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	February 2010 02nd \| Seán Óg Solo Kaleidoscope, Odessa Club, Dame Court, Dublin 2 \| 8.30pm €8 Performing works by Hildegard Von Bingen, Ryo Noda and original compositions. Seán Óg - alto saxophone 27th \| Iarla Ó Lionáird + Hildur Guðnadóttir Hall One, Kings Place, London \| 7.00pm £15.50 £19.50 £24.50 One of Ireland's most acclaimed singers melds the ancient echoes of sean-nós with the future sounds of today’s sonic explorers. This group includes Seán Óg on sound design and saxophones March 2010 17th \| Eithne Ní Chatháin National Concert Hall, Dublin 2 \| 8pm \| €18, €25, €29, €35. A Celebration of Irish Voices, Curated by Donal Lunny and featuring Cór Cúl Aodh & Cór Taobh A' Leithéid. A multifaceted singer-musican-songwriter who mesmerises with the transcendent quality of her voice and an arresting stage-presence. She sings in Irish (in the sean-nós or old style) and in English, mixing her love of traditional and folk songs with her own more contemporary songs. Eithne Ní Chatháin - vocals, fiddle, piano. Ciaran O'Grady - concertina, Seán Óg - alto saxophone, bass clarinet, Cormac OBrien - double bass. 24th \| Sir Richard + Seán Óg Double Bill Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin 2 \| 8.30pm \| €10/8 Sir Richard is a new duo project put together by saxophonist Edward Rosenberg III from New York and pianist Justin Carroll from Dublin. Both musicians are keen composers and adventurous improvisers. Together they explore a wealth of musical ideas and compositional concepts creating a free flooding stream of imaginative and creative music. Ed and Justin met in 2008 and worked together on a contemporary dance with live music project called 'Beatbox Bingo' which performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Since then they have been developing their duo potential and have collaborated a number of times in New York and Dublin. Seán Óg presents a new solo show called Sacred Chants based on sacred music from across Europe and Japan and original compositions for reeds and electronics. January 2010 20th \| Mantrum Glenn Miller Cafe, Stockholm, Sweden \| 8.00pm 90kr/60kr/30kr Thomas Backman (alto saxophone, clarinet) // Nils Berg (flute, tenor saxophone, bassclarinet) // Shane Latimer (guitar) // Cormac OBrien (doublebass) // Shane O'Donovan (drumkit) 21st \| Mantrum Glenn Miller Cafe, Stockholm, Sweden \| 8.00pm 90kr/60kr/30kr Thomas Backman (alto saxophone, clarinet) // Nils Berg (flute, tenor saxophone, bassclarinet) // Shane Latimer (guitar) // Cormac OBrien (doublebass) // Shane O'Donovan (drumkit) 22nd \| Mantrum Campbell's Tavern, Headford, Co. Galway, Ireland \| 8.00pm €10 Thomas Backman (alto saxophone, clarinet) // Nils Berg (flute, tenor saxophone, bassclarinet) // Shane Latimer (guitar) // Cormac OBrien (doublebass) // Shane O'Donovan (drumkit) 24th \| Mantrum JJ Smyth's, Aungier St., Dublin 2 \| 8.30pm €10/€8 Thomas Backman (alto saxophone, clarinet) // Nils Berg (flute, tenor saxophone, bassclarinet) // Shane Latimer (guitar) // Cormac OBrien (doublebass) // Shane O'Donovan (drumkit) December 2009 04th \| Bottlenote Festival Seán Óg's Sem Som // Simon Jermyn’s Updog // Bang Hazard // Eomac // The Twisted Pepper, Abbey Street, Dublin 1 \| 8.00pm €12/8 (two day festival ticket €20/14) // Seán Óg’s Sem Som // (Set I – 9pm) Seán Óg – saxophones, bass clarinet, electronics // Christian Skjødt – drums, electronics // Sem Som is a new duo project from saxophonist Seán Óg. Using lush electronic backdrops, free improvisation and live sampling to balance composition, tape piece and in-the-moment creativity, Sem Som is the latest offering from an artist most comfortable taking risks. // Simon Jermyn’s Updog // (Set II – 10pm) Robin Fincker - tenor saxophone, clarinet // Simon Henry Francis Jermyn - electric bass guitar, electronics // Dave Smith - drums // Updog