THE DANIEL RORKE TRIO – LIVE AT ARTHUR’S – JULY 27th 2017

Ireland’s newest citizen, saxophonist Daniel Rorke brings his trio of bassist Cormac O’Brien and drummer Matthew Jacobson to Arthur’s. They will be presenting a set of all new music, featuring a mix of exciting new compositions and reharmonisations of lesser-known Jazz standards.

Rorke has lived and worked in Sydney, Melbourne, Iceland, Norway and New York. His performance career has included work with many well-known Nordic musicians such as Hilmar Jensson, Per Oddvar Johansen, Rune Nergaard, Veli Kujala, Samúel Jon Samúelsson, Sigtryggur Baldursson, Australian piano giant Alister Spence and many others.

Rorke has studied both performance and composition extensively, learning from some legendary artists such as Jerry Bergonzi, Kenny Werner, Terje Bjørklund, Jon Pal Inderberg, Henning Sommerø, Victor Morosco, Gordon Brisker, Mike Nock, Dale Barlow, Bill Motzing, Dave Panichi and Richard Toop among others. His compositions are thoughtful and unique and his saxophone playing draws widely from his diverse experiences in improvised music around the globe.

Recent recordings San’an and The Mismeasure of Man are available through Satu Musikk, and “The Dark” is available through the Norwegian record label Just For The Records.

“Kaleidoscopic” (Eyal Hareuveni - Jazznytt 2017)

 ”An epitome of good ideas” (Jan Granlie - Salt Peanuts 2016)

 ”Suprising control and discipline” (Lars Mossefin - Dag og Tid Newspaper 2016)

 ”A heavyweight… a full-blooded performer” (Lasse Haugen - Jazznytt 2011)

 ”Warm, sparse, compelling and regularly challenging… ” (John O’Brien - RTRFM)

On double bass the indefatigable Cormac O’Brien is the axel around which the whole wheel turns. He is likely Ireland’s most accomplished Jazz bassist and has been sought after by many within and beyond Ireland’s shores for his impeccable time, precise intonation and imaginative musical ear. His recent work with British musicians; pianist Kit Downes and saxophonist Stan Sulzmann was a magical moment in Irish Jazz. His CD “The Rhythm Method: By the Bye” was released in 2015 to much critical acclaim.

Matthew Jacobson is a name known to anyone interested in creative Jazz music in Ireland. With numerous projects under his belt, such as his own Redivider and the group Roamer, featuring Simon Jermyn, Matthew Halpin and Laura Kinsella, Jacobson is fast becoming a juggernaut of European creative Jazz music. His drumming is always interesting, always playing into the music. The Fullbright scholar has played a slew of important festivals and Jazz clubs and his album “ReDiviDeR meets I Dig Monk: Tuned” is out now on Diatribe Records.

The three of these musicians have been performing as a trio since 2011. Their record “The Brave Ones Have All Left Us” on SATU Records, featuring the trio plus Norwegian bassist Aksel Jensen and guitarist Shane Latimer, is a veritable journey through the looking glass of improvised music.