Folded Wing’s new week-night jazz show for BBC Radio 3 launches with special guests and exclusive live tracks
28 March 2024, Posted in: Show news

Radio 3’s new daily jazz show ‘Round Midnight begins on Easter Monday and the first month promises an exciting range of guests and live music. ‘Round Midnight is presented by acclaimed saxophonist, composer and MC Soweto Kinch and made by award-winning indie Folded Wing.

Airing Monday to Friday from 2330 to 0030, it will feature a wide selection of jazz from different eras and around the world, but with a particular focus on the vibrant new UK jazz scene.  Emphasising that focus, the opening track on the inaugural show is from Mercury Prize winners Ezra Collective.   Overall, 60% of the playlists will be drawn from the UK, and half of the music on each show will be new.

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