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BRAY JAZZ FESTIVAL SET TO THRILL THIS MAY BANK HOLIDAY
Issued 29 March 2010
Described by leading on-line jazz
resource ‘All About Jazz’ as ‘one of the very best small
jazz festivals in Europe’, Bray Jazz Festival makes a
welcome for its 11th year on the upcoming May Bank
Holiday weekend.
Now the largest and longest established jazz festival
weekend in the Greater Dublin area, this year’s event
will host shows by some of the leading players in
contemporary Irish jazz, together with an impressive
roster of international performers - from the United
States, UK, Holland, Italy, Belgium, Norway and
Luxembourg.
And the event’s popular global music strand will be on
show also, with bands and musicians from Brazil,
Senegal, Argentina and Palestine also featuring.
If there is a specific focus to this year’s festival
programme it would be the event’s its focus on guitar in
jazz music, with three very different and distinctive
players amongst the 2010 roster international visitors
to Bray Jazz Festival, this year.
Londoner John Etheridge, a one-time member of pioneering
British rock band Soft Machine will recall his years
working with French jazz violinist Stefan Grappelli when
he brings his great ‘hot club’ ensemble Sweet Chorus to
the festival for a fitting presentation in this the
centenary of gypsy jazz pioneer Django Reinhardt.
Over the weekend the contemporary jazz explorations of
Austrian guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel, in the company of
long-time Brad Mehldau bassist Larry Grendadier and
saxophonist Chris Cheek will get an airing at Bray Jazz
Festival, while the blistering jazz rock fusion of
American Wayne Krantz, known to a wider audience for his
membership of the re-formed Steely Dan, will also appear
with his acclaimed trio.
Elsewhere, acclaimed Norwegian saxophonist and composer
Trygve Seim will be joined by accordionist Frode Haltle
for a recital at The Town Hall, while the venue will
also play host to shows featuring two of Ireland's
finest young musical innovators Justin Carroll & Sean Óg,
will present a concert by Argentinian guitarist Ariel
Hernandez' Trio (TBC), while the festival's world stage
will present concerts by the acclaimed Brazilian Trio
Corrente and by Senegalese kora player Solo Cissokho's 'Cissokho
System'.
For full information about Bray Jazz 2010 visit:
www.brayjazz.com
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