Cork Jazz Festival - Whos Going?

Kennington

So whos making the trip this year? Chick Corea is playing, i could not be any more excited.

JacoStanley

What I'd give! More importantly, who's playing with Chick Corea?

JacoStanley

Just did a bit of googling. Chick Corea & Touchstone. Band: Chick Corea, Carles Benavent, Tom Brechtlein, Jorge Pardo, Rubem Dantas,
Tim Garland. Not familiar with any of them but you'd bet they're savage.

beer enigma

Carles Benavent is an awesome musician - I saw him play jazz bass with Miles Davis some time back - you gotta catch him i you can.

Velvet Vocals

anyone else good playing?

Kennington

Joshua Redman Elastic Band, saw these over in America, absolutely amazing, McCoy Tyner Trio (he played with John Coltrane for a good while), Ron Carter, one of my favourites, played with the Miles Davis Quintet

Skycat

Definately going and looking forward to Chick Corea,Ron Carter and practically everyone. :eek:

www.riastradh.com

Mongo

Dave Holland!!Chick Corea!!!Ron Carter!!!Awesome....

JacoStanley

My girlfriend is offering me an early christmas pressie of a trip down to cork for this. What a gal!

jwb1

I highly recommend pianist Enrico Pieranunzi's gig at the Triskel this year with the equally-talented Gabrielle Mirabassi on clarinet...can't remember who's on bass. This will be premier quality european jazz...melodic, spellbinding stuff. If you want to check these guys out, visit www.egearecords.com or www.camjazz.com. I think Lyric FM (The Third Wave) intend to record the gig by the way.

JB

JacoStanley

By the way, does anybody know the price of the tickets? Are they individual or sold as a whole weekend thingy?

jwb1

It's unlikely you'll be able to buy an "all-in" ticket...I don't recall them selling these in previous years. In general, it'll be one ticket = one gig. Having said that, you may be able to buy day/weekend tickets for the festival club in the Metropole Hotel. Spending an entire day in the Met is a little akin to spending a whole day in a Vegas casino...you lose track of time and have no idea whether it's 2am or 2pm!

JacoStanley

jwb1 wrote:

It's unlikely you'll be able to buy an "all-in" ticket...I don't recall them selling these in previous years. In general, it'll be one ticket = one gig. Having said that, you may be able to buy day/weekend tickets for the festival club in the Metropole Hotel. Spending an entire day in the Met is a little akin to spending a whole day in a Vegas casino...you lose track of time and have no idea whether it's 2am or 2pm!

Sounds good!

Setun

Gota see McCoy Tyner trio! What kind of band has Corea got with him?

JacoStanley

I think it's his latin type stuff. Flamenco guitarist and bassist. In fact, the bassist, guitarist and drummer used to be part of Paco De Lucia's band.

Baggio

Ron Carter?
...he's the very tall black double bass player yes?...seen him with a veryy good jazz guitarist (can't think of his name right off) on an Edd Thigpen instructional "how to play brushes" video that I have at home and study from time to time...am no jazz wizz myself...but is good to see folks as renowned as this guy in Cork for the jazz bash

ciao' jazzing amigos..Baggio

carl_

Anyone know the sorta prices the big acts go for?
If I go I'd like to see a good a few of them.

jwb1

carl_ wrote:

Anyone know the sorta prices the big acts go for?
If I go I'd like to see a good a few of them.

Not sure...but past experience suggests anything from 30 euro to 45 euro...tickets should be on sale in a week or so.

Bert Fever

Playing a gig down there. Anyone got some spare time in between the big jazz names check out Fuzzy Logic at the Granary..

Cheap plug i know

jwb1

Bert Fever wrote:

Playing a gig down there. Anyone got some spare time in between the big jazz names check out Fuzzy Logic at the Granary..

Cheap plug i know

But I second the recommendation....Fuzzy's new CD (New Hat) is well worth getting...'live' they must be a treat...

Bert Fever

jwb1 wrote:

But I second the recommendation....Fuzzy's new CD (New Hat) is well worth getting...'live' they must be a treat...

Hey Thanks! Glad to hear the new CD is getting a listen.

Alkali

Cant wait to go, Chick Corea is going to be great.

Rob_Dubculture

somethina bit different