Tempus fugit, and its eight years since this stellar international trio played two blistering sets in JJs that were subsequently released as Live in Dublin on the adventurous Italian label Auand. “By turns scorching and lyrical, sweet and sour, this is a tour de force of saxophone trio playing.” is how the Sunday Tribune felt on its release. Certainly, in this instrumental format where the bar is set high, Julian Argüelles, Ronan Guilfoyle and Jim Black add something substantial to the tenor/bass/drums continuum. Whatever the occasion, English saxophonist Julian Argüelles mines a rich seam that yields music that is always creative, always personal, and his innate lyricism is contrasted here with the inspired devilment of US drummer Jim Black, that master of the unexpected. Irish bassist Ronan Guilfoyle is likely in his most conducive environment here, adopting the role of provocateur, cracking the rhythmic whip and not averse to dropping the occasional bomb as taste decrees. It’s intense, and fun to boot, with a free wheeling spontaneity in both groove and melody as the trio romp over standards, originals, wherever the creative appetite takes them.  

www.jimblack.com

www.julianarguelles.com

www.ronanguilfoyle.com

Admission €14   -   Doors 8pm

Tempus fugit, and its eight years since this stellar international trio played two blistering sets in JJs that were subsequently released as Live in Dublin on the adventurous Italian label Auand. “By turns scorching and lyrical, sweet and sour, this is a tour de force of saxophone trio playing.” is how the Sunday Tribune felt on its release. Certainly, in this instrumental format where the bar is set high, Julian Argüelles, Ronan Guilfoyle and Jim Black add something substantial to the tenor/bass/drums continuum. Whatever the occasion, English saxophonist Julian Argüelles mines a rich seam that yields music that is always creative, always personal, and his innate lyricism is contrasted here with the inspired devilment of US drummer Jim Black, that master of the unexpected. Irish bassist Ronan Guilfoyle is likely in his most conducive environment here, adopting the role of provocateur, cracking the rhythmic whip and not averse to dropping the occasional bomb as taste decrees. It’s intense, and fun to boot, with a free wheeling spontaneity in both groove and melody as the trio romp over standards, originals, wherever the creative appetite takes them.  

www.jimblack.com

www.julianarguelles.com

www.ronanguilfoyle.com

Admission €14   -   Doors 8pm

Belfast Drummer David Lyttle swings hard, and is on a mission to be Ireland's busiest collaborator, and now follows up recent projects involving US saxophonists Greg Osby and Jean Toussaint with an invitation to one of its finest trumpet exponents. With a bright swaggering tone and lines that dig deep into the jazz tradition, Philadelphian Terrell Stafford evokes the spirit of trumpet icons, adding his own distinctive accent to the assertive style of players across the years from Freddie Hubbard to Wynton Marsalis. From the early 90s onward, he has kept prestigious bandstand company, working with pianists McCoy Tyner, Kenny Barron and Cedar Walton, performing with the Mingus Big Band and Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra, and appearing on countless CDs, four as leader. On Monday nights in his New York stomping ground, you can find him among the horns of the legendary Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. In Dublin of a Saturday, he appears alongside Lyttle's regular trio with guitarist Mark McKnight and bassist Damian Evans.

Admission €14   -   Doors 9pm