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Julian Joseph and Aoife N铆 Bhriain open the new series

Pianist Julian Joseph and violinist Aoife N铆 Bhriain join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the first five tracks to the new series.

Irish violinist Aoife N铆 Bhriain and jazz pianist and composer Julian Joseph are the first guests in the new series with Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe. Together they add the first five tracks, taking us from the Mercury Prize-winning jazz group Ezra Collective to a celebrated pair of sisters at the piano, via a 1975 pop classic heavily influenced by Fr茅d茅ric Chopin.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald
Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

God Gave Me Feet For Dancing by Ezra Collective
Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor by Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Could it be Magic by Barry Manilow
Kabir by John McLaughlin, Shankar Mahadevan & Zakir Hussain
Double Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra: Mvt 1 by Philip Glass, performed by Katia & Marielle Lab猫que

Other music in this episode:

Everywhere by Fleetwood Mac
Dollar Wine by Colin Lucas
Feeling Good by Nina Simone
Prelude in C Minor, Op 28, No 20 by Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Could it be Magic by Donna Summer
Could it be Magic by Take That

Release date:

42 minutes

On radio

Fri 21 Feb 2025 19:15

Broadcast

  • Fri 21 Feb 2025 19:15

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