Upcoming Jazz & Blues Gigs

TalkingGoose · 26-09-2010 12:01am

Barry Barnes, the guitarist out of Rory Gallagher tribute band Sinnerboy, will be performing a solo acoustic gig in JJ Smyths on Aungier Street next Tuesday coming. Admin €10.

http://www.jjsmyths.com/tuesday/259-the-acoustic-music-of-rory-gallagher-featuring-barry-barnes-uk-.html

I saw Sinnerboy two years ago at the Jazz Festival and they blew me away and have been looking forward to seeing him solo for a good while. Get your checked shirts out lads and lassies!

Hot House Bigband · 29-09-2010 3:51pm

The Hot House Bigband are launching their new Monday night residency at The Mercantile Bar & Grill Dame St Dublin starting on Monday October 4th.
Doors open at 8:30pm and admission is €8

http://www.mercantilehotel.ie/gig/hot-house-big-bandperforming-every-monday/

The Hot House Bigband consists of 17 jazz musicians and 2 formidable vocalists bringing many years of experience together to produce a 'must see' night for folks who love their music.

Check us out on Facebook and YouTube

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001074902208

http://m.youtube.com/?ytsession=CuHTU0z-DVtg0QDmuXzbI-t7i7E57-DfiWzuWHliPpsku32UcTnB2BwvbUpiAlW-DTZHnmWka-yWGlMqJbzCLB40KqiohOrKf39kzsBzB6YGbBaChz831cX5iZASdARmSKTdRs2fA3uLei7UHFjHhg#/watch?xl=xl_blazer&v=oNxEomZzuT0

Stags head · 03-10-2010 7:05pm

Louis Stewart play a residency in The Stag's Head.
Don't miss your chance to see the legend that is Louis Stewart play. Every Sunday from 6pm

Hot House Bigband · 07-10-2010 11:53am

The Hot House Bigband evey Monday night(residency)at The Mercantile Bar & Grill Dame St Dublin.
Doors open at 8:30pm and admission is €8

http://www.mercantilehotel.ie/gig/ho...-every-monday/

The Hot House Bigband consists of 17 jazz musicians and 2 formidable vocalists bringing many years of experience together to produce a 'must see' night for folks who love their music.

Check us out on Facebook and YouTube

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001074902208

http://m.youtube.com/?ytsession=CuHT...&v=oNxEomZzuT0

born2bwild · 20-11-2010 12:19pm

Ali and the Dts are playing in JJ Smyth's on Aungier street, Dublin, tonight 20th November. They're pretty good - they played both oxegen and the electric picnic this year and are currently recording their second album.
Well, that's it. I'm going anyway.

SanoVitae · 22-11-2010 12:47am

I'm going to see Aja (Steely Dan tribute band) at JJs on Wednsday. They are fantastic.

jamieev · 23-11-2010 12:02pm

Hi,

The 7th House Quintet are playing in Slatterys in Rathmines on this Friday night, 26 November. We play straight ahead jazz standards by Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins et al. We will be joined by special guest Odharnait Ansbro on vocals.

Door open at 9.

Hope to see you there.

mrbright · 29-11-2010 1:43pm

Is there anywhere I can see a Blues gig in Dublin this weekend?

KingPin12 · 01-12-2010 4:56pm

Pilgrim Blues Band play Thomas House, Thomas Street this coming Friday 1st Dec and Shebeen Chic, Georges Street next Wednesday 8th. Both kick off @10pm - til late.

All Welcome & free admission to both!

mrbright · 02-12-2010 1:46pm

Thanks for that - doesn't look like will be going anywhere in this weather though!

Wolflinge · 03-12-2010 7:01pm

For avant-jazz heads...

jamieev · 13-12-2010 9:51am

Hi,

The 7th House Quintet are returning to Slatterys in Rathmines on this Friday night, 17 November. We play straight ahead jazz standards by Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins et al. We will be joined by special guest Odharnait Ansbro on vocals.

Door open at 9.

Hope to see you there.

Hot House Bigband · 24-01-2011 11:51am

The Hot House Bigband are back playing their Monday night residency at The Mercantile Bar & Grill Dame St Dublin starting on Monday January 24th 2011
Doors open at 9pm and admission is €8

http://www.mercantilehotel.ie/gig/hot-house-big-bandperforming-every-monday-12/

The Hot House Bigband consists of 17 jazz musicians plus 1 female and 2 male vocalists bringing many years of experience together to produce a 'must see' night for folks who love their music.

