This January, Jazz FM and Scala Radio come together for a UK radio first with a brand-new series which will be heard across both networks on the same evening.
Broadcast over six weeks, the episodes explore the link between two great musical genres, classical and jazz.
To many, classical and jazz are worlds apart, one is heard in grand halls, the other in some of the world’s most intimate venues but in this series Scala Radio’s Jack Pepper and Jazz FM’s China Moses will argue otherwise.
Beginning on the 9th January 2022, the pair – who are both also established and highly respected musical artists in their respective fields – will introduce each other to the music they love, and explore the grey areas, crossovers and curious links across the series six episodes.
Joining China and Jack on this journey are a collection of great musical minds that have straddled the jazz and classical divide, from Maria Schneider to Nigel Kennedy, who will delve deep into their careers and boundary blurring work.
As an exciting ending each episode will finish with a piece of live music, recorded especially for the series by the Jazz Meets Classical House Band which is led by esteemed pianist Robert Mitchell, alongside a group of talented players from the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. The recordings will cover everything from Beethoven to Wayne Shorter and show that the two worlds have more in common than you might think.
Funded by the Audio Content Fund, this also marks the first time the two Bauer Media Audio brands have come together to produce and present a jointly branded series of programmes.
Jazz meets Classical begins on 9th January on both Scala Radio (8pm) and Jazz FM (9pm).