In this slightly different edition of The Hot Box, Donald Helme takes a detour through the timeless melodies of one of jazz's most enduring composers: George Gershwin. Inspired by the brand new releas

This edition of The Hot Box features a major re-issue, a remixed and remastered release of Louis Stewarts quartet album with John Taylor, Sam Jones and Billy Higgins from Livia Records. - Originally

This edition has both a tilt towards new material and a tilt towards jazz guitar, with material from the French guitarist Romain Pilons new album Open Roads, and from the archive, tracks from Tommy H

The Hot Box #138 celebrates the music of another recently departed musician, Roy Ayres. Originally known as a jazz vibraphone player, he rapidly expanded his status and became, some would say, one o

A selection of some wonderful music from albums released in recent weeks, from concert performances in the 1990s to brand new compositions and recordings both Irish and American. Track list for The H

He was born in 1926 and lived to be just 98 years old, having played in public well into his 80s. Donaldson was an alto saxophonist who began his career as a disciple of Charlie Parker, with whom he p

The Hot Box 134 is devoted to the memory of the great drummer Roy Haynes. Haynes died, at the age of 99 in November last year, secure in his place as one of the greatest drummers of all time. His care

Welcome to the first Hot Box of 2025. Regular listeners will know that we had a rush of obituary type shows at the back end of last year but we start 2025 with some new material as well as a quick nod

(The Ghost of Christmas Past) - Celebrating Christmas and also celebrating the 90th anniversary of the campaign to ban jazz in Ireland, which seems to have failed. - Track list for The Christmas Box 2

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