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10 things to do in Malta: From marvellous megalithic temples to the Baroque splendour of Valletta

10 things to do in Malta: From marvellous megalithic temples to the Baroque splendour of Valletta

Looking for culture, history, good local food and wine and atmospheric lodgings that won’t break the bank? Then Malta is for you

Mon Mar 25 2024 - 06:00

RBG Trio: RBG Trio – Excellent debut from a cross-Border improvisatory jazz machine

RBG Trio: RBG Trio – Excellent debut from a cross-Border improvisatory jazz machine

Belfast saxophonist Meilana Gillard and the Dublin rhythm section of Dave Redmondand Kevin Brady avoid cliches and fly without a net

Fri Sept 29 2023 - 05:00

Scott Flanigan Trio & Ant Law: Clouded Lines – Electrifying chemistry on a confident, forward-looking album

Scott Flanigan Trio & Ant Law: Clouded Lines – Electrifying chemistry on a confident, forward-looking album

On his second outing, the Belfast pianist shows himself to be a composer and band leader of originality and depth

Fri Jun 16 2023 - 05:15

Louis Stewart and Noel Kelehan: Some Other Blues – A deep musical friendship given glorious voice

Louis Stewart and Noel Kelehan: Some Other Blues – A deep musical friendship given glorious voice

Livia label’s second offering post-reactivation is treasure of a different hue – a never-released duo recording of noted guitarist with pianist

Fri Jun 02 2023 - 05:00

Bog Bodies: Bog Bodies – An exhilarating, soul-nourishing album

Bog Bodies: Bog Bodies – An exhilarating, soul-nourishing album

Sean Carpio, Robert Stillman and Anders Holst’s new release explores a vast and spreading sonic frontier

Fri Mar 03 2023 - 05:00

Christine Tobin: Returning Weather – Starkly beautiful mediation on reconnecting with Ireland

Christine Tobin: Returning Weather – Starkly beautiful mediation on reconnecting with Ireland

This suite of nine songs, blending trad, folk, art song and jazz, unfolds like a narrative poem

Fri Feb 24 2023 - 05:00

Louis Stewart: An Irish jazz genius on a par with Seamus Heaney and Samuel Beckett

Louis Stewart: An Irish jazz genius on a par with Seamus Heaney and Samuel Beckett

The jazz giant’s finest album, Out on his Own, is being reissued this week. It’s astounding

Tue Feb 21 2023 - 05:00

The composer rearranging Radiohead: ‘I thought, that’s a good idea to make jazz out of it’

The composer rearranging Radiohead: ‘I thought, that’s a good idea to make jazz out of it’

Dutch arranger Reinout Douma and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra will present the music of Radiohead as you’ve never heard it before

Thu Jan 26 2023 - 05:00

Cormac McCarthy: On The Other Hand – work marks out Cork musician as rising star of jazz piano

Cormac McCarthy: On The Other Hand – work marks out Cork musician as rising star of jazz piano

There is a sense here of a musician who is taking risks and finding his own voice.

Fri Dec 09 2022 - 05:00

Neil Ó Lochlainn & Cuar: Umhaill – rugged immediate music that draws the listener close

Neil Ó Lochlainn & Cuar: Umhaill – rugged immediate music that draws the listener close

A beguiling blend of Irish traditional music, jazz and contemporary improv

Fri Nov 25 2022 - 05:00

 ÄTSCH:  ÄTSCH III - Expansive, cinematic sound by Dublin four-piece

ÄTSCH: ÄTSCH III - Expansive, cinematic sound by Dublin four-piece

The improv band’s third album weaves nicely between jazz, post-rock, math metal and West African polyrhythms

Fri Nov 18 2022 - 05:00

Mooney’s Blues - Contemporary, authentic, self-deprecating rhythm and blues

Mooney’s Blues - Contemporary, authentic, self-deprecating rhythm and blues

Dubliner Nigel Mooney’s tunes offer meticulous attention to musical detail and soar above imitators and revivalists

Fri Oct 28 2022 - 05:00

Hermeto Pascoal: ‘Music is like the air we breathe’

Hermeto Pascoal: ‘Music is like the air we breathe’

The great Brazilian musician — who left a big impression on Miles Davis — is coming to the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival

Sat Oct 22 2022 - 05:00

Lost Bees: A superb debut from Irish supergroup Roamer

Lost Bees: A superb debut from Irish supergroup Roamer

These fine musicians are willing to take their instruments into unexplored territories

Fri Jul 29 2022 - 05:00

Robocobra Quartet: Living Isn’t Easy — The outer limits of anti-capitalist Irish jazz

Robocobra Quartet: Living Isn’t Easy — The outer limits of anti-capitalist Irish jazz

Chris Ryan’s Belfast collective have created a proper concept album about modern anxieties

Fri Jun 17 2022 - 06:00

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