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- Written by: Werner Lewon
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Read more: Tales from the far Side 02.02.23 On Guitaaar...Ladies and gentlemen
On Guitaaaar.....Ladies and Gentlemen
Bill Frisell, Eddie Lang, Charlie Christian, Jim Hall, Louis Stewart, Gilad Hekselman, Kenny Burrell, Pat Metheny, Wes Montgomery and more to come
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- Written by: Red Keane
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- Category: Jazz News
Read more: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Musician-in-Residence Scheme - Applications now open
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Arts Office and Music Network invite applications for the 2023 dlr Musicians-in-Residence Scheme.
Now in its 9th year, the scheme provides musicians with space and time to create new work, develop their skills, collaborate with other artists and showcase their music.
Successful artists will receive funding up to a maximum award of €5000, a space to work in and advice and mentoring to support their career development. Audiences will also have an opportunity to engage with the resident musicians at a series of public performances in Dún Laoghaire.
Three residencies are available to musicians working in any genre of music, from rock to pop, classical to trad and everything in between. Applicants must be able to demonstrate a strong connection to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, or propose a project that links with the area, for example taking inspiration from the location or by engaging with local communities or musicians.
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Read more: The Hot Box #094 - Jazz in Italy
The Box goes abroad this time, heading south east to Italy, where some exceptional and distinctive jazz can be found. In this edition we highlight the marked attention to lyricism which informs so much Italian jazz, as though perhaps the traditions of Italy’s great classical tradition and opera lie beneath much of the contemporary jazz scene. We start however at the inception of jazz in Italy, banned as it was by the Fascist regime in the 1930s.
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- Written by: Werner Lewon
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Read more: Tales from the far Side 26.01.23 For the Love of Motian, the music of Paul Motian
On this edition you can hear a handpicked selection of recordings by the legendary Paul Motian, one of the greatest timekeepers of JAZZ, recordings he did as a sideman and as a leader. And there are also some tracks by some of his companions celebrating his music legacy.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 26.01.23 For the Love of Motian, the music of Paul Motian
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- Written by: Werner Lewon
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Read more: Tales from the far Side 19.01.23 Jazz for the rainy Day
On this edition i feature some Jazz to bring you to the rainy season to brighten up your day. Music delivered by Oded Tzur, Eric Alexander, Vincent Herring, Ella Fitzgerald, Gerry Mulligan, Billie Holiday, Ron Carter, Bill Evans, Ron Miles, Dexter Gordon and many others
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- Written by: Werner Lewon
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Read more: Tales from the far Side 12.01.23 My 2022 Favorites Part 1
On this edition I have a look at some of my favorite albums of the Jazz Year 2022 including the work of Joshua Redman, the Avishai Trio, the Cookers, Immanuel Wilkins, the Fergus McCreadie Trio, the John Donegan Irish Sextet, Kenny Garrett and others
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- Written by: Werner Lewon
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Read more: Tales from the far Side 05.01.23 New Year's Special
Tales from the far Side 05.01.23 New Year's Special
Read more: Tales from the far Side 05.01.23 New Year's Special