BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 26th April 2020
Matt Everitt talks to Hollywood A-list actor and acclaimed jazz pianist Jeff Goldblum about the music and moments that have defined him.
Jeff shares memories of growing up in Pittsburgh, surrounded by jazz songbooks and going on vacation with his family to Atlantic City to see The Thad Jones and Mel Lewis Orchestra.
He talks about moving to New York and buying his first ever albums from Colony Records, by Stevie Wonder and Miles Davis; his love of musicals and the influence of Jazz on his acting.
Later in the programme Jeff discusses the success of his band ‘Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra’; working with Miley Cyrus, Gregory Porter, Fiona Apple, Anna Calvi and Sharon Van Etten on the latest record and his love of the American Jazz Pianist Bill Evans.
Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra - The Cat
Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra - The Kicker
Danny Kaye - Mommy, Gimme A Drinka Water
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra - The Little Pixie (Live)
Miles Davis - It's About That Time
Stevie Wonder - You Haven't Done Nothin'
Orchestra Of St Luke's - Cab And Bedroom
Jevetta Steele - Calling You
Donna Summer - Last Dance
Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra - Cantaloupe Island
Thelonious Monk - 'Round Midnight
Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra (Feat. Anna Calvi) - Four On Six / Broken English
Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra (Feat. Fiona Apple) - Don't Worry 'Bout Me
Tony Bennett & Bill Evans - When In Rome
Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra (Feat. Sharon Van Etten) - Let's Face The Music And Dance
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