is a collaborative project between Irish electric bassist and Bottlenote member Simon Jermyn, French tenor saxophonist / clarinetist Robin Fincker and British drummer Dave Smith. Robin and Dave are key members of London’s critically acclaimed Loop Collective. They are delighted to premiere their new song cycle entitled “Welcome to the new paradise. You, a lonely wildcat” // Bang Hazard // (Aftershow Set – 11.30pm) Alo Allik – live processing // Justin Carroll – Fender Rhodes, Moog synthesisers, effects // Shane Latimer – prepared instruments, live sampling, effects // Bang Hazard’s sound is a mesh of analog synthesis, live processing of acoustic instruments and stochastic beat programming. Their music making is spontaneous and instinctive and concentrates on in-the-moment composition. // Eomac // (Late Set – 12.30pm) Eomac is the alias of Ian McDonnell, a Dublin based musician, composer and DJ. A familiar face on the Irish musical landscape he has been involved in a number of different projects and collectives over the last few years (Lakker, Bottlenote, Spatial Music Collective, Irish Composers Collective). This diversity has been refelcted in his musical output - from contemporary classical chamber pieces to raging gabba - but this recent project sees a return to beat driven electronic dance music. 05th \| Bottlenote Festival Shane Latimer’s Oblong // Justin Carroll's Octopus // Lead Soup // Alo Allik // The Twisted Pepper, Abbey Street, Dublin 1 \| 8.00pm €12/8 (two day festival ticket €20/14) // Shane Latimer’s Oblong // (Set I – 9pm) Adrian Mhyr - double bass // Seán Óg - bass clarinet // Justin Carroll – harmonium // Christian Skjødt – drums, live processing // Shane Latimer – guitar, live processing // A new collaboration between Bottlenote and Scandinavian label Tonometer. Oblong's music occupies in the darkest depths of the low register with live processing of double bass and bass clarinet. Acoustic guitar and harmonium provide ample sonic contrast. // Justin Carroll's Octopus // (Set II – 10pm) Robin Fincker - tenor saxophone // Seán Óg - soprano saxophone // Adrian Myhr - double bass // Simon Jermyn - electric bass // Shane Latimer - electric & prepared guitar // Justin Carroll - rhodes electric piano // Dave Smith – drums // Christian Skjødt – drums // Octopus features all eight festival participants. The group is set up in a double quartet formation of two saxophones, two basses, two drum kits, two harmony making electric devices. The set of music will feature improvised duos from each instrument pairing as well as a full ensemble finale. // Lead Soup // (Aftershow Set – 11.30pm) Darragh O'Kelly – keyboards // Eoghan de Hoog – guitar, fx // Neill Whelan – laptop // The recent Dublin Electronic Arts Festival saw Lead Soup, a new trio from the Bottlenote stable, blending noise, feedback, and electronic dub beats to create music that is both richly textured and fiercely percussive. // Alo Allik // (Late Set – 12.30pm) Alo Allik has degenerated into creating sound and more recently images by typing endless unnatural sequences and patterns of computer code and now the only salvation he can find is through spontaneous collaborations with real musicians and improvisation, intermingled with casual and eclectic DJ sets. 09th \| Ian Mc Donnell National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 \| 8.00pm (workshop), 8.30pm (performance) €12/10 Works by Ian McDonnell, Dylan Rynhart, Julie Dillon, Natasa Paterson, Johanne Heraty and others TBC. November 2009 06th \| Eomac @ Ghetto Quietly Records launch Melody Bar, Capel Street, Dublin 1 \| 10.30pm Price TBC DJ set from Eomac (Ian McDonnell) at the launch of Ghetto Quietly Records. 