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.

Hailing from Belfast, Scott Flanigan is one of the foremost keyboard players on the Irish jazz scene. He performs regularly across the United Kingdom, Ireland, France and Germany, and has recently performed with Van Morrison, the Ulster Orchestra, Larry Coryell, Jean Toussaint, Jim Mullen and Linley Hamilton. As a leader, Scott successfully tours his own contemporary piano trio, as well as a hard-driving organ group. He also runs the successful Scott’s Jazz Club in East Belfast, a weekly jazz club bringing the best in Irish jazz to local audiences.

Ireland’s “King of Swing” Luke Thomas and The Swing Cats return after their triumphant sell-out performance at last year’s Guinness Cork Jazz Festival with their brand-new Kings of Swing Tour.

Hailing from Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, DEISE BRASS is a ten-piece band dedicated to the vibrant sounds of New Orleans Jazz, Dixieland, Swing and Jazz standards from the 1920s and 1930s.

With her third album, composer and bandleader Jasmine Myra has stepped confidently into the next stage of her unique musical explorations. Where Light Settles is a cohesive artistic statement from a distinctive and confident voice in UK music, and a significant evolution from the critically acclaimed Horizons (2022) and Rising (2024).

Saturday at the Jazz Festival Club brings a full day and night of live music to The Metropole Hotel, with performances spread across the Ballroom, Douglas Vance, Beckett, Met Bar, Lobby and the outdoor terrace on MacCurtain Street.

CEO Experiment is the highly acclaimed International Quartet featuring Leopoldo Osio (piano), Peter Erdei (electric bass), Cote Calmet (drums) and Andalusian saxophonist Carlos Ligero.

Following two memorable years at The Bulman Bar, the Lewis Barfoot Swing Quartet returns for their third year as part of the Cork Jazz Festival, with a fresh and playful set of classic golden age jazz. Danceable, elegant & timeless, with stunning vocals, superb musicianship & a playfully infectious energy that keeps audiences smiling & feet tapping.

Okonski is the eponymous piano trio led by Asheville, North Carolina–based pianist Steve Okonski, featuring Michael Isvara Montgomery on upright bass and Aaron Frazer on drums. Often recording fully improvised performances directly to tape, the trio’s music has been described as meditative, introspective, and ethereal.

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, quartet and sextet formats.

Jazz Allstars is a jazz supergroup celebrated for their annual headlining performances at Crane Lane Theatre’s Jazz Festival in Cork.

This all-star ensemble features some of the biggest names in international jazz: Ryan Quigley on trumpet, Paul Booth and Derreck ‘Doc’ O’Connor on saxophone, Paul Dunlea on trombone, Michael Janisch on bass, Scott Flanigan on piano, and Thomas Tomas Gall on drums.

Born and raised in cork city, the Riordan smith Marnane trio play an electric mix of jazz and fusion. The trio play together extensively in different musical settings and are excited to explore this avenue of improvisation. Gavin Smith - guitar Michael Riordan - bass Jack Marnane - drums

Catch our special weekend screening of Whiplash, the intense, critically acclaimed drama that puts a gripping psychological spin on the pursuit of musical greatness. Following a passionate young jazz drummer who enrolls at a cutthroat music conservatory, he falls under the tutelage of an instructor infamous for his terrifyingly demanding teaching methods.

Although at home in a variety of musical styles, Trombonist/Composer/Arranger Paul Dunlea concentrates primarily on Jazz and Improvisation.

This has furthered his reputation as one of Ireland’s most in-demand musicians. Dunlea has performed/toured/recorded with the likes of Michael Bublé, Cassandra Wilson, RAYE, INCOGNITO, Frankie Valli, Liam O’Maonlaoi, Mick Flannery, Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire), Bryce Dressner (The National), Lewis Nash, Peter Washington, Billy Drummond, David O’ Rourke’s O’ Rourkestra, Sachal Vasandani, John Clayton, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, The Dublin City Jazz Orchestra, The New Irish Jazz Orchestra, Bansangu Orchestra, The Syd Lawrence Orchestra & The Hothouse Big Band.

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