Northern Ireland’s permanent representation in Brussels periodically brings to the capital of Europe a sample of Northern Irish culture in a spirit of cross-cultural exchange that risks being disrupted in the event of a Brexit.
John Lucas is impressed by the depth and range of literary and musical knowledge displayed in a new collection of essays by Jim Burns
The French have a phrase for artistes like Camille. Bête de scène. It means a singer or performer who knows how to seduce her audience.
As I watched Youn Sun Nah, a Jazz singer originally from South Korea, conducting a master class, along with the Swedish guitarist Ulf Wakenius in Marciac I was struck by her lack of pretension and openness, as was her audience, who clearly loved every minute of her presentation.
DM & P + Temperatures Friday 3rd February 2012 Door Times : 8pm Tickets : £5 advance / £6 on the door London free-rock duo Temperatures pair up with DM&P a trio from Krakow/Poland that chase two saxophonists and electronics with a radical and organic free improvisation using custom-written software.
Archives 2010 Clare Doyle writes about all that jazz
Archives 2010 Jazz College & the Community The Arts are transformational, they can change lives and communities. Look at Marciac.
Clare Doyle interviews Cuban musician & composer Roberto Fonseca
Clare Doyle interviews New orleans musician Allen Toussaint at the Marciac Jazz Festival 2010
Clare Doyle interviews musician & composer Kyle Eastwood Kyle Eastwood is the eldest son of actor and director Clint Eastwood.
The Plotting
Thomas Ovans gets to grips with an intriguing novel by John Lucas which deals with a small-town jazz musician’s rather complicated love life.