Podcasts by The Hot Box

The Hot Box #111 from 2023-12-06T17:00:26

The latest edition of the ever popular “Hot Box”.

The Hot Box #110 from 2023-11-22T10:43:10

The clarinet has been an endangered species for most of the last 50 years, and despite much admiration for modern-day exponents such as Anat Cohen, it remains on the outer fringes of jazz. Hot B...

The Hot Box #109 – Big Bands 2 from 2023-10-31T17:10:52

After the great reaction to Hot Box 108’s focus on big bands, we felt that a second dip into this big reservoir of music was advisable, if not inevitable. Some of the best ever herein!

The Hot Box #108 from 2023-10-17T19:22:46

Big Bands! A selection of recordings of big bands modern and not-so modern.

The Hot Box #107 from 2023-10-04T14:53:03

Stimulated by the upcoming release of John Donegan’s album Light Streams featuring his Irish Sextet, Hot Box 107 checks out some new releases, and a couple of retur...

The Hot Box #106 from 2023-09-19T17:08:46

Hot on the heels of a little exploration of the role of the Hammond organ in jazz (HB104) a listener suggested we take a look at the role of another “minority” instrument in jazz music – the vib...

The Hot Box #105 from 2023-08-29T17:36:06

This edition of the Hot Box is comprised 9 pieces of new material, with all of it coming from USA and Canada.

The Hot Box #104 from 2023-08-15T17:21:12

In which we devote over an hour to the Hammond organ! In vogue during the 1960s and having star exponents like Jimmy Smith, and latterly Joey DeFrancesco, the Hammond B3 occupied a secure slot i...

The Hot Box #103 – Tony Bennett from 2023-08-01T16:38:33

Tony Bennett died on July 21st, aged 96, representing in a very real sense “the end of an era”. Across much of the history of crooning and singing jazz, Bennett succeeded in transferring a reput...

The Hot Box #102 – “In Memoriam” from 2023-07-18T17:19:34

Some jazz journalists have been using phrases like “the end of an era” since the death of Wayne Shorter and Ahmad Jamal. In this Hot Box we pay tribute to a few of the jazz greats who have left ...

The Hot Box #101 – A New Frontier from 2023-07-04T16:58:59

As the title suggests, this is a new record for the hot box. Five fantastic tracks, one hour show! Dollar Brand (Abdullah Ibrahim) kicking things off with 13 minutes of magic.

The Hot Box #100 – 100th Episode! from 2023-06-13T16:52:07

We made it! 100 episodes of The Hot Box. Thank you to all our listeners and subscribers for sticking with me. In this episode we feature two tracks from our good friend Linley Hamilton, with Ger...

The Hot Box #99 – Remember Oscar Peterson? from 2023-05-30T16:35:47

This episode brings us one away from 100 epsiodes of The Hox Box. Included this week are some new releases and two tracks from the Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.

The Hot Box #98 – New Stuff! from 2023-05-16T14:48:02

New Stuff!

Its Donald’s first show on JazzÉIRE!. This show features all new releases for this Hot Box

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The Hot Box #097 - The Maybeck Recitals Part 2 from 2023-04-17T13:00:10

After the great reaction to Hot Box 96, we decided to do a second edition devoted to the fantastic 42 volume series of solo piano recitals known as the Maybeck Series. Recorded over 6 years from 19...

The Hot Box #096 - The Maybeck Recitals from 2023-03-21T10:39:45

The 96th edition of The Hot Box! This an all-piano affair that marks the re-release (on Spotify) of all 42 albums recorded in the 90’s, of the solo piano recitals branded as The Maybeck Recitals...

The Hot Box #095 – New Material XIV from 2023-02-21T04:19:01

The Hot Box 95: What’s in it? Some great new music that’s what. Two from America, one from Belgium, and two from Ireland. The album Tim Fitzgerald’s Full House was awarded to Daniel Cervigni who ...

The Hot Box 094 - Jazz in Italy from 2023-02-01T09:44:30

The Box goes abroad this time, heading south east to Italy, where some exceptional and distinctive jazz can be found. In this edition we highlight the marked attention to lyricism which informs so ...

The Hot Box #093 - The Name Game from 2023-01-09T09:39:50

Why do some bands choose brand names rather than the name of their leader? A very brief investigation in the Hot Box #093.

The Hot Box #092 - Guitar All The Way from 2022-12-24T04:35:02

The 92nd Hot Box is hot with guitars all the way. And there’s a reason. The new album from Chicago-based guitarist Tim Fitzgerald. Better still, you could become the lucky owner of a copy. An album...

