102.2 Jazz FM - Former Specialist Programmes On Jazz FM

Former Specialist Programmes On Jazz FM

Many of the programmes that formerly played on Jazz FM did continue to be broadcast for a while on Smooth FM and were made available for download on the jazzfm.com website until 2008.

• Andy Peebles' Soul and Soccer: A three hour show on Saturday afternoons featuring soul music alongside soccer updates and scores. The show continues on 100.4 Smooth FM but is now entirely playlisted, and musically mirrors the station's normal music output.
• Behind The Mask: A six-part series which was commissioned in early 2003 following GMG's purchase of the station which saw vocalist Alison Moyet profiling well-known figures within the jazz industry.
• Behind The Mic: An occasional series which tended to air on Saturday lunchtimes between 1 pm and 2 pm - famous figures within the jazz/soul industry were invited to play their favourite songs.
• Dinner Jazz: One of Jazz FM's flagship shows on weekdays between 7 pm and 9 pm/10 pm featuring easy listening and jazz. The show made a return as part of Jazz FM's relaunch in October 2008.
• Drivetime with Russell Pockett: A four hour show playing jazz and soul music, included the Million Sellers at 3 pm, which only played songs that sold a million records or over and the Top 3 Most Requested at 5 pm, where a listener requests three pieces of music to be played in sequence on the show.
• Hed Kandi: Hed Kandi had two parts: between 2 am and 5 am, presenters Mark Doyle and Andy Norman played dance music for the "post-clubbing generation". Then, for one hour between 5 am and 6 am, the Hed Kandi Chillout Hour played more chilled out music.
• Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis: A show which features classic jazz recordings from major and influential jazz artists.
• Mainstem with Campbell Burnap: A two hour programme which included many forms of jazz from classic to Latin as well as a mix of jazz from the younger players of the day.
• Mike Chadwick's Cutting Edge: A two hour show on Saturday nights featuring contemporary jazz music. The Cutting Edge was also produced for jazzfm.com, theJazz and part of the programming for the relaunch of jazzfm.com to Jazz FM in October 2008.
• Paul Gambaccini's Jazz 20: A jazz chart show which was originally broadcast on Saturdays but which moved to Sundays in 2004, and became the 'Jazz 40', between 5 pm and 8 pm.
• Peter Young's The Soul Cellar: A show on Sunday afternoons which featured soul music, including northern soul.
• Sidetrax: A half-hour show (1990–1991) from 10 pm on Saturday nights doubly presented by curators from the British Library Sound Archive in which a broad selection of jazz tracks was alternated with world and popular music according to a chosen theme. Introduced in a one-hour live special with the late Malcolm Laycock on the station's first day of transmission, the programme ran in its original form for over a year with Chris Clark and Lucy Duran as the main presenters. Sidetrax transferred to a slot within 'Somethin' Else' in February 1991 and continued until May that year.
• Smooth Jazz Through The Night: A three hour show through the night which played well known smooth jazz records from the archives of Jazz FM.
• Somethin' Else: A four hour show on week nights featuring contemporary and classic jazz music, competitions and listener contributions. Presented and produced by Jez Nelson and Chris Phillips.
• The Late Lounge with Rosie Kendrick: A two hour show featuring chillout grooves and jazz. In 2008, the show was brought back on the relaunched Jazz FM and presented by Claire Anderson.
• Tony Blackburn's Real Party Night: A show presented by Tony Blackburn featuring lively soul and disco music from the ages. Tony Blackburn also presented a show on Jazz FM called Real Soul between 10 pm and 12 am on weeknights from March 2003 for twelve months. Real Soul was replaced by a three hour show from 1 March 2004 featuring jazz, soul and R&B music presented by Clive Warren.