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Scene News LOUIS SCULLY JAZZ Improvised Music Com
pany But in the meantime, gigswise: the long running Dirty Jazz Club return to Arthurs with Conor Murray on drums, Derek Whyte on bass, Colm O’ Hara on trombone, Bill Blackmore on trumpet, Darragh O’ Kelly on keys and Cathal Roche on sax. Feb 24, tickets on Eventbrite. The following night the Lee Meehan Organ Trio hit up the same spot, Arthurs, with Lee Meehan on guitar/vocals, Dominic Mullan on drums and Scott Flanigan on organ for some bebop jazz. Feb 25, tickets on Eventbrite. The same night see Shane O’Donovan under his H-Ci guise playing The Dublin Jazz CoOp at the Vintage Room in Workmans. Shane is a Dublin based electronic music composer & jazz drummer. His music is influenced by the likes of Aphex Twin, Autechre, and Boards of Canada, but also incorporates elements of contemporary jazz and avantgarde. Feb 25, tickets on Eventbrite. Tip! March 1st sees IMC present double bassist and composer David Duffy at The Cooler, accompanied by Emil Nerstrand on sax, Marc Martin on piano, Davie Ryan on drums and special guest Ksenia Parkhatskaya on vocals. His latest album ‘Where the Branches Begin’ has been gettin’ some decent feedback from the likes of Jamie Cullum — “fascinating and brilliant music” — and the BBC Music Mag — “thoroughly captivating”. Big tip & tickets are flying already for this one: improvisedmusic.ie/whatshappening PAGE 34 Well now, is it Spring you’re lookin’ for? Almost there guys.. Then on March 6th IMC present NOUT at The Cooler. Who? NOUT are a French trio described as “the missing chain between Nirvana and Sun Ra”. Onstage you’ll find Delphine Joussein on flute, Rafaëlle Rinaudo on the electric harp and Blanche Lafuente on drums. This will be an amazing gig in an intimate space. Big-huge-tip! Tickets via: improvisedmusic.ie/whatshappening On the 10th of March, Christy Doran, Ronan Guilfoyle & Gerry Hemingway will take to the stage at Arthurs for a night of “kaleidoscopic exploration of guitar trio improvisation, featuring Christy Doran’s electric guitar mastery, Ronan Guilfoyle’s rhythmic intrigue, and Gerry Regular Jazz Sessions Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Hemingway’s constant expansion of what drums are capable of in improvised music.” The lads have just released their first collaborative album, ‘A Breath of Time’, on Gerry’s Auricle Records label. Check it out & see if it’s yer bag: auriclerecords.bandcamp. com. Tickets on Eventbrite. St. Patrick’s Eve sees the John Donegan Sextet release their album ‘Light Streams’ at Portobello’s BelloBar. You’ll find Linley Hamilton (of Co. Down’s Magy’s Farm gaff-comevenue-yoke) on trumpet and flugelhorn, Michael Buckley on alto and soprano saxes, Richie Buckley on tenor sax, John Donegan on piano, Dan Bodwell on bass and John Daly on drums. These boys know a thing or two about jazz, so they do….. • Harry Byrnes, Clontarf, from 8pm • O’Regans, Fade Street, from 8pm • Every 2nd Wed at Juno, Drumcondra, from 7:30pm • Pizza Jazz, Lucky’s, Meath Street from 8:30pm • Every 2nd Thurs: The Dublin Jazz Jam at the Bohemian Bar, Phibsboro, from 8:30pm • Frank Ryan’s, Smithfield, from 8:30pm • Saturdays Sundays Kavanaghs, Stoneybatter, 9-11pm • Love Tempo, Thomas Street, 2–5pm • Big Romance, Parnell Street, 6–8:30pm • Sundays at Noon: Hugh Lane Gallery, 12pm • Monthly: The Dublin Jazz Jam at the International Bar, from 3:30pm • McGowans, Harold’s Cross, 7–9pm • Monthly: The Dublin Jazz Jam at Noosh Cafe Bar, Sandymount • Monthly Sundays, Emily’s Jazzy Afternoons at the Moat Theatre, Kildare Various: • The Blind Pig, Suffolk St (theblindpig.ie) First Weds of the month: Irish Women in Jazz at The Vintage Room, Workmans • 3-5 days every week at Arthurs, Thomas Street Send your Jazz & IM listings, hate mail & love letters to comms@improvisedmusic.ie!