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Bending the Notes

Geoffrey Smith's Jazz

Geoffrey Smith celebrates the myriad pleasures of jazz with a survey of the unique art of 'bending notes', from Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong to Iain Ballamy and Sonny Rollins.

Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, a personal journey taking in great musicians and great music.
In this first programme in the series, Geoffrey celebrates the myriad pleasures of jazz with a survey of the unique art of "bending notes", from Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong to Iain Ballamy and Sonny Rollins.
email: gsj@bbc.co.uk.

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Sun 6 May 2012 00:00

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