Zoe Rahman Trio, with special guest Idris Rahman Feb 2011
"Anyone who's seen her live will be aware of an exceptional talent."
Mojo
"Staggering….uplifting and majestic….great to see music of integrity still being made."
Snowboy, Blues and Soul Magazine
After winning the ‘Perrier Young Jazz Musician of the Year’ Award in 1999, Zoe Rahman has quickly established herself as one of the brightest stars on the contemporary jazz scene. Her second album, Melting Pot, was nominated in 2006 for the Mercury Music Prize and more recently she achieved an achingly beautiful fusion of jazz, classical and Bengali music in her highly-acclaimed album Where Rivers Meet, which featured arrangements of Nobel prize-winner Rabindranath Tagore's music. The programme for this tour features pieces from Where Rivers Meet as well as from Zoe's outstanding live album, and debuts some new material written specially for the tour.
Rahman’s willingness to push musical boundaries is matched by her technical brilliance. Noted for her inventiveness, explosive two-fisted technique, and the tumbling cascades of notes she often trades with her brother, the honey-toned clarinetist Idris Rahman, this mesmerising pianist is aided and abetted by a top-notch rhythm section featuring American drummer Gene Calderazzo and British bass player Oli Hayhurst. In the words of jazz reviewer Chris Parker, brace yourself for “all the punch, pith and sheer verve of the Rahman live act".
Performance for the John Kelly Ensemble, RTÉ lyric fm 09/02/11
Tour Dates
Tuesday 8 Feb, Dublin
- The Coach House, Dublin Castle
- 8pm, SOLD OUT
- 01 6719429 or online at www.musicnetwork.ie
- Promoted by Music Network
Wednesday 9 Feb, Carrick-On-Shannon
- The Dock
- 8:30pm, €18 / €16
- 071 9650828 or www.thedock.ie
- Promoted by The Dock
- www.thedock.ie
Thursday 10 Feb, Newbridge
- Riverbank Arts Centre
- 8pm, €15 €13
- 045 448327
- Promoted by Riverbank Arts Centre
Friday 11 Feb, Western Road, Cork
- Triskel @ The River Lee Hotel
- 8pm, €15 / €12
- 021 4272022 or www.triskelartscentre.ie
- Promoted by Triskel Arts Centre
- www.triskelartscentre.ie
Saturday 12 Feb, High Street, Wexford
- Wexford Opera House
- 8pm, €20 / €18
- 053 9122144 or www.wexfordoperahouse.ie
- Promoted by Wexford Opera House
- www.wexfordoperahouse.ie
Sunday 13 Feb, Navan, Co. Meath
- Solstice Arts Centre
- 8pm, €15 / €12
- 046 9092300
- Promoted by Solstice Arts Centre
Monday 14 Feb, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
- Linenhall Arts Centre
- 8pm, €15 / €12
- 094 9023733
- Promoted by Linenhall Arts Centre
Wednesday 16 Feb, Tralee, Co. Kerry
- Siamsa Tíre
- 8pm, €19 / €16
- 066 7123055 or www.siamsatire.com
- Promoted by Siamsa Tíre
- www.siamsatire.com/
Thursday 17 Feb, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
- Pavilion Theatre
- 8pm, €17 / €15
- 01 2312929 or www.paviliontheatre.ie
- Promoted by Pavilion Theatre
- www.paviliontheatre.ie
Friday 18 Feb, Hill St, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Black Box
- Doors Open 8pm, £12 / £8
- 028 90246609 (Belfast Welcome Centre ) or www.movingonmusic.co.uk
- Promoted by Moving on Music supported by the Arts Council of N. Ireland, Belfast City Council and PRSF
- www.movingonmusic.co.uk