Check us out on Facebook and YouTube

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001074902208

http://www.youtube.com/user/HotHouseBigband?feature=mhum

N.G.P · 06-03-2011 10:52am

Blues Aint Dead

Whelans(upstairs)
Thurdsay 10th March 2011

Voodoo Jack
Cool Hand Shandy
Slidin PK

Doors 8pm
Cost €7 or €5 with a flyer or student card

www.voodoojack.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cool-Hand-Shandy/166480304607
www.reverbnation.com/slidinpk

http://www.whelanslive.com/index.php/archives/377

http://www.facebook.com/pages/NGP/114215198648326?v=info

RC88 · 09-03-2011 2:30am

anyone know if they are any good blues gigs coming in waterford or anywhere close by, i fancy seeing a good blues show but can't find any myself, even a bit of jazz would'nt go amiss, cheers

M O N T O · 13-04-2011 5:56pm

RC88 wrote: »

anyone know if they are any good blues gigs coming in waterford or anywhere close by, i fancy seeing a good blues show but can't find any myself, even a bit of jazz would'nt go amiss, cheers

Pretty amateur but, there is a jazz night every tuesday in the Kings pub in Waterford City. I'm a Music student in WIT and its basically the Jazz students playing for the night, but anyone is also open to come in and play a song. hope this helps.

tarbolton · 13-04-2011 8:14pm

Check out the Improvised Music Company's website for news of upcoming gigs.

There's an interesting one coming up on April 27th 2011 in Whelan's featuring Tarab. (Interesting mix of jazz, trad and Mediterranean music). I can recommend this one!

jamieev · 21-04-2011 10:32am

Hi,

The 7th House Quintet will play the Headline Bar, 56 Clanbrassil St on Saturday, 7 May. We play straight ahead jazz standards by Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins et al.

Door open at 8:30, €7 at the door.

Hope to see you there.

rcaz · 01-05-2011 12:10am

Just heard about these when I saw how good the drummer is;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly8KniNgkXo

Playing the Project Arts Centre in Dublin on Wednesday 4th of May.

Sharkefood · 03-05-2011 1:12am

Roots Blues gig in
The Yukon Bar, Mullingar, Westmeath

on
Thursday 19th May

Music from
Slidin' pk and Mick Heslin

http://www.reverbnation.com/slidinpk
http://www.myspace.com/mickheslin

cormob · 05-05-2011 9:32am

Every Thursday from May 12th

Triple Helix

Darragh O'Kelly (keys) Cormac OBrien (Double Bass) Sean Carpio (Drums).
Upstairs in Gilbert and Wrights, George's St Lower, Dun Laoghaire.
9-11, ADM FREE

Drawing on influences from early Keith Jarrett to Robert Glasper, from Ornette Coleman to Joshua Redman,
the trio explore the fun side of jazz and improvised music using a mix of original material and personal favourites as the vehicle.

mntothat · 09-05-2011 6:57pm

Amen Brother's Sun Ra Birthday Celebrations (incl. Screening of Space is the Place and Mike Huckaby Sun Ra Set)

Venue: Grand Social
Date: 20/05/2011
Cost: €8 (Early Bird), €10 (On the Door), €15 (weekend ticket for both nights)
Website: http://mntothat.com/

Amen Brother will host very special Sun Ra birthday celebrations with a movie screening, giveaways including Sun Ra vinyl edits & a very special Sun Ra set from Mike Huckaby, Mike will be bringing his own Reel-to-Reel.

See http://mntothat.com/mike-huckaby-weekender/ for more details.

tarbolton · 09-05-2011 7:48pm

This looks interesting: Mike Coady Quartet in Whelans on May 15th. Features Dave Binney on sax and Ivo Neame (pianist with Phronesis - see post above).
See the improvised music company website for details

NoUAre · 10-05-2011 9:08am

mntothat wrote: »

Amen Brother's Sun Ra Birthday Celebrations (incl. Screening of Space is the Place and Mike Huckaby Sun Ra Set)

Venue: Grand Social
Date: 20/05/2011
Cost: €8 (Early Bird), €10 (On the Door), €15 (weekend ticket for both nights)
Website: http://mntothat.com/

Amen Brother will host very special Sun Ra birthday celebrations with a movie screening, giveaways including Sun Ra vinyl edits & a very special Sun Ra set from Mike Huckaby, Mike will be bringing his own Reel-to-Reel.

See http://mntothat.com/mike-huckaby-weekender/ for more details.

