Radio appearances

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• Fri, 27 March 2026
  Land of the Lost
  (WXPN, US)
  Joe interviewed by Robert Drake
  Listen to the interview
  Click on "Land of the Lost - 03.27.26"
  Interview runs from 1:22:35-1:29:55
  
  
• Sat, 4 May 2019
  Johnny Walker's Long Players
  (BBC Radio 2, UK)
  Joe interviewed by Mark Simpson
  The interview, which focused on the 'Night And Day' album, was conducted in Portsmouth probably sometime in 2018
  Listen to the interview
  
  
• Sat, 16 Feb. 2019
  Teenage Kicks
  (KCMP/The Current, US)
  Joe interviewed by Jim McGuinn
  Duration: 13 mins of interview during a 2-hour programme
  Listen to the interview
  
  
• Sat, 26 Jan. 2019
  Sounds
  (Bremen Zwei, DE)
  Joe interviewed by Simon Brauer
  Duration: 5:30 min (in German)
  
  
• Fri, 25 Jan. 2019
  Tandem
  (SWR2, DE)
  Joe interviewed by Christiane Rebmann
  Duration: 8 min (in German)
  
  
• Thu, 24 Jan. 2019
  Le monde d'Elodie
  (France Info, FR)
  A 5-minute interview (in English with French voice-over) by Elodie Suigo followed by the song 'Fool'.
  Listen to the interview
  
  
• Tue, 22 Jan. 2019
  MusikFavorit
  (Bayern 2, DE)
  Review of 'Fool' with short interview by Claus Kruesken
  Duration: 5 min (in German)
  
  
• Fri, 18 Jan. 2019
  Tonart
  (Deutschlandfunk Kultur, DE)
  Review of 'Fool' with interview by Martin Risel
  Duration: 6 min (in German)
  Listen to the interview
  
  
• Sat, 12 Jan. 2019
  Corso
  (Deutschlandfunk, DE)
  Joe interviewed by Christiane Rebmann
  Duration: 6 min (in German)
  Listen to the interview
  
  
• Sat, 30 May 2017
  Here's the Thing
  (WNYC, US)
  Joe interviewed by Alec Baldwin
  Duration: 43 min, incl. some music
  Download this interview
  
  
• Sun, 24 April 2016
  Rock et Cetera
  (Deutschlandfunk, DE)
  Joe was interviewed by Alfried Schmitz, covering his whole career.
  Duration: 55 min (in German)
  
  
• Sat, 6 Feb. 2016
  Liz Kershaw
  (BBC Radio 6 Music, UK)
  Joe was interviewed by Liz Kershaw
  Duration: 10 min
  
  
• Mon, 25 March 2013
  The Story of Joe Jackson
  (KX Radio, NL)
  Joe Jackson interviewed by ...
  Duration: 120 min
  
  
• Sun, 16 Sep. 2012
  All Things Considered
  (NPR, Washington, DC)
  Joe Jackson spoke with Guy Raz, host of weekends on All Things Considered, about his new album, The Duke
  Recorded on 14 Sep. 2012
  Duration: 9 min
  Listen to the interview
  
  
• Mon, 6 Aug. 2012
  Soundcheck
  (WNYC, New York, NY)
  Beer talk – Joe Jackson was invited to sample three different ales and spoke with John Schaefer about his preferences
  Probably recorded on 25 July 2012
  Duration: 11 min
  
  
• Fri, 27 July 2012
  World Cafe
  (WXPN-FM, Philadelphia, PA, US)
  Recorded on 17 May 2012 at the 12th Annual NON-COMMvention in Philadelphia, PA
  Joe Jackson interviewed by David Dye. Joe talks about recording the "Duke" album, playing excerpts from his tracks alongside Ellington's original versions or a cover by Nat King Cole.
  Duration: 17 min
  Listen to the show
  
  
• Thu, 26 July 2012
  Soundcheck
  (WNYC, New York, NY)
  Joe Jackson interviewed by John Schaefer
  Probably recorded on 25 July 2012
  Duration: 23 min
  
  
• Mon, 23 July 2012
  Afternoons
  (612 ABC Brisbane, Australia)
  Joe Jackson interviewed by Kelly Higgins-Devine and Sean Sennett
  Duration: 14 min
  
  
• Tue, 26 June 2012
  Exit
  (VRT Radio 1, Belgium)
  Joe Jackson was interviewed by Michaël Robberechts
  Duration: ca. 69 min
  In the second part of the programme, Joe played (and spoke about) his favourite jazz tracks.
  Here are his choices and when they could be heard in the programme:
  
