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Details: Written by: Donald Helme; Parent Category: Jazz Ireland Blog; Category: The Hot Box; Created: 13 March 2017

This time around we have a very special Hot Box for you with Al Ryan as guest presenter. Al Ryan is a well-known Irish trumpeter and broadcaster who now lives in the UK. He was a producer and presenter of jazz programmes for RTE and Lyric FM in Eire, covering of all Ireland’s major festivals, notably Cork Jazz, for nine years. He now broadcasts regularly for BBC Radio Oxford, as well as leading his own 17-piece big band in the UK and Ireland.

The Hot Box #010 features new releases from pianist Joey Alexander, Austrian guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel and Japanese trumpeter Takuya Kuroda.

Details: Written by: Werner Lewon; Parent Category: Jazz Ireland Blog; Category: All Other Jazz; Created: 08 March 2017

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.

Details: Written by: Donald Helme; Parent Category: Jazz Ireland Blog; Category: The Hot Box; Created: 22 February 2017

The A-Z of Jazz Piano: this time - Pianists in the key of B

The task of hunting down jazz piano from A to Z is really only just beginning, but B proved to be a most rich seam of artists, and the The Hot Box #9 show may be remarkable for who we had to leave out as much as for those we included.

Hear The Bad Plus (yes, yes a bit of a B cheat) and Count Basie, Kenny Barron, Ray Bryant, Jaki Byard and Dave Brubeck amongst an hour long feast of pianists filed under the letter B. And of course, a celebration of the fine pianist from Dublin, Cian Boylan.

Details: Written by: Donald Helme; Parent Category: Jazz Ireland Blog; Category: The Hot Box; Created: 30 January 2017

All singing and all-female version of THE HOT BOX this time around, a rich seam of talent in Ireland and set amongst the best in the world. In this hour expect to find award-winning Charanee Wade and Cecile McLorin Salvant, plus Honor Heffernan, Maria Tecce, Mary Coughlan and Liane Carroll.

Vocal performance within jazz can sometimes be “hotly” debated (geddit?) - are you a jazz singer if you don’t scat? Our answer is emphatically yes, it all depends on interpretation, phrasing, harmonisation…….we could go on. Welcome to The Hot Box No 8.

Details: Written by: Donald Helme; Parent Category: Jazz Ireland Blog; Category: The Hot Box; Created: 08 January 2017

To greet 2017 The Hot Box embarks on a series that features jazz pianists across all styles, countries of origin and eras, spanning most of the hundred years of recorded jazz, and starting with the letter "A", working over time - a long time! - to “Z". The Piano Series will run for once each month.

“A" takes us back to the boogie-woogie of Albert Ammons, to the unique style of the recently departed Mose Allison, up to the present day Lynne Arriale, Monty Alexander and more. Enjoy the letter "A", and keep a look out for the letter B in February.

Details: Written by: Donald Helme; Parent Category: Jazz Ireland Blog; Category: The Hot Box; Created: 23 December 2016

The Hot Box #010 with Guest Presenter Al Ryan

Tales from the far Side 09.02.2017 Bud Powell and his Influnce

The Hot Box #009 - A - Z of Jazz Piano Part 2

The Hot Box #008 - Female Jazz Vocalists

The Hot Box #007 - A to Z of Jazz Piano

The Hot Box #006

Renowned Newpark Jazz education programmes move to Dublin City University