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JAZZ in the 21st. Century ....
exploring the "soundtrack" to Phil Freeman's exciting book
"Ugly Beauty" in a series of editions of TALES FROM THE FAR SIDE
Contributions by JD Allen, Jeremy Pelt, Victor Gould, Orrin Evans, Wayne Escoffery, Ethan Iverson, Jason Moran and others
Read more: Tales from the far Side 26.05.22 Jazz in the 21st Century Part 1 Embracing the Tradition
On this edition you can hear some great jazz compositions inspired by flowers and you can hear music by Kenny Barron, Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, Joe Henderson, Rene Marie, Wynton Marsalis and others
Read more: Tales from the far Side 19.05.22 A Bouquet of Jazz Flowers
SJP’s Youth Academy partnership with Music Generation Sligo has also been renewed, with 20 subsidized places for young Sligo resident musicians aged 10-18 available at this world-class event.
SJP is a well-established international event running for 17 years, with a hectic schedule that leaves all who attend elated, inspired and educated. SJP’s visiting tutors, many of them major international figures in the jazz world, play host to morning workshops from 10am each day at ATU Sligo, on a variety of subjects, then give masterclasses till lunch. Participants and tutors have lunch together in the IT canteen, and then get down to the business of working on their performance skills in ensembles. SJP Youth Academy has its own dedicated faculty to work with its youth ensembles.
On this edition you can hear some of the finest contemporary Jazz Guitarists with music by Peter Bernstein, Phil Robson, Mike Nielsen+Aengus Hackett, Philippe Coignet, Mary Halverson, Gilad Hekselman, Pasquale Grosso and others
The Hot Box 83 “The Nostalgia Show” all started with a listener request to look at some of the music that ignited a whole new era for jazz audiences, the last of the 50s and the full post-bop era.
On this edition I celebrate Ron Carter's 85th Birthday with a handpicked selection of his recording treasure trove
Read more: Tales from the far Side 05.05.22 Ron Carter 85th Birthday Celebration
On this edition you can hear some of Jazz Giant Wayne Shorter's groundbreaking compositions interpreted by a new generation of musician and some of his contemporaries from Ron Carter to Mark Turner, from Dave Liebman to Ingrid Jensen and others.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 28.04.22 Shorter's Footprints - interpreted by others