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Thanks To Everyone That Visited

2008-11-03T12:33:00.000Z

It's all over (has been for a while now). Thanks to everyone who visited and have a look around, sorry I didn't keep it upto date. Thanks especially to those people who took the time to contact me with praise, comments and questions. I hope I was some help to those who needed it. Roll on 2009 :)

The Corea-McLaughlin Concert Tonight

2008-10-24T16:57:00.003+01:00

I wrote a bit about my personal feelings about the Corea-McLaughlin All-Star concert tonight on my other blog, I thought it might be no harm to post some of it here too. At the bottom you'll notice how Corea himself feels about the concert tonight :)
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Anyway, the above song is the one that started it all for me and Chick Corea back in 2002. I was flicking through channels on the radio late at night when I landed on some jazz show on LyricFM. They were playing the second part of the Spanish Fantasy suite on the "My Spanish Heart" album. I was so taken with the drum and piano interplay that I text my girlfriend at the time to tell her to tune in and listen too. I made a note of artist and album and bought it on Amazon.co.uk there and then. It has since become one of my most listened to albums and I have bought it as a gift for people I know. I now own two copies myself, having reclaimed the copy I bought for my father before he passed away.

I havent a clue what the "All-Star" lineup are going to play tonight. I wonder if its going to be new stuff... the new stuff caught me out the last time. It sounds like there'll be a fair amount at least, if Corea's own musings about the opening night of the tour are anything to go by, "The music's tricky"...

Opening night in Monte Carlo - - wow - - what a fun band! John is spectacular! The music’s tricky - - but everyone loves the adventure. The band is bursting with energy - - - > > > Can’t wait to play in Cork , , , > > >

Can't wait indeed! :)

It's a pity this blog died

2008-10-24T16:54:00.000+01:00

I'm sorry this place fell by the way side. I had great ambition to begin with, but I think the way the info about acts in this years festival only came in drips and drabs killed it for me. If I had the full lineup day one I could have bust it all out in a weekend of blogging. Ah well, excuses excuses.

As a personal side note, I'm really annoyed with the changing of the Liane Carrol Trio concert from Thursday to Friday night. I know it was done ages back but it totally clashes with the Corea & McLaughlin concert.

Corea & McLaughlin: Do You Hear the Voices You Left Behind?

2008-10-12T01:52:00.002+01:00

Phenomenal piece of work from "Electric Guitarist" recorded in January 1978. It has John Coltrane written all over it.

John McLaughlin - Guitar
Chick Corea - Rhodes Piano, Mini-Moog
Stanley Clarke - Bass
Jack DeJohnette - Drums

Updates

2008-09-05T09:47:00.000+01:00

Hmmm... this place is more abandoned than that canceled Jean-Luc Ponty concert.

Updates

2008-08-17T12:44:00.003+01:00

The acts just keep coming! There's been a major update to the official page and some dates and locations for concerts are up. Some biographies for the acts are up also. From now on I will just concentrate on putting up videos and music samples for each of the acts rather than including ancillary information about the concerts.

It looks like Jean-Luc Ponty might be performing this year too. While he's not listed in the line-up his biography is included.

"Corea & McLaughlin" Tickets Now On Sale!

2008-08-05T05:35:00.000+01:00

Cork Opera House seem to be keeping this hushed up as the concert isn't listed on either the "Concert" or "Festival" sections yet, but you can buy tickets from their "Buy Tickets Now" page which contains a listing of all upcoming acts, which also includes a listing for the Acker Bilk concert.

>>> Cork Opera House Total Listings <<<

About This Blog

2008-08-05T05:30:00.000+01:00

Every year I seem to miss out on some stellar jazz because I'm not familiar with all the acts that turn up to play over the weekend. This year, I've decided educate myself as best I can and find out about the performers and their music before they turn up to play. I thought some other people might find this process useful for themselves too. I doubt there'll be anything amazing up here, maybe a few youtube videos and some wikipedia entries, but its better than being totally ignorant I guess.

Any suggestions for extra content or alteration of current content will be graciously appreciated, and can be done so by politely adding a comment to the appropriate posting.

[Banner Photo by Donncha O'Caoimh]

David Lyttles True Story

2008-07-21T16:05:00.000+01:00

"The Nearness Of You" The Mike Neilsen Quartet

Dave Lyttle on Drums. [original Youtube source]

Cork Jazz Performance: Sat 25th Oct @ 3pm :Cork Jazz Festival, Metropole Hotel, Cork.

