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The Hot Box covers the best in Irish recorded jazz, set it in the wider context of the international language that is jazz.
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- The Hot Box #158 – Another Home Game · 59 min.Donald Helme returns to home ground for The Hot Box #158, bringing together contemporary releases and archive recordings that reflect the breadth of jazz made here in Ireland…
- The Hot Box #155 – Abdullah Ibrahim · 1 t. 2 min.Donald Helme pays tribute to the wonderful South African pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim, who died in June 2026 at the age of 91. Known earlier in his career as Dollar…
- The Hot Box #153 – Oscar Peterson · 59 min.A nudge from a listener in Scotland prompts Donald Helme to put right an omission: marking the centenary of the great Oscar Peterson. This episode opens with Norman Granz…
- The Hot Box #157 – A Home Game (Mostly) · 59 min.It’s something of a home game on this edition of The Hot Box, with Donald Helme spending most of the hour in the company of Irish musicians, drawing on recordings both new and…
- The Hot Box #156 – Everybody Digs Bill Evans · 1 t. 1 min.As the new movie Everybody Digs Bill Evans launches in cinemas around Ireland, The Hot Box grabs the opportunity to immerse you in Evans’ music. Whilst an hour can only provide a…
- The Hot Box #154 – Miles Davis 100 · 1 t. 12 min.Join Donald Helme on this edition of The Hot Box as he celebrates the life and music of one of jazz’s most influential figures, Miles Davis, marking what would have been the…
- The Hot Box #152 – Back to Bebop! · 1 t. 2 min.Whilst enjoying the multitude of styles that compose the repertoire of jazz today, many fans have long decried the disappearance of Bebop in favour of crossover music and other…
- The Hot Box #151 – Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis · 1 t. 1 min.The upcoming visit of Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra to these shores prompts an hour of listening to their diverse music in the Hot Box. Founded in 1988…
- The Hot Box #150 – Ken Peplowski · 1 t. 3 min.All the music in Hot Box 150 is from the flautist/saxophonist Ken Peplowski, who died on 2nd February this year aboard a jazz cruise liner. He was one of the finest musicians of…
- The Hot Box #149 – New Stuff · 59 min.Welcome to Hot Box 149. We begin with a sparkling new release on Blue Note from the young American pianist Paul Cornish. Hailing from Texas, Cornish was a finalist in the…
- The Hot Box #148 – Jack DeJohnette · 1 t. 3 min.Hot Box 148 is going to be both sad and joyful since we now remember the extraordinary drummer Jack DeJohnette who died at the end of October aged 83. He was a native of Chicago…
- The Hot Box #147 – Christmas Box · 1 t. 1 min.An eclectic selection of music that may reflect the desire of the “music business” to generate some income for musicians over the festive period! Or it may represent a genuine…
- The Hot Box #146 – New Releases · 1 t. 2 min.The Hot Box 146 is packed with brand new releases, and as ever there is more to play than time to play it. Donald Helme opens the show with music from pianist John Donegan and…
- The Hot Box #145 – New Material from Ireland and USA · 1 t. 3 min.The new edition of the Hot Box consists of all new material from Ireland and the USA. An hour of the very best in jazz. The international talent is represented by tracks from a…
- The Hot Box #144 – Celebrating Two Jazz Greats · 60 min.This episode of The Hot Box has a distinctly retro feel, as we celebrate the lives and talents of two remarkable female jazz singers who recently passed away. We’re remembering…
- The Hot Box #143 – Jazz in Ireland · 1 t. 3 min.Donald Helme takes the lid off the Hot Box once again, and this time he’s digging deep into a special file marked “Jazz in Ireland”. Reaching back across the decades, Donald…
- The Hot Box #142 – Ryan Truesdell and Gil Evans · 1 t. 7 min.Welcome to the 142nd edition of The Hot Box with Donald Helme. This episode is a real treat, dedicated entirely to the music of the legendary Gil Evans. We’re marking the release…
- The Hot Box #141 – A Gershwin Celebration · 1 t. 1 min.In this slightly different edition of The Hot Box, Donald Helme takes a detour through the timeless melodies of one of jazz’s most enduring composers: George Gershwin. Inspired…
- The Hot Box #140 – I Thought About You · 57 min.This edition of The Hot Box features a major re-issue, a remixed and remastered release of Louis Stewart’s quartet album with John Taylor, Sam Jones and Billy Higgins from Livia…
- The Hot Box #139 – New Material · 1 t. 0 min.This edition has both a tilt towards new material and a tilt towards jazz guitar, with material from the French guitarist Romain Pilon’s new album Open Roads, and from the…
