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Jazz on 3 this week…

We’ve recorded guitarist John Scofield many times and in many guises over the years, tonight we dig out an archive track from the fifth ever Jazz on 3 back in 1998. Sco plays funk grooves to the audience at Bath Festival with a quartet not too dissimilar to the one featured in tonight’s main concert at this year’s Cheltenham Festival. Talking to Jez before the concert he explains why on this occasion, he chose to play straight-up tunes and standards.

Plus we take a look at the art of stagecraft in jazz, who is the best at putting on a show and do you really care? Jazz on 3’s Steve Shepherd hits the stages of Cheltenham Festival to find out.

Jazz on 3, Monday 7 June at 23.15 on BBC Radio 3

John Scofield

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