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Ronan Guilfoyle

eb, b, *1958 IE, Dublin
Musician of Jazz

Ronan Guilfoyle is one of Ireland’s best known jazz musicians. He studied bass and improvisation with Dave Holland in Banff, Canada, and as a bass player he has performed extensively in Europe, Asia and the USA. He is director of the jazz department at Newpark Music Centre in Dublin and has taught extensively in many schools in Ireland and abroad and lectured on improvisation for the International Music Council of UNESCO. As a composer he has written music for theatre, television, film and numerous jazz ensembles as well as for orchestra and chamber groups. Awards include the Julius Hemphill Composition Award in 1997 for Devsirme. He is also brother to renowned drummer Conor Guilfoyle and Drum & Bass artist DJ Dara

     
Instruments
  • Bass guitar
  • Bass
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Folk
  • World
  • Latin
Popular Tracks   
The Song is You on Standards in Dublin by Gonzalo del Val, Dave Liebman & Ronan Guilfoyle
Gingerbread Boy on Standards in Dublin by Gonzalo del Val, Dave Liebman & Ronan Guilfoyle
Remember on Standards in Dublin by Gonzalo del Val, Dave Liebman & Ronan Guilfoyle
Mr. BP on Renaissance Man by Ronan Guilfoyle
Theme for Ernie on Standards in Dublin by Gonzalo del Val, Dave Liebman & Ronan Guilfoyle
Exit/The Sligo Maid on Exit by Ronan Guilfoyle
Pannonica on Standards in Dublin by Gonzalo del Val, Dave Liebman & Ronan Guilfoyle
Sucking Stones on Divisions by Jonas Johansen, Lars Møller & Ronan Guilfoyle
Broadway Blues on Live in Dublin by Julián Argüelles, Ronan Guilfoyle & Jim Black
Stillness/Movement on Renaissance Man by Ronan Guilfoyle

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Band Members
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
DivisionsThe Trio, Jonas Johansen / Lars Møller / Ronan Guilfoyle2013Album
Live In DublinJulian Argüelles, Ronan Guilfoyle, Jim Black2006Album
Round TripKeith Copeland, Tommy Halferty, Ronan Guilfoyle1997Album
DevsirmeRonan Guilfoyle1997Album
Six by TwoSimon Nabatov, Ronan Guilfoyle1988Album
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