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Blue Jar

"Blue Jar creates a new definition of “Gypsy Jazz”. Rather than sticking to the manouche style used by Django Rheinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, they play a variety of manouche style jazz, jazz standards, original compositions, Classical and traditional Gypsy music. Their music appeals to all ages worldwide."

N. Ireland’s only Gypsy Jazz band

“Blue Jar combines the panache of Grappelli with Gypsy flamboyance, yet balances this passion with a dreamy, atmospheric classical sound”.

With ‘Ducks and Geese’ to their credit, their second album “Pelican Crossing” is currently on general release.

Blue Jar creates a new definition of “Gypsy Jazz”. Rather than sticking to the manouche style used by Django Rheinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, they play a variety of manouche style jazz, jazz standards, original compositions, Classical and traditional Gypsy music. Their music appeals to all ages worldwide.

Since their first gig 2005-a Garden Party for H.R.H The Prince of Wales they have performed at many commercial festivals, and have found their niche in mainstream, jazz and world music festivals.

They have performed at Cork Jazz Festival, Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival (Ireland); Ealing Jazz Festival, Greenbelt (Eng) Marbella Film Festival ,WOMEX (Spain) MEI, (Italy) Go Global World Music Festival (Denmark) And are due to perform in Portugal, Cyprus, Austria, India and Brazil in 09.

TOMMY LOCKE (guitar) has been one of the busiest and most sought after guitarists in Ireland for the last thirty years. After studying at the Ulster College of Music, he has been heavily involved in a wide range of music with country, rock and jazz bands. He has toured extensively throughout Ireland, Britain, France, America and Canada with Roly Daniels.

LESLEY DENNISON (violin, viola, vocals) studied at Trinity College of Music, London, and has since free-lanced with many major orchestras throughout the UK and Ireland. With the Dennison String Quartet, she has performed and for film, TV and radio, and toured throughout the UK and Ireland with Music Network and Live Music Now! She has made many recordings including the theme music for “Fatal Extraction” and “Field of Bones” and is included in the “Wildlife Album.”

SCOTT HERON (cello) studied cello at the Royal Academy of Music, London and has a Master of Performance from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. He has played with many orchestras including the Ulster Orchestra, RTE Concert Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland and Camerata, Ireland. He has toured and recorded extensively with the Brian Irvine Ensemble, Leya and the Dennison String Quartet.

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