Jazz on 3 - Berlin Special Featuring Tom Arthurs Quartet

1989: Twentieth Anniversary Jez Nelson and Kevin LeGendre present a special programme marking the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and featuring an exclusive session recorded in the city with BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist trumpeter Tom Arthurs. Joining him is Philipp Gropper, saxophonist for the promising young German band Hyperactive Kid, together with Swedish bassist Petter Eldh and drummer Marc Lohr from Luxembourg. Trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer Tom Arthurs currently divides his time between London and Berlin, a city that has become a cultural and musical hub of Europe, attracting musicians from around the world for its stylistically diverse jazz and improvised music scene. Excerpt of Take IV by the Zentral Quartett (details below) Castalia from Tom Arthurs session (details below) Interview with Alexander von Schlippenbach CD Track: Artist: Alexander von Schlippenbach (piano), Evan Parker (saxophone), Paul Lovens (drums) Track Title: Moonbeef Composer: Alexander von Schlippenbach Album Title: Pakistani Pomade Label: FMP Released: 1972 Interview with Clare Cooper and Clayton Thomas Hammeriver recorded at the B-Flat Club in Berlin on 1st November 2009 Line Up: Clare Cooper (harp) Chris Abrahams (piano) Tobias Delius (clarinet and saxophone) Anat Cohavi (bass clarinet) C Spencer Yeh (violin and voice) Clayton Thomas (double bass) Werner Dafeldecker (double bass) Christof Kurzmann (electronics) Jean Phillip Gross (electronics) Michael Zerang (drums and bells) Robbie Avenaim (drums) Track title: Dark March (Clare Cooper) Interview with Ulrich Gumpert and Michael Griener CD Tracks: Artist: Zentral quartett: Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky (saxophone), Conrad Bauer (trombone), Ulrich Gumpert (piano), Gunter Sommer (drums, percussion) Track Title: Take IV Composer: Ulrich Gumpert Album Title: Auf Der Elbe Schwimmt Ein Rosa Krokodil Label: Intakt Records Released: 2008 Artist: Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky (alto saxophone and clarinet), Michael Griener (drums) Track Title: Salmon No 9 Composer: Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky and Michael Griener Album Title: The Salmon Label: Intakt Records Released: 2008 Kevin interviews trumpeter Tom Arthurs and saxophonist Philipp Gropper Tom Arthurs session recorded at Studio P4, Berlin on 2nd November 2009 Line Up: Tom Arthurs (trumpet) Philipp Gropper (saxophone) Petter Eldh (bass) Marc Lohr (drums) Set list: Magret (Tom Arthurs) Untitled improvisation Sartres Croissant (Philipp Gropper) CD Tracks Artist: Sven-Ake Johansson (drums), Axel Dorner (trumpet), Andrea Neumann (pianoharp) Track Title: 1 Composer: Sven-Ake Johansson, Axel Dorner, Andrea Neumann Album Title: The Barcelona Series Label: Hatology Released: 2001 Artist: Aki Takase (piano), Rudi Mahall (bass clarinet and contrabass clarinet) Track Title: With Egg Composer: Rudi Mahall Album Title: The Dessert Label: Leo Records Released: 2003 Artist: Grund: Christian Lillinger (drums), Robert Landfermann (double bass), Jonas Westegaard (double bass), Wanja Slavin (saxophone and clarinet), Tobias Delius (saxophone) Track Title: Shape Composer: Christian Lillinger Album Title: First Reason feat. Joachim Kuhn Label: Clean Feed Released: 2009.