E. Conway Quartet Celebrates Irish Jazz Stalwart, Double Bassist, Dave Fleming
Good evening all!
I hope you're having a good Easter!
Very special concert announcement! Our dear friend and colleague, Dave Fleming, turned 70 last year and with the pandemic and its trail of tribulations, we didn't get to celebrate it .. but !NOW we can and we are, in a concert in which we gently push this great musical sideman into the forefront to celebrate his long contribution and friendship.
And we're going back to where it all began in 2008?/9? Bewley's Cafe Theatre! We do hope you'll join us. Full Details below.
Celebrating Dave Fleming
Emilie Conway Quartet Celebrates Double Bassist and Stalwart of Irish Jazz, Dave Fleming.
Double bassist Dave Fleming has been a stalwart of Irish jazz for over 40 years. His cultural & musical contribution, as much as his personal impact, of kindness, wisdom & wit, is immeasurable.
One of Ireland's true musical elders, through his career he has played with local & international luminaries including The Wad, Noel Kelehan, Louis Stewart, Jim Doherty, Lynne Arriale, Scott Hamilton, Spike Robinson, Harold Land, Warren Vache, Teddy Edwards, Bobby Shew, Art Farmer, Joe Pass, Barney Kessel, Billy Eckstine, Jimmy Witherspoon, Van Morrison, Mose Allison, the Tommy Halferty Quartet, Hugh Buckley Quartet, Van Morrison & The Chieftains and many, many more.
Emilie Conway started working with Dave over 15 years ago and his support musically & personally was instrumental in the production of first album the Secret of a Rose with Johnny Taylor on piano and Dominic Mullan on drums.
Now, In recognition of his contribution and his 70th Birthday, Emilie Conway & her musicians, Johnny Taylor & Dominic Mullan delight in paying tribute to & celebrating their great friend and colleague, Dave Fleming, in a concert that features him & the music he loves.
Tickets available here on Eventbrite
emilieconway.ie | bewleyscafetheatre.com
Doors, 6:30pm, Gig 7pm
The venue is wheelchair accessible via a lift to the Theatre.