I love a good musical crossover. By that I don’t mean when a country star has a pop hit. No, what I’m talking about is a tune that is taken completely out of context by being covered in a different genre. One of my favorite records is called Brand New Second Hand, a collection of pop tunes that have been reggae-fied. The amazing thing is that there are songs that I used to absolutely hate, but ended up loving in reggae form. Remember “On and On”? “Down in Jamaica they got lots of pretty women….”? Stephen Bishop? Super-icky. As a reggae tune (by Aswad)? Awesome. OK, so now that I’ve got that ramble out of the way, let’s talk about Sean Noonan. Oh, he’s a crossover artist alright. But go ahead and give Boxing Dreams a listen and you tell me what this is. Jazz? Rock? Afro-Celtic? A fusion of sorts? For the record, the correct answer is: yes, yes, yes, yes. What this record has in common with the aforementioned reggae covers album is the element of surprise. As you listen, your brain ear bits want to attach the music to a genre … but it never happens. Awesome.
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please help me announce my tour and project!
Feb 4 kuenstlerwerkstatt, Pfaffenhofen, DE with guest gerhard gschloessl on trombone
Feb 6 Ruffini, Munich, DE
Feb 9 Versus, Freising, DE
Feb 11 Maisach, DE
feb 14 Mozg, bydgosczc, PL
feb 15 Improwizacja Jazz Lounge, lodz, PL
feb 16 Zno?na lekko?? bytu,warsaw
feb 17 Jazz Club “Pod Filarami”, Gorzow, PL
feb 18 Bogart, Gomunice, PL
feb 19 Muzyczna Owczarnia, Jaworki, PL
Feb 24- Kunsthaus Weiz, Weiz, Austria
Feb 29 Jazzclub Hirsch, Moosburg, DE
March 1- Künstlerhaus, kempten, DE
March 2 Bolzano, Italy
March 3 il pigneto, Rome, Italy
March 5 verein innenhofkultur, klagenfurt, AU
March 9 Immerhin, wurzburg, DE
March 11 Jazzclub im Stellwerk, hamburg, DE
March 12 travel day/Copenhagen/Malmo option?
March 13 Vinterfestuka, Narvik norway
march 14 Norway TBA
march 15 Brønnøy Jazzforum, bronnoy, norway
march 16 Bakeribyggfestivalen, mo i rana, norway
March 17 Dexterhaus, Odense, DK
March 18 MS stubnitz, Rostock, De
March 21 Kinocafe,Taufkirchen, DE
March 27 Damberd, gent, BE
March 28 Trix, Antwerpen, BE
March 29 InsideOut Club, liege, BE
March 30 TBA-
March 31 silke-arp-bricht, Hannover DE
april 1st Das Rind, Wiesbaden DE
april 2 Jazzclub Abensberg, Abensberg DE
april 3 Schmeckhaus, freising, DE
april 4 schiabn, Erding, DE
april 5 Altes Pfandhaus,Koln, DE
Sean in UK with Matthew Bourne/Born to Brew Duo
april 15 The Bridge, Newcastle, UK with Matthew Bourne/Born to Brew Duo
April 16 Vortex, London UK with Matthew Bourne/Born to Brew Duo
April 18-19 Scotland, UK with Matthew Bourne/Born to Brew Duo
April 20 Fox & Newt on Burley Road, Leeds, UK with Matthew Bourne/Born to Brew Duo
April 21 The dugout, Kirbymoorside, UK option with Matthew Bourne/Born to Brew Duo
april 22 The Chapel, Stratford, UK with Matthew Bourne/Born to Brew Duo
May 4 Lindenkeller, Freising, Germany Brewed by Noon
May 5 Zum Haber, Osterhofen, Germany with guest gerhard gschloessl on trombone
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