The Hot Box #091 – Christmas 2022 from 2022-12-01T12:05:20

The 91st Hot Box takes a look at Christmas (already!)

A selection of jazz from all eras that celebrates or satirises Christmas from the personal collection of Donald Helme.

The Hot Box #081 - Jazz Legends from 2022-04-03T13:03:12

This episode of the Hot Box sets the scene for Jazz Legends – Charles Mingus 100th and Miles Davis Kind of Blue.  

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The Hot Box #080 – Wall-to-Wall Vocal Groups from 2022-02-22T08:21:17

A complete departure for our 80th birthday, with wall-to-wall vocal groups, stimulated by a positive reaction to the all-vocal content of the 77th Hot Box. So, for the first time, we have an hour o...

The Hot Box #079 - The Guitar Files - Part 9 from 2022-01-27T09:05:27

Once again, the central preoccupation is the amazing roster of guitar players, this time those filed under the letter H. And under that heading the music world was blessed for many years with the p...

The Hot Box #078 - New Year’s Eve Hot Box Special from 2022-01-26T04:47:31

Listen back to the live broadcast of The Hot Box on Jazz Radio Ireland for New Year’s Eve 2021. This is a 2-hour special edition of The Hot Box presented by Donald Helme.

The Hot Box #077 - Singers Unlimited from 2021-12-14T07:14:34

The Hot Box #77……What’s Inside? Taking a leaf out of the book of jazz station WBGO Newark New Jersey, this edition of The Hot Box presents “Singers Unlimited”. So if vocal jazz sets your puls...

The Hot Box #076 - The Guitar Files - Part 8 from 2021-12-01T01:43:59

In The Hot Box number 76 we delve into the Guitar Files labelled “G”. The towering figure of Grant Green seems to dominate this file, maybe the most productive guitarist of the 1960’s, who sound...

The Hot Box #075 - Milestones from 2021-10-26T07:14:25

The Hot Box number 75! What’s in it this time? We have tried to be quite noisy in celebration of our 75th edition - a “milestone”. The celebration starts with the Chuck Owen Jazz Surge with more ...

The Hot Box #074 - The Guitar Files - Part 7 from 2021-09-29T06:29:41

The main event in The Hot Box 074 is a move to the Guitar Files Letter F. So we feature 3 greats from that file, Tal Farlow, Bill Frisell and Chris Flory. But there’s other stuff too. An excitin...

The Hot Box #073 - Swing Classics from 2021-09-09T03:12:29

The 73rd episode of The Hot Box…… This time around the jazz hour has some swing classics and samples from two new albums that amount to “jazz archaeology”. A compilation of 1930’s recordings by ve...

The Hot Box #072 - The Guitar Files - Part 6 from 2021-08-17T15:39

The exploration of the Guitar Files reaches the Letter E in the 72nd edition of The Hot Box and although few in number, guitarists in this file are very big in reputation, especially for those o...

The Hot Box #071 – Big Bands from 2021-08-03T12:31:39

A great mix of big band and a nod in the direction of classical influences in jazz, with the first time on Hot Box, tracks from Maria Schneider’s multi-award winning masterpiece Data Lords. And ...

The Hot Box #070 - The Guitar Files - Part 5 from 2021-07-06T08:24:42

In this edition we head into the Guitar Files once again, focussing on the letter D. It’s a sparse file, so we’ve looked back and found a couple of fine players omitted from the C file, and look...

The Hot Box #069 from 2021-06-03T03:02:17

In the 69th episode of The Hot Box we follow the trail of the Jazz Worms, only to find it leads back to The Fox Inn at Ashbourne, County Meath, via Denver, Colorado. The Worms have just released...

The Hot Box #068 - The Guitar Files - Part 4 from 2021-05-04T06:21:39

In this series of glimpses into the world of jazz guitar, Hot Box 68 finds perhaps the most important guitarist of them all - Charlie Christian. He was born in 1916 and sadly died of tuberculosi...

The Hot Box #067 – New Stuff from 2021-04-12T05:09:54

After the last edition of Hot Box Xtra, remembering the great Chick Corea (1941 - 2021), Donald Helme returns to some “New Stuff“ with a varied programme from jazz-funk ...

The Hot Box Xtra 4 - Chick Corea 1941-2021 from 2021-03-16T08:53:05

Chick Corea 1941-2021

A Hot Box Xtra checks out the music of one of the most important musicians in jazz. Sadly, he passed away in February t...

