The Dan Barrett Quartet / George Colligan Trio
At a glance
About this event
Jazz Improv! presents: Double Headliner - The Dan Barrett Quartet and George Colligan Trio
The Dan Barrett Quartet ( Dan Barrett, Ian Date, Chris McCarthy & Dan Walsh)
Dan Barrett is an outstanding Trombone and Cornet player. Born in California he has worked all over the world at festivals and events with such people as Woody Allen, Rosemary Clooney and Benny Goodman to name a few. Dan has played both valve and slide trombones for many motion pictures, including The Cotton Club and Brighton Beach Memoirs, as well as Woody Allen’s Mighty Aphrodite, Everyone Says I Love You, and Bullets Over Broadway. Dan divides his time between arranging music and touring in the USA and Europe
George Colligan Trio
George Colligan is a New York based pianist and bandleader, who is one of the most original and compelling jazz artists of his generation. He has released more than 24 of his own albums, has recorded on over 100 albums, and has performance with jazz stars including Cassandra Wilson, Don Byron and Buster Williams amongst others.
American pianist George Colligan has spent more than two decades enhancing the work of famous leaders, but as well as appearing on more than 100 albums, he makes impressive ones of his own.
The Guardian
The winner of the 2015 DownBeat Magazine Critics Poll for keyboard, Colligan has had a long association as a member of the legendary Jack DeJohnette’s ensemble. He will be in the company of two of Ireland’s leading side-men, bassist Dave Redmond and drummer Darren Beckett.
Location
Phoenix Street
Venue details
Part of the Cork Heritage pub trail, the Crane Lane Theatre is located in the remains of an old Gentleman's Club in the dead centre of Cork City and has been the scene of many a notorious event over the last 100 years. Featuring one of the most favoured Beer Gardens in Cork City centre and we continue to be inspired by the music of Mr. Tom Waits
