CHILLI JAZZ RADIO WEEKLY SHOW NEWS

RECORD OF THE WEEK

AVID Jazz Four Classic Albums series with a re-mastered 2CD release

Gigi Gryce & Donald Byrd

JAZZ GEMS

WITH TOM STEVENS

MONDAY'S 11.00PM

THE LIGHTER SIDE OF BIG BANDS & JAZZ

Dr. Ian Darrington MBE presents ‘Jazz Notes Jazz Conversations & More’

Tuesday 4th August 10.00pm

Ian Talk's With The Really Awful Orchestra

The idea of The Really Awful Orchestra is to encourage people (back) into playing music with others.

They may be people who used to play an instrument but no longer do. Perhaps they once played in a band and would love to start again. Or maybe they’ve always had a secret desire to be part of an orchestra but never plucked up the courage to join one.

STAR-SPANGLED RADIO HOUR

Wednesday's 5pm

Friday 5pm, Sunday 12pm

THIS WEEK THE LEGEND THAT IS GLENN MILLER

THE JAZZ SET

WITH TOM STEVENS

Wednesday 11th May 8.00pm

NOT TO BE MISSED DRIVING HOME WITH TOM

Thursday's 5pm

The Michele Monro Podcast

The first Thursday of every month 7pm -8pm

Michele Monro talks about her father the legendary singer Matt Monro.

Another mega-sized podcast this month. This month, we welcome special guest Fill Henley from Wings of Pegasus, whose analysis video of Matt’s voice we’ve posted on our YouTube channel.   

Fill Henley

We discuss Matt’s voice and influences, compare his voice with other singers, and look at a few clips of Matt’s voice. Matt also has his say.

We also look at Fil’s background and work .Fill Henley from Wings of Pegasus, whose analysis video of Matt’s voice

TODD'S TURNTABLE

THURSDAY'S 8PM

FRIDAY 2AM & 7PM, SUNDAY 4PM,

Do not miss the brilliant Tod Gordon and his themed shows

THIS WEEK

THE DOROTHY FIELDS SONG BOOK

The Big Band Heat

WITH TOM STEVENS

NOT TO BE MISSED !!!!

Saturday 1st August at 2.00pm also Sunday 8pm & Monday 2pm

This week Tom talks with Richard Shelton

Multi-award winning and award nominated British actor and singer who has an acclaimed international career spanning theatre, music, TV and movies

Described as 'The worlds leading dramatic interpreter of Frank Sinatra', Richard won 'Best of Broadwater' at the 2023 Hollywood Fringe Festival Awards, 'Best Actor in a Leading Role' at the Adelaide International Arts Festival for his portrayal of Sinatra in 'Sinatra: RAW' which he wrote and starred in and which he performed in New York, London. He was nominated 'Best Actor in a Musical' (OFFIES, London, 2019) and 'Best Actor in a Leading Role' by the prestigious Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards for his gritty performance as Sinatra in the hard hitting play, 'Rat Pack Confidential' on the London stage. 'Sinatra: RAW' is scheduled to tour the UK in autumn 2023 and spring 2024.

★★★★★ 'No one should take lightly standing onstage trying to BE Frank Sinatra, but Richard Shelton is quite simply phenomenal. He captures the essence of the man perfectly. His voice has exactly the right tone; he has that twinkle in his eye; he has the anger that sometimes flowed out of every Sinatra pore.”  Mike Young, BBC, ‘Rat Pack Confidential’.

★★★★★ Not just a Sinatra show, this is an extraordinary contribution to our understanding of a colossus of 20th century culture. This was Cate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth I or Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles. Someone who isn’t offering a cheap reproduction but instead an imaginative and original contribution to our understanding of heroes and their humanity. - Olivia MacLaren, The American, 'Sinatra: RAW'

★★★★★ 'Richard Shelton’s masterful take on Ol’ Blue Eyes is a must see. Shelton’s vocals are remarkable, manifesting not only Sinatra’s sliding rhythms and nuanced phrasing, but also the timbre of that famous instrument - the veracity of Shelton’s flinty performance adds a fillip to his interpretations of the music.' – Donald Hutera, The Times, 'Sinatra: RAW'.

Richard was also been nominated 'Best Supporting Actor' for his portrayal of Detective Forbes in both the London and Chicago Horror Film Festival Awards in the multi-award winning short movie, ‘Do Not Disturb’. Currently resident in LA, Richard is best known to American TV audiences as Arnaud in ‘Jane the Virgin’ and Mr Benson in ‘House of Lies’. In the UK, Richard is known for his 2-year stint playing the charmingly murderous Dr Adam Forsythe in ‘Emmerdale’.

Tom's brilliant show's are always packed with new music and interviews

NOW YOU HAS "JAZZ JAZZ JAZZ"

WITH JOHN PETERS

Saturday 18th 7pm

Sunday 7pm, Monday 7pm, Tuesday 12am, Wednesday 5am

This week John talk's about Alex Hill

The Forgotten Jazz Pioneer of Chicago and Harlem

Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on 19 April 1906, Alex Hill became an important figure in the Chicago jazz scene of the 1920s and later worked at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. Though largely forgotten today, his contribution to early jazz as a pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader remains significant.

Hill was taught piano by his mother and began his career working with Alphonso Trent before organising his own band in 1924. He later served as musical director for a travelling revue and spent time in Hollywood playing atmosphere music on silent film sets. He also performed with New Orleans trumpeter Mutt Carey’s Jeffersonians before moving to Chicago.

In Chicago, Hill played with Carroll Dickerson, Jimmy Wade, and Jimmie Noone, and appeared on notable South Side sessions with Albert Wynn’s Gut Bucket Five and Junie Cobb. A standout 1929 session produced “South Bound” and “Dyin’ With The Blues”.

As an early jazz composer and arranger, Hill collaborated with Fats Waller on songs including “I’m Crazy ’bout My Baby” and “Baby Brown”. He made important recordings with Eddie Condon in the early 1930s and wrote “Long About Midnight”, a hit for Cab Calloway, as well as “Keep A Song In Your Soul” for Jack Teagarden and Red Nichols.

Among his best-known compositions were “I Would Do Anything For You”, recorded by Billy Banks’ Rhythmakers in 1932 and later by Benny Goodman, and “Beau Koo Jack”, written for Louis Armstrong. At the height of his fame as a bandleader, Hill was struck down with tuberculosis in 1936 and died the following year at just 31.

American jazz drummer and historian Hal Smith joins a two-part celebration of Alex Hill’s music next week.

Saturday 25th July 8pm

Sunday 2pm Monday 4am, Tuesday 6pm

Join David Harding-Price tonight for his fabulous Blue's Show

This Week

Rebecca Downes Wolverhampton’s Award-Winning Blues Rock Powerhouse

Rebecca Downes is an acclaimed English blues rock singer, guitarist, songwriter, and vocal coach from Wolverhampton, known for her commanding vocals, soulful performances, and original songwriting alongside longtime collaborator Steve Birkett. Releasing music independently through her own Mad Hat Records label, she has built a strong catalogue that includes Back to the Start, Believe, More Sinner Than Saint, The Space Between Us, and A Storm Is Coming. A winner of British and UK Blues Awards, Downes has toured extensively and earned a reputation as one of the standout voices in the modern British blues rock scene.

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