Blue Jar
36 Claremont Court
Contact: Lesley Dennison
Phone: 07730509091
N. Ireland’s only Gypsy Jazz band “Blue Jar combines the panache of Grappelli with Gypsy flamboyance, yet balances this passion with a dreamy, atmospheric classical sound”. The group has played throughout Europe and Africa and continue to play in festivals throughout England and Ireland. With ‘Ducks and Geese’ to their credit, their second album “Pelican Crossing” is currently on general release. Since their first gig 2005-a Garden Party for H.R.H The Prince of Wales they have specialised in corporate work - They are now ‘doing’ the live gig and festival circuit, following the success of their album, and recent festival performances at the Cork Jazz Festival, Greenbelt and the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, They have recently signed a 3 year management deal with W.O.A International for India, the Middle East and Asia, and are currently negotiating a licensing deal in the same territories.
They will be on tour in India Jan 08. They also attend WOMEX, Spain in Oct, tour Cyprus and play at MEI, Italy in Nov. They are playing at the Marbella Film Festival in Oct. They are currently negotiation a collaboration with Ravichandra Kulur-percussionist and flautist with Anoushka and Ravi Shankar to record and perform some Celtic/Indian crossover material. TOMMY LOCKE has been one of the busiest and most sought after guitarists in Ireland for the last thirty years. After studying at the Ulster College of Music, he has been heavily involved in a wide range of music with country, rock and jazz bands. He has toured extensively throughout Ireland, Britain, France, America and Canada with Roly Daniels. LESLEY DENNISON studied at Trinity College of Music, London, and has since free-lanced with many major orchestras throughout the UK and Ireland.
