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Jazz Mine No. 193 Saturday 2nd Feb. 2019 incl. Django Reinhardt & Steely Dan

On this episode of Jazz Mine you can hear tracks from Steely Dan, Julian Bream with The Melos Ensemble of London, Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt & Band, The Roger Beaujolais Italian Trio and many more........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie

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Tales from the far Side 30.01.19 Bird Songs - the Spirit of Charlie Bird Parker

On this edition I pay tribute to the spirit and work of Charlie "Bird" Parker in celebration his compositions by musicians, who are deeply influenced by his music and who integrated into their own styles and artistic messages, featuring Roy Haynes, Sonny Stitt, Clifford Brown, Jaco Pastorius, Joe Lovano, Wes Montgomery and others with their renditions of "BIRD SONGS".

Jazz Mine No. 192 Saturday 26th. January 2019 incl. Geoff Eales

On this episode of Jazz Mine you can hear tracks from Welsh pianist Geoff Eales, The Two Five Ones, Jeff Goldblum with Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, Imelda May & Till Brunner, Bonzo Dog Band, Steely Dan, Lee Konitz & Jimmy Giuffre, Fabrice Mourlon Quartet and many more........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie

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Tales from the far Side 24.01.19 A last Goodbye-Jazz Obituaries in 2018

On this edition I pay tribute to the many Jazz artists who passed away in 2018 and I remember Sonny Fortune, Bob Dorough, Nancy Wilson, Tomasz Stanko, Hamiet Bluiett and Bill Watrous with a selection of their work.

Jazz Mine No. 191 Saturday 19th. January 2019 incl. Rob Heron Tea Pad Orchestra

On this episode of Jazz Mine you can hear tracks from Rob Heron Tea Pad Orchestra, Kenny Burrell, Ella Fitzgerald with Louis Armstrong, Gerry Mulligan with Ben Webster, Guitarist Tal Farlow and many more........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie

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Tales from the far Side 17.01.19 Female Jazz Pianists

On this edition I feature a selection of the best female pianists of modern contemporary Jazz and you can hear the music of Myra Melford, Geri Allen, Rene Rosnes, Hiromi, Lynn Arriale and Marilyn Crispell.

The Hot Box #037 – Guitar Night

In The Hot Box #037 we check out two of the new albums that have come our way in recent months, wrapping the whole thing in a legendary Guitar Night which features Andreas Varady, John Scofield, Louis Stewart, Tommy Halferty and Frank Vignola among others.