Italian born singer Luisa Annibali presents her latest album Liberi live at this year’s festival.

She describes the work as a reflection of her journey, through love, identity, and the search for connection. “The places I’ve been, the questions I carry, and the freedom I’m still learning to claim. As a woman, as an artist, and as a human being, trying to find my voice in a mind and a world that often tells us who we should be.”

Leïla Martial is amongst the most daring and imaginative vocalists in modern European jazz.

Born to a family of classical musicians, she’s the first female singer to win the 1^st soloist prize at the prestigigious Concours National de Jazz de La Défense, and over the past decade she has established herself as a fresh, boundary-breaking presence on stages across France.  

As Organ Freeman, guitarist/vocalist Charlie Moon, organist Darragh Hennessy and drummer Dominic Mullan have been a hugely popular fixture with a long-running residency at Dublin’s music bar, The Big Romance, on Parnell Street.

London-based alto saxophonist Sam Braysher teams up with Jazz Singer of the Year Sara Dowling to present a captivating jazz re-imagining of the work of the influential German-born American composer Kurt Weill.

Pianist and band leader Roberto Fonseca is one of the defining creative voices of the post- Buena Vista Social Club generation of Cuban jazz.

Opening presentation in double bill with Roberto Fonseca’s La Gran Diversión

They’ve been described as ‘captivating, atmospheric and sublime’, Berri are a trio of Dublin-based jazz musicians led by vocalist Jenna Harris.

Leo Richardson is widely recognised to be one of London’s leading Jazz Tenor Saxophonists. He is best known for his honest, straight-ahead, contemporary hard-bop style and regularly hosts the Late Late Show at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club with his own quartet. His most significant influences include John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Dexter Gordon, Horace Silver and Art Blakey.

Irelands finest Blues and Jazz singer and guitarist

Nigel Mooney - guitar/vocals

Johnny Taylor - piano

Barry Donoghue - bass

(If you’re buying tickets to main evening shows at Mermaid, Bray Town Hall or Whale Theatre, tickets for these shows are offered at a reduced price.)

London-born trumpeter Poppy Daniels has emerged as one of the most in-demand young trumpeters in a vibrant London contemporary jazz scene.

Shy Mascot are a Dublin based quintet that combines funk, jazz, and hip-hop styles to create a uniquely provocative sound.

Drawing influence from artists such as The Fugees, Weather Report, and Lianne LaHavas Shy Mascot’s music lives in a realm where complex jazz harmony, free flowing melody and interlocking grooves meet.

The Genuine Jazz Orchestra is a 17-piece Jazz Big Band, bringing new energy and passion to the music of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Gil Evans and many of the other legends of big band music.

Sunday Jazz at the United Arts Club
Relax into a Sunday afternoon of jazz in the elegant surroundings of the United Arts Club.

The Lounge Quartet have built up a strong following in their Sunday tenure at Walters. Delivering swinging standards from the Great American Songbook, this jazz band is sure to provide the ideal soundtrack to your chill out Sunday.

With a few notable exceptions (Alice Coltrane historically and Brandee Younger today), the harp is not an instrument that’s commonly associated with jazz music.

Organ Freeman – Irish jazz organ trio

Organ Freeman specialises in the music of the bebop and hard bop idioms of the early 1950s and 60s. Playing standards by composers such as Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, and many more in the classic organ trio format.