Cork - any recommendations?

ThOnda

Hello

I am not very regular here, but I am thinking about a drive down to Cork. Could you recommend me some of the concerts this coming weekend?

I prefer easy listening mainstream jazz - it still has to be music for listeners, not only for musicians. Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, and the whole swing/jazz sound would please me.

Thank you in advance for your recommendations.

Turd Ferguson

I was actually just about to start the exact same thread. DAM YOU!!
I actually grew up in Cork but never been to the festival. Thinking of heading down for the weekend also....


EDIT: I would be looking for more blues based music if anyone has suggestions.

Setun

You'd probably like Kenny Ball's swing band, he had a hit with this:

Nice kind of raggy feel to it, very atmospheric.

Personally I'd be going to Cedar Walton and Lee Konitz - both would be great gigs. If you want to see some Irish talent Trihornophone are a must-see. Was at their album launch a few weeks ago and was very impressed, they're playing very well together at the moment.

ThOnda

I am about to make my plans for the weekend tomorrow, however I am more than confused by lack of program. Is somewhere a little more logical list of venues/artists? I am really confused. I am thinking about Saturday or Sunday trip to bogland.

dedon

Metropole Hotel is the place to be all weekend. Great bands - great vibe. I go every year with a group of friends.

ThOnda

What is the name of the hotel nowadays?

I am even more confused...

captainjack

Gresham Metropole

J.S. Pill

captainjack wrote: »

Gresham Metropole

Metropole was real sh!t this year - they let waaay too many people in during the day and had waaay to many funk/soul bands

Fabio

Went to see Phuse, a nu-jazz group from Dublin. They were very good and played support tp the North Strans Klezmer Band who play a type of gypsy/folk/jazz mox which actually gets ya dancing!

Then the big one for me, though it wasn't really jazz, was seeing Sweet Charles Sherrell at the Pavilion. What a legend of funk!!! He was bassist for James Brown and the influence was there for all to see.

Cracking weekend in all really, great buzz about the place.

StevieG

next wednesday


It crosses into lots of different kinds of music but jazz more than anything else

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble at the Pavilion next Wednesday!

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble plus the Impressionists and Stevie G
Live Upstairs
Wed, December 3rd, 9pm
€16.50(including booking fee)

Tickets for this event are available on www.tickets.ie and Plugd Records Washington St.


Hypnotic Brass Ensemble return to the Pavilion for another show next Wednesday night--they previously played here the same night as Jay Z at the Marquee, and they are so hot that Jay Z's band came along to check them out--musically, it's a live brass jam which combines hip-hop, jazz, soul and funk--watch out for an imprompto live street performance on Patrics street too!--They are a eight man brass ensemble from Chicago, of which 7 are the sons of Sun Ra Arkestra trumpeter Kelan Phil Cohran, the 8th member of the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble might not be connected by blood but is definitely part of the family. The creation of Hypnotic in 1999 represented the sons return to their instruments after a time of quitting music in their teenage rebellion years. The ensemble is four trumpeters, two trombonists, a drummer and a sousaphone player: Smoove (Trumpet), June Baji (Trumpet), Hudah (Trumpet), Jafar Baji (Trumpet), 360 (Drums), Elcid (Trombone), Clef (Trombone), L.T (Souxaphone).

http://www.myspace.com/hypnoticbusiness



also Doubletime with Gary Baus spinning the best pre World War 2 Jazz last weekend of every month on Fridays in the same venue (free entry into Jam after)