11th \| Trihornophone Bewley's Cafe Theatre, Grafton Street, Dublin 2 \| 8pm Details TBA 16th \| Ian Mc Donnell National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 \| 8.00pm (workshop), 8.30pm (performance) €12/10 Works by Ian McDonnell, Donal Rafferty, David Bremner, Francis Heery, Dylan Rynhart, Dylan Curran, Richard Gill and Johanne Heraty. October 2009 1st-7th \| No Worst There is None Newman House, 85 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2. €SOLD OUT \| 7pm This site-specific promenade piece staged in the magnificent surrounds of Newman House conjures the nightmare world of the seminal Victorian poet Gerard Manley Hopkins, as he moves towards death. 25th \| Bottlenote at DEAF '09: Bang Hazard + Morla + Led Soup Odessa Club, Dame Court, Dublin 2 \| 7.30pm €10 Bang Hazard - Bang Hazard continue to explore the textural possibilities of electronic improvisation. Featuring Alo Allik – live processing; Justin Carroll – Fender Rhodes, Moog synthesisers, effects; Shane Latimer – prepared instruments, live sampling, effects. Morla - Simon Jermyn (guitar, fretless guitar, electronics) & Seán Óg (alto saxophone, electronics, tape) have wowed audiences at 12 Points! 2009, The Fold in St. Audeon’s church, The Bray Jazz Festival 2009, Foligno Jazz Festival (Italy) and The Kilkenny Arts Festival. Catch them before their new project for string quartet debuting at Sligo New Music Festival next year. www.myspace.com/morlamusic Lead Soup - trio blending noise, feedback, and electronic dub beats to create music that is both richly textured and fiercely percussive. Keyboardist Darragh O'Kelly is joined by Eoghan de Hoog on guitar and fx and Neill Whelan on laptop. 29th \| Lakker @ DEAF Thomas House, 86 Thomas St, Dublin 8 \| 8.00pm Free Lakker (Ian McDonnell and Dara Smith) return to the live stage after over a year away with a special DEAF performance. 30th \| Eomac @ DEAF Twisted Pepper, 54 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 2 \| 11pm €10 Ian Mc Donnell in his Eomac DJ guise plays alongside Scan One at this !Kaboogie DEAF event. 31st \| Quiet Music Ensemble at DEAF '09 Filmbase, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 \| 5pm - 10.30pm €15/10 The Quiet Music Ensemble will present a six-hour sonic event with work by Alvin Lucier, Mark Applebaum, David Toop and others, plus scintillating sonic environments, installations and video. Bottlenote artist Seán Óg will perform on bass clarinet and saxophones. September 2009 14th \| The Arrows That Murder Sleep New Theatre, East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. €5 \| 7pm Part of The IMRAM Festival: Lorcán Mac Mathúna - vocals, Martin Tourish - piano-accordion, Seán Óg - live processing, saxophones. Moving new interpretations of Old Irish love songs from the 8th to the 14th centuries. 19th \| Togetherness with Hugues Mayot (Strasbourg) The Back Loft, St Augustine Street, Dublin 8. €8 \| 8.30pm "Considerable ingenuity and imagination" - Irish Times Togetherness are a Dublin based jazz quartet led by pianist /composer Justin Carroll and featuring Sean Carpio on drums, Dave Redmond on bass and Hugues Mayot on tenor saxophone. With a critically acclaimed debut album released earlier this year Togetherness are keeping a busy touring schedule with dates at this years Young Generation Jazz Festival Berlin and the Cork Jazz Festival, and last years Bray Jazz Festival and 12 Points! Festival. 22nd \| Ian Mc Donnell National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 \| 8.30pm €10 Works by Ian McDonnell, David McCarthy, Natasa Paterson, Michael Gallen, Amanda Feery and Shane McKenna. Performed by David Bremner (piano) and Maeve Higgins (percussion). 25th \| IMRAM festival Crawdaddy, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2. €10 \| 8pm CAPTIVE LIONS: The poetry of Anna Akhmatova, Vladimir Mayakovsky and Marina Tsvetaeva featuring live solo performance by Seán Óg. August 2009 09th \| The Rhythm Method JJ Smyth's, Aungier Street, Dublin 2 €10 \| 9pm Bassist Cormac O'Brien, drummer Shane O'Donovan, joined by pianist Darragh O'Kelly, guitarist Shane Latimer and trumpeter Bill Blackmore. 