SJP News / Events 17 July 2008 Official Photgrapher to Sligo Jazz 2008 SJP is delighted and excited to announce that Belgian photographer Lieve Boussauw will be the official 2008 summer school and festival photographer. Lieve is one of Europe's finest, check out her work here. FUNDRAISER CONCERT : SJP, like everything else, is being hit by reccessionary times, and in order to ensure the smooth running of SLIGO JAZZ 2008, we need to raise extra funds. A great nights music takes place in the Clarence Sligo this saturday July 19th. please support this night if you can! Admission is €10 euro and there will be lots of spot prizes including return flights to Manchester, a night's B&B in Clarion Hotel, Sligo, Bistro Bianconi meal vouchers, and lots more. THE CONCERT: Features MIKE NIELSEN - RHUMBATISM - TUCAN - MATTHEW HALPIN - STEVE HANKS -BUG HOUSE BAND - should be a great night, please note concert STARTS AT 8.30PM and is followed immediately by another amazing event, MONOBLOCO, a Brazilian Samba band. Party on! 16 July 2008 NEW AIRLINE PARTNER SJP is happy to announce that Aer Arann has become the official airline partner of Sligo Jazz 2008 14 July 2008 Irish saxophonist Cathal Roche has been commissioned by the Sligo Jazz Project, through the Art's Council of Ireland's Commissions Award, to write a new piece for saxophone sextet featuring Julian Arguelles. Roche, described by the Improvised Music Company as 'increasingly original' has previously featured as a soloist with the Fuzzylogic Ensemble, RISE saxophone quartet, RTE Vanbrugh String Quartet, ZoiD Ensemble, Kai Big Band and Awkward Silence. As a composer, Roche often incorporates recorded speech into his work, something he picked up from lessons with jazz pianist Jason Moran at the School for Improvisational Music, New York City in 2004. Never one to accept boundaries of genre or instrument he collaborated in 2007 with the Irish composer Ian Wilson and the RTE Vanbrugh String Quartet on 're:play' (2007) an improvisational work which used quarter-tone fingerings on tenor saxophone to better emulate the melodies of speech intonation. He has also built a set of quarter-tone tubular bells for a new speech project with UK drummer Stu Ritchie which is on exhibition at Roscommon Art's Centre until August 23rd. This year's Sligo Jazz Project will open with a set by the Dublin born RISE Saxophone Quartet who recently supported Thimar at the Helix. (Cathal Roche, soprano; Nick Roth, Alto; Patrice Brun, Tenor; Ian Finlay, Baritone.) For the second set the group will be joined by two guest members, Julian Arguelles, on Tenor, and Matt Halpin, also on tenor. The RISE Saxophone Sextet will play 'Sixtus III' by Cathal Roche at the Factory Performance Space, Sligo on the 5th August. 19 april 2008: Full Faculty Confirmed: Its been a tough year so far in the SJP office. With Rufus Reid's great shoes to fill in his absence for double bass masterclasses this year, we have been to-ing and fro-ing from Europe to USA for a successor to Rufus and can now confirm that the final faculty place goes to the Grammy award winning bassist, Todd Coolman (USA). Todd's resume reads like a who's who of jazz, with everyone from Horace Silver to James Moody and Joe Henderson. We are delighted to have secured his services for SJP 2008. We will have set fees by April 25 at the latest.The delay in this is because we are not sure what the workshop space will cost us. Our plans to run this years project in the Sligo IT fell foul of a lack of available rooms in that establishment and we are currently seeking a suitable space. Fret not, though, we are confident we will have a space confirmed within the week. The full confirmed faculty is as follows: Drums: Paul Wertico (USA) Drums: Steve "Dakiz" Davis (N Ireland) Double Bass:Todd Coolman (USA) Electric bass: Reggie Washington (USA-Belgium) Guitar: Ulf Wakenius (Sweden) Guitar: Mike Nielsen (Ireland) Saxophone: Julian Arguelles (UK) Trumpet: Paul Williamson (Australia) Piano: Bill Carrothers (USA) Voice: Anita Wardell (UK) Jazz Beginners piano & ensembles: Brian Priestley (UK-Ireland) plus members of the RISE saxophone quartet will take beginners/improvers sax and ensembles. Looking forward to it! March: Sligo Jazz Project will announce its 2008 faculty very soon, but in the meanwhile we can say with great delight that Bill Carrothers (USA) will be the 2008 SJP piano maestro and Julian Arguelles (UK) will be the sax man. Reggie Washington will take electric bass and the double bass tutor is the last to be confirmed... exciting news soon! FEB 2008: Just confirmed for SJP 2008: Ulf Wakenius, Oscar Peterson's Swedish guitarist from 1997 onwards, will give guitar masterclasses and perform. Anita Wardell renowned UK vocalist and teacher, will be holding vocal masterclasses and performing also. Paul Wertico returns from Chicago for the second year running! NEW SUNDAY SESSION: ELLAMENTAL return on Sunday 10 February with a new sunday residency at the Clarence Hotel Sligo, sundays from 4-6. 2007 archive WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21, BLACK BOX THEATRE, MODEL NILAND The Mall, Sligo KEVIN BRADY TRIO FEATURING BILL CARROTHERS A rare opportunity to witness a fine jazz piano trio of the 21st century as some of Ireland's leading talents meet one of the USA's great modern musicians. TICKETS €15/12 Phone: 071- 9141405 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THURSDAY DECEMBER 6, THE CLARENCE, 9pm Wine St, Sligo SJP CHRISTMAS PARTY WITH A DIFFERENCE! FEATURING FROM SERBIA BOBAN MARKOVIC ORKESTAR TICKETS €20/18 on door Sept 2007: Congrats to SJP's Mike Nielsen and Martha on the birth of their son!! Sept 17 2007: NEW SLIGO JAZZ CLUB: Ultra-Lounge at McGarrigles - Sligo sees the birth of a new club - Ultra-Lounge - and a new resident trio- The Odd Couple - featuring Kieran Quinn, Piano, Ken McDonald drums and Eddie Lee, Double Bass. Lounge lizards take note: The trio's debut Sligo gig in mid-September was a knockout. Be there or be square! Sept 7: Left Bank to close: SJP has recently been informed that The Left Bank will close its doors shortly. Sad news, the venue that has hosted SUnday afternoon jazz since it first opened will be changing hands and undergoing major renovations, lets hope the new owners will have some jazz bones in their bodies!