The Irish singer in Paris: ‘I’m living the bohemian dream’
Wild Geese: Liv Monaghan found her voice in the city on the Seine
Marianne Faithfull on nearly dying of Covid-19: ‘My lungs are still not okay. I need oxygen’
The singer can’t remember intensive care. ‘I was in a very dark place – presumably, it was death’
The Irishwoman who quit teaching to become one of Ireland’s first blues singers
The performer sang alongside some of the great American jazz musicians
Coronavirus exposes racial divisions and health disparities in US society
America Letter: African-Americans disproportionately affected by virus and dying at higher rate
Diahann Carroll, groundbreaking actor, dies aged 84
Dynasty star was the first black woman to star in a non-servant role in a TV series
Classical music highlights for week ending January 7th
New Year’s Eve Viennese Gala – New Year Celebration – RTÉ NSO/Alexander Shelley
Walter Becker: Steely Dan guitarist, songwriter and avocado farmer
Obituary: Becker made suavely subversive pop hits out of slippery jazz harmonies
Is Rejjie Snow the rap game’s Conor McGregor?
Operating in a world no Irishman has ever walked before, Rejjie Snow is now a global star. And with a debut album in the can, he finally feels like ‘a proper artist’
Abdullah Ibrahim’s Zen approach to music and interviews
The pianist on playing for Mandela and jamming with the Duke
USA breaks: City slickers
It’s been a busy summer for Fionn Davenport, as he criss-crossed the United States. Here are three of his favourite cities to visit
12 Points festival is ‘a long way from three chords and the truth’
Jazz has become a ‘super-broad church’ and is no longer the preserve of middle-aged men, says Kenneth Killeen, the director of the four-day Dublin festival
Whiplash review: JK Simmons’s jazz drumming drill sergeant deserves acclaim
Damien Chazelle’s bravura debut treats the drumkit as a theatre of war
Charles Lloyd’s tradition of jazz, truth and love
Lloyd’s grandfather, born the son of slaves, refused to be cowed in a time of deep racial tensions in the US, and something of that steely confidence was passed down to the Memphis great
Review: 12 Points day three
The final day of the jazz festival sees six acts stretch their abilities and their musical definitions
Ahmad Jamal: an American classic
Jamal, one of the most celebrated pianists in American music, doesn’t conform to the stereotype of jazz men of his generation. But then, he doesn’t even call it jazz
Musician of note and voice of jazz on radio
Charles “Chas” Meredith: January 16th, 1933 – October 9th, 2013
Why Elvis Costello won’t go back to his roots
Wise Up Ghost is the latest in a long line of collaborations by Elvis Costello – this time with Questlove and The Roots. Teaming up with others has always been at the heart of his music, says the singer-songwriter
Respected jazz figure whose versatility made him a sought-after collaborator
George Duke - Born: January 12th, 1946; died: August 5th, 2013
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