11th \| Morla + guest Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh Kilkenny Arts Festival, Cleere's Pub and Theatre, Parliament Street, Kilkenny €15/13 \| 8pm Sean Óg - alto / electronics, Simon Jermyn - guitar / electronics, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh - 5 string viola / electronics www.kilkennyarts.ie 14th \| The Rhythm Method Joy Gallery, Rutland Place, Dublin 1 €8 \| 8.30pm Bassist Cormac O'Brien, drummer Shane O'Donovan, joined by pianist Darragh O'Kelly, guitarist Shane Latimer and trumpeter Bill Blackmore.with special guest Paul Williamson (AUS) trumpet. 15th \| Together with Tom Arthurs (UK) & Loren Stillman (NYC) JJ Smyth's, Aungier Street, Dublin 2 €12 \| 9pm July 2009 11th \| Seán Óg Solo Venice Bienalle, Various Locations, Venezia, Italia \| Free Part of Irish Pavilion show 17th \| Ed Rosenberg + Triple Piglet + Guests The Joy Gallery, 2 Rutland Place, Parnell Sq East, Dublin 1 \| Doors 8.30pm \| €8 Ed Rosenberg - tenor saxophone Sean Carpio - percussion Justin Carroll - table harmonium Kate Ellis - cello Dave Redmond - double bass Triple Piglet is a longstanding group of keyboardist / composer Justin Carroll and features the unusual instrumentation of hamonium, double bass and cello. Justin, a founding member of the Bottlenote collective is a leading figure on the Irish jazz scene and is well know for his work with Togetherness and Organics. Dave Redmond is one of Ireland's most in demand jazz bass players and performs regularly with renowned American pianist Bill Carrothers amongst others. Cellist Kate Ellis is held is high esteem for her work with the Crash Ensemble and tours regularly with singer Karen Casey. This trio makes ample use of the unique possibilities this instrumentation allows, from eastern European tinged melodies to lush chamber jazz. On this occasion Triple Piglet team up with New York tenor saxophonist Ed Rosenberg, a highly creative improviser / composer and leader of Jerseyband. Also joining the ensemble will be the wonderfully talented percussionist Sean Carpio. 28th \| Seán Óg Solo The Joinery, Arbour Hill, Dublin 7 \| 8pm Double bill: Solo set from Óg + Francis Heery (viola), Benedict Schlepper-Connolly (violin), Gavin Prior (toy guitar) new Drone piece. http://www.thejoinery.org/ June 2009 02nd \| Morla Foligno Jazz Festival, Umbria, Italy \| 9pm €10 Opening for Enrico Rava's Special Edition band. 10th \| Trihornophone Mermaid Arts Centre, Main Street, Bray, Co. Wicklow \| 8pm Radical drums and horns outfit play new compositions and favorites from their back catalogue. Bill Blackmore - trumpet, Seán Óg - alto saxophone, Kelan Walsh - baritone saxophone, Dennis Cassidy - drums. 11th \| Morla + Steve Arguelles The Back Loft, St Augustine Street, Dublin 8 \| 8.30pm €8 Double bill with special guest Arguelles who will play an improvised solo drum kit set. 17th \| Spatial Music Collective presents '8.4' National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 \| 8.30pm - Tickets: €8/6 New 8-channel electronic works including a new piece by Ian McDonnell May 2009 01st \| Morla - Bray Jazz Festival Mermaid Arts Centre, Main Street, Bray, Co. Wicklow \| 8pm - €25 Opening for rising stars of Scandanavian jazz, trumpeter Mathias Eick. For full details and tickets sales for this special occasion visit www.brayjazz.com 07th \| Bottlenote Live! Anseo, Camden Street, Dublin 2 \| 8.30pm - €pay what you like :) Prepared banjo, laptop and synthesizer improvisations. 