This looks excellent! Mike Huckaby is a great house dj. Interested in hearing his Jazz side!!

mntothat · 10-05-2011 10:46am

NoUAre wrote: »

This looks excellent! Mike Huckaby is a great house dj. Interested in hearing his Jazz side!!

Cool, we're running competitions for passes for Friday's Sun Ra gig at the moment. Hopefully see some of you guys down there, would be nice to have an knowledgeable Jazz crowd at the gig. I can imagine a few heads knocking about scratching their heads "hmm, this isn't house muzic"

A sample of what to expect for those intrigued: http://soundcloud.com/amenbrother/mike-huckaby-live-at-sun-ra

Tickets can also be bought at: http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?251031

He'll also be doing a house set on Saturday, so everybody's a winner! Anyway, apologies for the shameless plugging, I feel guilty so freebies time:

To enter; simply pm us with an answer to the following question;

Q1: Cosmic Jazz composer, Sun Ra, led “The Arkestra” for much of his life. Name the musician from Sun Ra’s Arkestra, who led “The Arkestra” after Sun Ra’s death and who has also worked on a separate project with Carl Craig?

First correct answer from here gets a pass,

. Peace!

jamieev · 11-05-2011 2:54pm

Hi,

The 7th House Quintet will return to the Headline Bar, 56 Clanbrassil St on Saturday, 21 May. We play straight ahead jazz standards by Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins et al.

Door open at 8:30, €5 at the door.

Hope to see you there.

Leeson Laddie · 15-05-2011 10:53pm

"Spider" John Koerner, traditional American folk and country blues musician.
Bob Dylan acknowledges Koerner as an influence in his autobiography -"We hit it off right away. ... When he spoke he was soft spoken, but when he sang he became a field holler shouter. Koerner was an exciting singer, and we began playing a lot together." Coming to The Leeson Lounge, Dublin. June 7th & 8th. €15

DominoDub · 24-05-2011 11:33pm

Navigator Concert Series 2011: ECM Perspectives
Sunday 5th June 2011 7pm

Prices: €25, €20

(Friends and Groups €18)

Room: Main Auditorium

The National Concert Hall and Improvised Music Company brings the world’s finest jazz and world music performers to The Main Auditorium throughout 2011.

7pm: Trygve Seim’s The Source- Trygve Seim, sax; Øyvind Brække, trombone; Mats Eilertsen, doublebass; Per Oddvar Johansen, drums

8.15pm: Stefano Bollani solo piano

9.30pm: Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin-Nik Bärtsch, piano, fender rhodes; Kaspar Rast, drums; Björn meyer, Bass; Andi Pupato, percussion; Sha, contrabass clarinet

A banquet to appreciate at your leisure for the bank holiday as we celebrate the renowned ECM label, a watchword in excellence in jazz and contemporary music. Three perspectives on today’s generation of ECM artists are offered here, all different yet each in their way imbued with the characteristic lyricism that defines ECM. Tenor saxophonist Trygve Seim soars as naturally as Garbarek, and is heard here in similarly uninhibited Norwegian company with The Source. The freewheeling Stefano Bollani follows, a witty and exuberant pianist blessed with amazing rhythmic resources. To close, the zen- like funk of Switzerland’s Nik Bartsch as he takes us through the gears with Ronin, a brilliantly hypnotic band that builds from the scantest motifs and tautest dynamics to unveil gorgeous rhythmic facades.

Pre-Concert Talk: 6pm

The Navigator Series continues in July and November with concerts from AFROCUBISM and DAVE HOLLAND & PEPE HABICHUELA

Presented by the National Concert Hall in association with Improvised Music Company

https://www.nch.ie/online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=9C60D620-4CFC-444A-A379-247217A10F79

Sharkefood · 26-05-2011 10:34am

10th June 2011
The Stables, Mullingar

Slidin Pk and his PEG band
http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/song_details/8613133

Arrow in the Sky
http://www.myspace.com/arrowinthesky

Mick Heslin
http://www.myspace.com/mickheslin

Paulie Martin
http://soundcloud.com/guitargod24/dead-mans-hand

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10th June 2011
The Stables Mullingar

€5.oo for 1 ticket
€8.oo for 2 tickets
€6.oo on the door

Tickets available at The Yukon Bar

18AD · 04-06-2011 2:38am

Cosa Nostra

@ The Green Room, Dublin.

20:15, 14th June. €8

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=132570873488082

jamieev · 18-06-2011 11:39am

The 7th House Quintet will return to the Headline Bar, 56 Clanbrassil St tonight Saturday, 18 June. We play straight ahead jazz standards by Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins et al.

