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On this episode of Jazz Mine you can hear from artists such as Linley Hamilton, Aoife Doyle & Julien Siegel ( as part of Partisans ). Limerick Jazz Festival. Classic albums tracks from Jackie McClean ( pictured ), Lester Young & Harry Edison plus Grant Green and many more........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie
On this edition I explore the very fruitful and hot-blooded relationship of Brazilian Music and Jazz, which reaches back to the stunning collaboration between Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto and is still strong, adventurous and colourful in our modern time. You can hear musical declaration of love to both genres by Stefano Bollani, Charlie Byrd, Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto, Oscar Castro-Neves, Milton Banana, Uri Caine, Hamilton de Holanda, Eddie Daniels, Egberto Gismonti, Charlie Haden and others. So come on in and So danco Samba, so danco Samba ......
Read more: Tales from the far Side 20.09.18 The love relationship of Brazilian Music and Jazz
The New Ross Piano Festival is happening this week from 26th to 30th with a Jazz Day curated by Phil Ware. To get you warmed up here is an interview with Lars Jansson, the headline act for this year’s jazz day. Interview by Simon Sargsyan of http://jazzbluesnews.space
Check out the event details for Lars Jansson
First let’s start with where you grew up, and what got you interested in music?
I grew up in Örebro, Sweden, went to piano class when I was pretty young. It was sooo boring but my mother found a German piano teacher that got me going. It´s thanks to her that I play. She was a tough teacher but when I started playing jazz she listen to radio recordings I made and came with feedback although she was only teaching classical piano music.
On this episode of Jazz Mine you can hear from artists such as Mel Torme, Bob Dylan, Gonzalo Del Val with Dave Liebman & Ronan Guilfoyle, The Tommy Halferty Trio, Shirley Horn, Ray Charles, Cal Tjader Quartet & Dave "Fathead" Newman and many more........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie
On this edition I celebrate Saxophone Colossus Sonny Rollins' 88th Birthday with a handpicked selection of his extraordinary music. Just an invitation to get lost into the magic of his playing and an invitation to explore it for yourself.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 13.09.18 Happy 88th Birthday Sonny Rollins
On this episode of Jazz Mine you can hear from artists shuch as Chick Corea with Steve Gadd, Al Jolson, Eliane Elias, Stan Getz with Luiz Bonfa, Seal, Charles Mingus, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Aoife Doyle, The Gary McFarland Orchestra with Stan Getz and many more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie
2018 Guinness Cork Jazz Festival Programme is officially launched!
Thurs 13 Sept: The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival today announced their full programme of events for 2018. The festival takes place over the October Bank Holiday Weekend (25th to 29th October) and features an incredible line-up of all things jazz!
Nearly 1000 jazz musicians from over 20 countries are flying into Cork for the weekend, including major headline acts like China Moses, Laura Mvula, Blind Boys of Alabama, Nnenna Freelon, Stanley Clarke, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and The Maria Schneider Orchestra.
Cork’s very own Paul Dunlea has also been announced as the inaugural Artist in Residence of the Festival for the 2018/2019 period which will see Cork being represented at key jazz venues and festivals around the world through numerous partnerships.