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.

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.

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.

Pop, Soul and Jazz from upcoming Limerick-based singer Edwina Van Kuyk

Edwina van Kuyk is a pop-soul artist from Limerick, Ireland. Her debut EP ‘Feels So Right’ was released on October 28th and received strong national radio support, earning airplay on stations including RTÉ 2FM, 98FM & Today FM. The title track was named RTÉ 2FM’s ‘Track of The Week’ with a recent live performance on Virgin Media’s ‘The Six O’Clock Show’.

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.

Greek duo Sokratis Sinopoulos and Yann Keerim, through their longstanding collaboration in the Sokratis Sinopoulos Quartet, have created common codes of musical communication based on their shared aesthetic for the re-approach of musical traditions. Their duet is characterised both by a rare and innovative combination of musical instruments, the lyra and the piano, and by a creative combination of different musical cultures.

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.

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.

Let's get together and play jazz standards! Get your chord changes from iRealPro, and the heads from the Real Book. All and any instruments and singers are welcome. This is an event organized by the community.

If you plan to perform, please show up 30 minutes before the event, and say hello to the other musicians.