  • at 00:30 Basin Street Blues – Louis Armstrong (1929)
  • at 06:48 One O'Clock Jump – Count Basie Orchestra (1937)
  • at 12:33 Take The 'A' Train – Duke Ellington (1941?)
  • at 16:42 It's Only A Paper Moon – Ella Fitzgerald
  • at 22:27 Stormy Weather – Ella Fitzgerald (both from "Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Songbook", 1961)
  • at 28:05 Parker's Mood – Charlie Parker (1948)
  • at 32:51 Blowing The Blues Away – Horace Silver (1959)
  • at 39:56 Midnight Blue – Kenny Burrell (1963)
  
  
• Mon, 25 June 2012
  KulturWelt
  (Bayern 2, Germany)
  Review of "The Duke" with short interview
  
  
• Mon, 4 June 2012
  Anything goes
  (Radio Eins, Berlin, DE)
  Joe was interviewed by Freddie Dreamer
  
  
• Tue, 29 Dec. 2009
  Today
  (BBC Radio 4, UK)
  Short pre-recorded interview with Joe on the issue of smoking bans
  Duration: 1 min
  
  
• Mon, 20 July 2009
  Die Musikanalyse
  (Radio Eins, Berlin, DE)
  Prof. Fladt analyses "Invisible Man" by Joe Jackson
  Duration: 15 min (in German)
  
  
• Sun, 1 June 2008
  In, Out and About with Barry Ronge
  (Talk Radio 702, Johannesburg, ZA)
  Joe was interviewed by Barry Ronge
  
  
• Fri, 30 May 2008
  The David O'Sullivan Show
  (Talk Radio 702, Johannesburg, ZA)
  Joe was interviewed by David O'Sullivan
  
  
• Mon, 26 May 2008
  Afternoon – presented by Ernie Sigley
  (3AW, Melbourne, AU)
  Joe was interviewed live in the studio by Ernie Sigley
  Duration: 16 min
  
  
• Thu, 22 May 2008
  The Jonathan Coleman Experience
  (WSFM, Sydney, AU)
  Joe was a guest on the show
  
  
• Thu, 1 May 2008
  etown
  (etown, Boulder, CO, US)
  Recorded at the Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO
  Broadcast between 16 and 22 July 2008 on several US radio stations
  Presented by Nick Forster
  Duration: 29 min (excluding the Paddy Casey section)
  Line-up: Joe Jackson (vocals, grand piano), Graham Maby (bass, backing vocals), Dave Houghton (drums, backing vocals)
  Running order:
  • Steppin' Out
  • Invisible Man
  • Paddy Casey (songs and interview)
  • Joe Jackson interviewed by Nick Forster
  • Good Bad Boy
  • One More Time
  
  
  
• Fri, 4 April 2008
  Free at Noon
  (WXPN-FM, Philadelphia, PA, US)
  Broadcast live from World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA
  Subsequently on NPR stations across the US
  Presented by Helen Leicht
  Duration: 42 min
  Line-up: Joe Jackson (vocals, grand piano), Graham Maby (bass, backing vocals), Dave Houghton (drums, backing vocals)
  
  • Steppin' Out
  • Too Tough
  • Citizen Sane
  • Wasted Time
  • Rush Across The Road
  • The Uptown Train
  • Good Bad Boy
  • Is She Really Going Out With Him?
  
  
• Mon, 10 March 2008
  Die Musikanalyse
  (Radio Eins, Berlin, DE)
  Prof. Fladt analyses "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" by Joe Jackson
  Duration: 8 min (in German)
  
  
• Wed, 30 Jan. 2008
  Prime Cuts
  (Radio Eins, Berlin, DE)
  Joe was interviewed by Peter Radszuhn
  Duration: 120 min
  
  
• Sat, 30 June 2007
  Today
  (BBC Radio 4, UK)
  Pre-recorded interview with Joe on the issue of smoking bans
  Duration: x min
  
  
• Tue, 12 Oct. 2004
  (3FM, NL)
  Short telephone interview with Joe on the occasion of World Smoking Day
  Duration: 4 min
  
  
• Thu, 21 Nov. 2002
  Talk of the Nation
  (NPR, Washington, DC, US)
  In a programme on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the compact disc, Joe was interviewed by Neal Conan.
  Duration of this segment: 8 min
  
  
• Sat, 14 July 2001
  Under the Influence
  (RTÉ Radio 1, Ireland)
  Joe was interviewed by the Irish journalist Joe Jackson. The interview was also published (in edited form) in the 'Irish Independent' newspaper, 24 June 2001.
  
