Introducción
El interés permanente de conocer músicos en cualquier parte del mundo condujo previsibles preguntas a mi hija María José y su esposo Sebastián (que viven en Dublín desde Julio del 2001) acerca de la presencia del jazz en la capital irlandesa. La respuesta invariable: -Si, en Irlanda hay buenos músicos de jazz, hay “pubs” específicos donde tocan, hay conciertos y festivales importantes lo que hace que, regularmente, visiten la isla figuras importantes de diversos lugares del mundo.
En la primera visita familiar realizada en marzo del 2003, en una angosta calle hallamos un local (Paul Ryan Music) dedicado a la venta de instrumentos musicales de viento. Con la sensación de estar en el lugar correcto, luego de ver algunos accesorios, le pregunté a Paul Ryan -el dueño-:
¿Dónde puedo escuchar buen jazz en Dublín?
My permanent interest in meeting musicians in any part of the world led to foreseeable questions to my daughter Maria Jose and her husband Sebastian – who live in Dublin since July 2001 - about the presence of jazz in the Irish capital. And the constant answer was, ‘Yes, there are good jazz musicians in Ireland. There are specific pubs where they play; there also are important concerts and festivals, and that’s why outstanding figures from all over the world visit the island quite often.’
In a first family visit in March 2003, we found a shop (Paul Ryan Music) in a narrow street that sold wind instruments. With the feeling that I was in the right place, and after having a look at a few accessories, I asked Paul Ryan -the owner-, ‘Where can I listen to good jazz in Dublin?’
The answer gave origin to this short story:
The venue is located at 12 Angiers Street in Dublin, Ireland, and it's called JJ Smyths (JJ's).
En la primera visita familiar realizada en marzo del 2003, en una angosta calle hallamos un local (Paul Ryan Music) dedicado a la venta de instrumentos musicales de viento. Con la sensación de estar en el lugar correcto, luego de ver algunos accesorios, le pregunté a Paul Ryan -el dueño-:
¿Dónde puedo escuchar buen jazz en Dublín?
La respuesta dio origen a esta corta historia.
IntroductionMy permanent interest in meeting musicians in any part of the world led to foreseeable questions to my daughter Maria Jose and her husband Sebastian – who live in Dublin since July 2001 - about the presence of jazz in the Irish capital. And the constant answer was, ‘Yes, there are good jazz musicians in Ireland. There are specific pubs where they play; there also are important concerts and festivals, and that’s why outstanding figures from all over the world visit the island quite often.’
In a first family visit in March 2003, we found a shop (Paul Ryan Music) in a narrow street that sold wind instruments. With the feeling that I was in the right place, and after having a look at a few accessories, I asked Paul Ryan -the owner-, ‘Where can I listen to good jazz in Dublin?’
The answer gave origin to this short story:
The venue is located at 12 Angiers Street in Dublin, Ireland, and it's called JJ Smyths (JJ's).
Se trata de un tradicional "pub" dublinés en un edificio clásico de planta baja y tres pisos: se accede a la planta baja por la puerta de la izquierda, éste es el lugar de encuentro y bebidas. La puerta de la derecha conduce a las escaleras que llevan a la planta alta, un salón alargado con escenario, barra y mesas a los costados, donde diariamente hay música en vivo. Allí -todos los jueves de todas las semanas del año- se presenta el grupo "Isotope" que normalmente cuenta con los primos Richie Buckley en saxo tenor, Hugh Buckley en guitarra.
It’s a traditional Dublin pub in a classic three-storey building: The entrance door is on the left. The ground floor is the place where people get together and have drinks. The door on the right leads to the stairs that go up to the first floor, where there is a long room with a stage, a bar and tables on the sides, and where they play live music on a daily basis. Every Thursday of every week of the year, there plays the band "Isotope", usually with the cousins Richie Buckley (tenor sax) and Hugh Buckley (guitar).
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