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Jazz Mine No. 313 Saturday 3rd July 2021 incl. Evelyn Laurie & Patricia Barber

On this episode of Jazz Mine from Sean Brophy you can hear tracks from Murray Brothers, Joey Alexander, Patricia Barber, Vijay Iyer with Linda May Han Oh & Tyshawn Surrey, Evelyn Laurie and more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie

Email : jazzmine [AT] dublincityfm [DOT] ie with any comments, suggestions. etc. Thanks.

Tales from the far Side 01.07.21 Early Morning Mist-Jazz for that magic moment of the day

On this edition I reflect on this special moment in the morning when you wake up, this moment of stillness with nothing on your mind. And then some magic Jazz might drift in, the soundtrack created here by Chet Baker, Ahmad Jamal, Jerry Granelli, Abbey Lincoln, the Modern Jazz Quartet, Curtis Amy, Paul Bryant and many others.

The Hot Box #070 - The Guitar Files - Part 5

In this edition we head into the Guitar Files once again, focusing on the letter D. It’s a sparse file, so we’ve looked back and found a couple of fine players omitted from the C file, and looked forward with an appetiser for the E file to come…….

And we talk some about the Fund for Phil as well as two other funding endeavours for Nigel Mooney’s upcoming album and Jazz Ireland.

Jazz Mine No. 312 Saturday 26th. June 2021 incl. Count Basie & His Orchestra and Fats Waller

On this episode of Jazz Mine from Sean Brophy you can hear tracks from Andrew Woodhead, Murray Brothers, Louis Jordan, Count Basie & His Orchestra, King Porter and more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie

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Tales from the far Side 24.06.21 The Interplay of Saxophone and Guitar

"CLOSELY INTERTWINED"

THE INTERPLAY OF SAXOPHONE AND GUITAR

explored on this week's edition with contributions by the pairings of Sonny Rollins + Jim Hall, Hank Mobley + Grant Green, John Coltrane + Kenny Burrell, Zoot Sims + Joe Pass, Joe Lovano + Bill Frisell, Jan Garbarek + Ralph Towner, Joshua Redman + Pat Metheny.

Dave Flynn’s Irish Memory Orchestra Launches Composer's Vision

Dave Flynn’s Irish Memory Orchestra launches Composer’s Vision, an exciting new mentorship opportunity for young blind or vision impaired composers.

Dave Flynn’s Irish Memory Orchestra is searching for 3 talented young blind or vision impaired composers to work collaboratively on a new choral work that will be premiered by the IMO Youth Orchestra & Choir, alongside Dave Flynn’s The Vision Symphony, in Galway on Easter Saturday 2022.