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Limerick Jazz Society has just announced the programme for its autumn 2010 season

• Sept 8     Cormac O’Brien’s Rhythm Method
• Sept 22   Kit Downes Trio (UK)
• Oct 6      Francesco Turrisi
• Oct 13    Cormac Kenevey sings Cole Porter
• Oct 17    Greg Felton Trio featuring Isa Wiss
• Oct 20    Mark McKnight Quartet featuring Seamus Blake (USA)
• Nov 17   Dublin City Jazz Orchestra
• Nov 24   Clare Horgan Quartet
• Dec 8     Limerick Jazz Workshop Student Performance

The venue for all performances is Dolans Upstairs, apart from the Dublin City Jazz Orchestra gig which will take place in Dolans Warehouse. All performances are on Wednesday evenings apart from Greg Felton which is on a Sunday. Start time is 9pm and tickets are €13 (€10 concessions) apart from Limerick Jazz Workshop (€5).

Limerick-based guitarist Andreas Varady has been awarded the Skidmore Jazz Studentship for 2010.  This Arts Council award allows Andreas to spend two weeks at Skidmore College, upstate New York, later this summer.  The school has an outstanding faculty and will provide a great development opportunity for Andreas.

The award is open to all young jazz musicians in Ireland and the fact that Andreas has received it at the age of 12 is a reflection of his outstanding talent and application.

The picture accompanying this post was taken by Tony Rogers, andshows Andreas playing with Terell Stafford in Limerick earlier this year.  He did not look pr sound out of place in a group of experienced international performers and can only get better in the next few years.