2-5-1

2-5-1

Nick Tomalin snd Simon Whiteside host a variety of podcasts about jazz .From the short vignettes of two pianist, five minutes, one podcast through to the Two pianist, Five Podcasts, One subject and in depth look at the life work and piano stylings of single pianists. So far Sonny Clark and Kenny Drew have been covered.

Episodes

March 8, 2026 37 mins
<p>in this episode we discuss the winners of the jazz categories of the grammy awards 2026</p><ol><li>Large ensemble-christian McBride</li><li>Best Jazz Vocal Album-Portriat Samara Joy</li><li>Best Jazz instrumental album -Soouthern Nights Sullivan Fortner</li><li>Best Alternative Jazz Album-LIVE-ACTION-Nate Smith</li><li>Best Latin Jazz -A...
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<p>In this episode we discuss the writer and dramatist Alan Plater and his connection to jazz.</p>
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<p>We are starting a new strand to the ever expanding tapestry of 2-5-1 : <strong>Tunes we love and why. </strong>The first of these is on the song <strong>Softly</strong> <strong>as in a Morning Sunrise</strong> by Sigmund Romberg a 32 bar&nbsp; AABA format tune, often in C minor, that has become a favourite amongst musicians.</p><p><a href="htt...
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February 1, 2026 5 mins
<p>Nick leads the discussion on the TV jazz show Jazz Casual. Most episodes are available on YouTube&nbsp;</p><p>Wikipedia describes it thus</p><p>"<i><strong>Jazz Casual</strong></i> was an occasional series on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_music">jazz music</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N...
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<p>What is Mainstream Jazz? Is the term still relevant? Who coined the phrase?</p><p>find out in this episode</p>
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January 2, 2026 68 mins
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January 2, 2026 5 mins
<p>In this episode we delve into the dark world of jazz and the detective.&nbsp;</p><p>Jazz has become associated with the gumshoe detective e.g. Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe and the whole world of film noir including seedy nightclubs and femme fatales.&nbsp; We decided to investigate further "so I drew my Smith and Wesson 9mm and Nick was soon singing like a canary"</p>...
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<p>We have done Christmas specials before which are about Christmas jazz albums or specific Christmas jazz songs. This year we are offering suggestions for gifts for jazz lovers including among other things "the smell of jazz"</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Amazon UK List<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/1KB4RC18Z7ULG?ref_=wl_share"> Here</a>&...
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December 1, 2025 5 mins
<p><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/973312/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>In this episode we discuss Philip Larkin [the English Poet] and his love of some jazz and his hatred of other jazz&nbsp;</p><p>This is our <a href="https://2-5-1.onpodium.co">website</a>&nbsp;<br>This is our <a href="...
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November 15, 2025 5 mins
<p><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/973312/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>We talk about the some of the big figures in jazz education Dizzy Gillespie, Hal Crook, Jerry Coker, John Meghan, Jamey Aebersold, Mark Levine and Barry Harris.&nbsp;</p><p>There are others we couldn't fit into the 5 minutes</p><p>This is ...
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<p><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/973312/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>Jazz on screen is an annual tie-in with the London Jazz festival. recent years have seen&nbsp;</p><p>2023</p><p>The three films were: <a href="https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2023/event/jazz-on-screen-imagine-the-sound-introduction...
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<p><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/973312/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>Another of our book reviews, this one is of a biography of Sonny Clark.</p><p>This is our <a href="https://2-5-1.onpodium.co">website</a>&nbsp;<br>This is our <a href="https://instagram.com/twofiveonepodcast?igshid=OGQ5Z...
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October 1, 2025 6 mins
<p><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/973312/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>This is not about the inner voice that tells pianists to " kill the bass player" this is about moving the middle of the chord around to create interest and tension then release.&nbsp; There is a bonus recording at the end of some of a transcription Simon did...
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September 15, 2025 5 mins
<p><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/973312/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>Jazz is a multi-hour multi-episode documentary about the genesis and progression of jazz in America by Ken Burns</p><p>Kenneth Lauren Burns is an American filmmaker known for his documentary films and television series, many of which chronicle American history...
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September 1, 2025 5 mins
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/973312/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>One of our practical episodes, Simon and Nick discuss the Montuno. a rhythmic ostinato common in Mambo and Salsa. Check our website as we sometimes make blog Posts about the subjects we cover in episodes</p><p>This is our <a href=&...
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August 15, 2025 5 mins
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/973312/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>Pedro Jústiz was born in Banes, Holguín, on January 31, 1913 into a family of local musicians. Taught by his mother since 1923, he soon learned to play the piano and joined the family band La Rechiva del Son, directed by his uncles. In ...
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<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/973312/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love&quot; is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Oscar Hijuelos, published in 1989. It tells the story of two Cuban brothers, Cesar and Nestor Castillo, who immigrate to New York City in the 1950s and become succe...
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July 1, 2025 5 mins
<p><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/973312/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>To round off this series we talk about Outros and Endings - the way jazz players stop a tune.&nbsp; Thanks for listening and look out for series 3!&nbsp;</p><p>Perhaps you will hear the ending and intro of our podcast in a new light.</p><p>...
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<p><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/973312/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>In this episode Simon and Nick talk about common misconceptions around how jazz happens. &nbsp;We actually made this episode up off-the-cuff....How very meta!</p><p>This is our <a href="https://2-5-1.onpodium.co">website</a>&nbsp;...
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<p><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/973312/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>This is one of our more technical episodes, where we try to demystify the way jazz musicians make the music. By the end of this episode you may even know what Cm7b5 means in musical terms.&nbsp;</p><p>This is our <a href="https://2-5-1.onpodium.co&...
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