Radio 3 - Freeness show

[paulfromcamden]

The new R3 jazz show has arrived with a firm emphasis on free-er side of things as the name suggests. I'm really enjoying listening to the first episode on catch-up: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000b074

New Seb Rochford group and the Art Ensemble of Chicago are coming up in next few weeks.

It's only an hour once a week (in the graveyard slot) but great to have this kind of music on the radio.

 

[TomF]

Thanks for the tip off. Am only just getting into BBC Sounds.

Will def check this one out..!

 

[Vinny]

R3 is on quite a bit these days - during more relaxed times - I can take neither R4 nor R3 after work, the former most especially since the election was announced - GIVE ME STRENGTH.
R3 is far more varied and catholic than I remember or imagined. Programmes in general contain quite a bit of jazz and also show music, A great deal is very listenable, if you are in the right frame of mind, although I have to admit to catching no more than trailers for the specifically jazz offerings - I must try to catch up on whatever they now call iPlayer...……………...

 

[paulfromcamden]

Radio 3 has actually cut back on it's jazz and left-field music programming this year. Jazz Now (the replacement for the long running Jazz On 3 show) ended in September and Late Junction was cut from three nights a week to one. So this new show goes part way to address that. There is also a New Music show on Saturday nights focussing on contemporary classical music.