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In Jazz Mine 148 you will hear from artists such as Dara MacGabhann, Graham J., Julien & John, Zrazy, Melody Gardot, Etta James, Don Ellis, GoGo Penguin, Tara O'Grady, Gerry Mulliagn, Kurt Elling, Dave Brubeck Quartet & Horace Silver and many more..........As you can see lots of Blue Note in this selection. Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie.
The Waters of March and the snow, the rain and the wind !!!! The theme of this edition of Tales from the far Side where we are marching bravely into the month of March and into springtime, the soundtrack for this march created by A.C.Jobim, Mark Murphy, Benny Carter, Joanne Brackeen, the SF Jazz Collective, Anat Cohen, Carmell Jones and Ray Anderson.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 08.03.18 The Best in Jazz
In Jazz Mine 147 you will hear from artists such as Horace Silver, Gerry Mulligan, Melody Gardot, Jazz Messengers, J.R. Monterose, Fred Jackson, Jackie McLean and many more..........As you can see lots of Blue Note in this selection. Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie.
On this edition I pay tribute to the German Jazz Guitarist and Holocaust survivor Coco Schumann who sadly died a couple of weeks ago at the age of 93. Schumann fell in love with Jazz at the age of 13 and learned to master the guitar in Nazi Germany. With a Jewish mother and playing Jazz at the underground scene Schumann was finally arrested and spent time in the Concentration Camps of Theresienstadt, Auschwitz and Dachau. He became a member of the "Ghetto Swingers" and was very lucky to survive the horror. But he always pointed out that he was a musician who survived the Concentration Camp and not a Concentration Camp prisoner who played music. May you rest in peace, Coco, always remembered.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 22.02.18 Tribute to Jazz Guitarist Coco Schumann
The “bari” is by no means the largest of Adolph Sax’s family of instruments but the even larger ones look as though they would fit nicely into an oil refinery. The baritone, which is itself quite a hefty instrument, first became a regular element in jazz music when it became the must-have anchor for the lower register harmonies in the big band era, before which it had been something of a novelty. Baritone players today are a select bunch, far outnumbered by their peers who play tenor or alto, although many musicians today like to collect the set, or a good part of it, and double on a range of saxes.
Hot Box 26 is by no means exhaustive but tries to give a quick summary of the sound of the baritone, from Harry Carney, through to the light-toned but immensely popular Gerry Mulligan, to today’s masters such as Gary Smulyan and Claire Daly. Keen observers will spot the Irish contingent of players, both Mulligan (historically), and Claire Daly today who flaunt their Irish roots.
Read more: The Hot Box #026 – Exploring the Baritone Saxophone
In Jazz Mine 146 you will hear from artists such as Wes Montgomery, Linley Hamilton, Chris Dave & The Drumhedz featuring Sir, John Coltrane Quartet, Red Garland Trio and many more..........A wide range of jazz covering many ages & genres. Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie.
On this edition you can feel the afterglow of Valentine's Day, a mixture of romance and Blues put into music by Frank Sinatra, Chet Baker, Tony Williams, Tony Bennett with Bill Evans, Jaco Pastorius, Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong, bringing you back into reality but allow us to dream on by listening to great Jazz.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 15.02.18 The Best in Jazz-Musical Valentine's Day Afterglows