To many, composed music and improvised ... One way to follow a jazz improvisation is to hear the melody of the song in your head while listening to the solo. But improvisation is not the be ...

Jazz is a genre that emerged out of the late 19th century with its roots in blues and ragtime. The music originated in the African-American ... styles over the decades such as dixieland, swing, free ...

A selection of the best recorded examples of the otherwise mostly undocumented music heard in jazz clubs like Slugs’.

You can listen via a DAB digital radio, online and on mobile / tablet devices from the BBC iPlayerRadio app. How do I auto-tune my digital radio? BBC Music Jazz should appear after BBC Asian ...