Irish jazz scene news Dublin promoter IMC in a news piece on their site mentions that the Ronan Guilfoyle jazz sextet project ‘Restless Islands’ will be in receipt of Beyond Borders funding via the IMC auspices for 5 shows to encompass appearances on the island of Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales.
An extended suite for jazz sextet, Guilfoyle, IMC explain: “Will use composition, improvisation and audio recordings to explore the life and times of the people of these islands and reflect on some of the major events of the first three decades of the 20th century.”
Paul Dunlea and New Irish Jazz Orchestra presenting ‘Four Corners’ will tour, IMC continue, a new Paul Dunlea suite that is also backed by Beyond Borders, an initiative that is run by the PRS Foundation in partnership with Creative Scotland, supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland’s Open Project Fund, Arts Council of Wales, Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Arts Council of Ireland/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.