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On this episode of Jazz Mine you can hear from artists such as Mel Torme, Bob Dylan, Gonzalo Del Val with Dave Liebman & Ronan Guilfoyle, The Tommy Halferty Trio, Shirley Horn, Ray Charles, Cal Tjader Quartet & Dave "Fathead" Newman and many more........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie
On this edition I celebrate Saxophone Colossus Sonny Rollins' 88th Birthday with a handpicked selection of his extraordinary music. Just an invitation to get lost into the magic of his playing and an invitation to explore it for yourself.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 13.09.18 Happy 88th Birthday Sonny Rollins
On this episode of Jazz Mine you can hear from artists shuch as Chick Corea with Steve Gadd, Al Jolson, Eliane Elias, Stan Getz with Luiz Bonfa, Seal, Charles Mingus, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Aoife Doyle, The Gary McFarland Orchestra with Stan Getz and many more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie
2018 Guinness Cork Jazz Festival Programme is officially launched!
Thurs 13 Sept: The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival today announced their full programme of events for 2018. The festival takes place over the October Bank Holiday Weekend (25th to 29th October) and features an incredible line-up of all things jazz!
Nearly 1000 jazz musicians from over 20 countries are flying into Cork for the weekend, including major headline acts like China Moses, Laura Mvula, Blind Boys of Alabama, Nnenna Freelon, Stanley Clarke, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and The Maria Schneider Orchestra.
Cork’s very own Paul Dunlea has also been announced as the inaugural Artist in Residence of the Festival for the 2018/2019 period which will see Cork being represented at key jazz venues and festivals around the world through numerous partnerships.
On this edition you can hear some September Songs, a selection of Jazz recordings to bring you into the darker time of the year without getting the Blues, with contributions by John Scofield, Sarah Vaughan, Enrico Pieranunzi, Donald Harrison, Dinah Washington, the Roy Hargrove Big Band, Sidney Bechet, Christof Lauer and Eric Alexander.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 06.09.2018 Maybe September - Jazz to bring you into Autumn
Preview of 12 Points Jazz Festival plus music from Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker, Dinah Washington, Dakota Staton, Kenny Wheeler and many more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie
There’s a Latin feel to the Hot Box this time around, keeping company with the hot summer perhaps. And nearly all the music played is from brand new releases so we are literally, a HOT box. We also step into the re-creation of some of the oldest and most revered swing numbers, reimagined by an orchestra dedicated to that task, and pause to reflect on the music of a much loved New Orleans piano player of whom Steve Bernstein said, “No-one had a left hand like him, no-one on the planet. It was so strong and fast, and he had such control of every part of it”. Check out his version of Basin Street Blues in this Hot Box.