Harmonious World

Join me in conversation with renowned International jazz guitarist Rob Luft - the first episode recorded live in front of an audience.

I've recorded episodes with Rob before and it's fantastic that he…

Vocalist and composer John Korbel joined me online to talk about his latest album Falling Feels Like Flying. This is a collection of songs written by John and they mark the collaboration with keyboar…

Happy fourth anniversary to Harmonious World - four years of chatting with musicians and connecting with listeners around the world.

For this special episode, Lois Deloatch and I chatted online, but I…

I sat with pianist and composer Bill Laurance in his studio in South London to discuss his new album with The Untold Orchestra - Bloom. Out now on ACT Music, this is a fascinating work of this classi…

I was joined by Greek lyre virtuoso Theodore Koumartzis, who not only plays and creates, but he's also knowledgeable on the music of Ancient Greece. He's the visionary behind the pioneering Museum of…

Drummer Clark Tracey has a collaborative soul and he has brought his quintet to work with up and coming singer Emily Masser - he explains why in this conversation.

Emily's talent as a singer is clear …

I was excited when I was granted an interview with Darius Brubeck but it rapidly became clear that there was so much more to talk about than his talented father, probably one of the most famous jazz …

For International Jazz Day 2024, I am joined in conversation by harpist Alina Bzezhinska. Her home is wherever she finds herself and she is inspirational in her jazz and in her attitude to life.

Alter…

The latest episode of Harmonious World takes me (virtually) to Croatia. Thanks to an introduction from previous guest William Susman, I chatted with Iva Ljubicic Lukic from the band Glazbene staze.

Th…

It's all about the jazz festivals at the moment - so much great live music around. This week, I chat with Tobie Medland, who has curated the Gypsy Jazz Festival of London. There are some great acts a…

If you like jazz, you should get along to Watford Jazz Festival, 12-19 May 2024.

If you don't know much about jazz (yet), do the same.

I had a chat with founder and festival director Chris Newstead, wh…

We start season 16 of Harmonious World with another in-person conversation, This one was with bassist Mark Wade, who first appeared on the podcast in 2020, at the height of the pandemic.

It was great …

Welcome to season 16 of Harmonious World.

I hope that 2024 is a happy and healthy year for you all so far. Some of my guests and listeners are in parts of the world where that probably seems impossibl…

Welcome to a special Easter episode of Harmonious World with sax player and Chaplain of Girton College, Cambridge, Tim Boniface.

Although I set out to discuss Tim's latest composition - jazz suite Psa…

This is my second episode with Paul Edis (the first is here), and this time he's joined by sax player Vasilis Xenopoulos to discuss their forthcoming quartet album Feels Like Home.

This album reminds …

Discussing jazz composition and performance with drummer Gustavo Cortinas proved so much of why I love recording episodes of Harmonious World. Gustavo is from Mexico City, living in Chicago and influ…

This, the 200th episode of Harmonious World, is somewhat self-indulgent, as it features a conversation with Dan Jennings, broadcaster and host of the podcast Desperately Seeking Paul, who interviewed…

Welcome to my special International Women's Day 2024 episode, featuring a coffee-shop conversation with singer songwriter and radio presenter China Moses.

China kindly allowed me to feature a couple o…

For the latest episode of Harmonious World, I am joined by sax player, composer and educator David Bixler to discuss his latest album, The Langston Hughes Project Volume 1.

As part of the conversation…

My conversation with composer Didier Recloux was in a noisy coffee bar, but I hope you can hear our chat clearly - it was fascinating.

Didier's latest album is Monsieur Linh and his Child and the firs…