Chatting with pianist Greg Foat about the UK jazz scene

In this week's episode we talk with pianist Greg Foat about his musical influences, his journey into jazz and his reflections on the current UK jazz scene.We discuss growing up on the Isle of Wight, his extensive record collection and his approach to working with other musicians and creating great collaborations.Plus there's a bonus appearance by our youngest ever guest!Greg's album choices include:Gyroscope by Gordon Beck (1969) released on MorganRemember of Love by Masuru Imada (1979) released on Three Blind MiceFlare Up by Harry Beckett (1970) released on PhilipsGreg will be performing as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival on Sunday 14 November. 2021. More details here.SupportYou can help support the podcast and keep us ad free. Especially useful if you’d like to support the podcast and want to keep it ad free. Plus it makes Chris feel very happy indeed! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ChrisNewsteadShow infoPresenter: Chris NewsteadTheme: by SoundWorkLab, licensed through AudioJungle.Recorded October 2021.

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This was a weekly jazz chat exploring the personal stories and creative junctions of fabulous and funny musical guests. We produced 54 episodes from 2020-2022 that remain available. We continue to produce the Watford Jazz Junction festival that runs across the penultimate weekend of May each year.