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🎶 The Hot Box #158 – Another Home Game
Donald Helme explores jazz from Ireland, past and present—from The Hot House Big Band to Tommy Flanagan’s archive release Made in Dublin.
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The Hot Box #158 - Another Home Game
Donald Helme returns to home ground for The Hot Box #158, bringing together contemporary releases and archive recordings that reflect the breadth of jazz m
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November 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🎧 Donald Helme pays tribute to Abdullah Ibrahim on The Hot Box, exploring the great pianist’s music and its South African roots, from “Mannenberg” to “African Marketplace”.
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The Hot Box #155 - Abdullah Ibrahim
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 h
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October 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🎧 The Hot Box #157 – A Home Game (Mostly)
Donald Helme explores Irish jazz old and new, with @stellabass.bsky.social, John Wadham’s remastered Drums and Friends and a remembrance of Cassandra Wilson
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The Hot Box #157 - A Home Game (Mostly)
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 rec
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September 23, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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The Hotbox with PaperRouteSlay is going LIVE at 4 PM EST on Urban X & Audilous—and we’re bringing straight 🔥! Raw talk, unfiltered energy, and nothing but HEAT. If you ain’t tuned in, you’re missing out.

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February 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
🎷 The Hot Box #152 – Back to Bebop!
Has Bebop been making a comeback? Donald Helme explores the evidence with tracks from Five Way Split, Charlie Parker, Horace Silver, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers and Cannonball Adderley.
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June 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The Hot Box #151 dives into the music of Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra ahead of their upcoming Irish concerts.
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The Hot Box #151 - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis - Jazz Ireland
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. ...
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May 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
New on The Hot Box — Episode #148 pays tribute to jazz great Jack DeJohnette 🥁🎧
Listen as we explore his music and celebrate a uniquely influential voice in jazz history.
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The Hot Box #148 - Jack DeJohnette
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 w
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January 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM
The Hot Box #147 – A Christmas edition of The Hot Box from Donald Helme - An hour of jazz selected to sit back and enjoy.
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The Hot Box #147 – Christmas Box
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
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December 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The Hot Box 146 is packed with brand new releases, as ever there is more to play than time to play it. Donald Helme opens the show with music from pianist John Donegan and his new album Interfuse, featuring Richie Buckley.
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The Hot Box #146 – New Releases - Jazz Ireland
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 his new album Interfuse, featuring Richie Buckley.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Episode 145 of The Hot Box from Donald Helme contains all new material from Ireland and the USA.
An hour of the very best in jazz.
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The Hot Box #145 - New Material from Ireland and USA
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 represe
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November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Hot Box #144 – Celebrating Two Jazz Greats has a distinctly retro feel, as we celebrate the lives and talents of two remarkable female jazz singers who recently passed away.
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The Hot Box #144 - Celebrating Two Jazz Greats
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 aw
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October 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Donald Helme takes the lid off the Hot Box 143, and this time he’s digging deep into a special file marked “Jazz in Ireland”.
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The Hot Box #143 - Jazz in Ireland
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 t
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August 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The Hot Box 142 is dedicated entirely to the music of the legendary Gil Evans. We’re marking the release of what may be the final volume of unearthed Evans material, lovingly brought to light by arranger and bandleader Ryan Truesdell.
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The Hot Box #142 - Ryan Truesdell and Gil Evans - Jazz Ireland
The first track of the show is introduced with a snippet from the liner notes written by Ryan Truesdell.
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August 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Hot Box #141 – A Gershwin Celebration
Donald Helme dives into the timeless jazz of George Gershwin, sparked by a stunning new album from Gabriel Latchin.
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The Hot Box #141 – A Gershwin Celebration
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: Geor
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June 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Hot Box 139 has both a tilt towards new material and a tilt towards jazz guitar, tracks from Romain Pilon, Michael Buckley, Ronan Guilfoyle, Tommy Halferty, Christian Sands & more
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The Hot Box #139 - New Material - Jazz Ireland
This edition has both a tilt towards new material and a tilt towards jazz guitar.
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April 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Hot Box #138 celebrates the music of another recently departed musician, “Roy Ayres.” Originally known as a jazz vibraphone player, he rapidly expanded his status and became one of the major creators of jazz funk.
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The Hot Box #138 - Roy Ayres - Jazz Ireland
The Hot Box #138 celebrates the music of another recently departed musician “Roy Ayres”. Originally known as Jazz Vibraphone player, he rapidly expanded his sta
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April 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A selection of some wonderful music in The Hot Box #137 from albums released in recent weeks, from concert performances in the 1990s to brand new compositions and recordings both Irish and American.
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The Hot Box #137 - New Releases
A selection of some wonderful music from albums released in recent weeks, from concert performances in the 1990s to brand new compositions and recordings b
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March 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Hot Box 134 is devoted to the memory of the great drummer Roy Haynes. Haynes died, at the age of 99 in November last year, secure in his place as one of the greatest drummers of all time.
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The Hot Box #134 - Roy Haynes
The Hot Box 134 is devoted to the memory of the great drummer Roy Haynes. Haynes died, at the age of 99 in November last year, secure in his place as one o
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February 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Welcome to the first Hot Box of 2025, we start this year with some new material as well as a quick nod in the obituary section to the great saxophone player Lou Donaldson
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The Hot Box #135 - Some New Stuff
Welcome to the first Hot Box of 2025. Regular listeners will know that we had a rush of obituary-type shows at the back end of last year, but we start 2025 with some new material
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January 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM