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A Question of taste: Sam Amidon

Vermont-born singer-songwriter Sam Amidon will be in Cork next week to performing his tribute to Harry Smith and “his wild and woolly Anthology of American Folk Music”. The gig takes place at Live St Luke’s as part of the Sounds From A Safe Harbour festival on Sunday, Sept 15, at 5.30pm.

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Irish jazz fans get first chance to see piano prodigy Joey Alexander

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A question of taste - Fiona Collins

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Vintage Trouble are putting a new twist on a trusty old sound

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New York is Irish musician Ken Griffin’s kind of town

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Pianist Joanna MacGregor offers eclectic mix with an autobiographical twist

Live music - Bill Frisell and Friends

Kilkenny Arts Festival

Wed, 20 Aug, 2014

Reviews: Jazz new releases

Andrew McCormack

Thu, 10 Jul, 2014

Media fulfils its appointed role in an election of more winners than losers

WATCHING the elections and referenda from Sweden, where I’ve been working for the last week, I’ve been struck by the emerging myths around the presidential election, the first of which was that “there were no winners”.

Mon, 31 Oct, 2011

Franklin to be honoured with jazz award

A special jazz concert is being held in honour of Aretha Franklin.

Mon, 15 Aug, 2011

Sensitive to the sublime

Coltrane: The Story of a Sound

Sat, 16 Apr, 2011

Eastwood's tribute film to Bennett

Clint Eastwood is to pay homage to one of his all-time heroes - he is shooting a documentary on legendary crooner Tony Bennett.

Thu, 01 Jan, 2009

Jazz maestro Freddie Hubbard dies aged 70

FREDDIE HUBBARD, the Grammy-winning jazz musician whose blazing virtuosity influenced a generation of trumpet players and who collaborated with such greats as Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins, has died.

Wed, 31 Dec, 2008

Untrained musician lands £1m deal

An untrained musician has escaped the world of smoky bars and endless improvisations to land possibly the biggest ever deal for a new jazz star.

Thu, 24 Apr, 2003