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 pros and cons of being a female trumpet player. Pete Billington discusses the wider appeal of pop versus the narrower appeal of jazz, ego & bravado at music college and whether a person's personality is evident in their playing. Jazz pianist Naadia Sheriff chats about l...
Jun 26, 2022•43 min
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, orchestrator/arranger and broadcaster Seonaid Aitken. For more information on Seonaid including the new album 'Chasing Sakura' visit - http://seonaidaitken.com Buy her album 'What Is This Thing Called Love' - https://seonaidaitken.bandcamp.com/album/what-is-...
Apr 10, 2022•38 min•Season 2Ep. 6
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 after each other through times of sickness and good health. We also talk about the importance of practice alongside the need to let things go when they don’t go to plan on stage. Find out more about Jimmy here- http://www.jimmyhastings.co.uk...
Nov 28, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 5
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 musicians to give up the city life after the pandemic? All of these questions are answered and more in this bumper episode where Fliss delves behind the scenes of Jazz Jurassica Festival, the first live jazz festival to return to the UK in May 2021- after the first thr...
Nov 14, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 4
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 dressing room of The Union Theatre Southwark in May 2021. Book tickets to see 'Organ Failure!' live at Toulouse Lautrec Kennington 20/08/21 here- https://www.designmynight.com/london/whats-on/live-music/organ-failure-lockdown-with-fliss-gorst-quartet For more inf...
May 09, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 3
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 recorded on Walthamstow Marshes in May 2020. Download 'Beyond The Fear' now from - https://naadiasheriff.bandcamp.com/track/beyond-the-fear 'Beyond The Fear' Just Giving Site (proceeds to Breast Cancer now) https://www.justgiving.com/team/Beyond-Fear Order Naadia's al...
Apr 25, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 2
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 about the responsibility of leading your own band, the importance of youth music schemes, dealing with male presumptions of female musicians and many other trials and tribulations of being a professional trumpet player & vocalist. Contains one swear word at...
Apr 04, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 1
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 around her community Fliss delves into the jazz genre to discuss why it continues to thrive amongst all generations. It's been a year since series one. A year in which the music scene has changed beyond belief. Join Fliss and a plethora of fascinating guests as they discuss how the...
Mar 28, 2021•1 min0
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 does to the planet. In this bonus episode we are taking a side step away from the jazz genre to talk to multi instrumentalist, composer, arranger and musical director Kelly Pratt.
May 10, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 8
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 Louis Armstrong and his great grandfather’s migration from Italy to the UK. Canadian jazz vocalist Lauren Bush tells us how every single ‘yes’ makes up for the countless rejections when striving for a wider audience as a jazz musician. Bassist Arnie Somogyi talks of wh...
Apr 12, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 7
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 don't want to miss!
Mar 29, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 6
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.
Mar 15, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 5
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 jazz. From leaving home at 12 to attend music college as a classical cellist, to working as a primary school teacher in Bradford, to winning 'Best Vocalist' in the British Jazz Awards 2019. Sara's journey is well worth a listen.
Mar 01, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 4
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 highly acclaimed bassist Arnie Somogyi.
Feb 16, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 3
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.
Feb 09, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 2
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 why jazz continues to thrive today.
Feb 02, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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.
Jan 26, 2020•1 min•Season 1Ep. 1
