The Quartet Jazz Standards Podcast

Episode 55. Phil Mulford (Bass) - 'Road Song'

You can tell a lot about a musician by the jobs they keep getting called for, and renowned bassist and musical author Phil Mulford has built a career that spans session b

Episode 54. Alex Clarke (Saxophone) - 'Alone Together'

Perfect pitch, bebop, and the hard reality of a badly formatted big band chart all collide in this week’s episode. Geoff chats with the brilliant Alex Clarke, a young UK

Episode 53. Pete Long (Clarinet) - 'Just Friends'

Geoff is in Croydon, South London to meet the accomplished British bandleader, multi-instrumentalist and musical director of the Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra, Pete Long.

Episode 52. Denny Ilett (Guitar) - 'Tangerine'

Geoff is backstage at Hadleigh Jazz Club in Suffolk, England with the celebrated jazz singer, guitarist and bandleader Denny Ilett. Denny begins the conversation talking

Episode 51. Ben Sidran (Piano) - 'Blues in F'

Geoff is in Camden, North London to meet with the legendary jazz pianist, singer/songwriter, producer, author and renowned interviewer Ben Sidran. A $3 school-dance gig.

Episode 50. Tim Lapthorn (Piano) - 'Yesterdays'

Geoff sits down with the wonderful jazz pianist, composer and arranger Tim Lapthorn to trace how his ear led him from pop songs and a battered copy of the Real Book to a

Episode 49. Pete Whittaker (Organ) - 'Secret Love'

A Hammond organ isn’t just an instrument, it’s a moving machine, and you can hear it breathe the moment you sit next to it. Geoff heads to North London to meet the wonde

Episode 48. John Etheridge (Guitar) - 'Killer Joe'

John Etheridge has one of those musical lives that only makes sense when you hear it out loud: a British jazz guitar legend and composer who starts with Hank Marvin’s loo

Episode 47. Marc Cecil (Percussion) - 'Só Danço Samba'

From the first minute of Geoff’s chat with drummer, percussionist, and educator Marc Cecil, we get into the craft behind Latin percussion and the small details that make

Episode 46. Ulf Wakenius (Guitar) - 'Bernie's Tune'

Geoff sits down with Swedish jazz guitar virtuoso Ulf Wakenius in a back room at the Pizza Express Jazz Club in London and traces the real chain of events that took him f

Episode 45. Tom Cawley (Piano) - 'Confirmation'

Paul McCartney in the room on your first tune at Ronnie Scott’s would rattle anyone, but pianist and composer Tom Cawley somehow turned moments like that into fuel! Geoff

Episode 44. Nick Smart (Trumpet) - 'Who's Standing In My Corner'

We're at the Royal Academy of Music in London with the internationally renowned jazz educator, trumpeter and conductor Nick Smart. Geoff talks to Nick about what it

Episode 43. Larry Koonse (Guitar) - 'Whisper Not'

Tokyo is the backdrop for a relaxed but deep jazz guitar conversation between host Geoff and Los Angeles-based, world-renowned guitarist and educator Larry Koonse, hours

Episode 42. Harry Greene (Saxophone) - 'Bernie's Tune'

In this episode, Geoff catches up with the super-talented saxophonist, guitarist, composer and arranger Harry Greene - a recent graduate of the Royal Academy of Music who

Episode 41. Geoffrey Keezer (Piano) - 'Along Came Betty'

Geoff sits down with American Grammy-winning pianist, composer, arranger and former Jazz Messenger Geoffrey Keezer who is in London for a series of concerts. He begins b

Episode 40. Romero Lubambo (Guitar) - 'Alone Together'

Geoff has travelled to Ronnie Scott’s jazz club in London’s Soho district to meet with the legendary Brazilian jazz guitarist Romero Lubambo. In a candid interview betwe

Episode 39. Tim Garland (Saxophone) - 'All Of You'

Geoff is in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire to meet with the renowned British jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader Tim Garland for a wide-ranging conversation on how a

Episode 38. Christmas Special - Ian Shaw & Trudy Kerr

Geoff closes the year with a Christmas ‘session’ that blends memory, humour, and unapologetic swing, featuring the brilliant Ian Shaw and the incomparable Trudy Kerr. Fro

Episode 37. Norma Winstone (Vocals) - 'Joy Spring'

Geoff is in the coastal town of Deal in Kent to meet with the wonderful jazz singer and lyricist Norma Winstone. A childhood steeped in radio, a cinema crush on Lena Hor

Episode 36. Charlie Wood (Vocals) - 'Bye Bye Blackbird'

Geoff is back in Bedford, England to sit down with the highly-acclaimed American singer, songwriter and keyboardist Charlie Wood. A voice steeped in Memphis and refined