Album:Tommy Halferty invites Norma Winstone Artist:Tommy Halferty & Norma Winstone Label:Terrace Records Genre:JazzThe musical romance between Derry guitarist Tommy Halferty and London vocalist Norma Winstone began when they met as tutors on the now-legendary jazz summer school at the University of Ulster in the early 1990s. Like some exotic orchid, it’s a relationship that blooms only occasionally – as often as their busy schedules allow – but it’s always worth the wait. Halferty is part of that pioneering cohort of Irish jazz musicians who heard the great Louis Stewart in the 1970s and realised that aspiring to the highest levels of artistry was possible for an Irish-based musician. AdmirationIt is his acoustic instrument that the veteran guitarist takes up here to renew his friendship with Norma Winstone, one of the leading jazz vocalists of her generation. Nobody does wistful like Winstone and she finds new depth in the Police frontman’s words paying tribute to his late pianist.

Source: The Irish Times July 19, 2019 03:56 UTC