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Article: Live Review

Brilliant Corners 2025: Days 5-8

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Brilliant Corners 2025 Black Box/Various Venues jny:Belfast, N. IrelandFebruary 28-March 8, 2025 If the first four days of Brilliant Corners 2025 leaned towards long-form contemporary composition and free improvisation, the music of the last four days had a more spiritual tone, and a more heavily African-accented character. Many would say that ...

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Brilliant Corners 2025: Days 1-4

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Brilliant Corners 2025 Black Box/Various Venues jny:Belfast, N. IrelandFebruary 28-March 8, 2025 Thirteen is young for most things, smartphones, cars and your average household pet aside. Thirteen is young for jazz festivals too, but as jazz festivals go, Brilliant Corners qualifies as a precocious youth. Its programming, whilst musically inclusive and ...

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Article: Profile

Moving On Music: Literal Magic

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2025 marks the 30th anniversary of Moving On Music (MOM), one of Ireland's finest music promotion companies. There will probably be little hoopla, no big party and probably not even a cake. Instead, it will be business as usual for the small but industrious team of four, and that means bringing the best music of all ...

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Article: Interview

Stephen Davis: Leaving It All Out There

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"How come I haven't heard of you before?" a surprised Anthony Braxton asked Northern Irish drummer/percussionist Stephen Davis. The venerable American saxophonist and composer was bowled over after playing with Davis for the first time. Most musicians are. It is no secret in Ireland, or indeed Europe at large, that jny: Belfast-born Davis ...

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Julian Lage At Empire Music Hall

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Julian Lage Empire Music Hall jny:Belfast, N. Ireland November 13, 2024 It is not too often that Julian Lage tours with nothing more than an acoustic guitar in tow. The solo acoustic album World's Fair (Modern Love, 2015) suggested at the time that the Californian might juggle solo performances ...

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Artifacts Trio At Black Box

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Artifacts Trio Black Box jny:Belfast, N. Ireland October 16, 2024 Initially penciled in for a spring date that never materialized, Artifacts Trio finally made its Belfast bow five months later. This was the only Irish date for flautist Nicole Mitchell, cellist Tomeka Reid and drummer Mike Reid on their European ...

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Seckou Keita At Crescent Arts Centre

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Seckou Keita Crescent Arts Centre jny:Belfast, N. Ireland September 27, 2024 Have a good rummage around at home. If you have a pumpkin in your kitchen or larder, if you can dig out an old fishing rod from your garage or attic, if you can requisition a piece of mahogany ...

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Matana Roberts At Black Box

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Matana Roberts Black Box jny:Belfast, N. Ireland August 28, 2024 Billed as “Matana Roberts + Guest," this Moving On Music gig turned out to be a solo performance by the Chicago-born, New York-based reeds player and sound experimentalist. No explanation was given as to why the “plus one" failed to show, ...

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Phil Robson Organ Trio At Flowerfield Arts Centre

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Phil Robson Organ Trio Flowerfield Arts Centre Portstewart, N. Ireland June 29, 2024 Is there an ideal time to catch a band on tour? At the start, when the musicians are fresh and there is the excitement of material still being shaped, or at the end when there may be ...

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Article: Interview

Meilana Gillard: Adventures In Sound

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To nurture a sound on one's instrument--a personal voice--that is instantly recognizable, is not necessarily easy. It can be especially hard if following in a line of historical heavy hitters. Meilana Gillard, the Ohio-raised, Northern Ireland-based tenor saxophonist has been compared to Johnny Hodges, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Coleman Hawkins, Joe Lovano and Branford ...


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