The Hot Box

The Hot Box


Latest Episodes

The Hot Box #133 – Remembering Quincy Jones
December 16, 2024

The celebrated composer, orchestrator and arranger, and sometime trumpet player, Quincy Jones, died November 3rd aged 91. The Hot Box looks at the jazz contribution he made in the latter part of the 2

The Hot Box #132 – New Stuff
November 26, 2024

The Hot Box #132, an hour-long exploration of fresh and exciting sounds in jazz. This episode dives into new material from remarkable artists, blending the vibrancy of contemporary jazz with the timel

The Hot Box #131 – Benny Golson
November 13, 2024

This special episode pays tribute to the remarkable life and music of the late Benny Golson a saxophonist, composer, and arranger whose profound influence on jazz endures through both his compositio

The Hot Box #129 – Exploring More Piano
October 30, 2024

In this episode of The Hot Box, we revisit a theme from episode #128 where we took a deep dive into the piano files, looking for the slightly less obviously famous musicians but still among the very b

The Hot Box #130 – Remembering Russell Malone
September 26, 2024

(Note HB 129 is in production but has not been posted yet so will follow 130) - In this special episode of The Hot Box, we pay tribute to the remarkable Russell Malone, a virtuoso guitarist known for

Hot Box #127
August 18, 2024

Welcome to the 127th edition of The Hot Box! In the last two episodes, we celebrated Irish albums from start to finish. If you missed them, I highly recommend catching upthose shows were packed with

Hot Box #126
July 24, 2024

Firstly, we would like to welcome back Jazz Ireland to the jazz scene and without further ado here's #126! www.jazzireland.ie

Hot Box #124 – All Irish!
July 02, 2024

The all Irish edition of the Hot Box!

The Hot Box #123
June 27, 2024

A long jump in just one hour, from a live concert by Duke Ellingtons Orchestra in Paris to settings of the poetry of Emily Dickinson by the Italian guitarist Daniele Cervigni, with a few new releases