Ballydehob Jazz Festival has against all the odds this year rolled out another outstanding festival programme featuring some of Irelands finest contemporary Jazz artists.

May Bank Holiday Weekend ( 30^th April – 3^rd May)

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

After the last edition of Hot Box Xtra, remembering the great Chick Corea (1941 - 2021), Donald Helme returns to some “New Stuff“ with a varied programme from jazz-funk to lush vocals, from the valedictory saxophone of Jimmy Heath to brilliant solo piano.

Read more: The Hot Box #067 – New Stuff

On this episode of Jazz Mine from Sean Brophy you can hear tracks from Chris Barber featuring Ottilie Patterson, Asta Hiroki featuring Lalin St. Juste, Matthew Halpin, Zoophyte, Nigel Clark and more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie

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Nigel Mooney is widely regarded as Ireland's leading jazz singer and guitarist. A charismatic figure on the Dublin jazz and blues scenes since the early 1980's, his Gripewater Blues Band spearheaded the blues movement in Ireland and drew many fans of both jazz and the blues. Mooney’s much-anticipated fourth album sees him collaborating with some well-known players in the recent history of jazz to create his finest work yet.

A fund it campaign has been launched to help the album come to fruition.

Read more: Nigel Mooney "Mooney's Blues" Fund it Campaign Launched

On this edition I pay tribute to drummer, composer, bandleader, educator and entrepreneur RALPH PETERSON, an extraordinary timekeeper and messenger of Jazz, who sadly passed away early in March at the age of only 58 but who left us some wonderful music.

Read more: Tales from the far Side 01.04.21 Remembering Ralph Peterson - A tribute to a masterful timekeeper