Jazz on 3 - Joel Harrison at the 2009 London Jazz Festival

Jez Nelson presents a concert by American guitarist, composer and singer Joel Harrison given at the 2009 London Jazz Festival. Renowned for defying categorisation, Harrison's eclectic sound integrates everything from jazz, blues and folk to African and Americana. And with tracks from his latest album Urban Myths, he demonstrates his love of 1970s electric jazz with a fresh approach for today's audience. After studying with composers including Ali Akbar Khan and Charlie Banacos, Harrison's career took off when he moved to New York in 1999. Since then, he has released several very different albums - ranging from Free Country, a radical re-take on Appalachian folk music, through Harbor, with guitarist Nguyen Le, to The Wheel, described as a 'staggering work' by Absolute Sound. Excerpt of Hudson Shining by the Joel Harrison Quintet (details below). Helge Lien Trio recorded at the Pizza Express Jazz Club on 20th November 2009 during the London Jazz Festival. Line up: Helge Lien (piano) Frode Berg (bass) Knut Aalefjaer (drums) Set list: De Sma Bjornene (Helge Lien) Joel Harrison Quintet recorded at the Vortex Jazz Club on 19th November 2009 during the London Jazz Festival. Line Up: Joel Harrison (guitar) Rick Margitza (saxophone) Christian Howes (violin) Jordan Perlson (drums) Evan Greggor (double bass) Set List: Hudson Shining Urban Myths Mood Rodeo Last Waltz For Queva (dedicated to Queva Lutz) You Must Go Through A Winter High Expectation, Low Return All compositions by Joel Harrison. Recommended further listening: Artist: Joel Harrison (Joel Harrison - guitar, David Binney - alto saxophone, Christian Howes - violin, Daniel Kelly - keyboards, Stephan Crump - acoustic bass, Jordan Perlson - drums) Album Title: Urban Myths Label: Highnote Records Released: 5th May 2009 Jez talks to Trevor Tomkins about the life and work of the late Jeff Clyne. CD Track: Artist: John Horler (piano), Jeff Clyne (double bass) and Trevor Tomkins (drums) Track: Even Stevens Composer: Jeff Clyne Album Title: Sorry it's been so long Label: Woodville Records Released: 2005 Recorded: October 13th, 2003 Christian Scott performs a blues improvisation on the trumpet in solo session for Jazz on 3 recorded on 11th November 2009.