The Hot Box #066 - The Guitar Files - Part 3 from 2021-02-15T06:39:52

In this edition we once again visit the alphabetical countdown of prominent jazz guitar players, taking a few more filed under the letter B. And we indulge in a lit...

The Hot Box #065 – New Material from 2021-02-03T12:31:59

After too long a gap, The Hot Box returns with tracks from recently released albums by Christian McBride, John Beasley, Chick Corea and the Cub...

The Hot Box #064 - The Guitar Files - Part 2 from 2020-11-09T10:32:20

The Hot Box 64th edition…in which we check out guitar players filed under the letter B.

The file must run to two editions...

The Hot Box #063 from 2020-10-21T03:53

The 63rd edition of Hot Box reminds us of the importance of Charlie Parker as we celebrate his 100th anniversary, we mark the death of one of the greatest of bass players Gary Peacock, we offer ...

The Hot Box #062 - The Guitar Files - Part 1 from 2020-09-08T13:29:52

The 62nd edition of The Hot Box opens up the guitar files for an alphabetical series that will cover a wide range of eras and styles in the very wide world of the guitar in...

The Hot Box #061 - More Celebrations from 2020-08-16T14:29:54

It seems that this is a time for memories of the great jazz musicians of yesterday who have “left the building” during the current pandemic (but not necessarily as a direct result of it), and in...

The Hot Box #060 - A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 24 – The Letter Z from 2020-07-14T12:22

The final episode of The Piano Files A-Z. The Z File

Not too may surnames start with the letter Z but here...

The Hot Box #059 – Celebrations from 2020-06-23T04:24

In this episode of the Hot Box we celebrate the life of Jimmy Cobb who died last month aged 91, and legendary pianist McCoy Tyner who recently passed away. We also sample three new albums (*), t...

The Hot Box #058 - A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 23 - The Letter W Part 2 from 2020-06-07T12:18:22

Welcome to The Hot Box #058 in which we delve further into the alphabetical piano files with Part 2 of the File for W. There are some amazing artists in the episode.

The Hot Box Xtra #3 - Uplifting Music from 2020-05-26T05:42:55

Over an hour of jazz music from Ireland, America, South Africa and Brazil, wide ranging in style and mood. You can hear tracks from The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Basil Coatzee, Dianne Schuur, Co...

The Hot Box Xtra #2 - The Lock-Down Blues from 2020-05-01T07:15:30

In this episode of The Hot Box we celebrate the music of four amazing musicians who have sadly left the stage in the past few weeks, Bucky Pizzarelli, Lee Konitz, Wallace R...

The Hot Box - Xtra 1 from 2020-04-20T08:36:49

Selected for the times we are living in, Xtra tracks from The Hot Box that should immediately improve your blood circulation and set the mood firmly to positive.

The Hot Box #057 – The Blakey Beat from 2020-03-31T06:24:21

In this episode of the Hot Box we celebrate the life and music of Art Blakey whose centennial was not so long ago. We find ourselves in very unfamiliar times, gigs and festivals have been cancel...

The Hot Box #056 - A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 22 – The Letter W from 2020-03-12T06:51:09

Welcome to The Hot Box #056 where we delve into the Piano in the key of W. We are getting to the end of the piano files and who knows what comes next. The W file is a ve...

The Hot Box #055 - Female Big Band Leaders from 2020-02-26T09:40:07

A nice big band welcome to the 55th edition of the Hot Box. The big success of Zandra Queen of Jazz from Darn Skippy Productions at the Smock Alley Theatre Dublin put me in mind to make a...

The Hot Box #054 - A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 20 – The Letter U&V from 2020-01-14T06:26:17

Welcome to The Hot Box #054 where we get ever closer to the end of the long-running series The Piano Files! In this episode we explore pianists under the letters U… and ...

The Hot Box Christmas Bonus from 2019-12-13T00:49:06

A Special Christmas Edition of The Hot Box in which we try to avoid the schmaltzy Christmas songs you know and love…….

The Hot Box #053 - All new material from 2019-11-27T07:59

Over an hour of newly released jazz in The Hot Box 053, you’ll find tracks from Corkonian John Donegan to veteran British multi-instrumentalist Alan Barnes, from Chick...

The Hot Box #052 - A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 20 – The Letter T from 2019-11-12T09:25:38

The Hot Box #052 continues down the alphabet of pianists, and this time investigates the musicians filed under the letter T. A file that contains at least 3 of the all-time...

