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Cuar: Roscanna

Read "Roscanna" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
January 1, 2018

Roscanna is the debut of Cuar, a trio led by composer and bassist/flutist Neil Ó Loclainn that adopts a chamber-esque approach to Irish folk music, though one that is open to quite disparate influences. A regular collaborator with the late Louis Stewart as well as in David Lyttle's trios, Ó Loclainn is an adept in both ...

Article: Live Review

Bray Jazz Festival 2017

by Ian Patterson
May 9, 2017

Bray Jazz Festival Various venues Bray, Ireland May 28-30, 2017 There are just so many cultural events going on in Ireland over the May Bank Holiday weekend that it can be a bit of a head-spin deciding what to opt for. Roots music gatherings, literature festivals, classical recitals, a chamber ...

Article: Profile

Improvised Music Company: Orbital Pathways, Gravitational Pull

by Ian Patterson
November 22, 2016

Arguably some of the most dramatic changes in jazz have taken place in the last quarter of its century-long history: the emergence of a strong European jazz identity/identities; technological advances that empower individuals to become their own producers; Youtube, which has all but erased the boundary between past and present; the increase in pedagogical institutions; pan-national ...

Article: Live Review

Galway Jazz Festival 2016

by Ian Patterson
October 31, 2016

Galway Jazz Festival Various Venues Galway, Ireland October 7-9, 2016 The best jazz festivals are not necessarily the biggest. They're not always the ones with the marquee names. The best festivals, without a doubt, are the ones you remember, years later, for having had a hell of a good time. ...

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David Lyttle at The MAC

by Ian Patterson
February 1, 2016

David Lyttle The MAC Belfast January 22, 2016 The soft launch of Brilliant Corners 2016 (March 5-12) took place in Belfast's multi-million pound arts centre, The MAC, and featured Northern Ireland's internationally acclaimed drummer/composer David Lyttle--Moving On Music's Artist-In Residence at The MAC for 2016. The venue, however, was not ...

Article: Album Review

Tubby Hayes: The Syndicate - Live At The Hopbine 1968 Vol. 1

Read "The Syndicate - Live At The Hopbine 1968 Vol. 1" reviewed by Roger Farbey

by Roger Farbey
November 20, 2015

Out of all the Tubby Hayes archival releases over the past few years, this one should by rights generate more than passing interest for several reasons. Expertly mastered by Gearbox from the original tapes and released on vinyl and digital download, it contains four gems, but one of the chief reasons for getting hold of it ...

Article: Live Review

Down With Jazz 2014

by Ian Patterson
June 9, 2014

Down With Jazz Meeting House Square Dublin, Ireland May 31-June 1, 2014 There's nothing quite like a Bank Holiday weekend, sunshine and music. Having moved from 2013's September slot with its unpredictable autumn weather to the last weekend in May with its unpredictable spring weather, Down With Jazz 2014 passed off ...

Article: Record Label Profile

Lyte Records: Dancing To Different Beats

by Ian Patterson
January 22, 2014

Since its inception in 2007, Lyte Records has earned a reputation as one of the very best labels in Ireland/Northern Ireland for independent jazz artists and creative musicians of various stripes. What started out as a very small, personal concern for Lyte Records founder David Lyttle has grown into something much bigger; international recognition came Lyte ...

Album

Tunes

By Louis Stewart

Label: Beechpark Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: It Could Happen to You; You Go to My Head; Broadway; I Remember You; Comme Ci, Comme Ca; This Can’t Be Love; Button Up Your Overcoat; I Surrender Dear; I Wished On The Moon; What is There to Say?; My Heart Stood Still.

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Louis Stewart & Jim Doherty: Tunes

by Ian Patterson
December 14, 2013

It seemed like a good idea at the time. It was a good idea at the time. Ireland's best known jazz musicians, guitarist Louis Stewart and pianist Jim Doherty have played together since the days of the famous Irish show bands in the early 1960s and have recorded together on numerous projects, but the idea to ...