Rebecca Rafla – A Fresh Voice with a Timeless Touch

In the latest episode of Just Jazz, we sit down with vocalist Rebecca Rafla, an artist whose sound thoughtfully bridges the gap between classic jazz tradition and contemporary expression. Drawing inspiration from legendary performers such as Sarah Vaughan and Tony Bennett, Rafla has developed a style that is both elegant and accessible. Her voice carries a warm, expressive quality,

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The rising tide of AI ‘music’

Just Jazz presenter Steve Hart.

AI-generated music tracks are now landing in my inbox, just as Sony takes action against Spotify to get 135,000 deep-fake songs removed from its system. Given this, I couldn’t help myself from commenting on the risks of playing AI music on my weekly radio show. The challenge to support bona fide musicians is real as

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Give the people a voice

Vox pops give locals a voice on your radio station

When I first started out as a young news reporter working for a regional newspaper I quickly learned that news doesn’t always come to you. There were days when the phones didn’t ring, the fax machine stayed silent, and there was nothing useful in the post. After calling around the usual contacts, schools, emergency services,

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The Ghosts of Motley Hall

Somewhere in the English countryside, a grand manor house stands in elegant decay, quiet, forgotten, and seemingly empty. But beneath its fading exterior lies a lively secret. This is the world of The Ghosts of Motley Hall, a charming and quietly imaginative British series that first aired in 1976. Set in the ancestral home of

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Eyes Wide Shut movie review

Eyes Wide Shut movie review by Steve Hart.

Step into the strange, hypnotic world of Eyes Wide Shut – the final, controversial film from legendary director Stanley Kubrick. In this episode of The Channel I dive into the movie that left audiences divided: is it a slow-burn psychological masterpiece… or simply two and a half hours of Tom Cruise wandering through dimly lit

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