Jazz Articles about Paul Dunlea

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Album Review

For his debut as leader, Irish saxophonist Tom Caraher has roped in some of the country's finest jazz musicians to bring his music to life. The album clocks in around the length of an old vinyl, which, for some tastes is ideal in terms of attention span--it is easy to overegg it these days, with digital compression sometimes guilty of enabling 70-minute slog-fests. No such charge of overindulgence can be levelled at Caraher's quintet, whose soloing feels lean and to ...

Album Review

Next Experiment: Next Experiment

Read "Next Experiment" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
July 6, 2024

Without musical ideas a band's shelf-life as a vital entity is usually limited--that is a given. Commitment is perhaps a more underrated quality. Pianist Leopoldo Osio and bassist Peter Erdei have bags of that, steering the Dublin band formerly known as CEO Experiment through the choppy waters of a key member leaving, followed by the long hiatus provoked by COVID-19. The trio, formed in 2013 with Peruvian drummer Cote Calmet, garnered widespread praise for its live performances and 2015's promising ...

Live Review

Paul Dunlea's 4 Corners at Maggie's Farm

by Ian Patterson
February 5, 2020

Paul Dunlea's 4 Corners Maggie's Farm Dromara, N. Ireland January 27, 2020 When you consider that some Belfast venues might struggle to get forty punters for a Monday night jazz gig, it is no mean feat that as many have turned out, in the middle of the Irish countryside no less, for Paul Dunlea's 4 Corners. It's a stellar line-up, with the Cork leader joined by some of the UK's finest in bassist Michael ...

Album Review

The Paul Dunlea Group: bi-polAr

Read "bi-polAr" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
January 16, 2013

Bipolar disorder is, at its core, about extreme changes in personality and mood. When somebody is diagnosed with said ailment, it's a serious problem, but it can be a positive attribute when an album carries this affliction. Trombonist Paul Dunlea's two polar opposites deal with grooving funk versus staid scenarios, but nobody need worry about these severe mood swings; they're all part of the plan for bi-polAr. Dunlea is but one musician in a growing crew that's ...

Album Review

The Paul Dunlea Group: bi-polAr

Read "bi-polAr" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
December 22, 2012

Ireland's jazz scene may not yet count for much on the international stage, but it's producing players and writers of undoubted talent. On the evidence of bi-polAr, trombonist Paul Dunlea can be added to that growing roster, especially for lovers of the funkier end of the jazz spectrum.Based in Cork, Dunlea formed the Paul Dunlea Group in 2011. bi-polAr is Dunlea's debut album as leader, but he's by no means a newcomer, having worked as a musician or ...