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On this episode of Jazz Mine from Sean Brophy you can hear tracks from Carole Nelson Trio, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Benny Carter, Felipe Salles Interconnections Ensemble, Laszlo Gardony ( Solo Piano ) and more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie
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Read more: Jazz Mine No. 250 Saturday 7th March 2020 incl. Carole Nelson Trio
On this edition I have a first glimpse at the vibration contemporary Jazz scene of Detroit, featuring musicians who are born there, shaped the scene and are involved in education. And you can hear music by Marcus Belgrave, Lawrence Williams, James Carter, Geri Allen, Gerald Wilson, Rodney Whitaker and many others.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 05.03.20 Detroit Jazz - A Visit
On this episode of Jazz Mine from Sean Brophy you can hear tracks from Stanley Jordan, Carole Nelson Trio, Marty Paich Piano Quartet, Earl Hines, Duke Ellington and more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie
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Read more: Jazz Mine No. 249 Saturday 29th February 2020 incl. Duke Ellington
On this edition I pay tribute to tenor giant Dexter Gordon on what would have been his 97th Birthday and I look back at his extraordinary career from his early days with Billy Eckstine's Orchestra, his first recordings for the Savoy Label, his international breakthrough with his ground-breaking Blue Note albums, his 14 year stint in Europe and his successful return to the States until his passing in April 1990.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 27.02.20 Life and Music of Dexter Gordon
On this episode of Jazz Mine from Sean Brophy you can hear tracks from Peter Rosnyoi Trio, Boylan Buckley Evans, Modern Art Orchestra, King Oliver & His Orchestra, Cormac O'Brien ( Bass ), Greg Felton ( Piano ), Matthew Jacobson ( Drums ) and more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie
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Read more: Jazz Mine No. 248 Saturday 22nd February 2020 incl. Boylan / Buckley / Evans
A nice big band welcome to the 55th edition of the Hot Box. The big success of Zandra Queen of Jazz from Darn Skippy Productions at the Smock Alley Theatre Dublin put me in mind to make an edition of the hot box centred on women in jazz. A fascinating glimpse into another world and caused me to reflect on the status of women in the jazz world over time.
So far as I am aware there are no recorded pieces from Zandra Mitchell but we can enjoy and talk about many other women in jazz. I had planned the Hot Box 55 to be a big band show, so why not combine the two.
Jazzy Carnival Celebrations with music by Luiz Bonfa, Stan Getz, Ray Brown, Jimmy Rowles, Sonny Rollins, Donald Harrison, TigraN, Anat Cohen, Oregon and many more, the soundtrack for dancing in the rain.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 20.02.20 It's Carnival Time-Jazz and Carnival