The Hot Box #051 - Festivalisation from 2019-10-07T19:38

“Festivalisation” of jazz was a gradual process but one that seemed, a few years ago, to be terminal. Luckily, good sense has prevailed and jazz festivals have taken their rightful place in the ...

The Hot Box #050 - A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 19 – The Letter S from 2019-09-18T07:19:46

We have a really fantastic line-up in The Hot Box #050 for Pianists under the letter S. Sampling multiple styles you will hear tracks from artists such as Ralph Sutton, Horace Silver, Helen Sung...

The Hot Box #049 - Porgy&Bess from 2019-09-02T01:00

The Hot Box 49 is an advanced peak behind the curtain of an upcoming concert from the RTE Concert Orchestra featuring a feast of George Gershwin music cantering on the first ever live performanc...

The Hot Box #048 - A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 18 - George Shearing from 2019-08-20T09:53:35

A Special Edition celebrating the centennial of pianist George Shearing 1919 - 2011

The Pianist George Shearing was born in Battersea, London in August 1919, blind from birth. He emigrate...

The Hot Box #047 - All Female Vocal from 2019-07-31T08:59:43

The Hot Box number 47 in which we have wall-to-wall female vocalists………………….

This is the first time Hot Box has gone all-female-vocal, but a really...

The Hot Box #046 - Big Sounds from 2019-07-15T19:03:39

There are few sounds in jazz more appealing than that of a big fat unit comprising around 17 musicians, well drilled, swinging, and with star solo improvisations on top. Th...

The Hot Box #045 – A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 17 – The Letter R from 2019-07-04T09:17:53

Another hour of superb jazz piano from Donald Helme in The Hot Box #045 A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 17 – The Letter R. In this episode you can hear from artists such as Ted Rosenthal, Gene Rodgers...

The Hot Box #044 – New Releases May 2019 from 2019-05-23T12:26:04

There are so many new and exciting releases that have come up recently that we have decided to postpone the piano files for a spell otherwise this incredible list of tracks...

The Hot Box #043 – Kinda Blue from 2019-05-07T21:19

The Hot Box 43 aims to set the scene for a major presentation of the pieces from Miles Davis’ extraordinary recording “Kind of Blue” in an orchestral setting at The National Concert Hallat the e...

The Hot Box #042 – A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 16 – The Letter P from 2019-04-22T17:26

The Hot Box 42 is overflowing with amazing music. This time around in the A – Z of Jazz Piano we cover the letter P which is one of those files full of historical impo...

The Hot Box #041 – A Vocal Affair from 2019-04-02T18:29:08

The Hot Box 41 is very much so a vocal affair with truly exceptional quality singing over the hour with artists from America, Paris and Ireland. This Hot Box contains all n...

The Hot Box #040 – A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 15 – The Letter O from 2019-03-18T13:57:56

The Hot Box 40 is full of fun and great quality jazz pianists under the letter O in our journey of the A – Z of Jazz Piano. Some lesser known pianists in this episode with ...

The Hot Box #039 – Roy Hargrove Retrospective from 2019-03-05T00:46:16

This Hot Box is a retrospective of music by the late Roy Hargrove, who died on November 2nd 2018 aged just 49.

Roy Hargro...

The Hot Box #038 – A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 14 – The Letter N from 2019-02-18T19:43:09

In The Hot Box Episode 38 we delve into the file of pianists whose name begins with the letter N. After the deluge of candidates filed under M, N has a relative dearth: we ...

The Hot Box #037 – Guitar Night from 2019-01-21T05:32:54

In The Hot Box #037 we check out two of the new albums that have come our way in recent months, wrapping the whole thing in a legendary Guitar Night which features Andreas ...

The Hot Box #036 – A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 13 – The Letter M (part 2) from 2018-12-17T11:31:31

In The Hot Box Episode 36 we continue to trawl the files piano players who have graced the jazz stage over the past century or so, and the letter M proved especially fruitful. Last time (Hot B...

The Hot Box #035 – Best in New Releases from 2018-11-06T15:21:05

In The Hot Box Episode 35 we find new recordings from several Irish jazz musicians and quite a few from the wide world as well. There are also two exceptional “archive” recordings never before...

The Hot Box #034 – A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 12 – The Letter L&M (part 1) from 2018-10-07T08:39:11

The letter M is the most popular opener for surnames, and pianist aren’t excepted, so the M file is to spread over two shows, PLUS we complete the L file with popular Ir...

