On 6 April half a century will have passed since the death of the composer Igor Stravinsky and as part of a strand of programming to mark the anniversary BBC Radio 3 in an episode of the magazine show J to Z finds pianist Julian Joseph examining the relationship between Stravinsky and jazz.
One example of how jazz musicians have drawn on Stravinsky include above on 'Sleep Talk' from Ornette Coleman CBS album Of Human Feelings released in 1982 that quotes in harmolodic funk fashion the opening motif of The Rite of Spring (hear it in the audio from around the 24-second mark). Igor Stravinsky, top
The show is to be broadcast a few days before the anniversary at 5pm on Saturday.
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