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Vibraphonist Stefon Harris plays Bray Jazz Festival with Blackout
Stefon Harris & Blackout (USA)
Sensational vibraphonist Stefon Harris brings his electrifying band Blackout to Bray Jazz 2009.
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Trumpeter Mathias Eick is a rising star of European jazz
Mathias Eick Quartet (Norway)
Scandanavia has produced some real jazz stars in the past decade - trumpeter Mathias Eick is just the latest of them.
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Trio Sud features sensational guitarist Sylvain Luc
Trio Sud (France)
French jazz star Sylvain Luc leads one of the hottest jazz guitar trios currently working in Europe.
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Rez Abbasi brings his band to Bray Jazz 2009
Rez Abbasi Quartet (featuring Kiran Ahluwalia)
Pakistan born guitarist Rez Abbasi has been one of the guitar giants on New York's jazz scene for more than 20 years.
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Pianist and composer Eri Yamamoto
Eri Yamamoto Trio (USA/Japan)
Classically trained pianist Eri Yamamoto pays a welcome first visit to Ireland to play this year's festival in Bray.
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Guitarist Justin Adams captures the moods and atmosphere of Africa's desert blues perfectly
Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara (UK/Gambia)
A blistering live performance is assured as desert blues guitarist Justin Adams teams up with ritta player Juldeh Camara.
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Guitarist Paolo Angeli plays Bray Jazz Festival's Town Hall recitals
Paolo Angeli (Sardinia)
Whether exploring the music of Bjork or the tunes of his homeland, Sardinian guitarist Paolo Angeli paints the most extraordinarily aural soundscapes.
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Monica Arikary and Niels Brouwer of Boi Akih play Bray Jazz Festival
Boi Akih (Indonesia/Holland)
Singing in the tongue of her Moluccan Islands, Monica Akirary combines with guitarist Niels Brouwer to present a captivating live show.
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Francesco Turrisi of Tarab
Tarab (Italy/Ireland)
Arabic music and music of the Mediterranean is explored by this Italian trio, featuring accordian player Francesco Turrisi, traditional flautist Emer Mayock, with Robbie Harris and Nick Roth.
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Orquestra do Fuba  take their audience on an energetic musical voyage to remote Northern Brazil
Orquestra do Fuba (Brazil)
Brazilian music served up with verve and vitality is assured with Orquestra do Fuba, who use the base rythyms of Northern Brazil's forra tradition as their platform.
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Sax player and rapper Soweto Kinch makes a welcome return to Bray Jazz Festival
Soweto Kinch and David Lyttle Trio (Irl/UK)
Sax player and rapper Soweto Kinch returns to Bray Jazz - this time accompanied by the assured and driving rhythym section of drummer David Lyttle and bassist Damien Evans.
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Yurodny, Bray Jazz Festival
Yurodny (Irl)
The music of the Balkans take centre stage when this collective of European musicians currently living in Ireland takes the stage
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Drummer Chander Sardjoe plays Bray Jazz with Michael Buckley and Ronan Guilfoyle
Sardjoe/Buckley/Guilfoyle (Irl/Ind)
Great trio comprising Irish saxophonist Michael Buckley and bass player Ronan Guilfoyle, teaming up with Indo-Dutch drummer Chander Sardjoe
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Great Irish guitarist Tommy Halferty teams up with visiting French players
Tommy Halferty French Trio (Irl/Fr)
One of Ireland's top guitarists teams up with French bassist Michel Zenino and drmmer Jean Pierre Arnaud.
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Morla play Bray Jazz 2009
Morla (Irl)
Innovative Irish duo of Sean Og and Simon Jermyn kick on following their stand out show at the recent 12 Points Festival in Dublin.
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Morla play Bray Jazz 2009
Hot Jazz Club of Dublin
Stirring gypsy jazz from exciting new band on Irish jazz scene.
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Morla play Bray Jazz 2009
Carmel McCreagh Band
Classic torch songs and original material from Wicklow based singer and her talented band.
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