Jazz Scene

JAZZ SCENE with DAVID FISHEL

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In 1988, after a period of experimental commercial radio, a law was passed in Norway permitting local radio stations. None of them featured jazz music.

I had been in Norway since 1982 and knew several people involved with local stations in Oslo. I approached Radio Oslo and they agreed to air an hour-long show which I called ‘Jazz Scene’. It proved to be popular and this inspired me to approach stations all over Norway.

The response was immense. I managed to secure a sponsor who paid for a professional cassette copying machine. In 1992, my then 8-year old son and I started copying the cassettes and sending them, on a weekly basis, to what eventually grew to be over 60 radio stations.

Fortunately in 1995, the Radio 1 organisation, who distributed news to many stations in Norway by satellite, agreed to broadcast Jazz Scene - twice a week.

Incidentally, I composed the (hourly played) news jingle on these stations, but didn't think/care to secure a copyright royalty deal!!!).

In 1995 the show could be heard nationally on public broadcaster NRK Radio. The show also ran on Radio Maximum in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg

Jazz Scene was also broadcast online from 1992. Firstly, as part of a virtual Norwegian village called, Nettvik!

I hope to revive the show one day – either online, or hopefully on radio stations – anywhere!

For now, I hope you enjoy the archived material.

David Fishel website
Liverpool Jazz Club