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TrioVD, Shatner's Bassoon

Performances from experimental bands TrioVD and Shatner's Bassoon, and an exploration of the relevance of the term 'prog-jazz' in today's music.

Think of 'prog' and lengthy concept albums, zany costumes and fantastical on-stage theatricality may spring to mind. Yet there's also a connection with a very contemporary-sounding strand of British jazz that has emerged in recent years, explored in this programme. Is there something within the bombastic skronk of TrioVD and the explosive eccentricity of sextet Shatner's Bassoon that connects to the British prog tradition? Alongside sets from these two bands and Dutch piano trio Tin Men And The Telephone, journalist Stephen Graham considers the implications of the term 'prog-jazz' in today's music and asks whether it's here to stay.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 22 Jul 2013 23:00

Music Played

  • trioVD

    Tulisa

    Composer: Christophe de Bezenac / Chris Sharkey / Chris Bussey (Recorded: for Jazz on 3 at Match and Fuse Festival, London on 16 June 2012)

  • Soft Machine

    Facelift

    Composer: Hugh Hopper

    • ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 1967 - 1971.
    • Hux Records.
  • Shatner’s Bassoon recorded at the Fox & Newt, Leeds on 6 September 2012

    • Untitled

      Line up: Johnny Richards (keyboards); Mick Bardon (bass & electronics); Ollie Dover (tenor sax and clarinet)

    • Untitled

      Craig Scott (fretless guitar and circuit bent tape player); Andrew Lisle (drums); Joost Hendrickx (drums)

    • Shatner's Bassoon

      This Is How You Make A Buck

      Composer: Johnny Richards

  • Journalist Stephen Graham investigates ‘prog-jazz’

    • Tubax

      Bigfoot

      Composer: Giacomo Schirru / Alberto Fogli / Davide Stampini

    • Troyka

      Tax Return

      Composer: Chris Montague

      • Troyka.
      • Edition.
    • King Crimson

      Epitaph (Including ''March For No Reason'' And ''Tomorrow And Tomorrow'')

      Composer: Robert Fripp / Michael Giles / Greg Lake / Ian McDonald / Peter Sinfield

      • In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson).
      • Dicipline.
    • Béla Bartók

      Allegro Barbaro

      Composer: Bartok

    • Emerson, Lake & Palmer

      The Barbarian

      Composer: Bela Bartok / Carl Palmer / Greg Lake / Keith Emerson

      • Emerson, Lake & Palmer.
      • Island.
    • World Service Project

      Villain of the Aeroplane

      Composer: Dave Morecroft

      • Fire In A Pet Shop.
      • Megasound.
    • Neo

      Ruins Soup

      Composer: Carlo Conti / Manlio Maresca / Antonio Zitarelli

    • Mahavishnu Orchestra

      The Dance of Maya

      Composer: John McLaughlin

      • The Inner Mounting Flame.
      • Columbia.
    • Troyka

      Clint

      Composer: Chris Montague

      • Troyka.
      • Edition.
    • World Service Project

      Change the F**king Record

      Composer: Dave Morecroft

      • Fire In A Pet Shop.
      • Megasound.
    • World Service Project

      Dance Of The Clown

      Composer: Dave Morecroft

      • Fire In A Pet Shop.
      • Megasound.
    • Tin Men and The Telephone

      De Bal

      Composer: Tony Roe / Bobby Petrov

  • Tin Men And The Telephone recorded at Match and Fuse Festival, London on 16 June 2012

    • Untitled

      Line up: Tony Roe (piano); Lucas Dols (bass); Bobby Petrov (drums)

    • Tin Men and The Telephone

      Lin Chan

      Composer: Tony Roe

    • Tin Men and The Telephone

      The Cow

      Composer: Tony Roe

    • Tin Men and The Telephone

      Dols Balls

      Composer: Tony Roe / Lucas Dols / Bobby Petrov

  • Journalist Marcus O’Dair speaks to TrioVD

    • Untitled

  • TrioVD recorded at Match and Fuse Festival, London on 16 June 2012

    • Untitled

      Line up: Christophe de Bezenac (saxophone, electronics); Chris Sharkey (guitar, electronics); Chris Bussey (drums, electronics)

    • trioVD

      Tulisa

      Composer: Christophe de Bezenac / Chris Sharkey / Chris Bussey

    • trioVD

      DBST

      Composer: Christophe de Bezenac / Chris Sharkey / Chris Bussey

    • trioVD

      The Physical Impossibility of Damien Hirst In The Mind Of Someone Living

      Composer: Christophe de Bezenac / Chris Sharkey / Chris Bussey

    • trioVD

      UPS

      Composer: Christophe de Bezenac / Chris Sharkey / Chris Bussey

    • trioVD

      Harm

      Composer: Christophe de Bezenac / Chris Sharkey / Chris Bussey

Broadcast

  • Mon 22 Jul 2013 23:00

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