23rd \| JUSTIN CARROLL'S TRIPLE PIGLET / ELECTRONIC SENSORIA BAND - The Fold III St. Audeon's Church, Cornmarket, Dublin 8 \| 8pm, €12 Triple Piglet is a longstanding group of keyboardist / composer Justin Carroll and features the unusual instrumentation of hamonium, double bass and cello. This trio makes ample use of the unique possibilities this instrumentation allows, from eastern European tinged melodies to lush chamber jazz and will be perfectly suited to a rich acoustic space like St Audeons. Double Bill presented by Note productions in association with Bottlenote. For full details and tickets sales for this special occasion visit www.thefold.ie 31st \| Morla JJ Smyth's, Aungier Street, Dublin 2 \| 8.30 pm €10 \| www.improvisedmusic.ie For The Irish Times, Morla were the hit of this year’s 12 Points! Festival, where they were praised for “surprising music whose kaleidoscopic colours, textures and original lines constantly confounded expectation.”This creative duo compromises two of the bolder spirits in Irish jazz today, and its also a product of Bottlenote, the Dublin collective that mirrors the emergence of similar coalitions of young musicians throughout Europe. Guitarist Simon Jermyn has just released a debut cd for Barcelona's Fresh Sounds imprint, and his beautifully textured manipulations of the guitar soundworld are a talking point in the Irish jazz scene. Similarly, alto saxophonist Sean Óg has foregone the instrument's linear approach, opting for microtonality, electronica and DIY instruments to forge a personal vocabulary. Catch them before they head off to Italy’s Forigno Festival, and introduce yourself to up and coming Korean born pianist So-Young Yoon with new project Yoi-Tang, which augments her regular trio with guests, saxophonist Cathal Roche and vocalist Lauren Kinsella. April 2009 15th \| Togetherness Dolans Warehouse (Upstairs), Limerick \| 8.30pm - €15/10 TOGETHERNESS quartet led by Justin Carroll are on tour. Their highly acclaimed debut album demonstrates the strength of their compositions and sheer quality of their playing. www.limerickjazz.com 17th \| Wingding + Bottlenote Improv Raffle The Joy Gallery, 2 Rutland PLace, Dublin 1 \| 8pm, €10 / €5 before 8.30pm Shane Latimer (guitar'n'stuff) Kelan Walsh (baritone sax) Colm O'Hara (trombone) Matt Jacobson (drums'n'bits) with visuals by Darragh O'Kelly 19th \| Togetherness JJ Smyth's, Aungier Street, Dublin 2 \| 8.30 pm €10 \| www.improvisedmusic.ie 2009 is a big year for Togetherness, a stellar quartet whose players will be familiar to anyone with a keen eye on the Dublin jazz scene, and currently riding high on critical acclaim for their eponymous debut CD released by the Living Room Project. Setting aside the Hammond B3 and returning to the piano has stimulated some exemplary small group writing from Justin Carroll, characterized by shifts in meter, and performed by musicians who clearly enjoy unpicking his rhythmic knots. Tenor saxophonist Michael Buckley now seems to have few impediments to melodic expression every time he plays, word is definitely out in the global jazz community about drummer Sean Carpio, and Simon Jermyn is evolving a brilliantly innovative and very personal concept of the electric bass. 21st \| Trihornophone - Way Out West The Button Factory, Dublin 2 \| 8pm - €15 Improvised Music Company presents Way Out West jazz from ireland 2009. Showcase & CD Launch. Visit www.thejmi.com for full details. 21st \| Dorothy Murphy's Circleways - Way Out West The Button Factory, Dublin 2 \| 8pm - €15 Improvised Music Company presents Way Out West jazz from ireland 2009. Showcase & CD Launch. Visit www.thejmi.com for full details. 