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Read more: Gregory Porter makes surprise appearance at opening event of Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
The 46th annual Guinness Cork Jazz Festival officially kicked off in style this evening, with an electrifying opening event at the 85 Years of Blue Note Exhibition at St Peters. Attended by 150 festival supporters, the evening marked the start of Ireland’s biggest jazz celebration, promising five days of world-class music, soul, and exciting performances.
The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 2024 features world-class international jazz greats mixed with rising Irish talent and artists pushing the boundaries of the genre. Gregory Porter, Mary Coughlan, Buena Vista All Stars, Les Amazones d’Afrique, and Le Boom feature alongside Hot Chip, Kean Kavanagh, Gaby Moreno, the X Collective, among many others.
In a delightful surprise, Grammy-winning jazz artist Gregory Porter made a special appearance at the launch event ahead of his sold-out show at Cork Opera House.
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Read more: Tales from the far Side 17.10.24 A Tribute to Benny Golson
On this edition I pay tribute to saxophonist, composer and arranger Benny Golson who sadly passed away earlier this year leaving us his wonderful music and Jazz vision behind.
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Read more: Album Review - Niwel Tsumbu "Milimo"
My immediate response, when listening to this record for the first time, was “oh, this is fun stuff!”. There are many tributaries in confluence here, with influences as varied as Rhumba, various forms of Classical music, Jazz, a certain ECM Records/Third Stream aesthetic, and of course Congolese music combining into an organic and many-sided whole. While Niwel Tsumbu’s music can sparkle with impressive intellectual and technical prowess, it is at once music with much honestly and at times raw emotional content, moving seamlessly though moments of joy and introspection.
Born in the Congo and long-time asset of the Irish music community, Tsumbu will be familiar to many listeners of Jazz and Jazz-adjacent music. For many decades he has been performing with some of the best musicians on the island and abroad; Sinead O’Connor in Ireland for one, and Buena Vista Social Club abroad for another. Not content with triumph in the real world, he has also mastered the not-so-real world of the internet, becoming quite a success on Instagram with hundreds of thousands of people viewing his educational content. Currently, he can be caught in the act performing with Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi, touring pretty much everywhere on Earth.
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Read more: Louis Stewart and Martin Taylor’s Acoustic Guitar Duets Reissue: A Masterpiece Revisited
Jazz enthusiasts are in for a treat this November with the remastered and extended reissue of Acoustic Guitar Duets, a celebrated collaboration between two of jazz guitar’s finest, Louis Stewart and Martin Taylor. Originally recorded in Dublin’s Trend Studios in 1985 and first released in 1986, this new version, courtesy of Livia Records, is set for release on November 8, 2024. The reissue promises enhanced sound quality, an additional track, and a beautifully crafted 16-page booklet containing new photographs and expanded sleeve notes.
A Historic Collaboration
The roots of Acoustic Guitar Duets can be traced back to the early 1980s, when Martin Taylor toured with legendary violinist Stephane Grappelli. Louis Stewart, already a well-established guitarist, joined the tour in the mid-1980s, and the two quickly formed a dynamic duo. Their shared understanding of jazz standards, bebop classics, and even traditional folk tunes led to the creation of this intimate studio session, capturing their fluid interplay and effortless musicianship.
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Read more: Tales from the far Side 10.10.24 A Day without Jazz is boring-a stroll into its magic
On this edition I present you a selection of Jazz recordings which accompany me through and enrich my Jazz day. And today it is the music of MCCoy Tyner, Horace Silver, the John Donegan Irish Sextet, Julien Costello Quartet, James Kidman, Jamie Baum, Von Freeman and others.
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Read more: Judges Announced for Young Irish Jazz Musician 2024
The search for Ireland’s best young jazz musician continues!
Limerick Jazz will host Young Irish Jazz Musician 2024 in University Concert Hall, Limerick on the evening of Sunday 17th November 2024. Finalists will perform with a professional house band before an expert panel of judges and a live audience.
Young Irish Jazz Musician is a showcase for the best of emerging jazz talent across the island of Ireland. At the inaugural 2022 event the award went to pianist Nils Kavanagh from Sligo. Nils has gone on to a national tour and was Young Artist in Residence at the Sligo Jazz Festival in 2023.
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Read more: Wynton Marsalis & Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra - A Landmark Jazz Event in Dublin
For the first time ever, the legendary Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will be performing in Ireland, an unmissable occasion for jazz lovers! Dublinjazz.ie is thrilled to present "Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis" at the iconic National Concert Hall on [DATE TBD], 2025 at 8:00 pm.
This historic event promises to be a memorable night, featuring one of the world’s most celebrated jazz orchestras led by Marsalis himself—a musician whose influence on jazz has been immeasurable over the past four decades. With a ticket price range of €40.00 to €95.00, available from [NCH.ie], this performance offers a rare opportunity to experience jazz at its highest level.
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