Jazz Ireland - Events - Venues - Irish Jazz Music

09 Apr

Festivals

Red Keane

6368

2 min read

City of Derry Jazz & Big Band Festival

During the May Bank Holiday weekend the Walled City reverberates to the distinctive jazz rhythms echoing from theatres, bars, shopping centres, restaurants and on the city streets! Enjoy Northern Ire... read more..

Jazz Mine No. 151 Saturday 31st March 2018

05 Apr

All Other Jazz

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Jazz Mine No. 151 Saturday 31st March 2018

In Jazz Mine 151 you will hear from artists such as Julien & John, Kimio Eto, Eduardo Niebla, Linley Hamilton ( with Cian Boylan & The Camden Orchestra ), Melody Gardot and many more............. read more..

Tales from the far Side 29.03.18 Some jazz to encourage spring to arrive

04 Apr

All Other Jazz

Werner Lewon

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Tales from the far Side 29.03.18 Some jazz to encourage spring to arrive

On this edition you can hear a selection of spring encouraging tunes from Cold Spring to Joy Spring. Spring will be a little late this year but you must believe in spring, the soundtrack delivered by ... read more..

Jazz Mine No. 150 Saturday 24th March 2018

29 Mar

All Other Jazz

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Jazz Mine No. 150 Saturday 24th March 2018

In Jazz Mine 150 you will hear from artists such as Wes Montgomery, The Tommy Halferty Trio, Red Garland Trio, Elva MacGowan, Don Wilkerson, Aoife Doyle, Jackie McClean, Phil Ware Trio.and many m... read more..

27 Mar

Talking Jazz

Sinead Dunphy

3753

5 min read

Talking Jazz with Sinéad Dunphy

The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival recently appointed Sinéad Dunphy to be Festival Director for 2018 and coming years, and here she writes of the adrenalin rush that has accompanied her appointment. She ... read more..

26 Mar

The Hot Box

2361

2 min read

The Hot Box #027 – A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 10 – The Letter J

The Hot Box Episode 27 in which we delve into the piano files labelled “J” It so happens that J is a significant file for the fact that it contains Keith Jarrett, Ahmad Jamal and Hank Jones, three mi... read more..

23 Mar

Album Reviews

Daniel Rorke

3737

3 min read

ÄTSCH EP - Review

The Dublin Jazz scene never ceases to surprise me with its creativity, diversity and endurance. What it lacks in financial support compared to other European countries it more than compensates for wit... read more..

Jazz Mine No 149 Saturday 17th March 2018

22 Mar

All Other Jazz

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Jazz Mine No 149 Saturday 17th March 2018

In Jazz Mine 149 you will hear from artists such as Phil Ware Trio, Aoife Doyle, The Tommy Halferty Trio, Marian McPartland, The Jive Aces, Kat Parra, John Scofield, Lee Konitz, Danny Fox Trio and man... read more..

Tales from the far Side 15.03.2017 Charles Lloyd's 80th Birthday Celebration

21 Mar

All Other Jazz

Werner Lewon

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Tales from the far Side 15.03.2017 Charles Lloyd's 80th Birthday Celebration

On this edition I celebrate saxophonist Charles Lloyd's 80th Birthday and look back at the extraordinary career of this groundbreaking and progressive voice of modern Jazz. ... read more..

Jazz Mine No. 148 Saturday 10th March 2018

15 Mar

All Other Jazz

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Jazz Mine No. 148 Saturday 10th March 2018

In Jazz Mine 148 you will hear from artists such as Dara MacGabhann, Graham J., Julien & John, Zrazy, Melody Gardot, Etta James, Don Ellis, GoGo Penguin, Tara O'Grady, Gerry Mulliagn, Kurt Elling,... read more..

Tales from the far Side 08.03.18 The Best in Jazz

14 Mar

All Other Jazz

Werner Lewon

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Tales from the far Side 08.03.18 The Best in Jazz

The Waters of March and the snow, the rain and the wind !!!! The theme of this edition of Tales from the far Side where we are marching bravely into the month of March and into springtime, the soundtr... read more..

Jazz Mine No. 147 Saturday 3rd March 2018

01 Mar

All Other Jazz

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Jazz Mine No. 147 Saturday 3rd March 2018

In Jazz Mine 147 you will hear from artists such as Horace Silver, Gerry Mulligan, Melody Gardot, Jazz Messengers, J.R. Monterose, Fred Jackson, Jackie McLean and many more..........As you can see lot... read more..

Tales from the far Side 22.02.18 Tribute to Jazz Guitarist Coco Schumann

28 Feb

All Other Jazz

Werner Lewon

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Tales from the far Side 22.02.18 Tribute to Jazz Guitarist Coco Schumann

On this edition I pay tribute to the German Jazz Guitarist and Holocaust survivor Coco Schumann who sadly died a couple of weeks ago at the age of 93. Schumann fell in love with Jazz at the age of 13 ... read more..

26 Feb

The Hot Box

2934

2 min read

The Hot Box #026 – Exploring the Baritone Saxophone

The “bari” is by no means the largest of Adolph Sax’s family of instruments but the even larger ones look as though they would fit nicely into an oil refinery. The baritone, which is itself quite a he... read more..

23 Feb

Festivals

Red Keane

11399

2 min read

Guinness Cork Jazz Festival

The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival is Ireland's biggest jazz event that attracts hundreds of musicians and thousands of music fans to the city each year. This October sees jazz giants Kurt Elling, Fred ... read more..

Jazz Mine No. 145 Saturday 17th February 2018

22 Feb

All Other Jazz

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Jazz Mine No. 145 Saturday 17th February 2018

In Jazz Mine 146 you will hear from artists such as Wes Montgomery, Linley Hamilton, Chris Dave & The Drumhedz featuring Sir, John Coltrane Quartet, Red Garland Trio and many more..........A wide ... read more..

