Dudley Moore may well be best known for his comedy with Peter Cook and his success on screen in the films 10 and Arthur but he was also a very accompl...

Did you know some jazz musicians were also boxers? Find out more in this episode.

To start season two Simon & Nick talk about the Fabulous Baker Boys.This is a new strand where Nick and Simon talk about jazz related films.At pre...

In the full episode 2 it was a pleasure to chat with Arranger Orchestrator Giles Thornton. He helped me out on some of the transcriptions for the Mart...

This is the 15 minute introduction to the full episode 2 as episode 2 is 1 hour 15 minutes I felt it better to publish the intro separately here Is a ...

This new five part longer form series starts with Nick and Simon examining Marty Paich as pianist.  Paich was a musical polymath and his career spanne...

An end of series announcement. in the 50 episodes Nick and I have covered, 8 under the radar pianists, reviewed 7 Jazz books, talked about 10 technica...

Another episode in our " Under the Radar Pianists" series.George Wallington  wrote a tune that was made well known by Gerry Mulligan'sa...

In this Special Episode Nick and Simon DiscussGeorge Shearing and Nick's new project playing his music Shades of Shearinggigs areSat January 14th...

A look at the Oboe in jazz.

Nick and Simon discuss four newish (one jewish) holiday offerings. 1. Snowbound- Emma Smith2. Louis Wishes you a Cool Yule - Louis Armstrong3. On Chri...

Nick and Simon discuss a record label that started in the USA and continues now in the UK.A label with many jazz greats represented as well as new and...