The Kevin O'Shea Quintet return to The Roundy to pay tribute to the vocal stylings of a jazz icon. For lovers of classic crooning.

Cork Jazz Festival 2026: The Songs Of Chet Baker

The Kevin O'Shea Quintet return to Cork Jazz Festival to pay tribute to the vocal stylings of West Coast jazz icon, Chet Baker. While he is rightly renowned for his melodic trumpet playing, this concert will focus on the songs that featured Chet's inimitable vocal style. Expect timeless tunes like My Funny Valentine, Let's Get Lost, Everything Happens To Me and more. For fans of The Great American Songbook, classic crooning and ageless jazz.

We’re thrilled to welcome Derek ‘Doc’ O’Connor & Band to The Pav this Jazz Weekend. One of Ireland’s premier saxophonists, Doc has performed with international icons including Van Morrison, Chaka Khan, Wet Wet Wet, Bob Geldof, Imelda May, and Jeffrey Osborne — and now he brings his unmatched musicianship to Cork for a show you won’t forget.

Join Dreamland Swing Band for an evening of high-energy gypsy swing every Sunday at Mother Reilly’s Pub, Rathmines. This Dublin-based band brings the infectious rhythms of Django Reinhardt-style jazz to life in a cosy pub setting. Great music, good vibes, and the perfect Sunday soundtrack!

Experience the electrifying sound world of Grammy-winning pianist and composer Bill Laurance.

This October, Music Network presents one of the most inventive voices in contemporary jazz. A founding member of five-time Grammy Award-winning group Snarky Puppy, Bill has wowed audiences around the globe with his genre-defying performances and compositions.

Joe-Armon Jones (Ezra Collective) plays Live At St. Luke's during the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 2026.

Joe Armon-Jones is a London based producer, composer and keyboard player who creates in an uncompromising, free-flowing, experimental way, combining jazz, dub, hip-hop, funk and soul.

Our weekly jazz club curated by MOBO nominated drummer David Lyttle. The best Irish and International Jazz musicians, in the intimate setting of our upstairs bar. This week features John Stowell (US)

Maciej Obara is a renowned Polish alto saxophonist, composer, and bandleader, widely recognised on the international jazz scene. He is the founder of a Polish-Norwegian quartet, with which he released three albums on the For Tune label: Komeda, Live at Manggha, and Live in Mińsk Mazowiecki.

A familiar favourite of the Cork jazz weekend, the Des Hopkins International Dixieland Jazz Band returns to the Clayton Cork City Hotel for three days of spirited traditional jazz, with two performances each day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and special guests joining the celebrations.

Kokoroko are a London seven-piece weaving afrobeat, highlife and jazz into a sound shaped by the city’s black diaspora.

Since breaking through with the viral Abusey Junction and their acclaimed debut album Could We Be More, the band have expanded into afro-house, amapiano and techno through club remixes.

The longest running jam session in the country hosted by Paul Dunlea returns for an afternoon giving musicians of all levels the opportunity to perform with some of the best musicians at the Cork Heritage Pubs City-Wide Jazz Festival Club.Get in early and bring your axe.!

A set of original compositions and jazz-infused contemporary pieces by Rory McCarthy & Hugh Dillon featuring Davie Ryan - Drums and Mikey O'Connell - Bass

This annual gig on the Saturday and Sunday afternoons of the Jazz festival has become one of the most sought after of the festival. Paul Dunlea assembles the best of all visiting Jazz musicians as well as some of the best national and regional improvisors around. Previous years have seen Grammy winners, festival headliners and musicians that would normally play sold out stadiums join Dunlea for this now legendary session.

Bossa Nova, Blue Note and standards from the golden age of American song performed by guitar duo Hugh Buckley and Barry McCormack.

Arthur’s jazz jam is a dedicated jazz jam in Dublin’s leading jazz venue.

Strictly jazz — musicians and listeners welcome. Come down to sit in and play, or just catch the session. Guaranteed to be a night of great music by some of Dublin’s leading and up-and-coming players.

Our weekly jazz club curated by MOBO nominated drummer David Lyttle. The best Irish and International Jazz musicians, in the intimate setting of our upstairs bar. This week features Keyon Harrold and David Lyttle (US/IRL)