Live Jazz Jam Session in the heart of Cork City every Thursday from 9pm. Hosted by a house band of some of Cork’s finest jazzers & humans. All are welcome to participate for a tune or two. If that’s not your bag then simply take in the atmosphere with some food & refreshments served until late.

"one of Ireland’s most renowned improvisers" (Journal of Music)

Currently working between USA and Europe, Colm O’Hara brings 10 of the country’s leading improvisers and composers together to perform a night of spontaneity, creativity and musical interactions and conjurations.

Red Line Jazz are a hard-swinging quartet of Dublin professionals playing a repitoire of hard-bop, post-bop, and contemporary jazz. The band changes it up every week, but the vibe stays the same; serious swing, serious sound!

Coke Lane Pizza kitchen open til 21:30

Shoshin (Eagerness, lack of preconception) is a newly formed band consisting of four highly experienced musicians from Limerick Clare and Tipperary These four individuals have come together to make some exciting new original music leaning heavily on jazz Improvisation with elements of traditional Irish and classical influences encompassing the use of loops and various motifs indicating a diverse range of new music entering the scene. An interesting venture which should make for an entertaining watch.

Through countless festival appearances and a number of wild and wacky productions, they have built a reputation as one of the Ireland’s most unique and dynamic ensemble acts. Blending sweeping soundscapes, relentless rhythms, groovy drops and captivating visuals, the expansive band line-up of two Drummers, two Trombones, two Trumpets, sixteen hands, one Sax and one big filthy Tuba are known to blow a serious racket that’ll get any crowd on their feet.

Join Ireland's King Of Swing Luke Thomas and his band The Swing Cats for The KINGS OF SWING TOUR... celebrating 100 years of SWING MUSIC from the 1920's to the modern day!!

Foggy Notions are proud to present Fabiano do Nascimento live at The Grand Social on Friday 20th February.

Fabiano do Nascimento is a Rio de Janeiro-born, Los Angeles and Tokyo-based guitarist, composer, arranger, and producer, known for his stunning tapestry of intricately woven, multi-string performances. Fabiano is a singular voice in contemporary music, blending the deep traditions of Brazilian jazz with an adventurous, genre-fluid approach. His music effortlessly moves between hypnotic ambient soundscapes, intricate acoustic-electronic textures, and the infectious rhythms of bossa nova.

Home/Lands is a musical exploration of home and what it means to belong, led by multi-instrumentalist & composer Alicia Gardener-Trejo.

A revolving roster of jazz and blues acts featuring some of Ireland's finest musicians from Richie Buckley and Chris Comhaill to Ben Prevo and Karl Clews. Expect fabulous music as the perfect backdrop to your Saturday afternoon.

Join Ireland's King Of Swing Luke Thomas and his band The Swing Cats for The KINGS OF SWING TOUR... celebrating 100 years of SWING MUSIC from the 1920's to the modern day!!

A collaborative exploration into the concept of ‘home’ and the feeling of belonging.

Alicia Gardener-Trejo - baritone saxophone/flutesAndrew Woodhead - pianoBrodie Laird-Jarvie - double bassJonathan Silk - drums
Home/Lands is a musical exploration of home and what it means to belong, led by multi-instrumentalist & composer Alicia Gardener-Trejo.

The Dublin Jazz Co-op Presents: Fiddler Sinéad Kennedy brings her unmatched touch and tone — rooted in Donegal tunes and airs — to a first-time collaboration with the intuitive, dynamic rhythm section of Sean Maynard Smith (bass) and Dominic Mullan (drums).

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

Join saxophonist Harry Connolly and The Blackrock Quartet for a relaxed Sunday session at Pier Head, Blackrock, one of Cork’s most welcoming live-music spots overlooking the harbour.

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.