Kate and Mike Westbrook's Picardie
Jez Nelson presents Kate and Mike Westbrook's Picardie, a reflection on World War I, plus an archive performance by violinist Billy Bang and his quintet.
One hundred years to the day since Britain declared war on Germany, Jazz on 3 reflects on the First World War with a broadcast of Kate and Mike Westbrook's Picardie, "a meditation on the horror of war, on the history of the region, on the devastation of the landscape, and its regeneration."
The piece, which features texts by British and French poets and combines British jazz musicians with a French chamber orchestra, was originally released on the 1988 album, London Bridge is Broken Down, and has never previously been broadcast in full.
Also on the programme, we mark the 50th anniversary of the start of the Vietnam War with a live recording from the archives - violinist Billy Bang and his quintet performing music inspired by his experiences as a Vietnam veteran.
Presenter: Jez Nelson
Producer: Chris Elcombe.
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Music Played
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Billy Bang on the impact of the Vietnam War on his music
Billy Bang Quintet in concert at the Vision Festival, New York on 16 June 2006
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Line up: Billy Bang (violin); James Zollar (trumpet); Andrew Bemkey (piano); Todd Nicholson (bass); Newman Taylor Baker (drums)
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Billy Bang Quintet
Yo! Ho Chi Minh is in the House
Composer: Billy Bang
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Billy Bang Quintet
Moments for the KIAMIA
Composer: Billy Bang
Kate and Mike Westbrook Introduce Picardie
Kate and Mike Westbrook's Picardie with the Westbrook Jazz Orchestra and Le Sinfonietta de Picardie conducted by Alexandre Myrat
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Line up: (see below)
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Kate Westbrook & Mike Westbrook
Blighters
Composer: Kate Westbrook / Mike Westbrook (Text: Siegfried Sassoon)
- London Bridge Is Broken Down.
- BGO Records.
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Kate Westbrook & Mike Westbrook
Les Morts
Composer: Kate Westbrook / Mike Westbrook (Text: Ren茅 Arcos)
- London Bridge Is Broken Down.
- BGO Records.
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Kate Westbrook & Mike Westbrook
Picardie Three
Composer: Kate Westbrook / Mike Westbrook
- London Bridge Is Broken Down.
- BGO Records.
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Kate Westbrook & Mike Westbrook
Picardie Four
Composer: Kate Westbrook / Mike Westbrook
- London Bridge Is Broken Down.
- BGO Records.
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Kate Westbrook & Mike Westbrook
Une Fen锚tre
Composer: Kate Westbrook / Mike Westbrook (Text: Andr茅e Chedid)
- London Bridge Is Broken Down.
- BGO Records.
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Kate Westbrook & Mike Westbrook
Picardie Six
Composer: Kate Westbrook / Mike Westbrook
- London Bridge Is Broken Down.
- BGO Records.
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Kate Westbrook & Mike Westbrook
Aucassin et Nicolette
Composer: Kate Westbrook / Mike Westbrook (Text: Anon. 12 Century Picard)
- London Bridge Is Broken Down.
- BGO Records.
Tin Men And The Telephone in performance at RNCM Theatre, Manchester Jazz Festival on 24 July 2014
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Line up: Tony Roe (piano); Lucas Dols (double bass); Borislav Petrov (drums)
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Tin Men and The Telephone
What Should Jazz Sound Like In 2014?
Composer: Tony Roe
Alexandre Myrat, Mike Westbrook and Kate Westbrook
Kate Westbrook (voice, tenor horn); Mike Westbrook (piano); Chris Biscoe (reeds); Peter Whyman (reeds); Graham Russell (trumpet, flugelhorn); Paul Nieman (trombone and electronics); Brian Godding (guitar); Steve Cook (bass guitar); Tony Marsh (drums)
With Le Sinfonietta de Picardie led by Constantin Bobesco and conducted by聽Alexandre Myrat
Broadcast
- Mon 4 Aug 2014 23:00主播大秀 Radio 3
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