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Included here is 'Devsirme' the long unavailable recording which won the 1996 'Julius Hemphill Composition Prize' in the US in 1996. It was a breakthrough recording for me, setting me off in the direction of extended form composition for jazz ensembles.

Also included is the hereto unreleased 'Microclimate' recording- my trio with Joe O Callaghan on guitar, and Sean Carpio on drums. This features short form pieces that are extended by the improvising of the band. I'm very happy with this recording and pleased to get it out at last!

A third album I’ve uploaded is the increasingly hard to find 'Bird' CD, made by my group 'Lingua Franca' with Julian Arguelles (saxophones), Rick Peckham (guitar), and Tom Rainey (drums) - this CD features music written by, recorded by, or dedicated to the great Charlie Parker

I'll be posting more rare music here soon!

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Métier's new CD is now available to buy online. Five of Ireland's finest jazz musicians combine in a group that is at the cutting edge of contemporary jazz improvisation. Featuring original compositions by all five of the group's members, 'Cascade' is a landmark in recorded jazz in Ireland, beautifully packaged and recorded it is a mature statement by all the musicians involved and an announcement of the arrival of an important new ensemble.



'Cascade is a bit special'

The Irish Times

'Cascade does not have a weak moment – the energy and creativity never flag. This has to be one of the finest jazz releases of the year, in Ireland or anywhere else'

Journal of Music in Ireland

A unique recording of a night in Dublin - a night of free-wheeling improvisation by three musicians - Julian Arguelles, Ronan Guilfoyle and Jim Black - at the top of their game.


This is jazz as 'the sound of surprise' - virtuosic, vibrant and created on the spot, in front of an appreciative audience in a classic jazz club setting. "All of these were lengthy improvisations, full of surprise, textural variety, beautifully nuanced dynamics, and an uncanny collective sense of the dramatic arch of each performance.


When the trio settled on a composed piece, the thematic material was treated with the utmost freedom, in effect becoming poles around which they spun widening threads of improvisation before returning to the original reference point." -- The Irish Times

The music on this groundbreaking recording is based on classic tunes from the Irish traditional music canon - but these pieces now form the nucleus for new compositions that examine many different possibilities presented by the traditional music, while at the same time allowing the improvising skills of the musicians to be brought to bear on the material in a creative and regenerative way.

These pieces are NOT arrangements of Irish traditional music per se - this is new music composed around and inspired by the music of the Irish tradition.

Rather than the usual procedure of this being a new look at Irish traditional music, it is a new look at contemporary jazz and composition practices as influenced by the song forms and practices of Irish traditional music.

This recording, performed by internationally renowned jazz musicians, features adventurous new arrangements which explore new possibilities and angles of these classic Parker pieces.


"This album is a triumph for the chemistry within the quartet." -- Irish Times, April 20 2000


"Masterful playing and ingenious reworking of some classic tunes." -- Journal of Music in Ireland, Nov/Dec 2000


Julian Arguelles - Saxophones

Rick Peckham - Guitars

Ronan Guilfoyle - Bass

Tom Rainey - Drums


Music written by, for, or associated with the great Charlie Parker.