Door open at 8:30, €5 at the door.

Hope to see you there.

Hollen · 18-06-2011 9:41pm

I went to see the Phil Ware trio at JJ Smyths last Monday. They were absolutely great. They are playing again this Monday 20th. Go and see one of the best Irish based Jazz pianists.

http://www.jjsmyths.com/monday/479-phil-ware-trio-with-matthew-halpin.html

gobo99 · 27-06-2011 5:12pm

Hollen wrote: »

I went to see the Phil Ware trio at JJ Smyths last Monday. They were absolutely great. They are playing again this Monday 20th. Go and see one of the best Irish based Jazz pianists.

http://www.jjsmyths.com/monday/479-phil-ware-trio-with-matthew-halpin.html

thanks Phil

Mingus08 · 28-06-2011 2:07pm

For the record - while the above post does look like the person joined up just to post about Phil's gig (nothing wrong with that) - Phil himself would have too much style to pretend to be someone else on a board to promote his own gig.

In addition - Phil's trio is by far one of the finest in the country and this Monday he has legendary Scottish saxophonist Bobby Wellins guesting as the final week in bunch of 5 (I think) gigs.

All about Jazz - Bobby Wellins

So I concur - Go and see one of the finest Irish based Jazz pianists.

The Paulinator · 12-08-2011 12:34pm

The Urban Mojo Blues Band are playing three gigs this weekend:
Friday 12th August: Ollie's Bar, Skerries 10pm.
Saturday 13th August: MB Slattery's, Rathmines 10pm
Sunday 14th August: Joe May's Harbour Bar, Skerries 7pm.

www.urbanmojobluesband.com

jamieev · 30-08-2011 10:56pm

The Jamie Evans Quartet will play upstairs at the Stags Head this Thursday, 1 September. Jazz standards and originals. Doors open at 8.30. 5 euro.

Desmo · 31-08-2011 4:13pm

Andreas Varady/Dave Lyttle/Michael Buckley and Bandy Varady in JJs on Sunday night.
http://www.jjsmyths.com/special-events/511-andreas-varady-quartet-feat-michael-buckley.html

pauliewallie · 26-09-2011 1:46pm

The Ladies sing the Blues

Near FM is currently producing a series of documentaries that celebrates Jazz and Blues music in Dublin. This series is a follow up to the very successful Northside Blues series form 2009. Near has lined up three outstanding female acts to play in the Clontarf Yacht Club venue. On the first three Saturdays of October’11 punters will be treated to performances by Susan Tomelty, Honor Heffernan and Bree Harris respectively. All of the performances will be recorded and contribute to three one hour documentaries to be aired in December 2011. The programmes will document each of the artists featured and the Jazz and Blues scene in Dublin both past and present.

Sat October 1st - Susan Tomelty hails from a theatrical and musical family in Portaferry, Co. Down. She has a passion for singing, writing melody and performing. Susan's musical journey has taken her from her native Co. Down to Scotland, England, France, Sweden, Denmark, Nashville and all over Ireland. A pure and distinctive voice, she can cover a wide range of material but her influences are more Rhythm & Blues, Soul and Gospel.

Sat October 8th - Honor Heffernan has been performing as both a singer and actress for over 30 years now. She has been both critically and publicly acclaimed as a singer whose versatility and superior vocal ability means she is comfortable singing anything from Jazz and Blues to Rock and Folk. She has earned the reputation as Ireland's leading Jazz singer. Over the years she has played with Ireland's leading Blues, Jazz and Rock musicians including Jim Doherty and Louis Stewart.

Sat October 15th - Bree Harris has been playing the Dublin circuit for some time now. Playing a programme of Blues, Rock, Folk and Soul interspersed with her own original material. She has delighted audiences with her renditions of artistes such as Tony Joe White, Leonard Cohen, Bonnie Raitt, John Prine and Bob Dylan. With her powerful voice exuding raw energy and emotion accompanied by some of Ireland's finest musicians, she is a force to be reckoned with.

Tickets to all shows are €10 and available on the door.
Doors are at 9pm.

