Tales from the far Side 21.03.2019 "Spring is here" With Jazz into the Season

On this edition I welcome the spring season with some jazzy musical statements, messages and compositions with contributions by Michel Legrand, Roberta gambarini, Ken Peplowski, Ron Carter, Houston Person, Tierney Sutton, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Ahmad Jamal, David Murray and others. You must believe in Spring !

Jazz Mine No. 199 Saturday 16th. March 2019 incl. Get The Blessing, Ian Shaw & Christy Doran

On episode No. 199 of Jazz Mine you can hear from such artists as Get The Blessing, Tony Kofi, Richard Galliano, Karolina Strassmeyer, Ian Shaw, Abdullah Ibrahim, Nat King Cole and many more.........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie

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Tales from the far Side 14.03.19 The Tadd Walk -the Music of Tadd Dameron

On this edition I feature the music of Tadd Dameron the definitive composer and arranger of the Bop era and you can hear music by his Sextet featuring the legendary trumpeter Fats Navarro and others and by a selection of Jazz Greats who interpret his music and who bring it healthy into a new era and direction. Music by Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Evans, Chet Baker, Carmen McRae, John Coltrane, Dave Liebman, Ernie Watts and others.

Jazz Mine No. 198 Saturday 9th. March 2019 celebrates 80 years of Blue Note Records

This episode of Jazz Mine is a celebration of Blue Note Records which was founded 80 years ago in 1939 Music from Bobby McFerrin, Grant Green, Paul Chambers Quintet, Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Norah Jones, Gregory Porter, Don Wilkerson, Stanley Turrentine, Lee Morgan & Hank Mobley and many more.........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie

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Tales from the far Side 07.03.19 The incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery

On this edition I feature the incredible Jazz Guitar playing of Wes Montgomery on what would have been his 95th Birthday, honouring an extraordinary but far too short career as one of the great innovators of modern Jazz Guitar with music from his early years, his splashes with the Riverside Label and his huge success with Verve.

Jazz Mine No. 197 Saturday 2nd. March 2019 with guest Melanie O'Reilly

All Irish ladies edition of Jazz Mine this time plus guest Melanie O'Reilly. Music from Melanie, Christine Tobin, Aoife Doyle, Emilie Conway & Irish harpist Triona Marshall and more.........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie

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Tales from the far Side 28.02.19 The Sound of the Baritone Saxophone

On this edition I explore the magic sound of the Baritone Saxophone in modern contemporary Jazz with contributions by Hamiet Bluiett and his Baritone Nation, James Carter, Gary Smulyan, Claire Daly and Brian Landrus, with Jeru nodding his head and showing his respect from high up.