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megiapa in the studio
Gilles plays new music from across the globe and invites megiapa into the studio.
31 Oct 2026,·180 mins
Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon
Alyn Shipton with requests, including Gil Scott-Heron, Blossom Dearie and Arizona Dranes.
01 Nov 2026,·59 mins
2. Carpathian Mountains
Musicians Zsolt Bende and Arnie Somogyi conclude their music and food odyssey.
28 Nov 2008,·30 mins
Geoff Dyer's 4/4
Soweto's 4/4 guest is Geoff Dyer, author of the jazz-focused book 'But Beautiful'.
02 Nov 2026,·60 mins
Bill Laurance Take 5
Pianist Bill Laurance is Jamie's guest.
27 Oct 2026,·57 mins
3. Influence
Kevin Le Gendre investigates the role of jazz in post-war Britain.
28 Feb 2017,·30 mins
Shining a light on the earliest female jazz pioneers, who were erased from music history.
16 Sep 2014,·30 mins
Sarfraz Manzoor explores a fascinating period of jazz music history in India.
21 Apr 2014,·30 mins
Izzat Majeed could have retired quietly, but he formed a Pakistani jazz ensemble instead.
31 Mar 2015,·30 mins
Ella Fitzgerald is one of America's greatest stars who made her singing debut in New York.
25 Apr 2017,·30 mins
The life of Louis Armstrong as told through his archive of tape recordings.
12 Dec 1998,·60 mins
Huey Morgan travels to New York to examine the enduring appeal of blind musician Moondog.
31 May 2018,·28 mins
