Alina Bzhezhinska Quartet

If you think the harp is for angels then Alina Bzhezhinska and her quartet will set you right. She brings a new perspective to this supposedly dainty instrument, taking the ground-breaking work of Alice Coltrane in the 1960s as a stepping-off point for her own flighty improvisations and sonic adventures.

Capable of high-octane lapel-grabbing statements, she can also create extraordinary lyricism and soul within her own compositions and this versatility and curiosity has marked her out as a pioneer in the field of Jazz Harp. Now there’s two words you don’t often hear in the same sentence, but let’s get used to them because this musician is here to stay, constantly challenging the notion of boundaries in music, roughing up the harp with tones and textures that would ruffle many an angel wing.

Alina Bzhezhinska - harp
Tony Kofi - saxophones
Larry Bartley - double bass
Joel Prime - drums | percussion

Presented by Music Network

Alina Bzhezhinska Quartet perform "Lemky" by Alina Bzhezhinska, Royal Albert Hall

Reviews

"…Bzhezhinska – an artist to watch."

- Evening Standard

"…Bzhezhinska has produced an album of mesmerizing beauty and elegance."

- All About Jazz

"…Bzhezhinska shares with Alice (Coltrane) a mastery of the jazz harp."

- The Times (UK)

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Venue Information - The Sugar Club

"It's a venue to die for. Wood panelled walls, plush banquette seating and a pristine sound system render the rest of Dublin's night-life cruddy in comparison."The Irish Times

After opening in 1963 The Irish Film Theatre closed its doors in 1985. It would be another 14 years before the space would be used again and so it was in August 1999 that The Sugar Club was born.