France Musique

France Musique doesn't do half measures. It's Music radio France's classical and jazz station, with programming that ranges from medieval plainchant to Pierre Boulez's explosive modernism. The morning slot often features full orchestral concerts from the Orchestre National de France. Then comes lunchtime jazz, think Miles Davis's 'Sketches of Spain' era, not smooth jazz. The afternoon brings world music expeditions. One day it's Portuguese fado, the next it's Ethiopian jazz from Mulatu Astatke. The presenters are the real deal. They drop knowledge without being stuffy. 'Listen to this cadence,…