On this edition I pay tribute to tenor giant Dexter Gordon on what would have been his 97th Birthday and I look back at his extraordinary career from his early days with Billy Eckstine's Orchestra, his first recordings for the Savoy Label, his international breakthrough with his ground-breaking Blue Note albums, his 14 year stint in Europe and his successful return to the States until his passing in April 1990.

Read more: Tales from the far Side 27.02.20 Life and Music of Dexter Gordon

On this episode of Jazz Mine from Sean Brophy you can hear tracks from Peter Rosnyoi Trio, Boylan Buckley Evans, Modern Art Orchestra, King Oliver & His Orchestra, Cormac O'Brien ( Bass ), Greg Felton ( Piano ), Matthew Jacobson ( Drums ) and more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie

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Read more: Jazz Mine No. 248 Saturday 22nd February 2020 incl. Boylan / Buckley / Evans

Jazzy Carnival Celebrations with music by Luiz Bonfa, Stan Getz, Ray Brown, Jimmy Rowles, Sonny Rollins, Donald Harrison, TigraN, Anat Cohen, Oregon and many more, the soundtrack for dancing in the rain.

Read more: Tales from the far Side 20.02.20 It's Carnival Time-Jazz and Carnival

On this episode of Jazz Mine Sean Brophy interviews Allen Smith from Jazz on the Terrace you can hear tracks from Nina Simone, Miles Davis, Fuzzy Logic Ensemble, Mike Nielsen, Ronan Guilfoyle & Conor Guilfoyle, Ellen Cranitch and more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie

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Read more: Jazz Mine No. 247 Saturday 15th February 2020 with guest Allen Smith

On this edition I follow the majestic harp on its excursion into Jazz territory and I feature the pioneering and ground-breaking playing of Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane and showcase their influence on a new generation of players like Deborah Henson-Conant, Brandee Younger, Edmar Castaneda and Alina Bzehzhinska.

Read more: Tales from the far Side 13.02.20 The Jazz Harp

On this episode of Jazz Mine Sean Brophy interviews Dominic Reilly from Dublinjazz.ie you can hear tracks from Noel Kelehan Quintet, Honor Heffernan, Joey Alexander, Linley Hamilton and more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie

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Read more: Jazz Mine No 246 Saturday 8th February 2020 incl. Noel Kelehan

FEBRUARY JAZZ from Winter Blues to Spring Feelings the soundtrack delivered by Wayne Escoffery, Sunna Gunnlaugs, Blossom Dearie, Sonny Stitt, Hank Jones, Alina Bzhezhinska Quartet, Hank Crawford, King Curtis and others.

Read more: Tales from the far Side 06.02.20 Jazz in February between Winter Blues and Spring Feelings