‘This radio series is funded through the Broadcasting Authority of Irelands Sound and Vision scheme’

Leeson Laddie · 26-09-2011 2:04pm

The Jazz Globetrotters
The Leeson Lounge, Upper Leeson St. Dublin
Tues 27th Sept
Drawing inspiration from classic jazz of the 1950s they play a set of jazz standards, Latin and Be-Bop. Featuring Brian Wynne - saxophone, Tom Harte - Guitar, Paid McConolog - Bass, Tom Dunne - Drums
Free Entry

pauliewallie · 03-10-2011 11:07am

See link to how the first gig went www.near.ie

The Ladies sing the Blues

Near FM is currently producing a series of documentaries that celebrates Jazz and Blues music in Dublin. This series is a follow up to the very successful Northside Blues series form 2009. Near has lined up three outstanding female acts to play in the Clontarf Yacht Club venue. On the first three Saturdays of October’11 punters will be treated to performances by Susan Tomelty, Honor Heffernan and Bree Harris respectively. All of the performances will be recorded and contribute to three one hour documentaries to be aired in December 2011. The programmes will document each of the artists featured and the Jazz and Blues scene in Dublin both past and present.

Sat October 1st - Susan Tomelty - gig was saturday gone and it was a Humdinger!!!!

Sat October 8th - Honor Heffernan has been performing as both a singer and actress for over 30 years now. She has been both critically and publicly acclaimed as a singer whose versatility and superior vocal ability means she is comfortable singing anything from Jazz and Blues to Rock and Folk. She has earned the reputation as Ireland's leading Jazz singer. Over the years she has played with Ireland's leading Blues, Jazz and Rock musicians including Jim Doherty and Louis Stewart.

Sat October 15th - Bree Harris has been playing the Dublin circuit for some time now. Playing a programme of Blues, Rock, Folk and Soul interspersed with her own original material. She has delighted audiences with her renditions of artistes such as Tony Joe White, Leonard Cohen, Bonnie Raitt, John Prine and Bob Dylan. With her powerful voice exuding raw energy and emotion accompanied by some of Ireland's finest musicians, she is a force to be reckoned with.

Tickets to all shows are €10 and available on the door.
Doors are at 9pm.

‘This radio series is funded through the Broadcasting Authority of Irelands Sound and Vision scheme’

Hot House Bigband · 13-10-2011 12:13pm

The Hot House Big Band are a full 17 piece big band comprised of some of the finest jazz and professional musicians in Ireland.

The band play a regular gig every Monday night(except bank holidays) at the Mercantile on Dublin’s Dame St where they enthrall their audience with their high energy and wide ranging repertoire.

Doors open at 9pm and admission is €8 and tickets are available on the door.

For more information on the band please check out our website

http://www.hothousebigband.com/

The Mercantile Hotel, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2. Tel: + 353 (0) 1 6707100

Leeson Laddie · 13-10-2011 12:53pm

The Jazz Globetrotters.
The Leeson Lounge, Dublin
Every Tuesday, 8.30pm
Drawing inspiration from classic jazz of the 1950s they play a set of jazz standards, Latin and Be-Bop. Featuring Brian Wynne - saxophone, Tom Harte - Guitar, Paid McConolog - Bass, Tom Dunne - Drums
Free Entry
Tel; 01-660 3816

deskdiary · 03-11-2011 11:51pm

IRISH CONCERT NEXT WEEK FOR MADELEINE PEYROUX
PRESENTED BY CHAPTER PRODUCTIONS

“jazz-folk busker turned reluctant superstar” – New York Times
Madeleine Peyroux, named Best International Jazz Artist at the 2007 BBC Jazz Awards, is to perform in concert in Ireland for the first time since 2007.

VENUE: National Concert Hall, Dublin
TIME: 8.00pm
DATE: Tuesday November 8, 2011
TICKETS: €35, €25
BOOKINGS: www.nch.ie

jazzydrummer · 05-12-2011 11:25am

If you're looking for jazz gig listings there's a new site that has all the listings for Dublin. They do a podcast every week too. It's worth checking out.
It's at www.dublinjazz.ie
Tom

Leeson Laddie · 09-12-2011 2:05pm

MONDAYS 8.00pm The Leeson Lounge
Mik Pyro front man with The Republic of Loose leads a gang of blues veterans as they put new fire into some classic tunes from New Orleans and Chicago. With James Delaney - Keyboards, Pat Farrell - Guitar, John Querney - Bass, Noel Bridgeman – Drums.
PLUS DJ John Francis founder of The Dublin Blues Club.
Free Entry

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Leeson-Lounge/114810058553792?sk=events

Leeson Laddie · 09-12-2011 2:17pm

TUESDAYS 9.00pm The Leeson Lounge
Drawing inspiration from classic jazz of the 1950s they play a set of jazz standards, Latin and Be-Bop. Featuring Brian Wynne - saxaphone, Tom Harte - Guitar, Paid McConolog - Bass, Tom Dunne – Drums. & GUESTS.
Free Entry

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Leeson-Lounge/114810058553792?sk=events

The Paulinator · 16-01-2012 8:47am

The Urban Mojo Blues Band will be playing at Oil Can Harry's every Saturday from 10pm, Lower Mount Stree Dublin 2.

