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Upton Jazz Festival!!

When we arrived to hitch up the studio to deploy to Upton the phrase, “perfect weather for caravans” was uttered but once we were on the road the clouds parted and the sun shone and we were on our way

Well after the successful test broadcast the other day we have just been waiting for some deliveries to arrive and the good news is that most of them have! So we have removed the sprawling cable mass from the other

Louie Louie AY YA YA YA YEAH!

Work has been frantic at the top secret Longside Radio Mobile Broadcast build location over the last couple of days 🙂 Please forgive this wall of text but there is something at bottom worth waiting for, but please don’t skip

Yet again a multi day update, apologies all! It has been like Christmas with lots of kit arriving this week including a couple of key components of the studio. We are missing a couple of photos at the moment so

We have been busy ordering equipment today and trying to get the best kit at the best price. We gave had to cut back on a few things to squeeze it into the available budget, but the good news is

A multi-day update here to get you up to speed with what we have been doing! On Saturday while I was helping the team from Jigsaw Community Festivals put this up: Mark had been a bit busy and had not

After more painting the doors are now half done. Hoping to finish tomorrow and get them back in the van tomorrow night.

Paint me like one of your French caravans…

A whiter shade of pale

Turning a caravan into a studio does have the downside that underneath it all it is caravan and caravans have a certain unique styling especially ones made in the 1990s. To counter this we need to de-caravan it as much

Carpet Diem

Muddy fields and lots of usage does not mix with carpets and asking people to take their shoes off before entering the studio is not really workable! So as the existing carpet was not the nicest thing we needed to

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2 days ago

Hello. 'Local lad', pianist Christian Cox was a real 'success story' from this years 'Fringe' as part of the Upton Jazz Festival. Well coming up on 'The Jazz Hour' this week, I'll have a track from Christian, details of a 'Christmassy CD' that he's just released and details of where you can see him performing live next Saturday afternoon.

Another 'jazzer' who keeps 'turning out' good material is our very own Kiera Battersby who has been back in the studio to record her latest single, and that will be coming up on this weeks' programme.

Amongst the birthday from the past seven days, I've got tracks from Connee Boswell, Cassandra Wilson and Dave Brubeck and a trio led by pianist Bill Evans is track 5 in the long running theme '100 to 1'.

''Love is in the Room' is the title of a super 'Album of the Month' for December featuring vocalist Sarah Eyden with some super piano 'backing' courtesy of Denis King.

Well that should just about get me through the programme for this week. 9pm on Sunday evening is the time to tune into Longside Radio for some super jazz and I do hope you'll join me.

Enjoy that Christmas shopping!!!

Alun
'The Jazz Man' ...

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Longside Radio - Where Variety Matters

1 week ago

Hello. Earlier this week I 'popped along' to the 'Pershore Jazz Club' here in Worcestershire, where playing to a packed audience, were the hugely talented and energetic 'Washington Whirligig'. Well on 'The Jazz Hour' for this week I'll have a couple of tracks from this great band and I'll be telling you all about the evening.

This being the first Sunday of a new month, I've got a new 'Album of the Month' for you and this month it's an album featuring the delightful vocals of Sarah Eyden.

'Birthdaywise', I'll have tracks from Nat Adderley, Paul Desmond, Wynton Kelly and Gigi Gryce and Chet Baker sings a classic standard, which is track six, in the countdown theme '100 to1'...and there's much more than that to come.

So why not join me from 9pm, Sunday evening here on Longside Radio, for a good old 'dollop of jazz' !!

Have a great and safe weekend!!

Alun
'The Jazz Man' ...

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Longside Radio - Where Variety Matters

2 weeks ago

Hello. One of my 'passions' as the presenter of 'The Jazz Hour' is to support new and up and coming jazz talent, whether that be as a band or individual musician/vocalist.

Well on the programme this week, I'll be featuring music from two artists who literally 'fit the bill'..who are they?..well how about Kiera Battersby who has just released her latest single and Alex Clarke, an awesome reeds player who was nominated in the 'Rising Star' category of the 2018 'British Jazz Awards'.

I'll also have tracks from Tommy Dorsey, Hoagy Carmichael, Coleman Hawkins and Teddy Wilson. all of whom would have celebrated a birthday over the past seven days and I'll have track number 6, in the long running theme '100 to 1' and this weeks offering under this 'header' comes courtesy of Chet Baker.

'Pleasure Mad' is the title of the 'Album of the Month' for November and comes courtesy of the UK based clarinettist Brian White and his Magna Jazz Band.

Well that's all to come, plus much, much more, so why not set your 'alarms' for 9.00pm on Sunday evening here on Longside Radio, for one hour of some very good jazz.

Have a great and safe weekend.

Alun
'The Jazz Man' ...

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Longside Radio - Where Variety Matters

3 weeks ago

Hello. Well we may only be in November..but plans are well and trully underway for next years' 'Upton Jazz Festival' in June and on 'The Jazz Hour' this week I'll have all the latest, including some great news on the ticket prices.

'Musicwise', I'll have tracks from a trio of pianists in various arrangements who would have celebrated over the past week, who are they?..well how about Bennie Moten, Hampton Hawes and Art Hodes. You could include vocalist Diana Krall on that list, a pianist in her own right.

We're down to track number 7 in the theme '100 to 1' and this weeks offering comes courtesy of Miles Davis.

The UK based clarinetist Brian White and his 'Magna Jazz Band' have been entertaining us with the 'Album of the Month' for November..entitled 'Pleasure Mad' and it really is very good.

Of course, there will be much, much more, so I do hope you'll join me from 9pm on Sunday evening here on Longside Radio, for some super jazz.

Have a great weekend!!

Alun
'The Jazz Man' ...

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4 weeks ago

Hello. Last week I enjoyed a great evening at 'Pershore Jazz Club' here in Worcestershire, UK where 'topping the bill' were the super reeds players Alan Barnes and John Hallam. Well coming up on the 'The Jazz Hour' this week I'll be telling you all about that evening, along with some great music.

Not surprisingly, Alan Barnes swooped the prizes in the recently announced 'British Jazz Awards' for 2018 and in this weeks' programme, I'll be playing tracks from some of the winners in the various categories.

'Birthdaywise', I've got tracks from Muggsy Spanier and Mose Allison and track 8 in the long running theme '100 to 1' features a quartet led by Gerry Mulligan.

On this special weekend of Rememberance, I have a special request from a regular listener and I'll have another offering from the November 'Album of the Month' which features the lively Brian White and his 'Magna Jazz Band'

Well thats' all to come, plus much, much more, so why not join me from 9pm on Sunday evening here on Longside Radio for some great jazz.

Have a great weekend!!

Alun
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Upton Jazz Festival!!

We seem to have built a studio!

Louie Louie AY YA YA YA YEAH!

Suddenly a wild studio appears!

Order! Order! and a bit of rotten luck

Progress!

More painting

Paint me like one of your French caravans…

A whiter shade of pale

Carpet Diem