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On this edition you can hear some of the artists who played some gigs initiated by Westport Jazz, a small but brave initiative with the aim to bring high-class Jazz to the West of Ireland, to our domicile the Clew Bay Hotel in Westport Town and you can hear the music of the John Donegan Irish Sextet, Kevin Brady's Electric Quartet, the RBG Trio (Redmond/Brady/Gillard Trio) the Phil Robson/Jed Levy Quartet and a track by the late and very much missed Ger McNally and his Trio
In the 87th Hot Box we scratched the surface of the hot topic of females in jazz, and now we to try to go a little deeper, so the 88th picks out some more women whose contribution to jazz has been stellar. And then we take a listen to an extract from the famous Piano Jazz series presented by Marian McPartland, in the studio with her friend, the legendary Mary Lou Williams.
We’re still only scratching the surface, or as one of our chosen songs says, Scratchin’ in the Gravel!
On this edition I feature some of the greatest composition by John Coltrane interpreted by artists like Keith Jarrett, Chucho Valdes, Joe Pass, Archie Shepp, Dave Liebman, Lakecia Benjamin and of course the master himself
On this edition you can listen to some Live recordings captured at the Fabrik in Hamburg and pulled out of the archives of the NDR Radio Station in Hamburg/Germany now re-released on CD
The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival fast approaches and I wanted to send out a preview of the jazz events happening on the October Bank Holiday Weekend.
There will be a healthy mix of acts in this post, some headline, some not and some real gems but as always everything will be in the jazz event calendar on the website. With over 100 upcoming events listed on the website you are sure to find something you like.
It will be too overwhelming to cover everything in a single post so I will be following this up with a newsletter on Wednesday. Hopefully this small selection gives you a taste of what is on offer in Cork this year.
The Hot Box 87 - in which we celebrate some of the best female jazz artists past and present
Scratching the surface in just an hour, we can listen to a few of the female jazz musicians that have been prominent, but in such a talented minority, for the 100 or so years of jazz music.
