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Episode 32 of The Hot Box in which we find ourselves surrounded by piano players whose names mysteriously begin with the same letter…..L. It’s a rich collection however, from boogie to brilliance, from archived to current, so tune in now………
Read more: The Hot Box #032 – A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 11 – The Letter L
For this edition I invited Eddie Lee, initiator and organizer of the Sligo Summer School and Jazz Festival to bring us through the programme and the events of this year's festival and you can hear music of some of the appearing tutors and artists.
On this edition I feature life, career and music of pianist Ahmad Jamal, who just has celebrated his 88th Birthday. And here you can hear a handpicked selection of his work including some extended tracks of Poinciana and Effendi
Read more: Tales from the far Side 05.07.18 A feature of pianist Ahmad Jamal
In this episode of Jazz Mine you will hear from such artists as Elsie Bianchi Trio, Lionel Hampton, Cannonball Adderley & John Coltrane, Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins and many more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie
On this edition I have a look at Norway's modern contemporary Jazz Scene that developed to one of the most talented, exciting and progressive in Europe and beyond, featuring artists like Arild Andersen, Marius Neset, the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, the Gisle Myklebust Quartet, Tord Gustavsen, In the Country, Jan Garbarek, Terje Rypdal and others.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 28.06.18 Midsummer Jazz from Norway
Chances are decent that if you are reading this on the Jazz Ireland website, you have already heard about the discovery, and pending release, of seven lost tracks recorded by John Coltrane's "classic quartet". Phrases like "a lost treasure" and "a revelation", such as have been used in newspapers and magazines to describe the find, are not hyperbole.
Simply, it is just objectively true to claim that this is the most important lost, and subsequently unearthed, Jazz recording in the history of the music.
This snapshot of the iconic quartet of Coltrane on tenor and soprano saxophone, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones-possibly the most important drummer in the lineage of Jazz percussion-was tracked during a busy period for the group. The band had a week’s engagement at Birdland over the same period, and the following day would return the the studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, to record the album John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman. McCoy Tyner has recorded Nights of Ballads and Blues just two days previously. These guys were living in the music.
In this episode of Jazz Mine you will hear from such artists as Louis Hayes, John Wadham, Elvin Jones, Humphrey Lyttelton & His Band, Don Rendell Jazz Six and many more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie