Jez Nelson presents a documentary on one of jazz's most sacred recordings – saxophonist John Coltrane's masterpiece, A Love Supreme. This programme was originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004 and features interviews with Elvin Jones, Ashley Kahn, McCoy Tyner, Steve Reich and Alice Coltrane. 

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This week on Jazz on 3 the Enlightenment Ensemble perform their own dedication to A Love Supreme, marking 50 years since the album's original release. Hear the performance on Monday 2 February at 11pm on BBC Radio 3, or online for 30 days after broadcast here http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b050xkb1



DOCUMENTARY: John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (Broadcast 2004)

Live at Rockpalast 1982

2 für 3 (Live)

Tango With Lions - Heart-Shaped Box 

(Nirvana cover)

Music by Kat Papachristou
Mixing by Stavros Georgiopoulos
Artwork by Kat

Heart-Shaped Box

Composer : Airelle Besson
Live at Jazzfest Munster 2015

Besson/Sternal/Burgwinkel Trio - 'The Painter And The Boxer' (A. Besson) - Live

Stutter Dream

Caverna Magica

Mandragora

Bagan (for Piano Day 2017)

This is a beguiling, mesmeric sequence of instrumental music from Armenia, in which Hesperion XXI are joined by a group of that country s finest musicians. Georgi Minassyan and Haig Sarikouyoumdjian play the duduk, the double-reed woodwind instrument of the region.
Musicians : Georgi Minassyan, Haïg Sarikouyoumdjian, GaguikMouradian, Armen Badalyan | Hespèrion XXI (Jordi Savall)

Esprit DÁrmenie   Jordi Savall

The first EP written, recorded and produced by young multi-instrumentalist Tony Donatelle. Its a new take on old influences with a fresh sound.

Mandragora

Andreas Vollenweider