One of SJP’s highlights of 2011 was Ireland’s premier big band, the DCJO with special guests from our stellar summer school faculty, Marshall Gilkes and John Riley. This year DCJO returns with a programme of music featuring the original compositions of US based Irish composer David O’Rourke, and no less than three guests from SJP’s 2013 faculty: vocalist Ian Shaw, trombonist Marshall Gilkes and saxophonist Jean Toussaint.
There is nothing to beat the rhythmic drive and sheer power of a jazz big band. The Dublin City Jazz Orchestra brings this quality to its concerts with superb ensemble playing and its outstanding soloists from all four sections, reeds, trombones, trumpets and rhythm. All of the members of this 17 piece jazz orchestra are well known members of the Irish jazz scene and they bring to this orchestra all their well honed skills as they perform arrangements from the great International writers and Irish composers.
The members of this orchestra have played with Bobby Wellins, Tina May, James Williams, Georgie Fame, Guy Barker, Scott Hamilton, Jon Faddis, Brad Mehldau, Louis Stewart, Bobby Watson, Alan Barnes, Stacey Kent, Christine Tobin, Harry Allen, Roy Williams, Spike Robinson, Joe Temperley, George Masso, John Wadham, Mike Nielsen, Greg Osby, Claire Martin, John Taylor, Mihály Borbély, Julian Arguelles, Rick Peckham, Steve Arguelles, Florian Ross, Gilad Atzmon, Sean Carpio, Furio di Castri, Francesco Turrisi, Justin Carroll, Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, Phil Woods, John Dankworth, Cleo Laine, Sid Lawrence Orchestra, ‘Back to Basie’ Big Band and the National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Great Britain, Van Morrison, Ronnie Drew, Shane McGowan, Dana, Johnny Logan, Amy Winehouse, Emer Mayock, Cora Venus Lunny, Sharon Shannon, The Commitments Band, The Waterboys, RTE Concert Orchestra, RTE National Symphony Orchestra, Irish Film Orchestra, Wexford Opera, Cyprus State Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Musical Director: Brendan Doyle
Shaw has been described as one of the most distinctive, original and creative jazz singers on the scene, and is also a talented pianist and songwriter. Twice voted “Best Jazz Vocalist” at the BBC Jazz Awards and nominated this year for a JazzFM award, he has more than a dozen albums to his name. While his solo shows become ever more popular, he is much in demand as the featured soloist with big bands and orchestras both in the UK and internationally, alongside pairings with the likes of Guy Barker, Liane Carroll and Claire Martin and over the years has also worked with Quincy Jones, Abdullah Ibrahim, Cleo Laine, Kenny Wheeler and John Taylor.
Marshall Gilkes currently resides in Cologne, Germany where he is a member of the WDR Big Band. Mr. Gilkes is a graduate of The Juilliard School as well as Interlochen Arts Academy. In addition to his work as a leader, Mr. Gilkes has performed as a member of the internationally acclaimed Richard Bona Band, Edmar Castañeda Trio, Maria Schneider Orchestra, and the David Berger Jazz Orchestra. In addition he has performed with Billy Cobham, Dave Douglas, and the Village Vanguard Orchestra. He has taught and presented master classes at institutions around the world including The Banff Center, Berklee College of Music, and on behalf of the Juilliard School. In 2003 Mr. Gilkes was a finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition.
Jean Toussaint with The Jazz Apprentices 2011
US tenor saxophonist Jean Toussaint joined Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers in 1982, beginning an inspired four-and-a-half years in one of the most important groups in the history of jazz. Since 1987, he has been based in London, and his performing credits include notables such as McCoy Tyner, Wynton Marsalis, Roy Ayers, Gary Bartz, Kenny Kirkland, Terence Blanchard, Max Roach, Cedar Walton, Horace Silver and Lionel Loueke. Jean had the saxophone post on Sligo Jazz Project in 2011 and we are delighted to welcome him back this year.
Note: This concert is affiliated to the Arts Council sponsored DCJO June 2013 tour “David O’Rourke – A Prophet In His Own Land”, featuring the US based Irish guitarist/composer David O’Rourke. Although David will not be here in person, his music will be featured.

Don’t miss this opportunity to get down with your bad selves at our Friday night funk & hip hop extravaganza featuring some of the funkiest people in Ireland and Britain! David Lyttle and his Interlude band will be performing some material from the CD of the same name. This is urban music at its grooviest.

