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The Hot Box covers the best in Irish recorded jazz, set it in the wider context of the international language that is jazz.

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The Hot Box #138 – Roy Ayres

Posted April 3, 202501:01:27

The Hot Box #138 celebrates the music of another recently departed musician, “Roy Ayres.” Originally known as a jazz vibraphone player, he rapidly...

The Hot Box #137 – New Releases

Posted March 25, 202501:11:56

A selection of some wonderful music from albums released in recent weeks, from concert performances in the 1990s to brand new compositions and recordings...

The Hot Box #136 – In Memory of Lou Donaldson

Posted March 11, 202501:11:16

He was born in 1926 and lived to be just 98 years old, having played in public well into his 80s. Donaldson was an alto saxophonist who began his career...

The Hot Box #134 – Roy Haynes

Posted February 18, 202500:59:51

The Hot Box 134 is devoted to the memory of the great drummer Roy Haynes. Haynes died, at the age of 99 in November last year, secure in his place as...

The Hot Box #135 – Some New Stuff

Posted January 29, 202500:56:58

Welcome to the first Hot Box of 2025. Regular listeners will know that we had a rush of obituary type shows at the back end of last year but we start...