Jazz on 3 - Steve Williamson, Roy Campbell, Roger Turner and Pat Thomas

Jez Nelson presents a gig by four pioneers of free jazz and improvisation: saxophonist Steve Williamson, drummer Roger Turner, keyboard player Pat Thomas and trumpeter Roy Campbell. The show features the first set from their London Jazz Festival gig in 2008, when the quartet played together for the very first time. Williamson, Turner and Thomas are stalwarts of the British avant-garde music scene, with over a hundred years of collective experience in improvised music. Campbell is based in New York and has collaborated with David Murray, Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor and John Zorn. Playlist: Jazz on 3 signature tune: Artist: Russell Gunn (Russell Gunn - trumpet, Gregory Tardy, 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 Kevin Le Gendre joins Jez in the studio for a CD round-up of the latest releases CD tracks played: Artist: Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Strings Track title: No Matter What Composer: Nicole Mitchell Album title: Renegades Label: Delmark Released: 15 June 2009 Artist: Kairos 4tet Track title: Russell's Resurgence Composer: Adam Waldman Album title: Kairos Moment Label: Kairos Records Released: 6 June 2009 Artist: Trio 3 + Geri Allen Track title: Tey Composer: Andrew Cyrille Album title: At This Time Label: Intakt Released: 1 June 2009 Artist: Alexander Hawkins Ensemble Track title: Love in Outer Space Composer: Sun Ra Album title: No Now Is So Label: FMR Released: 10 August 2009 Artist: John Surman Track title: Chelsea Bridge Composer: Billy Strayhorn Album title: Brewster's Rooster Label: ECM Released: 3 August 2009 John Surman celebrates his 65th birthday at the London Jazz Festival in November 2009. For details of the concert visit www.southbankcentre.co.uk Artist: Tony Malaby Track title: Obambo Composer: Tony Malaby Album title: Paloma Recio Label: New World Records Released: 14 April 2009 Artist: Jason Yarde Track title: Where Will It Take You? Composer: Jason Yarde Album title: Now's The Time II: The Best in Contemporary Jazz Label: Babel Released: July 2009 Links: http://www.babellabel.co.uk Steve Williamson, Roy Campbell, Roger Turner and Pat Thomas' first set recorded at Charlie Wright's, London in November 2008 Line up: Roy Campbell (flute, trumpet, flugelhorn) Pat Thomas (keyboards) Roger Turner (drums) Steve Williamson (tenor and soprano saxophones) This set is entirely improvised.