David Lyttle – drums Rhea – vocals Anne Lyttle – vocals Homecut – vocals Robert Mitchell – Piano/Keys Tom Harrison – sax

“…incredible…soulful…” – Daily Mirror “…an exceptional album.” – MOBO Awards
“Interlude is a beautifully-produced, neo soul/hip hop/nu-jazz album, that fans of the likes of Erykah Badu, D’Angelo and the Young Disciples should lap up in droves…rich and dynamic…stellar. A rare sort of treat to come out of Ireland. Superb.” – Hot Press
David Lyttle began performing professionally at the age of four in his family folk group and has gone on to be described by premier Irish music magazine Hot Press as a ‘veritable one-man industry’. A household name in Irish jazz, his groups have featured the global upper-echelon, including US giants Greg Osby and Jean Toussaint, while his new album ‘Interlude’ is earning him recognition outside of jazz as an urban producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Recently brought to millions by a Channel 4 album advert campaign with HMV, and championed by BBC Radio 1’s Introducing and a range of media from specialist music magazines to the tabloids, it features David on keyboards, bass, drums, cello and vocals, revealing his strong personality as a songwriter whilst confirming the influence of producer heavyweights Q-Tip, Mark Ronson and Pharrell.
“Interlude” collaborators include MOBO-winning/Mercury-nominated rapper Soweto Kinch, UK rapper/vocalist Homecut and Brooklyn rapper iLLspokinN (Run DMC, KRS One). Talent from Ireland such as rising star vocalist Rhea Lyttle, rapper Wile Man, guitarist Andreas Varady and his folk singer mother Anne Lyttle also appear. In addition, David enlists A-list session guests Jason Rebello (Sting), Pino Palladino (Adele, D’Angelo), Michael Buckley (Glen Hansard), Keith Duffy (The Corrs) and Linley Hamily (Van Morrison).

Tony Miceli Vibes
Phil Ware Piano
Dave Redmond Bass
John Daly Drums

“Tony Miceli is a vibraphonist of astonishing virtuosity, musical resilience, and inventiveness.” – Vic Schermer, All About Jazz Vibraphonist Tony Miceli, whose playing has been compared with the legendary Milt Jackson and Gary Burton, grew up in New Jersey, currently resides in Philadelphia, and has been working steadily on the jazz scene since 1980. As a group leader, sideman, and recording artist, he has performed with numerous top musicians including David Liebman, Jimmy Bruno, Ken Peplowski, John Blake, Diane Monroe, John Swana, Joe Magnarelli, Steve Slagle, Larry McKenna, and many others. In addition to his work with the group Monkadelphia, which he co-founded in 1990, Miceli is a member of the PhilOrch Jazz Ensemble (a quartet featuring members of the Philadelphia Orchestra) and the Adam Unsworth Ensemble. His recordings include a compilation CD, Looking East with the Philly 5; On a Sweet Note, with Gerald Veasley and the Electric Mingus Project; Band Shapes with French pianist Olivier Hutman; Monkadelphia; Crepuscule (featuring Monkadelphia); Music From the Inside Out, a companion CD for a documentary showcasing the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Nigel Mooney – gtr, vcls,
Johnny Taylor – piano
Dan Bodwell – bass
Dominic Mullan – drums
Linley hamilton – trumpet
other horn(s) TBC

“…one of the most enjoyable jazz albums to emerge in many a year.” – Donald Helme, RTE Lyric FM
“Great tunes, great sound…Mooney may have another hit on his hands.” – Irish Times
“…nothing less than stunning…” – Hot Press
Nigel Mooney has long been regarded as Ireland’s leading blues singer/guitarist. His sensitive tenor voice, soulful jazz guitar stylings and preference for an acoustic-sounding, jazz approach to the blues have made him a unique and popular artist. Mooney’s Gripewater Blues Band was a significant group on the Irish blues scene of the eighties, but the Mooney of today was first documented on debut first album ‘All My Love’s In Vain’ (Rubyworks). It became the island’s biggest selling jazz album of 2005, with major airplay from champions such as RTE’s Ryan Tubridy, and chart placements for the single ‘Beautiful Day’.
‘The Bohemian Mooney’, his much-awaited second album, sees him in both small group and big band settings, with VIP appearances by international music icons Georgie Fame and Louis Stewart. Debuting at number 1 on iTunes following an RTE album of the week placement on Radio 1 and a TV appearance on RTE’s The Late Late Show, it features his working group of Johnny Taylor (piano), Dan Bodwell (bass) and Dominic Mullan (drums), with Richie Buckley (Van Morrison), Linley Hamilton (Paul Brady) and Michael Buckley (Glen Hansard) among the horn section.