Mike Gavin presents: Jazz Progression (14 April 2026)

Mike Gavin, label manager at Cadillac and Ogun Records, looks at the growth of community music in the 1970s – the DIY ethic forced on musicians by the social, economic and cultural changes at the beginning of the decade (sound familiar?), and plays music gems which maybe aren’t getting played so much elsewhere.


Mike Westbrook - When Young (The Mike Westbrook Concert Band – Marching Song Vol. 1 & 2 Plus Bonus)
Blodwyn Pig - The Modern Alchemist (The Recordings 1969 - 1974 Top Gear session March 1969)
Harold McNair - Scarborough Fair (The Fence 1970)
Kathy Stobart - If I Thought You’d Ever Change Your Mind (feat Marian Williams) (Arbeia, 1978)
Byron Wallen - No Stars No Moons (Portrait: Reflections on Belonging, 2020)
Mike Cooper - Dark Are These Nights, Cold Is This Ground (When A Screaming Comes Across The Sky, 2025)