“Hi! I’m Oliver Mills, when I’m not jetting off to New York to drink Espresso in trendy cafe’s, and hanging out with beautiful people in Greenwich, I like to record podcasts, showcasing contemporary Jazz and Classi…oh what’s that? Time for drinks in an underground Jazz club? Oh well, off I toodle. Alasdair, can you finish this for me…?”

It’s that time of the fornight again folks, and what an episode we have for you. Paying homage to Olly’s “fact finding mission” in Manhattan, we’ve got some very New York, New York-centric tunes for your ears, with some atmospheric pieces by Giulio Carmassi and Bob Thompson. We also visit some old friends, Bad Ass Brass, Fourplay String Quartet, and we soak up the delicious vocals of Gonville and Caius College Choir.  And finally to end this chapter of GetJazzical, we sell out, give in, and jump the shark and play some Jamie Cullum! Well…Geoff Gascoyne featuring Jamie Cullum.

So enjoy, and stay tuned, as GetJazzical is about to get bigger and better than ever before! If Olly decides to return to the UK…

P.s. Despite auditory evidence to the contrary, Olly had not just snorted his body weight in coke before recording this episode.  He was just very, very excited to be leaving.

After our launch two weeks ago we’ve been amazed at the positive, constructive and ebullient feedback that has graced the GetJazzical mailbox. It seems that there really is a burgeoning contemporary classical and jazz scene out there and they are hungry! So thank you for getting in touch and allowing us to play your pioneering and progressive music. This week we’ve got the funky, fantastic Belleruche, a man who TIME magazine called “An exceptionally accomplished all-around musician.” The awesome Aussie Fourplay String Quartet, the sublime German Alony and finally a resonating track by Starr Parodi who we are fortunate enough to be interviewing for next weeks’ podcast. It’s a real treat ladies and gents, enjoy

Featured tracks: “Anything you want (not that)” -Belleruche, “Just Like U Said It Would B” – FourPlay String Quartet “Breathe” – Dave Eggar, “Lights” -Alony, “Common Places” – Starr Parodi