Tommy Halferty – Irish Jazz Guitarist – Musician – Music – Albums

Jazz Tuition

I am now offering Jazz tuition classes. Lessons are one hour long and cost €45 - €50. Covering all aspects of jazz guitar tuition from, theory to technique and improvisation...

9 April 2010

Recording in France

Recording in France with Michel Zenino (Bass) Stephane Foucher (drums) Jazz interactions of Irish traditional songs and songs of James Taylor June 25 – 30

3 March 2009

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The Penguin guide to jazz on CD

Keith Copeland “Round trip” Steeplechase LabelKeith Copeland (drums) Tommy Halferty (guitar)Ronan Guilfoyle (bass) Halferty’s thick tone and juicy blend of bebop lines and fat resonant chords tend to dominate this...

3 March 2009

The Penguin guide to jazz on CD

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Ogham Dalkey Song

Tommy Halferty, one of Ireland's finest guitarists, leads three French musicians in a successful marriage of jazz and folk. Irish songs such as My Lagan Love, Raggle Taggle Gypsies and The Bold Fenian Men get a new lease of life, with arrangements by Michel Zenino.
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Solo Guitar 2008 Magmisur

This is Tommy Halferty’s latest solo album to be released very soon. You can preview this album by listening to the sample tracks below. A review of this album will be added soon.
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Tommy Halferty Trio Live at the Wellington 2006

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Breathing The Air Feb 2004

This fine trio – with Halferty on guitar, Ronan Guilfoyle on bass and Keith Copeland on drums – has recorded a string of albums under the drummers name. Now Halferty assumes the leader’s mantle but sticks with the approach that has made this trio so strong – muscular, intensely swinging music that marries Copeland’s superhuman groove to Halferty’s joyously expensive guitar playing bound together with total assurance by Guilfoyle. There are bravau performances from all three, but from Halferty particularly with guitar playing that puts him among the elite. Sunday Tribune May 04

Khanda 5 Cities Improvised Music Company - IMCD 1018

This performance brings together some of Ireland's leading jazz and traditional musicians with these Indian masters, forging a dynamic language that transcends language and borders. Drawing on the melodic strength of Irish music, the rhythmic character of its Indian counterpart and embracing the improvisational instinct of jazz, this proves to be an exhilarating musical dialogue, climaxing in a performance of 5 Cities, a collaborative piece written by the musicians while on tour in India.