In our penultimate episode of 2021 we chat with Barney Stevenson, who's the artistic director of the Marsden Jazz Festival based in Yorkshire, England.

Soon to celebrate 30 years, we chat about how the festival survived lock-down and invented some new online offerings, how their audience has developed over the years, and how they've supported new musicians and promoted new music.

Barney's album recommendations include:

New Bottle Old Wine by Gil Evans (1958) released on World Pacific

Belonging by Keith Jarrett (1974) released on ECM

Notes with Attachments by Blake Mills & Pino Palladino (2021) released on Impulse!

For more info about the Marsden Jazz Festival check out their website at: https://www.marsdenjazzfestival.com ...