Accrual of the wider inner consciousness and the gaining of a sense of greater enlightenment rather than clinging to the cruellest of gloom in any Eliotian sense, this April there's a way-in to the way-out reaching the west because there is a fine post, post, post modernistic jazz trio tour in prospect that reaches, just past the time of the spring tide, the Clew Bay Hotel in Westport when the tour makes it eventually to County Mayo.
Touring fairly extensively around Ireland, Danish guitar ace Mikkel Ploug and his trio known for his word of mouth work jamming with drummer Phelan Burgoyne in Copenhagen, has recorded for the Catalan label Fresh Sound New Talent including the highwater mark that is Ploug discography jewel Featuring Mark Turner recorded in 2006.
Appearing on tour with fellow Dane double bassist Jeppe Skovbakke and Irish drummer Seán Carpio from the Featuring Mark Turner line-up but sans sax ace Turner, expect Ploug tunes and interpretative responses to the work of the folk inspired seam of the great Danish classical composer Carl Nielsen (1865-1931).
Touring to Cork city (22 April), Dublin (24th), city of Limerick (25th), Westport (26th) and Wexford Town (28th)
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