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Bursaries for Jazzahead Digital Trade Fair

Improvised Music Company invites Irish and Irish-based jazz musicians, managers, members of resources organisations or companies to apply for Culture Ireland bursaries to attend the jazzahead! digital trade fair in April 2021. – posted March 15th, 2021

Improvised Music Company launches the BAN BAM Podcast

Launching this April, the new BAN BAM podcast will explore creative work from inspiration to execution, through conversations with a host of women working in jazz and creative improvised music. – posted March 8th, 2021

OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS Q&A with Lina Andonovska, flute

Flautist Lina Andonovska released her debut solo album A Way A Lone A Last on Diatribe Records in February 2020, and chatted to us about her musical relationship with Ireland and Irish composers, moving beyond the boundaries of genre in her collaborations, and release plans derailed by COVID. – posted March 3rd, 2021

Tin Men & the Telephone at Big Bang Bubble

– posted March 2nd, 2021

Announcing new limited series: Blind Date Jazz

IMC’s new limited series Blind Date Jazz brings listening and creative improvisation into focus, with some of Ireland’s leading improvisers coming into the studio to create an exciting, new, musical conversation.

The twist?

Neither musician has any idea who they are playing with. Unknown, unrehearsed, unplanned and unseen. Not even aware what the other instrument is. In other words, completely blind. – posted February 3rd, 2021

OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS Q&A with John Walsh, flamenco guitar

Leading Irish flamenco guitarist John Walsh has just released his debut album, Irlanducía, and shared some insights with us about his inspiration from different flamenco artists, the different paths composition can take, the process of fine-tuning different tunes through experimentation, and his thoughts on ‘authenticity’ and what it means. – posted January 28th, 2021

Sixteenth Piece: Chris Engel

This last work of this winter season of Piece By Piece, and sixteenth in the series overall, comes from saxophonist Chris Engel on Friday 28th January, 8pm. Chris shared his thoughts with us on the conversational nature of improvisation, expressing ideas through music, and fears for the future of the musical world.

– posted January 25th, 2021

Fifteenth Piece: Vicky Langan

This seventh work of this winter season of Piece By Piece, and fifteenth in the series overall, comes from sound artist Vicky Langan, premiering on Friday 22nd January, 8pm. Vicky shared her perspective on the creation of her piece, the meaning of improvisation, and recent livestreams. – posted January 18th, 2021