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The Hot Box #129 – Exploring More Piano 1:00:05

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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 best in the world. The Hot Box #129 Track Listing 1. Blues in Baxters Pad: Gene Harris Quartet (from the album “At Ste.Chapelle Winery”) 2. Japanese Br…

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55 Fire in the Cradle of Democracy (The Persian Wars, Part 1) 51:55

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The three decades from 508-478BC were possibly the most consequential in all of ancient history. In this episode and the next, we tell the story of the Greco-Persian Wars through the eyes of Themistocles, the Athenian mastermind who guided the Greeks to victory. Contents of the episode, with timestamps: [04:50] Themistocles' Childhood and the Athen…

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The Hot Box #130 – Remembering Russell Malone 1:04:52

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(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 his versatility, impeccable swing, and soulful sound. Throughout his distinguished career, Malone collaborated with legends like Diana Krall and Ron Car…

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AGD "Persian Wars" Tour in Greece! Jan. 3-11, 2025 6:37

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AGD is going back to Greece this January 3-11 for another epic adventure! This time we'll be exploring the Persian Wars and the profound effect they had on Greek civilization. We will visit all the major focal points of the Greco-Persian showdown (Marathon, the Acropolis, Eretria, Salamis, Thermopylae, Plataea, and Delphi) as well as a wide variety…

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Hot Box #128 – Piano and more piano…… 1:01:29

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Hot Box #128 – Piano and more piano……Av Donald Helme

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Hot Box #127 52:15

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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 up—those shows were packed with fantastic music. This time, we’re diving into longer, more immersive tracks designed to help you unwind and savor the beauty of the music. Expect to h…

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Hot Box #126 1:04:42

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

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Hot Box #124 – All Irish! 1:01:17

4M ago1:01:17

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The all Irish edition of the Hot Box!Av Donald Helme

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The Hot Box #123 1:02:10

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A long jump in just one hour, from a live concert by Duke Ellington’s Orchestra in Paris to settings of the poetry of Emily Dickinson by the Italian guitarist Daniele Cervigni, with a few new releases in between!Av Donald Helme

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The Hot Box #122 1:05:11

5M ago1:05:11

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Another root in the big band files yields some great performances from bands you may never had heard before….Av Donald Helme

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The Hot Box #121 1:02:19

6M ago1:02:19

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The Hot Box #121Av Donald Helme

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The Hot Box #120 – Ella Fitzgerald Special 58:03

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It happens to be Ella’s anniversary of her first concert in Ireland and also her birthday. Join Donald for 100% Ella!Av Donald Helme

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The Hot Box #119 – Big Bands You’ve Never heard of! 1:05:33

7M ago1:05:33

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As the title suggests, here are some big bands you’ve never heard of! The Lloyd Ryan Big Band? The Jazz Pacific Orchestra? Ring a bell? All on the 119th Hot Box!Av Donald Helme

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The Hot Box #118 1:00:01

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The Hot Box #118Av Donald Helme

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The Hot Box #117 1:02:04

8M ago1:02:04

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Your latest edition of The Hot Box with Donald Helme. Put the kettle on, sit back and relax with #117!Av Donald Helme

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The Hot Box #116 1:03:04

9M ago1:03:04

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Keeping you all in suspense as to what happened Hot Box #115, heres episode #116!Av Donald Helme

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The Hot Box #114 1:01:00

9M ago1:01:00

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John Pizzarelli, Bobby Short and Mose Allison. All will be revealed on The Hot Box #114!Av Donald Helme

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The Hot Box #113 – New Releases 1:04:44

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Our delve into new releases for our first edition of 2024. Happy New Year!Av Donald Helme

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54 Were the Spartans Proto-Fascist Losers? w/ Bret Devereaux 56:09

