Clive Myrie to host joint Jazz FM and BBC Radio 3 project
Journalist, presenter and jazz lover Clive Myrie is set to host a ten-part series of features across Jazz FM and BBC Radio 3
Last updated 7th Nov 2022
Jazz FM and BBC Radio 3 are once again breaking new ground with a joint broadcast collaboration to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the EFG London Jazz Festival, via a series of 10 short features fronted by broadcaster Clive Myrie.
In the series – to be broadcast daily on both networks from Friday 11th to Sunday 20th November - Journalist and Mastermind host Clive will present Clive Myrie’s 10 Essential Jazz Albums in which he will play a piece of music from each of the albums he believes should be in every jazz lover's collection.
Clive has previously hosted some of the jazz-themed BBC Proms as broadcast on BBC TV, the landmark ten-part series The Definitive History of Jazz in Britain for Jazz FM, and most recently The Truth About Jazz on BBC World Service.
In Clive Myrie’s 10 Essential Jazz Albums, he will feature recordings from Pharoah Sanders, Della Reese and Nubya Garcia, amongst others.
Of the series, host and curator Clive Myrie said “Two of my favourite radio stations and ten of my favourite jazz albums! What’s not to like? It’s wonderful to be part of this brilliant collaboration between Radio 3 and Jazz FM. It was a privilege to be asked to work on this series. I won’t lie, it wasn’t easy whittling down my jazz collection and a lifetime of jazz listening to just 10 albums, and 10 tracks. I hope everyone enjoys the selection though I’m sure there’ll be fierce debate about the final choice.”
When will Clive Myrie's 10 Essential Jazz Albums be broadcast?
It will broadcast nightly on Jazz FM at 1845 between the 11th and 20th of November 2022.
The Definitive History of Jazz in Britain with Clive Myrie
The award-nominated, Clive Myrie-hosted programme The Definitive History of Jazz in Britain is a 10-part project, spanning 100 years of jazz music, and including contributors from artists and experts.
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