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‘Rainy Days’ is the first single from Mauricio Ribeiro (BR) and Jennifer McMahon (IRL). The pair met while studying at Berklee College of Music back in 2016 and have collaborated on various projects since. ‘Rainy Days’ was composed by Mauricio, at the beginning of the Covid-19 quarantine in Spain earlier this year. In what has become somewhat ‘the norm’ in these unprecedented times, a remote collaboration developed when Mauricio sent a demo to Jennifer to write the lyrics. It’s no surprise that the imagery was very much conjured up at the beginning of the pandemic, when things seemed strangely empty and eery; yet the song offers a glimmer of hope, as we all so need to hold onto these days.
With the song ready to go, Mauricio set about gathering an impressive band of musicians from across the globe.
The 2020 Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has been cancelled.
In a statement, organisers said: “As a result of COVID-19 and current Government restrictions on indoor and outdoor activities, with the requirement for physical distancing, the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival Committee regrets to confirm the cancellation of this year’s Festival. “
“We know that this announcement will be disappointing for music fans, artists, publicans and the wider Cork community but their health and safety is our number one priority. We look forward to bringing back a strong, exciting and memorable Festival in 2021.”
On this episode of Jazz Mine from Sean Brophy you can hear tracks from Louis Stewart & Jim Doherty, Scofield & Metheny, Lizz Wright, Ivo Neame, Fuzzy Logic Ensemble and more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie
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MAGIC in the past, HOPE for the future ........ the shining beacon of SLIGO JAZZ !!!!
On this edition I revisit the Sligo Jazz Festival, one of the best if not THE best Jazz Festival on this island, which, despite being affected from the pandemic, thankfully won't give up and continues to spread the message of Jazz around the globe. You can hear contributions by Liane Carroll, Sara Coleman, Emila Martenson, Shannon Barnett, Meilana Gillard, Linley Hamilton, the Impossible Gentlemen, Paul Booth, John Goldsby and others.
On this episode of Jazz Mine from Sean Brophy you can hear tracks from David Lyttle, Sue Rynhart, Carole Nelson Trio, Scott Flanigan, Boylan Buckley Evans and more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie
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with music by the master himself and by artists who pay their respect including Carmen Souza, Louis Hays, Gregory Porter, Chet Baker, Matt Murphy, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Ronnie Cuber.
Jan & Jannike have been collaborating with Dublin based producer Matt Vukos to produce their first official single called MVAS. The new single was released on the 26th of June and this is the video release for the same track.
About the Video
As Jan & Jannike were in lockdown at the time of creating this single and video release it presented them with an opportunity to try something new in terms of visuals. Everything you see in the video tracks with the narrative of the single very well.
