On this edition I have a preview of this years' Sligo Jazz Festival featuring some of the appearing artists of this excellent line-up.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 07.07.22 Preview of Sligo Jazz Festival
MUSIC FROM HIS SOUL !!!!
THE MUSIC OF CHARNETT MOFFETT
an extraordinary bassist and composer remembered on this edition of TALES FROM THE FAR SIDE (broadcast on CRC102.9fm and on www.crcfm.ie Thursday 8-10 pm.WET. with podcasts available on www.mixcloud.com/wernerlewon and on www.jazzireland.ie
Read more: Tales from the far Side 02.06.22 Remembering Charnett Moffett
JAZZ in the 21st. Century ....
exploring the "soundtrack" to Phil Freeman's exciting book
"Ugly Beauty" in a series of editions of TALES FROM THE FAR SIDE
Contributions by JD Allen, Jeremy Pelt, Victor Gould, Orrin Evans, Wayne Escoffery, Ethan Iverson, Jason Moran and others
Read more: Tales from the far Side 26.05.22 Jazz in the 21st Century Part 1 Embracing the Tradition
On this edition you can hear some great jazz compositions inspired by flowers and you can hear music by Kenny Barron, Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, Joe Henderson, Rene Marie, Wynton Marsalis and others
Read more: Tales from the far Side 19.05.22 A Bouquet of Jazz Flowers
On this edition you can hear some of the finest contemporary Jazz Guitarists with music by Peter Bernstein, Phil Robson, Mike Nielsen+Aengus Hackett, Philippe Coignet, Mary Halverson, Gilad Hekselman, Pasquale Grosso and others
On this edition I celebrate Ron Carter's 85th Birthday with a handpicked selection of his recording treasure trove
Read more: Tales from the far Side 05.05.22 Ron Carter 85th Birthday Celebration
On this edition you can hear some of Jazz Giant Wayne Shorter's groundbreaking compositions interpreted by a new generation of musician and some of his contemporaries from Ron Carter to Mark Turner, from Dave Liebman to Ingrid Jensen and others.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 28.04.22 Shorter's Footprints - interpreted by others
