Journeys In Jazz
Music for old people, pretentious music for the middle classes, complex music for young intellectuals or something we can all appreciate & enjoy? With the contribution of musicians in and around her community Fliss delves into the jazz genre to discuss why it continues to thrive amongst all generations.
Episodes
17 episodes
Everybody
A merry mix of Fliss’s guests this series talking about anything and everything & concluding the second series of ‘Journeys In Jazz’. Georgina Jackson talks of the importance of positive mentors in formative years and the p...
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42:32
Seonaid Aitken
Discovering jazz improvisation on violin, balancing numerous jobs and projects, the importance of the Great American Songbook and the difficulties of dancing whilst playing your instrument! In this episode Fliss talks to violinist, vocalist, or...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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37:35
Jimmy Hastings
Growing up in a Maharaja's palace, working on migrant ships to Australia in the 60s and working in Humphrey Lyttelton’s wonderful band. Jazz musician Jimmy Hastings discusses the camaraderie of musicians, how in his experience they look aft...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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42:16
Joe Longridge, Julie Sheppard, Matt Carter
Why is Latin music less egotistical than jazz? Can you really fit a whole latin big band inside one Air B&B cottage? Why is it important that jazz musicians continue to tour to less populated locations? Is it tempting for jazz musicia...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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56:57
Pete Billington
Church choirs, touring with the stars of yester-year and whether the stereotypical testosterone fuelled 'cutting ground' of jazz was really ever as intense as it was portrayed. Bassist and pianist Pete Billington chats to Fliss from the dressin...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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40:27
Naadia Sheriff
An awkward encounter with a pop star, the ups and downs of balancing family life with life as a professional musician, being a side woman vs band leader and the draw of London as a musical hub. Naadia Sheriff joins Fliss for a chat ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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36:59
Georgina Jackson
What it felt like to be stuck on a cruise ship unable to dock whilst the world shut down in 2020 and what it was like to wear shell suits in Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra in the 90s!This episode features Georgina Jackson, who chats to Fliss ab...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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35:17
Season 2 Trailer
Journeys In Jazz is back! Music for old people, pretentious music for the middle classes, complex music for young intellectuals or something we can all appreciate & enjoy? With the contribution of musicians in and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 0
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1:29
Bonus Episode - Kelly Pratt
The deterioration of record sales and the success of the internet to attract audiences for live gigs, national & international tour life with Father John Misty and the dilemma of how to tour whilst being aware of the damage touring do...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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21:27
Episode 7- Everybody
This episode is a marvellous miscellany of Fliss’s guest so far, talking about anything and everything & concludes the first series of ‘Journeys In Jazz’. British jazz trumpet legend Enrico Tomasso talks of his friendship with L...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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32:55
Episode 6- Jack Honeyborne
Jazz pianist Jack is still working today aged 91. He talks of his house being bombed by a doodlebug in WWII, his first job as a song plugger, working as Vera Lynn's MD and his wife's shopping trips with Dizzy Gillespie. Jack's is a story you do...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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30:56
Episode 5 - Charlie Pyne
The positives and negatives of jazz degree courses, representation for women in jazz and the financial challenges of writing, recording and releasing original music. London based double bassist Charlie Pyne chats to Fliss.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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25:12
Episode 4 - Sara Dowling
The excitement of jazz versus the predictability of pop music, why young people enjoy jazz gigs, and how it's important for them to hear authentic jazz. Raised in Oman, Jordan and Cornwall Sara talks of her fascinating journey into jaz...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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37:41
Episode 3 - Arnie Somogyi
Hungarian heritage, growing up in Northampton UK, why we shouldn’t learn violin as children, all night jazz gigs in the 80s & why jazz degree courses work. Oh, and how he escaped Birmingham by submarine....This week I am joined by highl...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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31:05
Episode 2- Lauren Bush
An interview with Canadian jazz vocalist Lauren Bush. Lauren talks of growing up in Ontario, Texas & Vancouver Island, her first gigs, how she chooses repertoire and her determination to continue to grow and learn as a jazz musician.
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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23:35
Episode 1- Enrico Tomasso
Italian heritage, migration, child slavery, monkeys & organ grinders and the Northern club circuit in the 1960s. British jazz trumpet legend Enrico Tomasso talks to Fliss about his life, from being mentored by Louis Armstrong as a child, to...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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30:23
