Hejira – Celebrating Joni Mitchell
At a glance
About this event
Hejira is a 7-piece band set up to celebrate and honour the masterpiece works of Joni Mitchell, mostly from the late ‘70s.
Expect an evening of the great songs from Mitchell’s back catalogue, such as ‘Amelia’, ‘Woodstock’, ‘A Case Of You’, ’Song For Sharon’, ‘Edith And The Kingpin’ etc…
Having released the albums ‘The Hissing of Summer Lawns’, ‘Hejira’, ‘Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter’ and ‘Mingus’ (regarded as her ‘jazz period’), Joni then toured briefly with a band formed from the crème de la crème of contemporaneous jazz musicians (Metheny, Mays, Brecker, Pastorius and Alias). The tour was recorded, producing the outstanding live album, ‘Shadows And Light’; it is from this album that this band, Hejira, is named.
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60 O'Connell St
Venue details
The Belltable was established in 1981 and was the first touring venue outside of Ireland featuring work from such prestigious organisations as The Abbey Theatre, Rough Magic Theatre Company etc. The venue on 69 O'Connell Street was selected out of a three city centre venues in order to provide a multi-functional space where dance, theatre, visual arts and music could coincide.
