Ronan Guilfoyle – bass
Sam Norris – alto saxophone
Chris Guilfoyle – guitar
Darren Beckett - drums
Ronan Guilfoyle has been a major figure in Irish jazz for more than thirty years, performing with, among others, Dave Liebman, Joe Lovano, John Abercrombie, Benny Golson and Brad Mehldau.
Ronan has been pushing the envelope of the music in the fields of composition, performance, and particularly rhythm, in which he is recognised internationally as a major innovator. Bemusement Arcade, his innovative new quartet, is devoted to expanding the rhythmic language of jazz while using the tradition of blues, swing and standards.
Bemusement Arcade have just released their debut album ‘At Swing, Two Birds’ to great critical acclaim. The music is both complex but grooving, distinctive but also familiar, intriguing, yet firmly in the great jazz tradition - expect grooves, blues, and swing but with a twist!
Joining Ronan in this adventure are three brilliant young musicians; Sam Norris, who at only 24 is already recognised as one of the UK’s most exciting young saxophonists; Chris Guilfoyle who has already established himself as one of Ireland’s leading guitarists performing with Jim Black and Dave Binney, and Darren Beckett, the powerhouse Belfast drummer who carved out an international career based in New York, and now in the UK.
Come and join them for this trip into a new musical landscape – expect grooves, blues, swing and lots of rhythmic intrigue!
‘A true master’. The Jazz Bureau UK
‘This is up there with the best’ - Marlbank
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