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The Hot Box

by Donald Helme
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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.

Latest episodes

  • The Hot Box #153 – Oscar Peterson

    October 7, 2026 · 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 introducing the Oscar Peterson Trio at Zurich’s Kongresshaus on 8…

  • The Hot Box #157 – A Home Game (Mostly)

    September 23, 2026 · 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 from the archives. Among the newer music is Stella Bass with…

  • The Hot Box #156 – Everybody Digs Bill Evans

    August 25, 2026 · 1 hr 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 snapshot of the considerable output from one of jazz’s truly…

  • The Hot Box #154 – Miles Davis 100

    June 25, 2026 · 1 hr 13 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 legendary trumpeter’s 100th birthday. From his groundbreaking…

  • The Hot Box #152 – Back to Bebop!

    June 4, 2026 · 1 hr 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 listener-to-listener styles. There is some evidence though…

  • The Hot Box #151 – Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

    May 17, 2026 · 1 hr 2 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 and under Marsalis’ direction since 1991, it has become an…

  • The Hot Box #150 – Ken Peplowski

    April 22, 2026 · 1 hr 4 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 his generation, spanning traditional and modern jazz…

  • The Hot Box #149 – New Stuff

    March 25, 2026 · 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 prestigious Herbie Hancock International Piano Competition three…