Cork Jazz Festival – Tommy Halferty’s Lifetime Group

Event

When:
Fri, 26. October 2018, 22:00 h - 23:59 h
Where:
The Metropole Hotel - Cork
Category:
Festival
Cork Jazz Festival – Tommy Halferty’s Lifetime Group

Description

Celebrating the music of The Tony Williams Lifetime Group Ireland’’s Leading Jazz Guitarist Tommy Halferty join’s forces with two of Ireland’s finest jazz musicians’ Scott Flanigan - Hammond Organ & Kevin Brady.

The Tony Williams Lifetime was founded in 1969 as a power trio with John McLaughlin on electric guitar, and Larry Young (a.k.a. Khalid Yasin) on organ. The band was possibly named for Williams’ debut album as a bandleader, Life Time, released on Blue Note in 1964.

The group will perform a selection of music from this infamous group as well as exciting new original compositions by members of the group.

Tommy Halferty - Guitar

Scott Flanigan - Hammond Organ

Kevin Brady - Drums

We have 3 performances that day, with our final one at The Platinum Suite in The Metropole Hotel at 10pm. Come down and check it out!


Venue

Location:
The Metropole Hotel
Street:
MacCurtain Street, Victorian Quarter
ZIP:
T23 PX44
City:
Cork
Country:
Ireland