Suggests an entire family for one of his nominations, the joys of listening to old ‘78s’ and a wardrobe mishap that has the whole audience laughing.
YolanDa Brown
18/02/2022 | 37 min
Explains how she almost started with the oboe rather than the saxophone, introduces a different Strawberry Hill and causes controversy with some vote-rigging!
Zara McFarlane
18/02/2022 | 31 min
Trades differences of opinion on the Royal Albert Hall, advice on looking cool in a hot jazz club and why a Justice Secretary who’s “one of the lads” might be a good idea.
Claire Martin OBE
26/01/2022 | 34 min
British Jazz Vocalist Claire Martin OBE on why Pat Metheny doesn’t know the going rate for the tooth fairy, the musician who bought Barack Obama’s house and how Ella Fitzgerald was the first female big band leader.
Dennis Bovell MBE
26/01/2022 | 38 min
Reggae Musician and Record Producer Dennis Bovell MBE on why we should always look for the sunny side of the street, which jazz musician created a cat toilet training book in the 1950s and the influence of the Muppet Show.
In 1964, Dizzy Gillespie ran for President of the USA and in his manifesto, he named a cabinet of jazz musicians. In this highly innovative podcast series – originally broadcast on Jazz FM – British comedian and jazz nerd Marcus Brigstocke invites jazz musicians and famous jazz lovers to join him on stage in London to nominate their own Cabinet of Jazz. Marcus digs deep into his inner geek and challenges each nomination with wit and humour in this ten part comedy series. A who’s who of “President’s” include writer/broadcaster Jay Rayner, comedians Stewart Lee and Isy Suttie, actor Clarke Peters and musicians Dennis Bovell MBE, YolanDa Brown, Gary Crosbie OBE, Julian Joseph OBE, Claire Martin OBE and Zara McFarlane.
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