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ARMENIAN PIANIST AND POLISH SINGER SHARE THE BILLING AT CORK
Irish Independent
Oct 29 2012
THE Cork Jazz Festival continues this afternoon with Tigran Hamasyan,
a young Armenian pianist who dazzled Irish audiences earlier this
year. While not strictly a jazzman, he is certainly a virtuoso. He
shares the 2pm bill at the Everyman with a Polish singer, Anna
Maria Jopek, backed by Marek Napiorkowski (guitar), Piotr Nazaruk
(flute/vocals), Krysz-tof Herdzin (piano), Robert Kubiszyn (bass)
and Pawel Dobrowolski (drums).
In the Everyman tonight, Wallace Roney (trumpet) leads a Miles
Davis tribute group called Miles Smiles. He was one of the soloists
on Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux, recorded in 1991, a few months
before Davis's death. Previously, Roney was with Art Blakey's Jazz
Messengers, Herbie Hancock and Helen Merrill. Leading his own groups,
he has recorded with his wife Geri Allen (piano) and his brother
Antoine (tenor sax). With him in Cork are Rick Margitza (tenor sax),
Joey DeFrancesco (organ), Larry Coryell (guitar), Darryl Jones (bass)
and Omar Hakim (drums). This promises to be a festival highlight.
The other half of that double bill, Chris Dave & the Drumhedz, seems
to be aimed at a different audience. It is described as a mixture of
jazz, hip-hop and R&B.
Topping the bill at the Triskel Christchurch tonight is a saxophonist
called Rudresh Mahanthappa, who has been named alto player of the
year in Downbeat's 2011 and 2012 International Critics Polls. Born
in the USA, he plays music that stems from his Indian roots. Leading
a quartet, he is in Cork as part of a European tour.
The Festival Club and the Guinness Music Trail (note it no longer even
pretends to be a 'Jazz Trail') offer an unpredictable assortment of
sounds. Blues are in the capable hands of Don Baker (harmonica) in the
Bailey and Nigel Mooney (guitar and vocals) in the Metropole, while
Des Hopkins Dixieland fans will head for the Clarion Hotel. Otherwise
it's the luck of the draw.
http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/armenian-pianist-and-polish-singer-share-the-billing-at-cork-3276676.html
Irish Independent
Oct 29 2012
THE Cork Jazz Festival continues this afternoon with Tigran Hamasyan,
a young Armenian pianist who dazzled Irish audiences earlier this
year. While not strictly a jazzman, he is certainly a virtuoso. He
shares the 2pm bill at the Everyman with a Polish singer, Anna
Maria Jopek, backed by Marek Napiorkowski (guitar), Piotr Nazaruk
(flute/vocals), Krysz-tof Herdzin (piano), Robert Kubiszyn (bass)
and Pawel Dobrowolski (drums).
In the Everyman tonight, Wallace Roney (trumpet) leads a Miles
Davis tribute group called Miles Smiles. He was one of the soloists
on Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux, recorded in 1991, a few months
before Davis's death. Previously, Roney was with Art Blakey's Jazz
Messengers, Herbie Hancock and Helen Merrill. Leading his own groups,
he has recorded with his wife Geri Allen (piano) and his brother
Antoine (tenor sax). With him in Cork are Rick Margitza (tenor sax),
Joey DeFrancesco (organ), Larry Coryell (guitar), Darryl Jones (bass)
and Omar Hakim (drums). This promises to be a festival highlight.
The other half of that double bill, Chris Dave & the Drumhedz, seems
to be aimed at a different audience. It is described as a mixture of
jazz, hip-hop and R&B.
Topping the bill at the Triskel Christchurch tonight is a saxophonist
called Rudresh Mahanthappa, who has been named alto player of the
year in Downbeat's 2011 and 2012 International Critics Polls. Born
in the USA, he plays music that stems from his Indian roots. Leading
a quartet, he is in Cork as part of a European tour.
The Festival Club and the Guinness Music Trail (note it no longer even
pretends to be a 'Jazz Trail') offer an unpredictable assortment of
sounds. Blues are in the capable hands of Don Baker (harmonica) in the
Bailey and Nigel Mooney (guitar and vocals) in the Metropole, while
Des Hopkins Dixieland fans will head for the Clarion Hotel. Otherwise
it's the luck of the draw.
http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/armenian-pianist-and-polish-singer-share-the-billing-at-cork-3276676.html