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First Piece: Shane Latimer

Ahead of his online performance as the first artist in the Piece By Piece chain of new improvised works, Shane Latimer share some thoughts on music making and the current Covid-19 crisis – posted April 6th, 2020

Artists announced for Piece By Piece

– posted April 3rd, 2020

Piece by Piece: a sequence of online solo improvisation

IMC and the Triskel are coming together to host a sequence of unique online solo performances featuring leading Irish improvisers.

Each artist’s input performance will influence or inspire the next performance in this musical chain. Piece by piece, artists will create new improvised work, based on the preceding work, which, by its conclusion, will have dynamically reflected this strange new world we find ourselves in.

Improvising musicians are uniquely skilled at interpretation and spontaneous creation allowing for fresh creation of the highest calibre. Audiences can enjoy this new work live via IMC’s YouTube channel as well as IMC's and Triskel's social media platforms. – posted March 24th, 2020

Take music lessons online from home!

Have you always wanted to polish up some skills on the instrument you learned years ago? Have an instrument in a cupboard that you'd love to play? Play an instrument well and feel like experimenting with learning new skills, perhaps improvising or jazz standards? Through the COVID-19 crisis, many incredible Irish-based musicians are moving online, and sharing their skills teaching classes by Skype/Zoom and other platforms. If you're social distancing, this could be a great time to pick up some new skills safely from your own home – posted March 23rd, 2020

IMC Covid-19 Musician Community Update

Advice and support for artists during this challenging period. – posted March 20th, 2020

16 March 2020: Postponement of IMC concerts due to covid-19 outbreak

– posted March 16th, 2020

Be represented on the Irish playlist at jazzahead!

Jazzahead!, the world’s biggest industry event for jazz and improvised music, takes place from 23-26 April in Bremen, Germany. IMC will be representing ready-for-export Irish artists European programmers, bookers and contacts, through promotional materials including our Irish playlist, which is now open for submissions. – posted February 26th, 2020

OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS Q&A with Seán Carpio

One of Ireland's most respected drummers, Sean Carpio is currently recording a new duo record with Irish bassist, guitarist and composer Simon Jermyn, a staple of the Brooklyn NY creative music scene for the past 7 years. At Signal Series March, you'll get to hear the fruits of their labour first-hand with original music that weaves contemporary composition and extended improvisations across a panoply of instrumentation. Ahead of their performance, Sean chatted with us about inspirations behind the duo and how their careers have led them to this point. – posted February 25th, 2020