  
• Sun, 22 April 2001
  Weekend Edition Sunday
  (NPR, Washington, DC, US)
  Joe was interviewed by Liane Hansen and gave a solo performance of "Stranger Than You".
  Duration: 18 min
  
  
• Mon, 5 March 2001
  Rock et Cetera
  (Deutschlandfunk, DE)
  A recorded interviewed with JJ (by Christiane Rebmann) plus some songs from the new album played from disc.
  Duration: 30 min (in German)
  
  
• Sun, 4 March 2001
  2 Meter Sessies
  (Kink FM, NL)
  Recorded on 14 Feb. 2001 in the foyer of the Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
  Presented by Jan Douwe Kroeske
  Duration: 37 min
  
  • Prelude
  • Hell Of A Town
  • You Can't Get What You Want
  • Stranger Than You
  • Glamour And Pain
  • Just Because...
  • Got The Time
  • Love Got Lost
  
  
• Thu, 18 Jan. 2001
  Trafic d'influences
  (France Inter, Paris, FR)
  JJ was interviewed on the show.
  Duration: ca. 30 min
  
  
• Wed, 17 Jan. 2001
  Playlist
  (France Inter, Paris, FR)
  Joe was a live guest on this show hosted by Laurent Lavige.
  Duration: ca. 40 min
  
  
• Dec. 2000 ?
  The Dial
  Joe was interviewed by Matt Bruno.
  Duration: 20 min
  
  
• Fri, 8 Dec. 2000
  Studio C
  (KBCO, Boulder, CO, US)
  Interview and live-in-the-studio performance
  
  
• Fri, 27 Nov. 2000
  Acoustic Café
  An interview and performance session with Joe was broadcast on the syndicated radio show Acoustic Café. It was aired on 60 US affiliates as well as Voice of America worldwide.
  Joe Jackson and Graham Maby performed the following songs live:
  • Steppin' Out
  • Stranger Than You
  • Love Got Lost
  • It's Different For Girls
  
  
• Fri, 17 Nov. 2000
  World Cafe
  (WXPN, Philadelphia, PA, US)
  Joe Jackson and Graham Maby played the following songs live:
  • Steppin' Out
  • Stranger Than You
  • Be My Number Two
  • Love Got Lost
  • It's Different For Girls
  
  
• Mon, 6 Nov. 2000
  Special members-only event
  (WFUV, New York, NY, US)
  In order to raise money for Fordham University's public radio station, pairs of tickets for this event were available exclusively to members making a $250 donation. Joe was interviewed by Rita Houston, answered listeners' questions and read a chapter from his book A Cure For Gravity. During the 60-minute programme he also performed the following songs with just him on piano and vocals and Graham Maby on bass:
  • Steppin' Out
  • Stranger Than You
  • Love Got Lost
  • Be My Number Two
  • It's Different For Girls
  
  The event took place at Flom Auditorium, a 100-seat theatre on the campus of Fordham University, New York.
  
  
• Sun, 22 Oct. 2000
  Idiot's Delight
  (WNEW-FM, New York, NY)
  Joe was a guest on Vin Scelsa's show
  
  
• Sat, 25 March 2000
  Wall-to-Wall Kurt Weill
  (WNYC-FM, New York, NY, US)
  Joe performed these three Kurt Weill compositions live at New York's Symphony Space:
  • That's Him
  • Speak Low (duet with Joy Askew)
  • Mon Ami (My Friend)
  
  
• Sun, 12 Dec. 1999
  Idiot's Delight
  (WNEW-FM, New York, NY, US)
  Joe was a live studio guest on Vin Scelsa's show
  
  
• Thu, 21 Oct. 1999
  Lynne Parsons Show
  (BBC Radio 2, UK)
  Half-hour interview with Joe on his book and his Symphony No. 1
  
  
• Sat, 7 Feb. 1998
  Heaven and Hell: The Joe Jackson Story
  (BBC Radio 2, UK)
  "To celebrate two decades of diverse and rich music making, Radio 2 presents a documentary chronicling the career of Joe Jackson – produced as a montage linking Joe's thoughts and ideas with his music."
  Duration: 60 min, 18:30-19:30
  Listen to the interview (on YouTube with subtitles)
  
  
• Mon, 3 Nov. 1997
  Morning Becomes Eclectic
  (KCRW, Santa Monica, CA, US)
  Joe was a live studio guest on Chris Douridas' show
  Duration: 42 min (incl. music)
  Listen to the interview (still online as of June 2020)
  
  
• Wed, 17 Sep. 1997
  Performance Today
  (National Public Radio, Washington, DC, US)
  "Heaven & Hell & Pop & Classical: Songwriter/composer Joe Jackson talks to Melinda Whiting about his recent album 'Heaven & Hell.' Jackson, a former conservatory student, discusses his compositional techniques and why he turned from classical to pop and back again."
  
