Jazz on 3 - Freedom of the City

Radio 3 at the Summer Festivals Jez Nelson presents highlights of the 2009 Freedom of the City festival. Curated by Evan Parker and Eddie Prevost, the event celebrates London's status as one of world's leading centres of free improvisation. The line-up includes Evan Parker with his regulars - bass player John Edwards and guitarist John Russell - joined by a special guest, New York trumpeter Peter Evans. Plus a rare UK appearance by Korean cellist Okkyung Lee and long-term collaborators Mark Sanders and Pat Thomas, who perform with guitarist John Coxon. Jazz on 3 signature tune: Artist: Russell Gunn (Russell Gunn - trumpet, Gregory Tardy and Bruce Williams - reeds, Andre Heyward - trombone, Chieli Minucci - guitar, James Hurt - keyboards, Rodney Jordan - bass, Woody Williams - drums, Khalil Kwame Bell - percussion, DJ Apollo - turntables) Track Title: Seventy Four Miles Away Composer: Joe Zawinul Album Title: Ethnomusicology Volume 1 Glenn Max, producer of contemporary culture at the Southbank Centre, in conversation with Jez about Ornette Coleman's appointment as director of the 2009 Meltdown festival CD track: Artist: Ornette Coleman (Ornette Coleman - alto sax, Dewey Redman - tenor sax, Cedar Walton - piano, Jim Hall - guitar, Charlie Haden - bass, Ed Blackwell - drums, Webster Armstrong - vocals) Track title: Is It Forever Composer: Ornette Coleman Album title: Broken Shadows Label: Sony / BMG Japan http://meltdown.southbankcentre.co.uk/ Steve Beresford joins Jez in the studio to talk about London's 2009 Freedom of the City festival All the music recorded at Freedom of the City is entirely improvised Set 1: John Butcher (saxophone) John Edwards (double bass) Set 2: Hannah Marshall (cello) Alison Blunt (violin) Ray Warleigh (saxophone) Tony Marsh (drums) Okkyung Lee and Peter Evans join Jez and Steve in the studio to talk about the Freedom of the City festival Set 3: Okkyung Lee (cello) Peter Evans (trumpet) Steve Beresford (piano) Set 4: Sebastian Lexer (piano and electronics) Seymour Wright (saxophone and radio) Set 5: Evan Parker (saxophone) John Russell (guitar) John Edwards (bass) Peter Evans (trumpet) Recommended further listening: Artist: John Butcher, John Edwards Album title: Optic Label: Emanem Released: 2003 Artist: Ray Warleigh Album title: Rue Victor Masse Label: PSI Released: 2008 Artist: Okkung Lee, Peter Evans, Steve Beresford Album title: Check for Monsters Label: Emanem Released: 2008 Artist: Peter Evans Album title: nature/culture Label: PSI Released: 2009 Artist: Evan Parker, John Russell, John Edwards, Mark Sanders Album title: London Air List Label: FMP Released: 1996 Upcoming festival dates in 2009: Le Weekend Festival, Stirling, Scotland 29 - 31 May http://www.leweekendfestival.com John Edwards solo set - 30 May @ Tolbooth Bar Duck Baker Trio - 30 May @ Church of the Holy Rude Bath Music Festival 22 May - 06 June http://www.bathmusicfest.org.uk/ Bojan Z Trio + Portico Quartet - 23 May @ Komedia Dave Holland Quintet + Dan Stern Quintet - 24 May @ Pavillion Bobo Senston - 25 May @ Assembly Rooms Brandford Marsalis Quartet + Empirical - 25 May @ The Forum LINKS: http://www.emanemdisc.com http://www.emanemdisc.com/psi http://www.johnbutcher.org.uk http://www.efi.group.shef.ac.uk/musician/medwards (John Edwards) http://www.myspace.com/hannahmarshallmusician http://www.alisonblunt.com http://www.visionlogic.demon.co.uk/biog1_TM.htm (Tony Marsh) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Warleigh http://www.okkyunglee.com http://www.myspace.com/peterevanstrumpet http://www.efi.group.shef.ac.uk/mberes (Steve Beresford) http://sebastianlexer.eu http://www.seymourwright.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Parker http://www.efi.group.shef.ac.uk/musician/mrussell (John Russell) http://www.freedomofthecity.org.