Plus the astonishing VIJAY IYER TRIO – a super double bill concert in prospect

When

Saturday 23rd October at 20:00

Where

Triskel @ the River Lee Hotel

Price: €20
+ Tickets
+ Louis Stewart International Quartet's website

About

Louis Stewart brings an international group to Cork for 2010 comprised largely of top class musicians who played with him in the glory days at Ronnie Scott’s famous Jazz Club in London.

Born in Waterford, Ireland’s legendary guitarist began playing jazz in the early 60s. By the end of the decade he had achieved a substantial reputation through work with such leading jazzmen as Tubby Hayes and Benny Goodman.

Throughout the 70s he continued to enhance his standing in both the UK and the USA, playing and recording with Ronnie Scott, Don Burrows, George Shearing and others. He also toured Europe, attracting considerable attention everywhere he played.

An award winning composer, he has written a number of pieces based on the works of James Joyce, several of which appeared on the albums Milesian Source and Joycenotes.

A brilliant sound allied to a crystal-clear tone has helped to make Stewart one of the outstanding guitarists in history of European jazz. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Trinity College Dublin in 1998.

Line Up: Louis Stewart (guitar), Myles Drennan (piano), Dave Green (double bass) and Martin Drew (drums)