Tales from the far Side 15.02.18 The Best in Jazz-Musical Valentine's Day Afterglows

21 Feb

All Other Jazz

Werner Lewon

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Tales from the far Side 15.02.18 The Best in Jazz-Musical Valentine's Day Afterglows

On this edition you can feel the afterglow of Valentine's Day, a mixture of romance and Blues put into music by Frank Sinatra, Chet Baker, Tony Williams, Tony Bennett with Bill Evans, Jaco Pastorius, ... read more..

Tales from the far Side 08.02.18 Hammond B3 Organ master Jimmy Smith and his influence today

14 Feb

All Other Jazz

Werner Lewon

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Tales from the far Side 08.02.18 Hammond B3 Organ master Jimmy Smith and his influence today

On this edition I pay tribute to the legendary Hammond B3 master Jimmy Smith on the 13th Anniversary of his passing and you can also hear some of the great modern Contemporary Jazz organ players deepl... read more..

Jazz Mine No 144 Saturday 3rd February 2018

08 Feb

All Other Jazz

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Jazz Mine No. 144 Saturday 3rd February 2018

In Jazz Mine 144 you will hear from artists such as Dinah Washington, Max Roach Plus Four, Dinah Washington with Quincy Jones & His Orchestra, Stan Getz, The Dave Brubeck Quartet and many more....... read more..

Tales from the far Side 01.02.2018 The Best in Jazz Young female Artists

07 Feb

All Other Jazz

Werner Lewon

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Tales from the far Side 01.02.2018 The Best in Jazz Young female Artists

On this edition you can hear some of the finest young female artists with music by the Trish Clowes Quartet, Laura Jurd, Ingrid Laubrock, Meilana Gillard and others.. ... read more..

Jazz Mine No. 143 Saturday 27th January 2018

01 Feb

All Other Jazz

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Jazz Mine No. 143 Saturday 27th January 2018

In Jazz Mine 143 you will hear from artists such as Jeff Hamilton Trio, Tommy Halferty Trio, Greg Lloyd Group, Trish Clowes, Norma Winstone, Sean Hession with Louis Stewart. and many more..........A w... read more..

31 Jan

The Hot Box

2960

2 min read

The Hot Box #025 – An All Vocal Jazz Show

To welcome 2018, The Hot Box presents an all-singing show hosted as usual by former RTE presenter Donald Helme. This is a mix of Irish and American singers, with some special attention paid to the lat... read more..

Tales from the far Side 25.01.18 Celebrating Gary Burton's 75th Birthday

31 Jan

All Other Jazz

Werner Lewon

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Tales from the far Side 25.01.18 Celebrating Gary Burton's 75th Birthday

On this edition I have a look at vibraphonist Gary Burton's life and career to celebrate his 75th Birthday. And I do that with a selection of some of his groundbreaking and most innovative work from t... read more..

Jazz Mine No. 142 Saturday 20th January 2018

25 Jan

All Other Jazz

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Jazz Mine No. 142 Saturday 20th January 2018

All Irish jazz artists on the show this time incl. Tommy Halferty Trio. Stella Bass, Edel Meade, Truly Divine & Josh Johnson, Grainne Brookfield, Colette Cassidy & Nigel Clark, Christine Tobin... read more..

Tales from the far Side 18.01.18 The best in Jazz (From Stavanger with Love)

24 Jan

All Other Jazz

Werner Lewon

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Tales from the far Side 18.01.18 The best in Jazz (From Stavanger with Love)

On this edition you can hear the choice and selection of some of the members of the Gisle Myklebust Quartet from Stavanger in Norway, well known at the local and national jazz scene, that has released... read more..

Jazz Mine No. 141 Saturday 13th January 2018

18 Jan

All Other Jazz

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Jazz Mine No. 141 Saturday 13th January 2018

On episode 141 of Jazz Mine you can hear from Oscar Peterson, Max Roach His Chorus & Orchestra, Stan Getz with the Gary McFarland Orchestra Big Band, John Coltrane with Johnny Hartman, Nina S... read more..

Tales from the far Side 11.01.18 A Celebration of

17 Jan

All Other Jazz

Werner Lewon

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Tales from the far Side 11.01.18 A Celebration of "heavenly" Jazz

For this edition I picked a selection of "heavenly" tunes and songs expressing the feeling of being "IN HEAVEN", creating some moments of simple and sheer beauty with music by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis A... read more..

Carole Nelson Trio - One Day in Winter - Album Review

16 Jan

Album Reviews

Daniel Rorke

3648

2 min read

Carole Nelson Trio - One Day in Winter - Album Review

One Day In Winter is the sort of recording that keeps one on the edge of their seat throughout. The trio brings a deep empathy with European Jazz-making on one hand; the sparseness and melodicism, whi... read more..

15 Jan

The Hot Box

2899

2 min read

The Hot Box #024 – The Big Band Hot Box

In this episode of The Hot Box we have 80 minutes of the best of Big Band music culled from the post-bebop era, from the best in Europe as well as the USA. You will hear from Clare Fischer, Joe Roccis... read more..

Jazz Mine No. 140 Saturday 6th January 2018

11 Jan

All Other Jazz

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Jazz Mine No. 140 Saturday 6th January 2018

On episode 140 of Jazz Mine you can hear from Meade Lux Lewis, Melanie O'Reilly, Bobby Wellins, Albert Ammons, Jimmy Yancey, Sade, Billy Taylor, Danny Fox Trio.and many more ..........A wide rang... read more..

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