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| Sligo International Jazz Summer School and Festival by Eddie Lee  Sligo International Jazz Summer School and Festival will be open from 7 to 12 August 2007.Avishai Cohen Trio will perform on August 10th. Summer School Faculty: • Drums: Paul Wertico (USA) - Seven-times Grammy winner with the Pat Metheny Group; • Drums: Steve "Dakiz" Davis (N Ireland); • Double Bass: Rufus Reid (USA) Inspirational US bassist/educator returns for the second year running; • Electric bass: Dominique di Piazza (France ) First-time visit of this French electric bassist, a modern jazz great, veteran of John McLaughlin trio amongst others.• Guitar: Sandro Gibellini (Italy) Third visit of one of Italy's finest educators and jazz guitarists; • Guitar: Mike Nielsen (Ireland) Sligo's greatest jazz export returns as course director; • Saxophone: Jamie Oehlers (Australia) World saxophone competition winner 2003 takes over the horn tutorship on his SJP 2007 European tour; • Trumpet: Paul Williamson (Australia) Leading light of Melbourne scene is making waves on the Irish scene; • Piano: Chris Wiesendanger (Switzerland); • Voice: Norma Winstone (UK) UK jazz vocal legend; • Jazz Beginners workshop: Daniel Jacobsen (Ireland). write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Jazz News :: home page |