JAZZGate: The Music of Cole Porter

Featuring Mike Nielsen (Guitar)

Curated by Aengus Hackett Music, the #JAZZGate Series pays tribute to the greatest jazz artists and composers of all time,
as well as featuring local and visiting musicians - the absolute cream of the Irish Jazz scene.

Guitarist, composer, educator and author, Mike Nielsen is noted for his innovative performances and research. He has shared the stage with many international stars including Dave Liebman, Larry Coryell, Joe Lovano, Kenny Werner, Kenny Wheeler, Dominique Di Piazza and Paul Wertico. As a soloist he has toured extensively and opened for John McLaughlin on his first visit to Dublin. His performance-based qualifications include a PhD in microtonal performance and an MPhil in Physics and Music.

A lecturer in Jazz at DIT, Mike initiated the Masters in Jazz performance programme and recently wrote a jazz guitar syllabus which was implemented in 2018. His solo music, which includes original compositions is performed on a classical guitar and is influenced by an eclectic musical taste, including, jazz, classical, flamenco, Latin, African, rock and Indian music. He has featured on 19 CDs as leader and sideman and his new solo CD was released by modalcitizenrecords.com to critical acclaim.

“Mike Nielsen is fearless, endlessly innovative, and gifted with a boundless musical curiosity.” - Galway Jazz Festival

“A new age of jazz is being spawned by an exciting and innovative crop of Irish musicians...the spadework was done by pioneering musicians such as Mike Nielsen.”
The Sunday Times

“Mike Nielsen is rapidly gaining a reputation as one of Europe’s most distinctive and iconoclastic guitar voices, equally innovative on electric and acoustic guitars.”
Sunday Tribune

About Cole Porter:

Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, he defied the wishes of his domineering grandfather and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn to musical theatre. After a slow start, he began to achieve success in the 1920s, and by the 1930s he was one of the major songwriters for the Broadway musical stage. Unlike many successful Broadway composers, Porter wrote the lyrics as well as the music for his songs.

From his wild Gatsby-esque extravagance and private life, to his plethora of hit Broadway shows and songs, Cole Porter’s life was full of character. Widely regarded as one of the most successful and influential composers of The Great American Songbook, he left an indelible mark on American culture and jazz.


Mike Nielsen - Guitar
Aengus Hackett - Guitar


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Doors for the #JAZZGate series are at 9pm unless otherwise advertised, and music starts soon after.

Tickets €10, both at the link and on the door