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Tales from the far Side 10.06.21

EVERYBODY STILL DIGS BILL EVANS .......
his music honored and explored by a new generation in Jazz
showcased on this week's edition with music by the Belmondo Brothers, Pat Coil, Ricardo Pinheiro Trio, Kurt Rosenwinkel, David Menguals Free Spirits Big Band, Joachim Kuehn and of course the master himself.

Jazz Mine No. 309 Saturday 5th June 2021 with your host Sean Brophy

On this episode of Jazz Mine from Sean Brophy you can hear tracks from Ben Crosland, Ruben Blades Y Roberto Delgado Orquesta, The Hot Sardines, Clark, Dejan Terzic Axiom and more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie

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Tales from the far Side 03.06.21 Ooh, ooh, ooh, what a little Moonlight can do-Jazz about and around

"OOH, OOH, OOH, WHAT A LITTLE MOONLIGHT CAN DO ...."

A JAZZ FAIRYTALE about and around the Moon as a metaphor for many things expressed through a selection of Jazz recordings, drifting into a wonderful Full Moon Night with Jazz as our soundtrack, with contributions by Joe Lovano, Dave Douglas, Carmell Jones, Billie Holiday, Wynton Marsalis with Richard Galliano, Get the Blessing, Sonny Rollins, the George Shearing Trio with Louis Stewart and many others.

The Hot Box #069

In the 69th episode of The Hot Box we follow the trail of the Jazz Worms, only to find it leads back to The Fox Inn at Ashbourne, County Meath, via Denver, Colorado. The Worms have just released their second album - after a pause of 30 years!

The 69th Hot Box also features music by Brazilian pianist and arranger Antonio Adolfo, and some previously unreleased music from Wes Montgomery and also from the German big band leader Kurt Edelhagen.

Irish diva Carmel McCreagh rounds things out.

Jazz Mine No. 308 Saturday 29th May 2021 incl. Nir Naaman & Fiona Tyndall

On this episode of Jazz Mine from Sean Brophy you can hear tracks from Nir Naaman, Teis Ortved, Tico Alegre All Stars, Ray Barretto, Tom O'Hare / Gunther Fischer and more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie

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Tales from the far Side 27.05.21 A short Story of Polish Jazz

On this edition I explore the exciting development of Polish Jazz, from its underground years after the Second World War to its innovations in the 21st Century with music by Tomasz Stanko, Krzysztof Komeda, Krzysztof Popek, Milosc, Leszec Mozdzer, Kuba Wiecek, Marcin Wasilewski and others.

Jazz Mine No. 307 Saturday 22nd May 2021 incl. Edel Meade & Larry Coryell, Kevin Brady & Dave Redmond

On this episode of Jazz Mine from Sean Brophy you can hear tracks from Joe Lovano Trio Tapestry, Llamas with Christine Tobin, Nigel Clark, Edel Meade, Shai Maestro and more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie

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