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Organ Freeman: Busywork
by Ian Patterson
Not to be confused with the jny:Los Angles-based organ trio of the same name--though it is hard to see how confusion will not reign--this Organ Freeman hails from jny:Dublin, Ireland, where guitarist/vocalist Charlie Moon, organist Darragh Hennessy and drummer Dominic Mullan have held a Sunday residency at The Big Romance since 2018. For its debut album, ...
Michael Buckley: Blowing Hot
by Ian Patterson
An early spring vacation to New York saw Michael Buckley and his wife take in what he describes as “the usual sights." But for the Dublin saxophonist that also meant trips to “three or four saxophone shops." Once a tenor saxophonist, always a tenor saxophonist. Buckley, in fact, started out on the flute, playing ...
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Charlie Moon
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Acclaimed as Ireland's "rising star" of jazz by The Irish Times, Charlie Moon stands out as a singular voice in the realms of cool jazz, blues, and soul jazz. Hailed by the BBC as “A very gifted young vocalist and guitarist” Moon has carved a niche for himself with a melodic guitar style that seamlessly blends rhythmically swinging bebop and blues.
Born into a musical family, Moon inherited his passion from his father, Nigel Mooney, dubbed “Ireland’s King of the Blues,” and began honing his craft early. His formative years were shaped by exposure to iconic performances by jazz greats like Jimmy Smith, Ahmad Jamal, George Benson, Brad Mehldau, and Wayne Shorter. At just 13, Moon had the privilege of a one-on-one lesson with legendary guitarist Larry Coryell who his father played with regularly, igniting his commitment to jazz.
The Piece With The Drums Featuring Conor Guilfoyle Touring Ireland
Lovers of jazz music and dance are in for a treat as one of Ireland's best known dance companies, CoisCéim Dance Theatre, prepare to embark on an all-island tour of their critically acclaimed show, The Piece with the Drums. Described as “pulsating with theatrical magic,” this exceptional production combines live music performances by pioneering jazz percussionist ...
Bassekou Kouyaté At Regional Cultural Centre
by Ian Patterson
Bassekou Kouyaté Earagail Arts Festival Regional Cultural Centre Letterkenny, Ireland July 27, 2024 Few West African musicians have done as much as Bassekou Kouyaté to take the ngoni, an ancient West African string instrument, to the wider world. Born in Garana in 1966, Kouyaté first wowed ...
Boubacar Traoré At Regional Cultural Centre
by Ian Patterson
Boubacar Traoré Regional Cultural Centre Earagail Arts Festival Letterkenny, Ireland July 14, 2024 Letterkenny's Regional Cultural Centre is not the biggest of venues, but a full house is a full house. Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist Boubacar Traoré has been packing them in around the world since the early '90s, though ...
Meilana Gillard: Adventures In Sound
by Ian Patterson
To nurture a sound on one's instrument--a personal voice--that is instantly recognizable, is not necessarily easy. It can be especially hard if following in a line of historical heavy hitters. Meilana Gillard, the Ohio-raised, Northern Ireland-based tenor saxophonist has been compared to Johnny Hodges, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Coleman Hawkins, Joe Lovano and Branford ...
Dave Douglas & Trish Clowes: Eyes Up / Next Experiment At Bray Jazz Festival
by Ian Patterson
Dave Douglas & Trish Clowes: Eyes Up/Next Experiment Mermaid Arts Centre Bray Jazz Festival Bray, Ireland May 5, 2024 The smaller stages remained abuzz well into the wee hours on the last night of Bray Jazz Festival, but a little earlier the final act on the main stage--in the Mermaid ...
Zoe Rahman Quintet/Meilana Gillard Quartet At Bray Jazz Festival
by Ian Patterson
Zoe Rahman Quintet/Meilana Gillard Quartet Mermaid Arts Centre Bray Jazz Festival 2024 Bray, Ireland May 3, 2024 2024 should have marked Bray Jazz Festival's 25th anniversary but for those two years or more of you know what. The silver anniversary will have to wait; no matter, because each year ...
About Chief Keegan
Instrument: Band / ensemble / orchestra
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Chief Keegan
“If Orgone and The Meters had a baby and moved to Ireland… or maybe it’s as if
Booker T and some of the Grateful Dead members and their side projects collided
late one night in New Orleans… either way…”
Emerging from Dublin, Ireland, (yes, that’s correct - Dublin F’ng Ireland) Chief
Keegan released their debut album, The Piles High Club in early 2024 which
is garnering rave reviews and showcasing their tight grooves and catchy
hooks.
The quartet of keyboardist Luke Dunford, guitarist Mark Dudley, bassist
