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Tommy Halferty

eg, eb, acg, g, IE
Musician of Folk and World

Irish guitarist, born in Derry, Northern Ireland. He began his musical career in the late 70s taking Jazz Guitar lessons with Louis Stewart. Some of his earliest appearances playing public were with bands such as 'Jump' - a jazz fusion group and later on 'Nunn' - a trio of flute, double bass and guitar. In the early '80s Tommy Halferty formed a trio with John Wadham (drums), Ronan Guilfoyle (bass), which was one of the most successful groups in Ireland during this period. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s Tommy had the opportunity to play and record with many famous names of the international jazz scene such as George Mraz, Art Themen, Lee Konitz, Martial Solal, John Abercrombie, John Etheridge, Stéphane Grapelli, Norma Winstone, Mike Nielsen etc. In the early 1990s he began a trio in France with Jean-Philippe Lavergne (Hammond organ) and Christophe Lavergne (drums). Around 1993, Tommy began to form a group combining traditional music and jazz using Tommy Hayes (Bodhrán) and Ronan Brown (Uilleann pipes). AHe formed also another group 'Khanda' with Ramesh Shotham, Conor and Ronan Guilfoyle, Martin Nolan (Pipes) and Ellen Cranitch (Flute). Tommy was also a member of the Keith Copeland Trio. They have recorded two CD's for the famous Steeplechase Label in '96 and '97. Tommy is a faculty member of the International Jazz Summer School at the University of Ulster, since its inception in 1992. Tommy teaches Jazz improvisation in New Park Music Centre, and English Literature and Music in Coolmine Community School.

Instruments

• Electric guitar
• Bass guitar
• Acoustic guitar
• Guitar

Genres

• Folk
• World
• Electronic
• Jazz
• Classical

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