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Rhythm Method: By The Bye

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by Ian Patterson
January 1, 2015

Rhythm Method--a quintet of some of Dublin's finest contemporary musicians--was founded by guitarist Shane Latimer and bassist Cormac O'Brien in 2009. Trumpeter Bill Blackmore, Rhodes keyboardist Darragh O'Kelly and Latimer form a probing three-pronged front-line, with O'Brien and drummer Shane O'Donavan plying lithe grooves. The division of labor, however, is not quite that simple, for like ...

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Workin' II - Irish Jazz Showcase: Dublin, Ireland, May 26, 2013

by Ian Patterson
June 6, 2013

Workin' II: Irish Jazz ShowcaseWorkman's ClubDublin, IrelandMay 26, 2013Where do you go to see Afro-Peruvian jazz, an 18-piece Sun Ra tribute band, neo-soul, vocal jazz, trios, quartets and electronic music with live horn processing, all on the same day? The Workman's Club in Dublin, Ireland, of course. Workin' II, a mini-festival ...

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Phisqa: Phisqa

by Ian Patterson
May 27, 2013

Jazz has come far in Ireland in the last decade or two, leaving behind the trad-jazz on a Sunday image for an altogether more contemporary scene. In part, this is due to the increasingly cosmopolitan face of the country's cities, and in no small measure to the influence of Dublin's Newpark Music Centre, the only educational ...

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Bray Jazz Festival 2013

by Ian Patterson
May 18, 2013

Bray Jazz FestivalBray, County WicklowIrelandMay 3-5, 2013 For many years, the picturesque town of Bray's main claim to fame has been that it's the oldest inhabited seaside town in Ireland. That is, it was the main claim to fame until Bray local lass Katie Taylor won boxing gold at the 2012 ...