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DESCRIPTION: Doors 8:45pm/Music 9:00pm \n\n “Harmonically and melodically
 \, Halferty is a distinctive guitarist...” - The Irish Times \n\n Tommy 
 Halferty - guitar \n\n Michael Buckley - tenor sax \n\n Leon Buckley - alt
 o sax \n\n Barry McBrien - trombone \n\n Leopoldo Osio - piano \n\n Ronan 
 Guilfoyle - bass \n\n Christophe Lavergne - drums \n\n  \nA birthday celeb
 ration for Ireland's legendary elder statesman of the jazz guitar\, featur
 ing a new work by Ronan Guilfoyle written as a tribute to Tommy's life and
  work\, along with a selection of arrangements by Guilfoyle of Tommy's own
  works. Featuring collaborators old and new\, join us to celebrate the lif
 e and music of Tommy Halferty. \n\n  \nThroughout his rich and varied care
 er Halferty’s signature guitar sound\, tonally heavy\, brimming with jui
 cy bebop lines and fat chordal arrangements has been instrumental in shapi
 ng the sound of the Irish jazz. \n\n  \nDublin has always been a ‘guitar
  town’ with influences from the late great Louis Stewart defining genera
 tions of guitar players. The same can be said for Halferty who has been eq
 ually influential as a guitarist but also as a composer\, educator and men
 tor to many Irish musicians over the years. \n\n  \nHalferty’s professio
 nal career began in the late 70’s\, when he featured in jazz fusion band
 s like ‘Jump’ &amp\; ‘Nunn’. From the off\, Halferty wove in class
 ical\, folk\, Irish traditional and rock influences\, distilling it into h
 is own unique jazz signature\, something that remains a hallmark of his pl
 aying to this day. A longer trio stint in the mid ‘80’s with drummer J
 ohn Wadham and bassist Ronan Guilfoylecemented his reputation as a world c
 lass guitarist. \n\n  \nHe has shared stages with international jazz lumin
 aries such as Lee Konitz\, Benny Golson\, Ronnie Cuber\, George Mraz\, Dav
 e Liebman and vocalist Norma Winstone. Halferty has excelled in intimate d
 uo settings\, evidenced by his long time collaboration with fellow Irish g
 uitarist Mike Nielsen as well as duos with international heavyweights like
  John Abercrombie and John Ethridge. \n\n  \n“Tommy Halferty's superb du
 o album with Mike Nielsen is perhaps the finest Irish jazz recording ever 
 made” - The Sunday Tribune \n\n  \nTommy Halferty has been one of the ke
 y architects and foundations for today’s vibrant Irish jazz scene\, as w
 ell as adding to the reputation of Irish jazz internationally. Celebrate h
 is life and music with IMC this October. \n
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LOCATION:The Cooler at The Complex\, Mary's Abbey\, Dublin 7.
ORGANIZER:mailto:admin@improvisedmusic.ie
SUMMARY:Flyin' Higher - Tommy Halferty at 80
URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/improvised-music-company/tommy-80th-birthday-co
 oler-oct25
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