22nd \| Morla Ergodos Festival, Unitarian Church, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 Simon Jermyn’s sculptural guitar work blends beautifully with Seán Óg’s personal approach to jazz’s most iconic of instruments while Shane O’Donovan’s creative percussion and innovative electronica have been a mainstay of Dublin’s underground scene for a number of years. www.ergodos.ie 23rd \| Morla - The Fold II St. Audeon's Church, Cornmarket, Dublin 8 \| 8pm, €12 Simon Jermyn - baritone guitar, electronics, Seán Óg - alto saxophone, electronics, Shane O'Donovan - drums, computer. Double Bill presented by Note productions in association with Bottlenote. Featuring Morla and Rainfear. For full details and tickets sales for this special occasion visit www.thefold.ie March 2009 10th \| Trot A Mouse The Vortex, London \| 9pm - €15/12 Simon Jermyn - electric bass, Joachim Badenhorst - clarinets, tenor saxophone, Sean Carpio - drums. Featuring Robin Fincker tenor sax/clarinet 11th \| Trot A Mouse Triskel Arts Centre, Cork \| 8pm - €15/12 Simon Jermyn - electric bass, Loren Stillman - alto saxophone, Joachim Badenhorst - clarinets, tenor saxophone, Sean Carpio - drums. Bookings www.triskelartscentre.ie or 021 427 20 22 12th \| Trot A Mouse The Sugar Club, Dublin \| 8pm - €16 Simon Jermyn - electric bass, Loren Stillman - alto saxophone, Joachim Badenhorst - clarinets, tenor saxophone, Sean Carpio - drums. Bookings: Ticketmaster and Tickets.ie, 0818 719 300 (Ticketmaster), and Claddagh Records. Ticketmaster telephone and internet bookings subject to a maximum 12.5% service charge, agents 2 Euro. 18th \| Togetherness & Mike Nielsen Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny \| 8pm - €15/12 TOGETHERNESS quartet led by Justin Carroll are on tour. Their highly acclaimed debut album demonstrates the strength of their compositions and sheer quality of their playing. This incredible double-bill features a solo performance by one of Ireland's finest jazz guitarists, Sligo native Mike Nielsen. www.donegalculture.com 20th \| Togetherness Album Launch The Button Factory, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 (change of venue due to demand) \| 8pm, €15 includes CD! TOGETHERNESS launch their highly acclaimed debut album demonstrating the strength of their compositions and sheer quality of their playing. 23th \| Seán Óg & Mike Nielsen Duo Rathmines Public Library, Rathmines, Dublin \| 1pm, €FREE! Free improvisation from an adventurous saxophone / guitar combo. Free lunchtime performance. 26th \| Seán Óg Solo - The Fold I St. Audeon's Church, Cornmarket, Dublin 8 \| 8pm, €12 Triple Bill presented by Note productions in association with Bottlenote. A solo performance by one of the country's most interesting and engaging improvising musicians, saxophonist Sean Og - alto saxophone, bass clarinet, electronics. Free improvisation by experimentalists Fergus Cullen, Gavin Duffy and sound artist Karl Him. A guest performance by acclaimed vocalist Iarla O'Lionaird. For full details and tickets sales for this special occasion visit www.thefold.ie 29th \| Knucklebiter Black Box, Moving on Music Festival, Belfast \| 9pm Simon Henry Francis Jermyn - 6 string electric bass guitar, Steve Davis - drums, Alex Bonney - trumpet, electronics. February 2009 04th \| Eddie's Mate Quartet Anseo, Camden Street, Dublin 2 \| 8pm €FREE! Eddie's mate (UK) - tenor saxophone, Shane Latimer - guitar, Juston Carroll - keys, Dave Redmond - bass, Kev Brady - drums 04th \| Trihornophone University College Dublin, Room J305 in the Music Department in the Newman (Arts) Building \| 8pm €FREE! Bill Blackmore, Sean Og, Kelan Walsh & Dennis Cassidy 05th \| Trihornophone Rua Red, Tallaght, Co. Dublin \| 8pm €10/€8 Promoting new album 'breathing time' as part of Music Network Autumn tour featuring Bill Blackmore, Sean Og, Kelan Walsh & Dennis Cassidy. www.musicnetwork.ie 10th \| Ian Mc Donnell National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 \| 8.30pm €10/5 Works by Ian McDonnell, Jane Cassidy, Johanne Heraty, Emma Brennan, Louise Harte, Richard Gill and Shane McKenna. Performed by Ensemble ICC. 11th \| Ian Mc Donnell Sonic Lab, SARC, Queen's University, Belfast \| 8.00pm £5 (free for QUB students) Works by Ian McDonnell, Jane Cassidy, Johanne Heraty, Emma Brennan, Louise Harte, Richard Gill and Shane McKenna. Performed by Ensemble ICC. 11th \| Morla - 12 Points! 