SpeakeasyJazz Limerick is hosting a one off, extra gig this month. We wouldn't normally do this but the circumstances call for it.
On Thur Feb 25th, We are delighted to have the very beautiful Sí gracing the Shannon Rowing Club. The club will prove the perfect venue for this bewitching songstress.
Sí is a singer, songwriter, harpist and pianist originally from Dublin but now living in Limerick. Her songs are sad little things about life, love, heartbreak and all those kinds of things. Sí has been gigging around the place for a while now and is currently recording her debut album with Fergal Lawlor from The Cranberries, due to be released in early summer.
Sí's guests on the night will be Laura Sheehan and Vertigo Smyth..
Laura Sheeran is a 22 year old solo artist based in Dublin. Her musical path began at the age of 15 when asked by friend Clodagh Simonds (Mellow Candle, current 93) to do some singing for a then embryonic project later to be known as Fovea Hex. Since then she has continued to sing with Fovea Hex in the studio and also for live performances (where she plays accordion and bowed saw also) along-side Cora Venus lunny (ICC ensemble, Yurodny) Kate Ellis (Crash ensemble) and Michael Begg (Human Greed).
Other contributors to this project include the likes of Roger Doyle, Brian Eno, Roger Eno, Robert Fripp, Percy Jones, Donal Lunny, Andrew Mckenzie, Matmos and Steven Wilson.
Laura's solo music is highly atmospheric, lending itself well for use in theater and other visual media like film.
over the past few months Laura has been putting the finishing touches to her debut record which has developed into a double album. in making this record Laura explored various musical places, deciding early on that she would abandon the idea of writing with piano or guitar she has been experimenting with many instruments she would never before have written for, for example the harp, flute and accordion. She also had a lot of fun writing for strings and of course did a lot of vocal experimentation.
Entitled 'lust of pig and the fresh blood' the album is due for release this year.
Straight out of Ennis, comes Vertigo Smyth.
This is normally a paragraph where you find out about Vertigo Smyth. However, it has proven quite difficult to get any useful biographical data out of the man.
We know for certain he is from Co. Clare and is an Aries. There is strong anecdotal evidence to suggest that he now resides in Limerick, or perhaps Clare, or even Galway.
Not much is known about his musical background but it is understood that he came quite late to music and music making. In the past few years he has supported such acts as Mick Flannery, Cathy Davey, Gemma Hayes and Juana Molina. On his recorded material he is credited with guitar, banjo, ukulele and keys but has been keen to stress that; "There is a difference between owning a multitude of instruments and being a multi-instrumentalist". He writes all his own material but finds ironing his own shirts quite a struggle.
Later in the night when the live music has been all played away, Ms.Skull will be waiting to take off, in her own particular fashion on the decks. Ms.Skull has a very broad repertoire of music and is eminently skilled at getting the room moving in time with the tunes!
As an extra one off gig, we would like to present 'The Lyttle Varady Quartet'!
On Frid Feb 26th we would like to invite you to listen to the sounds of David Lyttle and Andreas Varady.
Andreas Varady is twelve years old and hails from Slovakia. This young man is an anomaly. Andreas' dad Bandi, put a guitar in his hand first when he was two years of age and he hasn't looked back since. Andreas has a talent that has to be seen and heard to be believed. It's out of the ordinary to see such a young man play with this great musicianship, tone and technique, and still have a strong sense of his own artistic expression, not to mention he loves it!
Taking influence from such greats as Charlie Parker and George Benson, Andreas plays regularly with The Limerick Jazz Workshops and continues to amaze as he plays to a standard that takes most people years to achieve.
David Lyttle is a Jazz drummer based in Ireland. Self-taught on the drum kit since the age of eight, Lyttle also received classical training on cello but began to focus his efforts towards the drums in his late teens after taking a serious interest in jazz.
Lyttle has worked professionally in the US, Canada, Britain and Europe, with a wide variety of internationally-respected artists. In the Jazz world, these include Greg Osby, David Liebman, Jean Toussaint, Soweto Kinch, Matt Penman, Dave Allen, Jamie Baum, Jonathan Kreisberg, Louis Stewart, Robert Mitchell, Jacqui Dankworth, Ronan Guilfoyle and Michael Buckley, who features on 'True Story', Lyttle’s acclaimed debut album on his ‘Lyte Records’ label.
We'll soon be able to add Andreas Varady to that list.
Andreas and David will debut at The Shannon Rowing Club in late February. Playing with them on the night will be Martin Bencat~Double Bass and Bandi Varady~Bass.
It promises to be a stunning evening of stimulating and first class Jazz, you won't want to miss this one!
SpeakeasyJazz Limerick presents
Sí
with guests
Vertigo Smyth and Laura Sheeran
Thursday Feb 25th
The Lyttle~Varady Quartet
Friday Feb 26th
Doors 9.30
Adm 8/10E
Vertigo Smyth/Myspace
Laura Sheeran/Myspace
Andreas Varady/facebook
David Lyttle/Myspace
David Lyttle.com
SpeakeasyJazzLimerick/FacebookFor more info call Lee,SpeakeasyJazz Limerick 0872182516