[Dave Lyttle MySpace]
[Dave Lyttle Website]

David Lyttle's True Story
Michael Buckley, saxophones; Myles Drennan, piano; Dan Bodwell, bass.

Venues for 2008

2008-07-21T01:06:00.000+01:00

Everyman Palace Theatre
Cork Opera House
Half Moon Theatre
The Firkin Crane
Granary Theatre
The Savoy Theatre
Gresham Metropole
Clarion Hotel
Imperial Hotel
Silversprings Moran Hotel
Cyprus Avenue
Montenotte Hotel
Crane Lane Theatre

Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band

2008-07-20T17:02:00.000+01:00

"Stranger On The Shore"

Recorded at the Talbot Hotel, Southport UK, in February 2007.

"South Rampart Street Parade" Acker Bilk , Rod Mason , John Mortimer 1973 [YouTube Link]

Cork Jazz Performance: Sat 25 Guinness Jazz Festival, Cork Opera House

[wikpedia]
[official website]

Georgie Fame's Three Line Whip

2008-07-20T16:23:00.000+01:00

"Parchman Farm" & "Yeh, Yeh"

Live In London -1996

Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames - "Walking The Dog"

(NME-1965)

Cork Jazz Performance: TBA

[wikipedia]

Gresham Metropole

2008-07-20T15:58:00.000+01:00

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MacCurtain Street,
Cork, Ireland.
Tel: +353-21-4643700
Fax: +353-21-4506450
email: metropole hotel

[website]

The Savoy Theatre

2008-07-16T20:16:00.000+01:00

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Savoy Cork
Patricks Street
Cork
Ireland

[website]

Granary Theatre

2008-07-16T20:11:00.000+01:00

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Granary
Mardyke
Dyke Parade
Cork City
Ireland

Box Office:+353 (0)21 490 4275
Fax:+353 (0)21 490 4272
Email:info@granary.ie

[website]

Firkin Crane

2008-07-16T20:00:00.000+01:00

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Firkin Crane
O' Connell St
off Shandon St

Tel: +353 21 4507487
E-mail: info@instchordance.com

Cyprus Avenue

2008-07-16T19:53:00.000+01:00

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Cyprus Avenue
Caroline Street,
Cork

Phone:00 353 21 4276165
Fax:00 353 21 4276158

E-mail: eoin@cyprusavenue.ie (Eoin Aher)

[Cyprus Avenue]

JazzKamikaze

2008-07-12T18:49:00.000+01:00

"JazzKamikaze Suite"

Live at DMA jazz 2006

"The Return of Bab El-Ehr and the Future Raiders"

JazzKamikaze working with new material, photo shoots and touring... 2007

Cork Jazz Performance: TBA

[Official Website]
[MySpace]

Enrico Rava - The Europeans

2008-07-07T14:07:00.000+01:00

"Ready Out There"

LIVE in Club A38 Budapest 07

"Hang Around"

Reto Weber plays the famous "hang" percussion instrument, which he helped design.

Cork Jazz Performance: TBA

Enrico Rava: Trumpet
[Wikipedia]
[Official Website]

Eberhard Weber: Bass
[Wikipedia]
[MySpace]

Reto Weber: Percussion
[Official Website]

Half Moon Theatre

2008-07-07T11:21:00.000+01:00

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Half Moon Theatre,
Emmet Place,
Cork City,
Ireland

[website]

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey

2008-07-07T00:31:00.000+01:00

"The Maestro"

At the Tudo e Jazz Festival in Brazil in the Autumn of 2005.

"Son Of Jah" & "In A Sentimental Mood" (D. Ellington)

Cork Jazz Performance: 26th October @ 11pm, The Half Moon Theater.

[Wikipedia]
[Official Website]
[MySpace]

Trihornophone

2008-07-07T00:07:00.000+01:00

Live March 2008

Live at The Drogheda Arts Festival, March 2008. Bill Blackmore - trumpet, Seán Óg - alto saxophone, Kelan Walsh - baritone saxophone, Dennis Cassidy - drums.

Live June 2008

Cork Jazz Performance: 25th October @ 2pm TBA

[MySpace]

Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Allstars

2008-07-06T20:26:00.000+01:00

Christ, where to start...

Cork Opera House

2008-07-05T22:17:00.000+01:00

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Cork Opera House,
Emmet Place,
Cork City,
Ireland.

[website]

Everyman Palace Theatre

2008-07-05T21:53:00.000+01:00

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Everyman Palace Theatre,
15 MacCurtain Street,
Cork, Ireland.
Tel: 021 4501673.
Email: info@everymanpalace.com

[website]