifford Brown.
06 Dec 2011,·30 mins
Comedian Stewart Lee introduces his great passion - musical, free improvisation.
16 Jul 2015,·30 mins
An exploration of the dramatic life and jazz legacy of singer Billie Holiday
07 Apr 2015,·30 mins
Huey Morgan travels to New York to examine the enduring appeal of blind musician Moondog.
31 May 2018,·28 mins
How Scandinavia became home to a generation of African-American jazz and blues musicians.
13 Dec 2011,·30 mins
Shining a light on the earliest female jazz pioneers, who were erased from music history.
16 Sep 2014,·30 mins
Mark Lamarr explores the life of blues woman Memphis Minnie.
12 Dec 2011,·30 mins
The life of Louis Armstrong as told through his archive of tape recordings.
12 Dec 1998,·60 mins
Decades after his death, why does Sun Ra continue to inspire an obsessive following?
19 Jun 2014,·30 mins
Sarfraz Manzoor explores a fascinating period of jazz music history in India.
21 Apr 2014,·30 mins
A musical portrait of how the jazz trumpeter Miles Davis became a painter in later life.
26 May 2016,·30 mins
Courtney Pine explores John Coltrane's A Love Supreme, fifty years after its release.
10 Feb 2015,·30 mins
Andrew McGibbon explores why John Coltrane's version of My Favourite Things became a hit.
24 Dec 2020,·28 mins
Cleveland Watkiss and Dame Cleo marvel at Ella Fitzgerald's Mac the Knife and give it a go
23 Apr 2013,·30 mins
Izzat Majeed could have retired quietly, but he formed a Pakistani jazz ensemble instead.
31 Mar 2015,·30 mins
Hugh Schofield delves into the little-known story of jazz pioneer Arthur Briggs.
30 Mar 2023,·28 mins