:cool:

www.urbanmojobluesband.com

Leeson Laddie · 20-02-2012 6:42pm

The Lounge Quartet
The Leeson Lounge, Dublin
Every Tuesday, 8.30pm

Drawing inspiration from classic jazz of the 1950s they play a set of jazz standards, Latin and Be-Bop. Featuring Brian Wynne - saxophone, Tom Harte - Guitar, Paid McConolog - Bass, Tom Dunne - Drums
With guest vocalists
Free Entry
Tel; 01-660 3816

pauliewallie · 23-03-2012 4:51pm

Launch of the radio series Ladies sing the Blues
Saturday March 24th in Clontarf Yacht Club. The gig will feature Honor Heffernan, Susan Tomelty, Pat Farrell, James Delany, Jim Tate & Hugh O'Neill.

The Ladies sing the Blues

In October 2011 Nearfm lined up three outstanding female acts to play in the Clontarf Yacht Club venue. Punters were treated to performances by Susan Tomelty, Honor Heffernan and Bree Harris respectively. All of the performances were recorded and contribute to three one hour documentaries to be aired on march 29th, april 5th & April 12th @ 2pm on nearfm 90.3. The programmes will document each of the artists featured and the Jazz and Blues scene in Dublin both past and present.

To celebrate this radio series nearfm are running a special launch gig this Saturday March 24th in Clontarf Yacht Club. The gig will feature Honor Heffernan, Susan Tomelty, Pat Farrell, James Delany, Jim tate & Hugh O'Neill.

Admission is €12 with a free CD of one of the Radio programmes.

‘This radio series is funded through the Broadcasting Authority of Irelands Sound and Vision scheme’

choral · 08-04-2012 7:06pm

Louth Contemporary Music Society in association with Drogheda Arts Festival
presents Arabian Waltz
with Rabih Abou Khalil , the EQ Ensemble and Elisaveta Blumina
in St.Peter’s Church of Ireland Drogheda
4 May 2012 at 8pm.

The shrewd, witty and inventive Abou Khalil - a world musician years before the phrase became a label -makes the hot, staccato Middle Eastern flavour and the seamless grooves of jazz mingle as if they were always meant to. John Fordham The Guardian

For nearly a quarter century, Lebanese-born oud master and composer Rabih Abou-Khalil has defied all of the artificial boundaries to create a musical world entirely his own. With his first Irish commission for Louth Contemporary Music Society, Rabih once again proves to be a truly visionary artist.

The concert will feature a magical programme of music ranging from Elisaveta Blumina performing piano works by Fazil Say and Alan Hovhaness to The EQ Ensemble performing John Surman’s Mimosa and Leylek Geldi for string quartet and bass. Rabih will perform solo on the oud and then will be joined by the EQ Ensemble for the world premiere of a new commission for string quartet, bass and oud. The new commission, funded by the Arts Council, will receive its world premiere on 4 May 2012 as part of the Drogheda Arts Festival.

Born and raised in the cosmopolitan climate of Beirut in the sixties and seventies, Rabih Abou-Khalil leaned to play the oud at the age of four. In the Arab world, this instrument is as popular as the guitar or the piano in the West and is the composer's instrument par excellence. An oud is a form of lute or mandolin played principally in Arab countries. The Lebanese civil war forced him to leave his country in 1978 to study classical flute in the German city of Munich, where he was tutored at the Munich Academy of Music by Walther Theurer.

Tickets for the concert cost €10 and are available from www.ctb.ie ( 0818 205 205)or the festival box office 353 (0)41 983 3946 or at www.droghedaartsfestival.ie.
LCMS will hold a wine reception at the interval for all ticket holders.

Rabih Abou Khalil’s first Irish commission was funded by the Arts Council of Ireland.
The Arabian Waltz concert is funded by Create Louth and the Arts Council. Louth Contemporary Music Society is supported by the Arts Council.

The Drogheda Arts Festival, the first festival of the summer, will run from 3rd – 7th May with new theatre, music, family events, visual arts and lots more.

Further Information & listings see below or log onto: www.louthcms.org or
www.droghedaartsfestival.ie

Upcoming Jazz & Blues Gigs

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