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.

TALES FROM THE FAR SIDE is live on air on CRC102.9fm and on www.crcfm.ie every Thursday 8-9 pm with a repeat on Saturday 9-10 pm. And there is a podcast of the show available on the web site all through the week. The show has established itself over the years with a small but devoted listenership (even beyond Jazz-fans) and since the introduction on internet the listenership extended nationally and internationally.

Author: Werner Lewon

Werner Lewon has been presenting Tales from the Far Side for over15 years. It is one of the longest running Jazz-Shows in Ireland, certainly one of the very few from the West. “I am just an ordinary listener and punter who fell in love with jazz somewhere along the way and I love to introduce others to this magic. A day without Jazz is boring!

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