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Irish drummer Kevin Brady: ‘Most nights you’re able to hear great live jazz. But we need something like classical has in the NCH’
The musician, whose multinational Kevin Brady Electric Quartet embark on a rare tour in May, talks about teaching, his influences and the state of jazz in Ireland
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‘You have to be delusional to be successful in anything’ – Bray Jazz Festival star Nubya Garcia
The saxophonist has seen huge changes in British jazz since her early performances. She’s now both a figurehead and a breakthrough international star
Dave Douglas: ‘I wanted my music to be authentic and never the same twice. So there were a lot of years in the wilderness’
Bray Jazz Festival 2024: Like his hero Miles Davis, the trumpeter, composer and bandleader is fascinated by the dynamics of change
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 location
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