Matthew Halsall: ‘I wanted to paint through sound and transport the listener to special places that I found beautiful’The Manchester-born jazz trumpeter and composer, who will play at Cork Jazz Festival 2023, makes music that is contemplative and designed to immerse oneself inWed Oct 25 2023 - 05:15
Gerald Clayton: ‘Craft, rhythm, expression – the parallels between music and surfing are endless’The US musician, one of the most gifted and engaging pianists of the past 20 years, plans to make the most of Bray Jazz Festival’s seaside locationThu Apr 20 2023 - 05:45
‘Musing poet’ of jazz guitar lined up for Bray Jazz FestivalBill Frisell has changed the sound of jazz, the sound of the guitar and the sound of American musicWed Apr 20 2022 - 06:00
An Englishman in Ireland: Edginess and paranoia under one of the world’s harshest lockdownsWhat was I doing here, people asked with a hint of disapproval, a touch of accusationMon Jun 07 2021 - 06:00
Bill Frisell: The ‘favourite guitarist of many people who agree on little else’The jazz great is one of the most important and pioneering musicians at work todaySat Feb 09 2019 - 05:00