The Hot Box #033 – A Latin Feel from 2018-08-29T09:18:38

There’s a Latin feel to the Hot Box this time around, keeping company with the hot summer perhaps. And nearly all the music played is from brand new releases so we are literally, a HOT box. We a...

The Hot Box #032 – A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 11 – The Letter L from 2018-07-17T14:26:34

In episode 32 of The Hot Box we find ourselves surrounded by piano players whose names mysteriously begin with the same letter…..L. It’s a rich collec...

The Hot Box #031 – So What’s New? from 2018-06-18T12:11:54

In the 31st episode of The Hot Box, Donald Helme plays all-new material from a range of sources including some of the best new releases from Ireland. Music from Dublin base...

The Hot Box #030 – A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 10 – The Letter K from 2018-05-29T09:42:12

The Hot Box opens the file labelled K! Yes, the great endeavour of trawling the files of piano players has got as far as the letter K this time around, and a bumper file it is too. Not dominated...

The Hot Box #029 – International Jazz Day from 2018-04-30T08:40:08

In The Hot Box Episode 29 we celebrate International Jazz Day which is a relatively new affair started back in 2011 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultur...

The Hot Box #028 – Alt Big Bands from 2018-04-17T10:23:33

In The Hot Box Episode 28 we explore Alt Big Bands from the 1920’s onwards some of which might be considered slightly left of field but an amazing line up all the same. You...

The Hot Box #027 – A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 10 – The Letter J from 2018-03-26T10:50:31

The Hot Box Episode 27 in which we delve into the piano files labelled “J”

It so happens that J is a significant file for the fact that it contains...

The Hot Box #026 – Exploring the Baritone Saxophone - Jazz Podcast with Donald Helme - Jazz Ireland from 2018-02-26T00:00

The “bari” is by no means the largest of Adolph Sax’s family of instruments but the even larger ones look as though they would fit nicely into an oil refinery. The baritone, which is itself quit...

The Hot Box #025 – An All Vocal Jazz Show from 2018-01-31T11:31:12

To welcome 2018, The Hot Box presents an all-singing show hosted as usual by former RTE presenter Donald Helme. This is a mix of Irish and American singers, with some sp...

The Hot Box #024 – The Big Band Hot Box from 2018-01-15T05:00

In this episode of The Hot Box we have 80 minutes of the best of Big Band music culled from the post-bebop era, from the best in Europe as well as the USA. You will hear from Clare Fischer, Joe ...

The Hot Box #023 – A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 9 – The Letters H&I from 2017-12-18T21:00

In the epic series of alphabetical pianists started early in 2017 we reached the letter H, in Hot Box 21, only to find such a plethora of riches that they spilled over the confines of a single...

The Hot Box #022 – A Chilled Out Hot Box from 2017-12-18T12:52:30

In this episode of The Hot Box we check out some new material from Lizz Wright, Sean Jones, Christian McBride’s Big Band, Julian Colarossi and John Keogh, The Carole Nelson Trio and the remarkab...

The Hot Box #021 – A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 8 – The Letter H from 2017-12-08T16:57:02

Once more we delve into the files to find pianists filed in alphabetical order. In some recent forays it may have been difficult to fill the show, not so with the Letter H. In fact there are s...

The Hot Box #020 – A Tale of Two Festivals from 2017-12-08T16:55:56

In Hot Box Episode 20 we pay homage to two jazz festivals that present contrasting pleasures to jazz fans over the October public holiday weekend in Ireland. The one celebrates its 40th annive...

The Hot Box #019 – A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 7 – The Letter G from 2017-12-08T16:53:57

In the 19th edition of The Hot Box we revisit the A – Z of Jazz Piano series focusing on the letter G.You will hear from such greats as Benny Green, Erroll Garner, Robert Glasper, Larry Golding...

The Hot Box #018 Xtra - John Abercrombie from 2017-12-08T12:01:13

This Hot Box is a special Xtra in memory of John Abercrombie who passed away on August 22, 2017 at the age of 72. In The Hot Box 18 we celebrated “guitar” and though it would be fitting to incl...

The Hot Box #018 – The Prospect of Guitar Night! from 2017-12-08T12:00:38

In this edition of The Hot Box, Donald Helme rejoices in the rebirth of Dublin Guitar Night (last Tuesday of every month) in its new venue, The Grand Social, and presents a wide ranging soundsca...

