‘It was as if Louis Stewart and James Joyce were kindred spirits’
JoyceNotes was the great Irish guitarist’s only fully self-composed large-scale project. It’s finally being released, four decades after its first performance
Louis Stewart
‘The holy men thought it was vulgar and obscene’: Irish jazz pianist Jim Doherty on 70 years in music
The musician, whose jazz ballet suite Spondance is about to be re-released, is as important to jazz as John Banville is to literature, Robert Ballagh to art and Gay Byrne to TV
‘It’s the first compliment I’ve got in 48 years.’ David O’Doherty and his dad’s familial jam isn’t overly sweet
David O’Doherty and His Dad Do Jazz is joyful, offbeat radio that’s perfect for any season
The music of 2023: Our critics’ verdicts on the best albums and acts of the year
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 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
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
Jazz musician Brian Dunning dies aged 70
Dublin-born flautist was among the first to fuse jazz and Irish traditional music
The best jazz events this week
Dirty Jazz Club returns to Dublin while the Guilfoyle/Nielsen Trio plays in Derry bar
Tommy Halferty invites Norma Winstone review: a musical romance rekindled
The Derry guitarist and London vocalist share an easy rapport and mastery of song
Buntús Rince review: overlooked gems from Irish music history
Buntús Rince (“basic rhythms” as Gaeilge) is an exploration of Irish jazz, fusion and folk from 1969 to 1981
‘I remember Gay Byrne one night referring to me simply as ‘bass’ ’
Jazz composer Ronan Guilfoyle reflects on his father, his influences and session work
Ian Wilson on why RTÉ needs to ‘take chances, be ahead of the curve, be a leader'
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
Irish musicians call for the return of stolen guitar
Jazz guitarist Hugh Buckley’s instrument was taken from his car in Dublin on Tuesday
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