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Bret Devereux is a military historian at North Carolina State University and author of the recent viral article "Spartans Were Losers: The US Military's Admiration of a Proto-Fascist City-State is Based on Bad History." He joins us to explain why he thinks that the traditional image of Sparta as an egalitarian society of warrior badasses is a lie. …

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The Hot Box #112 – Christmas 2023 1:02:11

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Donald Helme brings you a festive Hot Box. Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year.Av Donald Helme

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The Hot Box #111 1:02:55

11M ago1:02:55

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The latest edition of the ever popular “Hot Box”.Av Donald Helme

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The Hot Box #110 1:03:18

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The clarinet has been an endangered species for most of the last 50 years, and despite much admiration for modern-day exponents such as Anat Cohen, it remains on the outer fringes of jazz. Hot Box takes a look at clarinet from the heyday of Benny Goodman, Sidney Bechet and Jimmie Noone through to today’s most admired exponent, Anat Cohen. Some crit…

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The Hot Box #109 – Big Bands 2 1:04:44

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After the great reaction to Hot Box 108’s focus on big bands, we felt that a second dip into this big reservoir of music was advisable, if not inevitable. Some of the best ever herein!Av Donald Helme

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The Hot Box #108 1:05:10

1y ago1:05:10

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Big Bands! A selection of recordings of big bands modern and not-so modern.Av Donald Helme

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The Hot Box #107 59:21

1y ago59:21

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Stimulated by the upcoming release of John Donegan’s album Light Streams featuring his Irish Sextet, Hot Box 107 checks out some new releases, and a couple of returns to recent albums for a second look.Av Donald Helme

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The Hot Box #106 1:02:55

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Hot on the heels of a little exploration of the role of the Hammond organ in jazz (HB104) a listener suggested we take a look at the role of another “minority” instrument in jazz music – the vibraphone. So we have. Starting at the beginning we hear from Lionel Hampton through to some modern-day masters like Warren Wolf and Stefan Harris. And we fin…

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The Hot Box #105 1:03:44

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This edition of the Hot Box is comprised 9 pieces of new material, with all of it coming from USA and Canada.Av Donald Helme

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53 Why Platonism and Stoicism Are Going Viral w/ John Vervaeke 1:21:55

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As our world becomes increasingly hi-tech, more and more people have been turning to ancient wisdom traditions in search of meaning. There are two schools of ancient philosophy in particular that have seen a meteoric revival in recent years: Platonism and Stoicism. Cognitive scientist John Vervaeke joins us to explore why this is happening. -------…

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The Hot Box #104 1:08:10

1y ago1:08:10

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In which we devote over an hour to the Hammond organ! In vogue during the 1960s and having star exponents like Jimmy Smith, and latterly Joey DeFrancesco, the Hammond B3 occupied a secure slot in instrumental jazz. Has it lost that? Hot Box this time is Organic!Av Donald Helme

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The Hot Box #103 – Tony Bennett 58:45

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Tony Bennett died on July 21st, aged 96, representing in a very real sense “the end of an era”. Across much of the history of crooning and singing jazz, Bennett succeeded in transferring a reputation amongst older fans of the Great American Songbook to an entirely new generation. He never lost his conviction that good music, good songs would eventu…

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"Enemies of Athens" Tour Announcement Oct. 11-19, 2023 7:37

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AGD is going back to Greece this fall (Oct. 11-19) for another epic adventure! This time we'll be exploring areas that in ancient times lay in the shadow of – or in direct conflict with – the Athenian hegemony. Check out our video from the first tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g-w7u6aQz0 To reserve your spot, email us at greecepodcast@gmail.…

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The Hot Box #102 – “In Memoriam” 1:01:48

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Some jazz journalists have been using phrases like “the end of an era” since the death of Wayne Shorter and Ahmad Jamal. In this Hot Box we pay tribute to a few of the jazz greats who have left us in recent years…….or stopped performing.Av Donald Helme

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The Hot Box #101 – A New Frontier 1:04:07

