Hailed as one of the most exciting voices on the Scottish jazz scene, Irish singer Claire Daly returns to Ireland and to Kilkenny to perform “Songs of Love and Mischief” with award-winning jazz pianist Kit Downes.
The tour is supported by Ireland’s main jazz promoters, the Improvised Music Company through their Regional Touring Support fund.
Noting that so many jazz standards are about love, loss and heartache, Daly felt that mischief was decidedly under-represented. So she has dug deep into the jazz repertoire, and looked a little beyond to come up with a set that covers the whole gamut of emotions.
Some tunes will be familiar – like Horace Silver’s “Senor Blues”, Lambert, Hendricks and Ross’ Twisted. Others are new - like Daly’s own “Close the Door on your way”, or a jazz arrangement of the WB Yeats poem “He wishes for cloths of heaven”.
This is no cabaret show, however – audiences can expect to hear some exciting jazz from some serious musicians – with BBC rising star award winner Kit Downes, Italian drummer Nelide Bandello joining Dublin bassist Cormac O’Brien. Serious jazz …but with tongue firmly, if metaphorically, in cheek.
Claire will be in Cleere Theatre on Saturday night September 19 Doors open at 9pm and tickets are €12/10 concession.
