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Read more: Tales from the far Side 19.06.25 First glimpse at Sligo Jazz 2025
On this edition I have a first glimpse at this year's Sligo Summer School and Jazz Festival celebrating its 20th Anniversary with another line-up second to none, music by Rufus Reid, Melissa Aldana, Freddie Hendrix, Pablo Held, Sash Berliner, Scott Flanagan, Sun-Mi Hong and others.
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- Written by: Werner Lewon
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Read more: Tales from the far Side 12.0.625 Vibraphone Magic-Icons and Innovators
On this addition I explore the magic sound of the Vibraphone in Jazz with music from some of the Icons and some of the modern voices on this instrument, with music by Gary Burton, Bobby Hutcherson, Stefon Harris, Steve Nelson, Patricia Brennan, Sasha Berliner, Yuhan Su and others.
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Read more: Tales from the far Side 05.06.25 Let some Jazz into your heart-The Song is you
On this edition I explore some magic Jazz standard about the power and spirit of a song, from "I feel a Song coming on" to "letting it into your heart", the soundtrack delivered by Emmet Cohen, Houston Person, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Dinah Washington, Sonny Rollins, Claire Martin, Perrick Pedron+Ruben Gonzales, Milt Jackson and others
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Read more: Tales from the far Side 29.05.25 Jazz Trumpet innovators and elders
On this week's edition I feature some of the movers and shakers of modern progressive Jazz trumpet with music by Woody Shaw, Eddie Henderson, Jon Faddis, Bill Dixon, Lester Bowie and Dave Douglas
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Read more: Tales from the far Side 22.05.25 Jazz Straight ahead into you heart
On this edition you can hear a selection of "straight ahead and straight up and down Jazz", Jazz straight for your ears, heart and mind.
So get up and groove along to the music of Hank Mobley, the QOW Trio, the Particle Trio, Eric Dolphy, Gary Burton, Gerry Mulligan+Thelonious Monk, Carmen McRae and others
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Read more: Tales from the far Side 15.05.25 Moods of Mambo in Jazz
On this edition I celebrate and explore the magic on Mambo Rhythms within Jazz from its early steps into our modern time, the soundtrack created by the Mingus Big Band, Perez Prado, Tito Puente, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Cal Tjader and others
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- Written by: Werner Lewon
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Read more: Tales from the far Side 08.05.25 On a clear Day-you can see forever Jazz for a bright Day
On this edition I continue to celebrate the bright days of May and I've selected another selection of great, colourful and varied Jazz with music by Iioro Rantala, Verneri Pohjola, Illinois Jacquet, Cassandra Wilson, Michael Buckley's Ebb and Flow, Jeong Lim Yang, Nick Brignola, Ronnie Cuber and others
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