The Hot Box #017 – A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 6 – The Letter F from 2017-12-08T12:00:07

The 17th iteration of The Hot Box finds us back in pursuit of jazz piano genius by delving into the files, and this time around we have reached the letter F. F finds us in rich territory with ...

The Hot Box #016 – New Material from 2017-12-08T11:59:41

In The Hot Box #16 we take a listen to many of the just-released new albums, and also pay tribute to one of jazz’s most luminous pianists, who died in June from cancer at the age of 60, Geri A...

The Hot Box #015 – A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 5 – The Letter E from 2017-12-08T11:59:15

Continuing the epic series on piano players in jazz, Donald has reached the letter E, where he finds one of the most important and influential pianists of all time, Bill Evans. It is probably ...

The Hot Box #014 – A Big Band Special from 2017-12-08T11:49:57

This is a BIG Hot Box, responding to the demands of listeners for a Big Band Special. However, it doesn’t contain the standard historic fare of Basie, Ellington and Herman. Instead you’ll find...

The Hot Box #013 – A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 4 - The Letter D from 2017-12-08T11:49:35

In the 13th edition of The Hot Box, Donald looks for pianists filed under the letter D, and plays pieces from Aaron Diehl, Kenny Drew Jr, and Jim Doherty. Some omissions of course but as a gene...

The Hot Box #012 – Unreliable Memories from 2017-12-08T11:49:03

In the 12th edition of The Hot Box we establish a flashback to jazz events in Ireland in the distant past. In Hot Box 11 we heard how a hotel in Ballsbridge had not one, but two resident jazz ...

The Hot Box #011 - A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 3 - The Letter C from 2017-12-08T11:48:36

The 11th edition of The Hot Box takes a new turn on the A-Z of pianists, and digresses to pay tribute to the recently deceased guitar hero Larry Coryell, who died on February 19th, not long afte...

The Hot Box #010 with Guest Presenter Al Ryan from 2017-12-08T11:48:05

This time around we have a very special Hot Box for you with Al Ryan as guest presenter. Al Ryan is a well-known Irish trumpeter and broadcaster who now lives in the UK. He was a producer and ...

The Hot Box #009 - A - Z of Jazz Piano Part 2 from 2017-12-08T11:47:17

The A-Z of Jazz Piano: this time - Pianists in the key of B

The task of hunting down jazz piano from A to Z is really only just beginning, but B proved to be a most rich seam of artists, ...

The Hot Box #008 - Female Jazz Vocalists from 2017-12-08T11:46:12

All singing and all-female version of THE HOT BOX this time around, a rich seam of talent in Ireland and set amongst the best in the world. In this hour expect to find award-winning Charanee W...

The Hot Box #007 - A to Z of Jazz Piano from 2017-12-08T09:39:11

To greet 2017 The Hot Box embarks on a series that features jazz pianists across all styles, countries of origin and eras, spanning most of the hundred years of recorded jazz, and starting wit...

The Hot Box #006 from 2017-12-08T09:37:36

Two extracts from Jim Doherty’s infamous “Spondance” form the centrepiece of the sixth Hot Box. And then its big orchestras all the way. Lincoln Centre Orchestra’s Vitoria Suite, an extract from...

The Hot Box #005 from 2017-12-08T09:35:47

The fifth Hot Box includes the charming album MIQ plays MJQ, highlighting an Irish quartet that included Tony Micelo on vibes. Also check out the debut album by progressive group CEO Experiment,...

The Hot Box #004 from 2017-12-08T09:32:04

Jazz Ireland releases the fourth edition of The Hot Box, hosted by veteran jazz presenter Donald Helme. The show includes new releases from Resonance Records, previously unrelease...

The Hot Box #003 from 2017-12-08T09:30:10

The Hot Box 003 is a guitar parade, put together in honour of JJ Smyth’s jazz venue, and their legendary “Guitar Nights” which are now looking like things of the past following the sale of the...

Hot Box #002 - Louis Stewart from 2017-12-07T07:08:13

In the second issue we wanted to pay personal tribute to the great Irish musician Louis Stewart who died recently. I feel that whilst musicians around the world recognised Louis’ brilliance, t...

Hot Box #001 from 2017-12-07T04:58:37

Welcome to the very first issue of The Hot box. In this issue you will hear the young Cleveland-based trumpeter Dominick Farrinacci, tracks from Irish drummer Kevin Brady and his trio, Irish sin...