On this edition I feature the work of Carla Bley, one of the great Jazz composer, arranger and bandleader of our time and I am looking back at her extraordinary career and work as a devoted fan and admirers, who has discovered her music as a great companion through life.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 05.08.21 The Music of Carla Bley
On this episode of Jazz Mine from Sean Brophy you can hear tracks from Alchemy Sound Project, Organics, Rhiannon Giddens & Francesci Turrisi, Anita O'Day, Count Basie and more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie
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Read more: Jazz Mine 317 Sunday 1st. August 2021 TWO HOUR EDITION
On this week's edition I celebrate the hot Irish Summer with a selection of summer-themed Jazz also suitable for a rainy day cheering you up with the music of Dave Brubeck, Louis Armstrong, Art Blakey, Wolfgang Schlueter, Dave Holland's Aziza, Marius Neset, Keith Jarrett and others.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 29.07.21 Jazz at a hot Irish Summer Day
On this edition you can enjoy "a Breeze of Jamaica" and you can dance to the rhythms and groove of Caribbean-and-Jamaican influenced Jazz by one of the pioneering and innovative voices of this genre, with music by Monty Alexander, Ernest Ranglin, the Jazz Jamaica All Stars, Courtney Pine, Lenny Hibbert, Andy Hamilton, Joe Harriott, the Jazz Warriors and many others.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 22.07.21 A Breeze of Jamaica - The Best in Jazz
On this edition I'd like to explore the music and vision of Charlie Parker and Lester Young, two different figures in the history of Jazz, who also had very much in common and influenced generations of young musicians, exploring
PARKER OR PRES, or both and all magic inbetween and beyond.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 15.07.21 Parker or Pres ! and all magic inbetween and beyond
On this episode of Jazz Mine from Sean Brophy you can hear tracks from Nat King Cole, Mick Mulligan & George Melly, Miles Davis, Tony Bennett, Phil Ware Trio and more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie
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Read more: Jazz Mine No. 314 Saturday 10th July 2021 incl. Phil Ware Trio & Matthew Halpin
On this edition I pay tribute to the late great Curtis Fuller, one of the greatest Post-Bop trombonist of our Time.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 09.07.21 Tribute to Curtis Fuller
