About this episode

This episode is a deeper exploration of the role of humour in jazz music.

A long time ago we did an episode on humour in jazz.  you can hear it here  This is a longer investigation into it.

People in this episode

Hosts: Simon Whiteside, Nicholas Tomalin

Topics covered

• humour in jazz
• music
• comedy
• performance
• investigation

Keywords

• jazz
• humour
• music
• performance
• investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: humour in jazz

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