David "Kid" Jensen returns to Jazz FM
David "Kid" Jensen returns to Jazz FM for a third series of 'David Jensen's Jazz'
Last updated 4th Apr 2023
Broadcasting veteran David “Kid” Jensen is to return to Jazz FM for a third series of David Jensen’s Jazz, as he once again dives into his extensive jazz collection.
Airing for an extended eight-week run across April and May, the programme will air from Saturday 8th April at 9pm each week.
The series starts just three days before World Parkinson’s Day, which takes place on Tuesday 11th April. David has been living with Parkinson’s for over a decade and is an ambassador for Parkinson’s UK. This third series will see Jazz FM team up with the charity once again to raise awareness of the condition and the hard work taking place to find better treatments and a cure.
David has been broadcasting for over 50 years on some of the UK’s biggest radio stations such as Radio Luxembourg, BBC Radio 1 and 2, and Capital Radio, as well as fronting TV music shows like Top Of The Pops.
David’s first two series – first taking place in 2021 – saw him engage with the audience in his love of the genre that came from his trumpet-playing professional jazz musician father in his homeland Canada along with his first broadcasts on CJOV FM in the mid-1960s.
David – nicknamed ‘Kid’ because he was the youngest radio presenter in Europe at the time and it has stayed with him ever since – mainly had a career playing pop and rock music, becoming better known for championing new bands like The Grateful Dead, The Police and Duran Duran.
On returning for a third series, David Jensen said: “It’s so great to be back on Jazz FM in association with my friends from Parkinson’s UK. Regular listeners will hopefully look forward to some more of my favourite tunes, peppered with some anecdotes from my 50 years in the business, and new listeners may be intrigued to hear that this old pop DJ is a not-so-secret Jazz fanatic.”
Find out more about Parkinson's UK here.
When will 'David Jensen's Jazz' be broadcast?
The third season of David Jensen's Jazz will start on Saturday the 8th of April 2023, runs over 8 episodes, and will conclude on the 27th of May 2023.
David Jensen’s Jazz first series - first broadcast in 2021 - is now available as a box-set on Jazz FM Premium.