1+ y ago1:04:07

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As the title suggests, this is a new record for the hot box. Five fantastic tracks, one hour show! Dollar Brand (Abdullah Ibrahim) kicking things off with 13 minutes of magic.Av Donald Helme

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The Hot Box #100 – 100th Episode! 59:12

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We made it! 100 episodes of The Hot Box. Thank you to all our listeners and subscribers for sticking with me. In this episode we feature two tracks from our good friend Linley Hamilton, with Gerry Buckley starting us off. The new Hot Box website is now online, http://www.hotboxjazz.comAv Donald Helme

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The Hot Box #99 – Remember Oscar Peterson? 58:52

1+ y ago58:52

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This episode brings us one away from 100 epsiodes of The Hox Box. Included this week are some new releases and two tracks from the Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.Av Donald Helme

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The Hot Box #98 – New Stuff! 1:04:46

1+ y ago1:04:46

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New Stuff! Its Donald’s first show on JazzÉIRE!. This show features all new releases for this Hot Box www.jazzeireradio.comAv Donald Helme

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The Hot Box #097 - The Maybeck Recitals Part 2 1:00:30

1+ y ago1:00:30

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After the great reaction to Hot Box 96, we decided to do a second edition devoted to the fantastic 42 volume series of solo piano recitals known as the Maybeck Series. Recorded over 6 years from 1990 to 1996, the concerts took place in the wood lined hall designed by the now iconic architect Bernard Maybeck, with just 50 seats in the audience and a…

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The Hot Box #096 - The Maybeck Recitals 1:01:05

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The 96th edition of The Hot Box! This an all-piano affair that marks the re-release (on Spotify) of all 42 albums recorded in the 90’s, of the solo piano recitals branded as The Maybeck Recitals. Recorded by the independent Concord Jazz label, they present a who’s who of jazz pianists of the last decade of the last century. The real biggies aren’t …

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The Hot Box #095 – New Material XIV 1:35:59

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The Hot Box 95: What’s in it? Some great new music that’s what. Two from America, one from Belgium, and two from Ireland. The album Tim Fitzgerald’s Full House was awarded to Daniel Cervigni who emailed Donald@jazzireland.ie, and now you can contact Donald to “win” the copy of Chick Corea’s Acoustic Band double album “Live”, which marks the second …

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The Hot Box 094 - Jazz in Italy 59:10

1+ y ago59:10

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The Box goes abroad this time, heading south east to Italy, where some exceptional and distinctive jazz can be found. In this edition we highlight the marked attention to lyricism which informs so much Italian jazz, as though perhaps the traditions of Italy’s great classical tradition and opera lie beneath much of the contemporary jazz scene. We st…

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The Hot Box #093 - The Name Game 1:07:44

2y ago1:07:44

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Why do some bands choose brand names rather than the name of their leader? A very brief investigation in the Hot Box #093.Av Donald Helme

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The Hot Box #092 - Guitar All The Way 1:00:33

2y ago1:00:33

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The 92nd Hot Box is hot with guitars all the way. And there’s a reason. The new album from Chicago-based guitarist Tim Fitzgerald. Better still, you could become the lucky owner of a copy. An album that has been Album of the Month in Downbeat with a four and a half star review! So check in to the Box and see how you could get lucky!…

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The Hot Box #091 – Christmas 2022 57:40

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The 91st Hot Box takes a look at Christmas (already!) A selection of jazz from all eras that celebrates or satirises Christmas from the personal collection of Donald Helme.Av Donald Helme

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52 A New Theory of Democracy's Origins (It Wasn't Greece) w/ David Stasavage 51:24

2y ago51:24

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This time we're taking a little break from Greece to explore the broader history of democracy. Was democracy really a Greek invention? Historian David Stasavage, author of The Decline and Rise of Democracy, thinks it was not. And in today's episode he explains why. --------------- Support Ancient Greece Declassified on Patreon: patreon.com/greecepo…

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