  
• Sun, 7 Sep. 1997
  Idiot's Delight
  (WNEW-FM, New York, NY)
  Joe was a live studio guest on Vin Scelsa's show
  
  
• Sun, 8 Oct. 1995
  (WCVE-FM, Virginia, US)
  Broadcasting of The White Cat read by Emma Thompson
  With music by Joe Jackson; host: Meg Ryan
  
  
• Fri, 9 June 1995
  "Schlechte Nachrichten, Herr Beethoven, die Musik stirbt aus" – Die Leiden und die vielen Seiten von Joe Jackson
  (SDR 2 Kultur, DE)
  Radio feature by Bernd Lechler
  Duration: 25 min (in German)
  
  
• Sun, 4 Dec. 1994
  Weekend Edition
  (National Public Radio, US)
  Host Liane Hansen talks to JJ about his latest album 'Night Music'
  
  
• Thu, 3 Nov. 1994
  (CFNY-FM, Toronto, CA)
  Radio interview
  
  
• Sun, 19 Apr. 1987, 08:00-13:00
  Vin Scelsa's Second Annual Easter Sunday Acoustic Extravaganza
  (WXRK-FM 92.3 K-Rock, New York, NY, US)
  Joe was a guest at Vin Scelsa's five-hour show recorded on 30 March at Manhattan's West Bank Cafe. He probably played 'Nocturne' from the 'Will Power' album. (Quote from New York Daily News, 12 April 1987: "And Joe Jackson, who plays a long piano instrumental from his new album.")
  
  
• Sat, 22 March 1986
  Saturday Live
  (BBC Radio 1, UK)
  Joe was interviewed by Richard Skinner
  
  
• 1986
  Profile '86: Joe Jackson
  (NBC Radio, US)
  Hour-long radio show on the occasion of the release of 'Big World'
  
  
• Sun, 12 Aug. 1984
  Paul Gambaccini
  (BBC Radio 1, UK)
  A 60-minute (16:00-17:00) profile of Joe Jackson by Paul Gambaccini. Producer: Stuart Grundy.
  A slightly shortened version of this profile was included in Paul Gambaccini's book 'Track Records', published in 1985. ("I have deleted the references to records played in the programmes and smoothed over the transitions in and out of each piece. These are the only alterations made to the original scripts" – P.G.)
  
  
• Fri, 20 April 1984
  Body and Soul – The Music of Joe Jackson
  (BBC Radio 1, UK)
  "Joe Jackson talks exclusively to Richard Skinner about his new album Body And Soul and looks back over a career that's produced such hits as 'Is She Really Going Out With Him?', 'It's Different For Girls' and 'Steppin' Out'." (quote from Radio Times)
  Producer: Mark Radcliffe
  Duration: 60 min, 13:00-14:00
  
  
• Sat, 10 July 1982
  Countdown Café
  (Hilversum 1, NL)
  Performing solo (with backing tracks):
  Real Men, Alfie (by Burt Bacharach, as an instrumental) and Steppin' Out
  
  
• Fri, 11 June 1982
  Roundtable
  (BBC Radio 1, UK)
  "Star artists and guest DJs, including this week Laurie Anderson, Joe Jackson and Tommy Vance join Richard Skinner in reviewing this week's new record releases." (quote from Radio Times)
  Producer: Trevor Dann
  Duration: 75 min, 17:45-19:00
  
  
• Sun, 2 March 1980
  Star Special
  (BBC Radio 1, UK)
  "Joe Jackson takes on the role of DJ and plays two hours of his favourite music." (quote from Radio Times)
  Transcript of this show (incomplete)
  
  
• Fri, 22 Feb. 1980
  Roundtable
  (BBC Radio 1, UK)
  "Joe Jackson and guest DJ Peter Powell join Kid Jensen to review the week's new records." (quote from Radio Times)
  Producer: Mike Hawkes
  Duration: 105 min, 17:45-19:30
  
  
• a Saturday in April 1979
  Rock On
  (BBC Radio 1, UK)
  Joe was interviewed by Richard Skinner
  Host of the show: Tommy Vance
  Listen to the interview (on YouTube with subtitles)
  
  
• prob. March 1979
  The Inside Track
  (WNEW-FM, New York, NY)
  Joe interviewed by Alison Steele
  
  
• Tue, 20 March 1979
  Kid Jensen Show
  (BBC Radio 1, UK)
  One More Time, Sunday Papers, Fools In Love and Baby Stick Around are broadcast (all from a BBC recording session at the Playhouse Theatre, Hulme, Manchester on 8 March 1979)
  
  
• Mon, 26 Feb. 1979
  John Peel Show
  (BBC Radio 1, UK)
  One More Time, Got The Time, Fools In Love and I'm The Man are broadcast (all from a BBC recording session at Maida Vale studio 4 on 21 Feb. 1979)
  
  
• Fri, 3 Nov. 1978
  Tony Blackburn Show
  (BBC Radio 1, UK)
  Is She Really Going Out With Him? is broadcast (from a BBC recording session at Maida Vale studio 4 on 19 Oct. 1978)