Jazz jam session every Monday, hosted by Paul Dunlea. This is the original Jazz Improv in the city and features as part of the  Cork jazz festival every Oct. All players welcome.

Takuya Kuroda brings his genre-blurring sound to Button Factory for a special live performance celebrating his new album Everyday.

Jazz at Egan’s of Aungier Street with The Leon Buckley Quartet every Wednesday from 8pm performing standards, with a mix of classic swing tunes and modern grooves.

Grab a pizza and a pint and enjoy some live jazz provided by some of Dublin's finest musicians. Expect tunes by the likes of Herbie Hancock, Weather Report and Sun Ra.

Join us every Wednesday for our weekly jazz night, Flat 9, brought to you by guitarist Arthur Noswitz and friends.

Glass Mask Theatre

Step into a transformed Glass Mask Theatre for a decadent night of live jazz music. With a nod to New York of the 1970's, GMT welcomes you to sit back and enjoy a glorious playlist of live jazz in our elegant boutique theatre.

Just like Django Reinhardt’s quintessential gypsy jazz band of the 1930’s, the ‘Quintette du Hot Club de France’, the Tenters are a 5-piece jazz band following in the footsteps of the greats with their lineup of viola, bass and 3 guitars.

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.

Contemporary jazz, post-rock and cinematic instrumental music from Norway

AADAL – Ireland & Northern Ireland Tour, november 2026 Norwegian instrumental quartet AADAL will be visiting Ireland and Northern Ireland for the first time this november, with concerts in Dublin, Bangor and Derry.

Origin Story are “one of the freshest voices in Irish jazz and a must-hear for anyone who wants to know where the piano trio is headed in the 21st century” (Irish Times) and their debut album Good Friday was named Irish Times Jazz Album of the Year 2020.

Pianist Greg Felton, bassist Cormac OBrien and drummer Matthew Jacobson have accumulated almost 30 years of history as collaborators and friends and have been involved in many of the most artistically successful projects in creative Irish music in that time. Since 2016, they have been writing and performing together as a trio.

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

The Richie Buckley Quartet return to their Thursday Night Residency Jazz Gig at Frank Ryans Pub in Smithfield.

A Winter-themed lunchtime concert showcasing the Great American Songbook.

“It’s not that the Dublin singer slavishly imitates the master, bar by bar; rather he has internalised Sinatra’s approach so completely that he can interpret a song in a way that Ol’ Blue Eyes might well have thought of himself.”
Irish Independent 

Patrice Brun is a French saxophonist, established in Ireland since the late 90’s, and has been an active member of the jazz scene since the early 2000’s, leading his own groups, and sharing the stage with Irish musicians such as Louis Stewart, Conor Guilfoyle, and The Stunning among others.

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.