2009 Project Arts Centre, East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 \| 7.30pm Morla - a recent spawning from Bottlenote represent Ireland at this years 12 Points! Festival: www.12points.ie 11th \| Redsquare - 12 Points! After Party / Jam Session Shebeen Chic, Georges Street, Dublin 2 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 \| 11.30pm till Late FREE! Darragh O'Kelly - keyboards, Dennis Cassidy - drums, Bill Blackmore - trumpet. www.myspace.com/redsquaremusic Bottlenote host four nights of late night live music featuring Ireland's finest underground improvising groups and featuring International guests from 12 Points Festival 2009. 12th \| Awkward Silence - 12 Points! After Party / Jam Session Shebeen Chic, Georges Street, Dublin 2 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 \| 11.30pm till Late FREE! Shane Latimer - guitar, etc., Simon Jermyn - guitar, electronics, Matt Jacobson - drums, Cormac OBrien - double bass. www.myspace.com/simonjermyn Bottlenote host four nights of late night live music featuring Ireland's finest underground improvising groups and featuring International guests from 12 Points Festival 2009. 13th \| Floater - 12 Points! After Party / Jam Session Shebeen Chic, Georges Street, Dublin 2 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 \| 11.30pm till Late FREE! Justin Carroll - rhodes, Simon Jermyn - bass, Shane O'Donovan - drums. www.myspace.com/justincarrollmusic Bottlenote host four nights of late night live music featuring Ireland's finest underground improvising groups and featuring International guests from 12 Points Festival 2009. 14th \| The Dumbshow - 12 Points! After Party / Jam Session Shebeen Chic, Georges Street, Dublin 2 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 \| 11.30pm till Late FREE! Seán Óg - saxophone, Shame Latimer - guitar, Shane O'Donovan - drums. www.myspace.com/thedumbshow Bottlenote host four nights of late night live music featuring Ireland's finest underground improvising groups and featuring International guests from 12 Points Festival 2009. 14th - 25th \| White Rocket US Tour 14: Heaven Gallery, Chicago \| 15: Northside Tavern, Cincinnati, Ohio. \| 18: Flickr, Athens (double-bill w/ Kenosha Kid) \| 19: Simons Center for the Arts, Charleston, SC. \| 21: An Die Musik, Baltimore, MD \| 22: Sci-Fi Philly, Philadelphia, PA. 25: Barbes, New York City 12th \| Trihornophone Ballina Arts Centre, Ballina, Co. Mayo \| 8pm €12/€10 Promoting new album 'breathing time' as part of Music Network Autumn tour featuring Bill Blackmore, Sean Og, Kelan Walsh & Dennis Cassidy. www.musicnetwork.ie 28th \| Simon Jermyn / Sissel Vera Pettersen Duo The Joy Gallery @ Red Space, 2 Rutland Place, Dublin 1 \| 8pm Bottlenote stalwart Jermyn with Sissel Vera Pettersen - voice / alto / electronics January 2009 08th \| Pete Robbins Quartet Munich \| Pete Robbins - alto saxophone / tunes, Mikkel Ploug - guitar, Simon Jermyn - bass, Kevin Brow - drums 09th \| Pete Robbins Quartet Dresden \| Pete Robbins - alto saxophone / tunes, Mikkel Ploug - guitar, Simon Jermyn - bass, Kevin Brow - drums 10th \| Pete Robbins Quartet Girona \| Pete Robbins - alto saxophone / tunes, Mikkel Ploug - guitar, Simon Jermyn - bass, Kevin Brow - drums 11th \| Pete Robbins Quartet Brussels \| Pete Robbins - alto saxophone / tunes, Mikkel Ploug - guitar, Simon Jermyn - bass, Kevin Brow - drums 13th \| Pete Robbins Quartet Valencia \| Check local press Pete Robbins - alto saxophone / tunes, Mikkel Ploug - guitar, Simon Jermyn - bass, Kevin Brow - drums 14th \| Pete Robbins Quartet Barcelona \| Check local press Pete Robbins - alto saxophone / tunes, Mikkel Ploug - guitar, Simon Jermyn - bass, Kevin Brow - drums 15th \| Pete Robbins Quartet Bilbao \| Check local press Pete Robbins - alto saxophone / tunes, Mikkel Ploug - guitar, Simon Jermyn - bass, Kevin Brow - drums 16th \| Pete Robbins Quartet Odense \| Check local press Pete Robbins - alto