BBC Radio 3 J to Z: Myele Manzanza in concert, Kit Downes

Jumoké Fashola presents live music from up-and-coming drummer, Myele Manzanza, recorded on the J to Z Presents stage at the Barbican as a part of the London Jazz Festival last year.

Born in New Zealand, the son of a Congolese master percussionist, and now based in London, Myele has worked with Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Marcus Strickland and Theo Parrish and is widely recognised for his ingenuity and expression. Here he plays music from his latest releases, Crisis & Opportunity. Vols 1 and 2, blending jazz, hip-hop, dance music and more.

Also in the programme, we hear from BBC Jazz Award-winning and Mercury-nominated pianist and organist Kit Downes ahead of the release of his new trio album, Vermillion, on ECM Records. Kit shares some of the music that has inspired and shaped his playing, including a dream-like, experimental jazz track by Swedish saxophonist Otis Sandsjö.

Produced by Thomas Rees for Somethin’ Else.

1 Blue Lab Beats & Poppy Daniels – Gotta Go Fast

2 Myele Manzanza – Big Deal 2

3 Chris Dave & Lionel Loueke – TAKES A VILLAGE

4 Artemis – Song for Abdullah

5 Gabriel Hernández – Son a Emiliano

6 Marta Sánchez – Marivi

7 Émile Parisien – Louise

8 Myele Manzanza – Peaks & Ferns + Back In The Days

9 Grant Green – Miss Ann’s Tempo

10 Kit Downes, Petter Eldh & James Maddren – Sister, Sister

11 Ben van Gelder & Reinier Baas – Palace

12 Dan Nicholls – Keep Doing Positive Things

13 Kaja Draksler, Petter Eldh & Christian Lillinger – Helix GA

14 Geri Allen – Skin

15 Myele Manzanza – Brixton Blues