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Brass virtuoso James Morrison with a new series of Top Brass, featuring music from the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Summer Camargo, the Black Dyke Band, and the Old Dirty Brasstards.

Brass virtuoso James Morrison returns with a brand-new series of Top Brass, featuring brass music in all shapes and sizes, from Jazz and Big Band, to Rock and Pop. In this show, James introduces Jazz from trumpeters Al Hirt and Summer Camargo, Big Band from Cat Anderson, and film music by Erich Korngold, performed by the Vienna Horns. There are covers of Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish from Big Smoke Brass and the Old Dirty Brasstards, The Black Dyke Band play a rarely-heard piece by Lennon and McCartney, and Pérez Prado provides the mambo. Plus, funk from The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Jazz tuba player Ray Draper and British band TRYPL. And original music by the Riot Jazz Brass Band and quartet The Westerlies. Don’t miss the brassiest show on the airwaves – Top Brass!

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Sun 4 May 2025 04:00

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