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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 #018 – The Prospect of Guitar Night!

Posted December 8, 201701:17:00

In this edition of The Hot Box, Donald Helme rejoices in the rebirth of Dublin Guitar Night (last Tuesday of every month) in its new...

The Hot Box #017 – A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 6 – The Letter F

Posted December 8, 201701:24:26

The 17th iteration of The Hot Box finds us back in pursuit of jazz piano genius by delving into the files, and this time around we have reached the...

The Hot Box #016 – New Material

Posted December 8, 201701:14:46

In The Hot Box #16 we take a listen to many of the just-released new albums, and also pay tribute to one of jazz’s most luminous pianists, who died...

The Hot Box #015 – A to Z of Jazz Piano Part 5 – The Letter E

Posted December 8, 201701:26:16

Continuing the epic series on piano players in jazz, Donald has reached the letter E, where he finds one of the most important and influential pianists...

The Hot Box #014 – A Big Band Special

Posted December 8, 201701:29:31

This is a BIG Hot Box, responding to the demands of listeners for a Big Band Special. However, it doesn’t contain the standard historic...