The Quartet Jazz Standards Podcast
Geoff Gascoyne chats to big-name (and upcoming) jazz soloists as they pick and play their favourite jazz standards and talk about their jazz lives.
A mix of candid discussion, technical insights and spontaneous improvisation, this weekly podcast is a must-listen for everyone that loves jazz.
Geoff is a renowned jazz bass player and prolific composer and producer with credits on over 100 albums and a book of contacts to die for! He is also executive producer of the best-selling Quartet jazz standards play-along app series for iOS.
Podcasting since 2025 • 39 episodes
The Quartet Jazz Standards Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 38. Christmas Special - Ian Shaw & Trudy Kerr
Geoff closes the year with a Christmas ‘session’ that blends memory, humour, and unapologetic swing, featuring the brilliant Ian Shaw and the incomparable Trudy Kerr. From the first count-in you can feel the band's pocket and the playful way we...
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Episode 37. Norma Winstone (Vocals) - 'Joy Spring'
Geoff is in the coastal town of Deal in Kent to meet with the wonderful jazz singer and lyricist Norma Winstone.A childhood steeped in radio, a cinema crush on Lena Horne, and a record collection that swung from Ella and Louis to Sinatra...
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Episode 36. Charlie Wood (Vocals) - 'Bye Bye Blackbird'
Geoff is back in Bedford, England to sit down with the highly-acclaimed American singer, songwriter and keyboardist Charlie Wood.A voice steeped in Memphis and refined in London, Charlie Wood’s conversation moves from Beale Street grind ...
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Episode 35. Jacqui Dankworth (Vocals) - 'The Man I Love'
This week Geoff is in Bedford, England to meet with one of the most highly regarded British jazz singers Jacqui Dankworth MBE – daughter of singer Cleo Laine and musician John Dankworth.A song can carry a family. This episode begins with...
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Episode 34. Dave Green (Bass) - 'Autumn Leaves'
Geoff is in Ruislip, West London at the home of the legendary jazz bassist Dave Green.A soft case in an aircraft hold, a school-grade rental at a major festival, and the quiet conviction that your sound should survive all of it—Dave take...
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