saxophone / tunes, Mikkel Ploug - guitar, Simon Jermyn - bass, Kevin Brow - drums 23rd \| Trihornophone University College Cork, Co. Cork \| 1pm €FREE! First gig of another busy year for Trihornophone: Bill Blackmore - trumpet, Sean Og - alto saxophone / composer, Kelan Walsh - baritone saxophone & Dennis Cassidy - drum kit. December 2008 05th \| Kaum Quartett St. Audeon's Church, Dublin 8 \| 8pm €12 \| www.improvisedmusic.ie Hayden Chisholm, Frank Gratkowski, Seán Óg, Christian Weidner - alto saxophones. The 12th Century German mystic Hildegard von Bingen is the catalyst for this impressive gathering of alto saxophonists, four very distinctive international voices of the same instrument coalesce in the Kaum Quartett, in a new project that seems eminently suited to this most atmospheric of Dublin venues. Working with overtones, just intonation and open structures, Kaum Quartet weigh up stately plates of sound detailed with highly coloured and virtuosic improvisations, using Hildegard's beautiful monophonic chants for further investigations into an evolving lexicon for the saxophone. 12th \| Bottlenote Special Triple Bill: Floater / Simon Jermyn Solo / Shane Latimer 4tet The Joy Gallery @ RedSpace, 2 Rutland Place, Dublin 1 \| 8pm €10 \| Complimentary wine and a BYOB policy 16th \| Dorothy Murphy's Circleways Project Arts Centre, East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 \| 8pm €12 Final performance of Autumn tour of this innovative quintet music from Ireland's leading improvising vocalist: Dorothy Murphy - vocals / accordion, Seán Óg - alto saxophone / bass clarinet / electronics / tape, Claire Fitch - cello / 6 string electric cello / electronics, Cormac OBrien - double bass / trumpet, Phil MacMullan - drums. November 2008 14th \| Trihornophone The Dock, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim \| 8pm €15/€12 Promoting new album 'breathing time' as part of Music Network Autumn tour featuring Bill Blackmore, Sean Og, Kelan Walsh & Dennis Cassidy. www.musicnetwork.ie 15th \| Dorothy Murphy's Circleways The Mermaid, Bray, Co. Wicklow \| 8pm €15/€12 Innovative quintet music from Ireland's leading improvising vocalist: Dorothy Murphy - vocals / accordion, Seán Óg - alto saxophone / bass clarinet / electronics / tape, Claire Fitch - cello / 6 string electric cello / electronics, Cormac OBrien - double bass / trumpet, Phil MacMullan - drums. 19th \| Floater Anseo, Camden Street, Dublin 2 \| 9pm Justin Carroll - rhodes / keyboards, Simon Jermyn - bass, Shane O'Donovan - drums. 20th \| Trihornophone Cashel Arts Festival, Co. Tipperary 8pm \| €15/€12 Promoting new album 'breathing time' as part of Music Network Autumn tour featuring Bill Blackmore, Sean Og, Kelan Walsh & Dennis Cassidy. www.musicnetwork.ie 22nd \| Dorothy Murphy's Circleways Coast Guard Station, Tramore, Co. Waterford. \| 8pm €20 Innovative quintet music from Ireland's leading improvising vocalist: Dorothy Murphy - vocals / accordion, Seán Óg - alto saxophone / bass clarinet / electronics / tape, Claire Fitch - cello / 6 string electric cello / electronics, Cormac OBrien - double bass / trumpet, Phil MacMullan - drums. 24th \| Morla JJ Smyth's, Aungier Street, Dublin 2 \| 8.30pm €10 Simon Jermyn - guitar, fretless guitar, electronics. Seán Óg - alto saxophone, electronics, tape. Microtonal folk melodies, live processing and an insistance on meaningful improvisation. 28th \| Bottlenote Special Triple Bill: RedSquare / Cortisol / Morla The Joy Gallery @ RedSpace, 2 Rutland Place, Dublin 1 \| 8pm €10 \| Complimentary wine and a BYOB policy 30th \| Williamson / Jermyn / Davis JJ Smyth's, Aungier Street, Dublin 2 \| 8.30 pm €10 \| www.improvisedmusic.ie October 2008 26th \| Bottlenote goes Bang! DEAF 2008 JJ Smyth's, Aungier Street, Dublin 2 \| 8.30 pm €10 New music from Bang Hazard, Lakker and Alo Allick as part of The Dublin Electronic Arts Festival 2008.