Malafede Trio & Andreas Varady Trio

Malafede Trio & Andreas Varady Trio

Tuesday, 23 July 2019, 8.00pm

FESTIVAL LAUNCH DOUBLE BILL

MALAFEDE TRIO (Italy) with special guest PAUL BOOTH (UK), saxophone

Sligo Jazz Project’s 2019 Band-in-Residence features Federico Malaman, one of the most influential bassists worldwide, with two other notable artists in the Italian music scene, guitarist Riccardo Bertuzzi and drummer Ricky Quagliato.

The trio will also be joined by guest sax ace Paul Booth (Stevie Winwood/Eric Clapton).

ANDREAS VARADY TRIO (Slo/IE), with special guest JEAN TOUSSAINT (UK), saxophone

Since Andreas Varady’s family moved to Ireland in 2007 his rise to prominence in the jazz world has been meteoric. From busking for the passers-by of Limerick and Cork, attending Sligo Jazz Project’s summer school, aged 13 he became the youngest ever headlining artist at Ronnie Scott’s in London, performed with some of the greatest names in jazz, appeared on the front cover of Guitar Player magazine and signed to Quincy Jones’ management company.

Andreas’s trio featuring his father Bandi and brother will be joined by guest saxophonist, Jean Toussaint, one of his mentors when he attended Sligo Jazz Project.

Tickets: €18/€15conc/€9 u18s

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Published by Hawkswell on 20 June 2019

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