The Latin Party (11pm/Friday) is a feel-good hour of Latin Jazz, Salsa, Brazilian and dancefloor jazz to get you in the mood for the weekend.
The Saturday Night Experience (9pm) is two hours of the best in Nu Jazz/Broken Beat/Neo Soul/Funk/Rare Groove and everything that's good for you on a Saturday and The Cutting Edge (Sundays/10pm) is two hours of the very best in contemporary jazz, covering many styles from post-bop to fusion. Each week it features upfront music from forthcoming releases - it's definitely a jazz musical mystery tour!
You can also hear Mike present The Big Easy, his unmissable guide to all things New Orleans.
Interview With Mike Chadwick
1. What’s your favourite Jazz FM programme and why?
I’ll say one of mine, The Big Easy, because it opened a whole new world of music to me and helped me to win my first Sony Radio award.
2. What’s the first record you bought and where did you buy it?
It was ‘Son of My Father’ by Chicory Tip, bought from a shop called Swales in Altrincham.
3. What’s the most embarrassing song on your iPod/in your collection?
I don’t have any embarrassing songs; well, I don’t think they are, anyway.
4. In your opinion, what’s the greatest album of all time and why?
Impossible to pick one, but as I have to let’s go for Todd Rundgren’s ‘A Wizard, A True Star’. A truly genius album, from psychedelia to crisp pop to beautiful soul music. Incredible. You weren’t expecting that, were you?
5. What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to?
Again, far too many magical moments, but if I have to pick one then The Zawinul Syndicate – Amsterdam Jazz Festival 1989 in a huge marquee in Dam Square on a hot summer night.
6. What’s your favourite live music venue and why?
The Band on the Wall in Manchester, an important venue in my musical life for many styles of music and now I am proud to say that I am the programmer of the venue.
7. Jazz Is...
Yes, it is!
8. In your opinion, who’s the most inspirational radio presenter of all time and why?
Peter Clayton (Sounds of Jazz) and Alexis Korner, the epitome of cool, knowledgeable, enthusiastic, passionate radio presenters. I also listened religiously to the Friday Rock Show with Tommy Vance and Mike Shaft’s weekly Jazz Breaks on his Soul show was essential listening.
9. What’s been your most embarrassing moment in radio?
I’ve left the mic on a couple of times, said a rude word occasionally but thankfully nothing major as yet, but you never know.
10. What’s your favourite film and why?
‘North by Northwest’, my favourite Sunday afternoon movie.
11. Who would you invite to your fantasy dinner party?
Joni Mitchell, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Billie Holiday and Prince.
hi mike,
got my wife out tonight, time for some ciders just playin the michael addal group cd out of my cambridge and castle speakers wot a stunning cd this is i cant stop playing it ,dont you think this is norwegian jazz at its best,brian blade should play this cd then he will know that his latest fellowship cd wos very average.got to go back into the living room to listen to the cd .
john.
Hi Mike, I think you should definately try to get Roman Andren to come over for a few gigs; I would be interested in seeing him live.
See you at The Sunburst FS gig on Saturday.
Jeremy
John – I think we have a typo. I couldnt find this M Addal
Then Mike played Desertion by Michael Aadal.
If that’s your recommend then Thanks, its lovely.
HI another mike,
I found out about the Michael Addal Group via Spotify its a great site you just type in the artist your interested in ,then quite often you get other artists who play similar sort of music.That is how i got into Michael Addal.You can also check him out on U Tube.
John.
Please pass this on to PR and Management,Its almost life completing we can recieve Jazz Fm on DAB at this post code at last.The music is sheer quality,thankyou.What isnt sheer quality unfortunately is the signal. Its been very poor up to now.I hope it can be improved. The post code in question is Yo2 Ibr, North Yorkshire. Thankyou.
Hi Mike
Enjoyed your visit to New Orleans broadcast last eve,
What was the funky track playing in the background weaving in out of the interviews?
Cheers