25 episodes

Legendary bandleader, singer and saxophonist Ray Gelato talks about music , people , places and London .

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    • 4.8 • 28 Ratings

Legendary bandleader, singer and saxophonist Ray Gelato talks about music , people , places and London .

    Modern Life Windups Pt One . Toilet seats and QR Code restaurant menus.

    Modern Life Windups Pt One . Toilet seats and QR Code restaurant menus.

    This series is about all the little modern irritations that get under our skin and that nobody seems accountable for? 
    I compare modern life to like walking around with a stone in one's shoe , utterly irritating !
    I'll cover many of the things that get us hopping mad from toilet seats that come down on their own to restaurants that still insist on a QR code menu!!

    • 11 min
    A Jazz chinwag with Clarinetist Adrian Cox.

    A Jazz chinwag with Clarinetist Adrian Cox.

    Clarinetist Adrian Cox is a force of nature . His boundless energy and enthusiasm comes through in everything he does and he's a master communicator . 
    Adrian is one of the worlds finest clarinet players but he also has a rare skill and talent in making his music accessible to everybody through his skill as a communicator . 
    This was a very interesting and inspiring chat with Adrian and his positivity is infectious . Adrian has played many of the worlds most prestigious venues and has worked with greats such as Wynton Marsarlis and his Lincoln Centre Orchestra . 
    It doesn's end there though as Adrian is also the occasional sax player and manager of the Ska band Bad Manners !
     
     
     

    • 51 min
    Tales From The Road with Ray’s dodgy underpants .

    Tales From The Road with Ray’s dodgy underpants .

    Here's a funny , embarrassing little tale about a pair of dodgy , stolen underpants , May balls , medical students and Ray's uncomfortable situation at The London School of Osteopathy . 

    • 8 min
    A very interesting chat with Russ Kane .

    A very interesting chat with Russ Kane .

    It's hard to know where to start with Russ Kane . He is a human dynamo that never seems to stop .
    Just some of Russ's achievements include 20 years on Capital FM as The Flying Eye . Russ performs a stand up comedy show called Kaned Laughter with performances at The Edinburgh Festival , London and Los Angeles .
    He is also an author and has written  a highly acclaimed novel called the Gatekeeper .  Russ is the co-founder of Men's Radio Station and a director of Women's Radio station .
    In this candid podcast , Ray and Russ talk about all this and much more .
    (A small contribution is always most welcome and enables me to keep these podcasts going )
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    • 48 min
    London Lives. A chat with Emmy award winning film producer Colin Vaines.

    London Lives. A chat with Emmy award winning film producer Colin Vaines.

    Colin Vaines is a British film and Emmy award winning television producer who's credits include Gangs of New York , Film stars don't die in Liverpool , The Young Victoria and much more . 
    Ray and Colin sit down over a coffee and cigar and chat about Soho, Scorsese and Colin's thoughts and highly interesting stories.
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    • 37 min
    London lives episode 1. A walk around the East End with David Stevens .

    London lives episode 1. A walk around the East End with David Stevens .

    Master tailor David Stevens was brought up in London's East End . 
    As well as being a tailor with shops in Leigh on Sea and an office in Savile Row , David is also a singer and songwriter with several albums to his name . His latest recording is called Cold Rain .
    On this first episode of London lives , Ray meets David in Clerkenwell and they spend the day walking around London's East End . The East End that David grew up in was very different to the trendy , Hipster East End of today . 
    David and Ray visit the block of flats where David grew up and who's neighbour was Sir Alan Sugar. They have their photo taken at Cedar Court where Ronnie and Reggie Kray used to have an apartment and David tells other fascinating stories about famous East Londoners such as Marc Bolan . 
    This chat was conducted on the streets so at times the audio fades a little due to the wind and the rain! In fact , most of the interview was conducted with Ray and David huddling in a doorway of a block of flats !!
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    • 23 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
28 Ratings

28 Ratings

Ray Gelato ,

Excellent

I love these podcasts because they are real and also varied . So on one episode Ray will rant about life’s irritations and on another he’ll speak with a film producer . They really make me laugh out loud.
Bill Masters .

JudyDay ,

Thank you

Thank you Ray, a great listen 😊👍

monjoffe ,

Laugh out loud!

Ray that was brilliant you and Leo together are so funny as well as being very interesting. I laughed out loud!! Love to you and Rebecca
Monica Joffe xx

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