Who made the best Irish album? Which act recorded the best Irish song? Can anybody beat Lankum and CMAT? Our critics have made their choices
Louis Stewart
Livia label’s second offering post-reactivation is treasure of a different hue – a never-released duo recording of noted guitarist with pianist
The jazz giant’s finest album, Out on his Own, is being reissued this week. It’s astounding
Dublin-born flautist was among the first to fuse jazz and Irish traditional music
Dirty Jazz Club returns to Dublin while the Guilfoyle/Nielsen Trio plays in Derry bar
The Derry guitarist and London vocalist share an easy rapport and mastery of song
Buntús Rince (“basic rhythms” as Gaeilge) is an exploration of Irish jazz, fusion and folk from 1969 to 1981
Jazz composer Ronan Guilfoyle reflects on his father, his influences and session work
He steered Dave Fanning and Gerry Ryan to fame and helped devise ‘Mrs Brown’s Boys’, but as he prepares to leave RTÉ, producer Ian Wilson chides the national broadcaster for being risk-averse
Jazz guitarist Hugh Buckley’s instrument was taken from his car in Dublin on Tuesday
Jazz guitarist became one of the most respected players of his instrument in world
Musician of international stature had played with greats including Benny Goodman
Tributes paid to Waterford-born jazz guitarists who was ‘one of the world’s greatest’
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