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The Evelyn Glennie Podcast

EP13 - Jacob Collier

Season 2, Ep. 13

The word prodigy doesn't come close to describing my guest today - Jacob Collier seamlessly navigates around jazz, pop, funk, acapella, classical and R&B, picking up so many Grammy's he uses them as Agogo bells in his compositions!

It was the greatest honour to get an insight into what makes a true genius tick - Let's get listening!

Produced by Cheryl Davis

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