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`Opening: Tom Caraher Quintet (Irl)
Miles Davis and his various bands created a huge repertoire of music that is regularly performed all over the world, and that forms a sizeable portion of the traditional jazz repertoire.
Written by Ronan Guilfoyle, one of Ireland’s leading bassists and composers, ’96Miles’ is a large scale work for sextet, dedicated to Miles, that references the various stages of his career from the acoustic music of the quintets to the electric groove-based music of his later years.
Featuring the renowned New York flautist Jamie Baum, and a roster of Ireland’s fines tperformers – including saxophonist Michael Buckley, Leo Osio and Chris Guilfoyle – ’96 Miles’ is a dedication to Miles as we near what would have been his 96th birthday.
’96 Miles’ explores great grooves, virtuosity, and the combination of structure and spontaneity that runs like a thread through all of Miles’ music and beyond.
“… Guilfoyle specialises on the acoustic bass guitar and is considered to be one of the world’s premier exponents of the instrument”
THE JAZZ MAN
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Venue Information - The Mermaid Arts Centre
Since their launch in August 2002, Mermaid Arts Centre has made a splash in the artistic and cultural life of County Wicklow. Presenting an ambitious programme of performances including innovative dance, spellbinding theatre, cutting edge music and art-house cinema.