So. You know how much I love jazz. I mean, I present radio programmes of jazz music on public radio, for free, because I love jazz, and I love public radio.

One thing you might not know about me, is that my family originates from Liverpool, in the north-west of England. I only escaped growing up with a Liverpudlian accent by my father moving south, to the West Country, where the regional accent was different, but equally strong. We can only assume that any potential Scouse accent I might have otherwise had, was neutralised by all the Bristolian accents around me. This may be why my accent is along the lines of "low budget BBC newsreader".

The Beatles were from Liverpool. Liverpudlians are understandably proud of this fact. I love good music, and that includes the Beatles.

OK, so now to bring these seemingly random points together.

Much as I am passionate about jazz in its many forms, and much as I love the music of the Beatles, I wish that modern-day jazz artists (particularly vocalists) would stop recording their "special jazz interpretations" of Beatles music.

Stop it! Now. Seriously. You sound like a twat, and you're just fulfilling all the negative stereotypes people hold about jazz.

That's all I had to say.