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Read more: Tales from the far Side 09.10.25 October Song - Jazz Reflections around the month
On this edition I reflect on the month of October and the upcoming season with the days are getting shorter, inviting you to let some great Jazz into your heart. There is music by the Bobo Swenson Trio, the Sun Ra Arkestra, Dave Redmond's All in Motion Quartet, the Nils Kavanagh Trio, Juri Pukl, Geri Lopez, the Karen Sharp Trio and others
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Read more: Jazz Highlights at the 2025 Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival returns this October Bank Holiday weekend (23–27 October 2025), bringing a wide range of music to Cork City across five days of ticketed shows, free performances, and community events. Now in its 47th year, the festival continues to bring together a wide spectrum of music — from swing, improvisation, and contemporary jazz, to soul, funk, hip-hop, and global traditions.
For those planning their October Bank Holiday weekend, Jazz Ireland will be listing a wide selection of concerts from the festival in our events calendar, so we encourage you to explore the programme there when planning your October Bank Holiday weekend.
Read more: Jazz Highlights at the 2025 Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
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Read more: Tales from the far Side 25.09.25 I let a Song go out of my Heart - The Magic of Jazz
On this edition I'ld like to lead you into the magic of Jazz, into the power of a song or a Jazz tune to enrich your heart with some wonderful music, created today by Emmett Cohen, Houston Person, the World Saxophone Quartet, Dina Washington, David Murray, Ornette Coleman, Theo Hill and others
Read more: Tales from the far Side 25.09.25 I let a Song go out of my Heart - The Magic of Jazz
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Read more: Mullingar Blues and Jazz Festival Launches This Weekend
Mullingar is getting ready to swing, groove, and celebrate as the very first Mullingar Blues and Jazz Festival takes place this weekend, September 26th–28th, 2025. For three days, the town will be filled with the soulful sounds of blues and jazz, uniting musicians, audiences, and locals in a celebration of music, community, and culture right in the heart of Westmeath.
The driving force behind the festival is Raimonda Masiulytė-Ramchurn, a professional jazz singer and creative powerhouse who has worked tirelessly to bring this new event to life.
Read more: Mullingar Blues and Jazz Festival Launches This Weekend
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Read more: Tales from the far Side 18.09.25 The Moans and Groans of the big Baritone
On this edition I explore the magic sound of the Baritone Saxophone featuring some of the great movers and shakers on this instrument. And you can hear the "moans and groans" and the musical thoughts and inspirations of Claire Daly, Gerry Mulligan, Pepper Adams, Hamiett Bluiett, Nick Brignola, Ronnie Cuber and others.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 18.09.25 The Moans and Groans of the big Baritone
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Read more: Congratulations to Sligo Jazz Project on their Jazz Forward Award
We are delighted to share the news that Sligo Jazz Project (SJP), under the vision and leadership of Eddie Lee and his team, has been named a 2025 Jazz Forward Award recipient by All About Jazz, the world’s largest jazz website.
The Jazz Forward Awards honour innovation, discovery, and impact in jazz globally, recognising organisations, businesses, and individuals who exemplify key trends in jazz today — including global collaboration, digital innovation, educational inclusion, and community-rooted sustainability. These awards shine a light on those who are doing the often-unseen but vital work of cultivating new audiences, nurturing artistic growth, and building the infrastructure that keeps jazz thriving.
Read more: Congratulations to Sligo Jazz Project on their Jazz Forward Award
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Peruvian-Irish guitarist and composer Rodrigo Almonte returns this autumn with his new album Sounds of the Blue Book, a powerful and moving suite inspired by Roger Casement’s 1910 Amazonian report, The Blue Book.
Casement’s investigation into the brutal exploitation of Indigenous communities during the rubber boom in Peru marked a turning point in international human rights advocacy. Over a century later, Almonte reimagines this story through music—blending jazz, improvisation, and Peruvian and Irish traditions into a hauntingly lyrical soundscape.