Swing City
From Kansas City. Part 1
Saturday 6 January 2007 18:00-18:30 (Radio 3)
Miles Kington presents a series from Kansas City, the centre of a unique jazz style for nearly 30 years. Great artists such as Count Basie and Jay McShann were instrumental in creating a driving, riffing style of music that has continued to influence musicians all over the world.
Miles visits the Jazz Archive at the University of Missouri to talk to its director Chuck Haddix.
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