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On this edition you can hear a selection of Jazz Recordings praising the day from the early Morning Mist to Nightfall with music by Ahmad Jamal, Miroslav Vitous, Dianne Reeves, Chick Corea, One for All, Reid Anderson, Fred Hersch, Charlie Haden, Gonzalo Rubalcaba and others.
On this episode of Jazz Mine from Sean Brophy you can hear tracks from Karl Clews, Luke Thomas & The Swing Cats, Joe Lovano Trio Tapestry, Shai Maestro, Prime Trio and more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie
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Read more: Jazz Mine No. 302 Saturday 17th April 2021 with your host Sean Brophy
On this edition I'ld like to guide you into some classic moments of Tenor Saxophone Madness and Magic with a selection of lengthy and immortal tracks recorded by some of the greatest Tenor Saxophonists in the history of Jazz with music by Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon and Joshua Redman.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 15.04.21 Classic Moments of Tenor Madness and Magic
First teaching himself to produce beats as a schoolkid in East Ham, London, Alfa then went on to discover jazz through the sampling of hip-hop of producers like Hi-tek, Madlib and J Dilla. Delving deeper, he taught himself the piano by ear as a means to dissect these formative records’ harmonic intricacies, gradually forming his own production style of head-nodding rhythms combined with the immediacy of jazz improvisation, all tied together with a pervasive sense of melody.
Read more: Alfa Mist announces a headline show for Whelans, Dublin 8th December 2021
While we will not be taking to the streets this May Bank Holiday Weekend or piling into venues to watch live music , Ballydehob Village have been working hard to plan events so we can celebrate the Community, the Art and the Music that makes this the best small festival in the West!
Last year BJF, which has been running since 2007, had to go online and like all of Ireland, the streets went quiet.
“It’s been the strangest, toughest year in anyone’s living memory and we’re still not out of it yet, but the show must go on. We had to ask ourselves what we can do to keep musicians and artist going. Not to mention to bring a bit of life back to the streets, “
Joseph O’Leary, Ballydehob Jazz Festival Director.
Read more: Ballydehob Announces the Annual Ballydehob Jazz Festival 2021
On this episode of Jazz Mine from Sean Brophy you can hear tracks from Joe Sullivan, Freddie Keppard's Jazz Cardinals, Benny Goodman & His Orchestra, The Bud Freeman Trio, Luis Russell's Hot Six, Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines and more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie
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Read more: Jazz Mine No. 301 Trad Jazz Special Saturday 10th April 2021
On this edition I'ld like to take you on a musical journey by gliding down the River of Sound into some River-themed Jazz fairytales with music by Renee Rosnes, John Scofield, Larry Grenadier, the 29th Street Saxophone Quartet, Brad Mehldau, Herbie Hancock, James Carter, Christian McBride, Tom Rainey+Obbligato, Keith Jarrett and others.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 08.04.21 Floating down the River of Jazz, a sound adventure