Conor Guilfoyle Octet
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About this event
>Big 8 piece band playing cool west coast jazz.
Ireland’s foremost drummers and educators and has toured and recorded with some of the world’s greatest jazz musicians. Having led various Latin jazz and salsa bands over the last 20 years this is his first time leading a jazz ensemble.
The members were all handpicked by Conor and represent some of the finest young musicians on the scene today. The music is a look back to the 1950’s to a style often associated with the west coast of America known as “Cool Jazz” as well as arrangements of hardbop classics by Horace Silver, Benny Golson and Tadd Dameron. Expect tight section playing and great soloists all underpinned with a swinging rhythm section.
The Conor Guilfoyle Octet
Conor Guilfoyle - drums
Bill Blackmore - trumpet
Colm OHara - trombone
Yuzuha O Halloran - alto
Patrice Brun - tenor
Kelan Walsh ' baritone
Scott Flanigan piano
Barry Rycraft - double bass
Location
28 Thomas St
Venue details
Arthur's is the nearest pub on the route to The Guinness Storehouse, one of the city's foremost tourist attractions. It is popular both with locals and tourists. Naturally it has the freshest pint of Guinness in all of Ireland.
