bbc.co.uk/radio3 For the first time in our 21 year history the EFG London Jazz Festival has a dedicated commission fund – celebrating the vibrancy and diversity of the music and the artists who create it. We are delighted to mark our 21st birthday with this range of new musical works that demonstrates the vitality of the international jazz scene. Listen out for the new works – performed by solo artists, small ensembles, big bands, inspired participatory performers, young talent and world-class artists at the top of their game.
21COMMISSIONS Adriano Adewale Alexander Hawkins Andy Sheppard Brass Jaw Carla Bley Carleen Anderson Celine Bonacina Chris Sharkey Courtney Pine Jason Yarde Laura Jurd Michele Drees Nik Baertsch Open Souls Sons of Kemet Stan Sulzmann Tigran Hamasyan Tim Whitehead Troykestra Zena Edwards Zoe Rahman Our thanks to Arts Council England, Foyle Foundation, Alexander Landia, PRS for Music Foundation, Creative Scotland and Serious Trust donors for their support for the 21 Commissions fund.
Catch the EFG London Jazz Festival on BBC Radio 3
Jazz on 3 / Hear & Now
- live broadcasts, concert recordings and highlights from the festival, along with additional features on BBC Radio 3 throughout November and December.
Wayne Shorter - an 80th-birthday special featuring the Wayne Shorter Quartet (see Sunday 17 November and Jazz Line-Up)
LIVE BROADCASTS Jazz Voice (Friday 15 November, 7.30pm - Radio 3 Live in Concert) - the festival’s star-studded opening gala, directed by Guy Barker Jazz on 3 (Friday 15 November, 11pm-1am) Jez Nelson hosts the now traditional show that kicks off the festival, live from Ronnie Scott’s. Featuring sets from festival artists including Medeski Martin and Wood
CONCERT RECORDINGS FOR FUTURE BROADCAST Jazz Line-Up The Jazz Line-Up Stage with Kevin LeGendre and Julian Joseph (see 16 November, Clore Ballroom, SBC, 3-7pm) Wayne Shorter - an 80th-birthday special featuring Wayne Shorter and the BBC Concert Orchestra (see Sunday 17 November and Jazz on 3) Geri Allen/Esperanza Spalding/ Terri Lynne Carrington (see 17 November, Barbican) Carla Bley/Steve Swallow/Andy Sheppard (see 24 November, Wigmore Hall)
Adventures in Sound (see 16 November, Cafe OTO) Noszferatu & Schlippenbach Trio (see 16 November, Queen Elizabeth Hall)
Jaimeo Brown (see 19 November, XOYO) Jazz In The Round (see 23 November, Royal Festival Hall foyer) Wadada Leo Smith - Ten Freedom Summers (see 21-24 November, Cafe OTO)
RELATED PROGRAMMING In Tune (broadcast Monday-Friday, 18-22 November) Radio 3’s live drivetime show with special studio guests appearing during the festival week Geoffrey Smith’s Jazz (broadcast 16 November) Geoffrey Smith salutes Sonny Rollins and revisits some of his most memorable live performances at the Village Vanguard with Elvin Jones, Don’t Stop the Carnival with Tony Williams and his 2007 birthday celebration at Carnegie Hall Composer Of The Week (broadcast Monday- Friday, 11-15 November) Five daily programmes examining the life and work of the pioneering American jazz pianist and composer, Bill Evans Jazz Record Requests (broadcast 30 November) Alyn Shipton hosts an audience edition of this Radio 3 classic with festival-related requests and special musical guests (see 17 November)
All programmes are available online live and for seven days after broadcast via bbc.co.uk/radio3