with special guest Martin McGinley

Paul Dunlea & Scott Flanigan: Two of Ireland’s leading improvising musicians combine for a concert featuring contemporary arrangements of timeless jazz standards as well as original compositions by Paul Dunlea written during his time as Navigator Artist in Residence here at An Grianan.

Although at home in a variety of musical styles, Cork 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.

with Felix Moseholm & Jorge Rossy

One of the most lyrical and intimate voices of contemporary jazz piano, Brad Mehldau has forged a unique path, which embodies the essence of jazz exploration, classical romanticism and pop allure. From critical acclaim as a bandleader to major international exposure in collaborations with Pat Metheny, Renée Fleming, and Joshua Redman, Mehldau continues to garner numerous awards and admiration from both jazz purists and music enthusiasts alike. 

Goliath Music NI are delighted to present The Linley Hamilton Quartet on Sunday 29th June @ 7:30pm.

Dr Linley Hamilton MBE has been an integral part of the Irish music scene for over forty years, and has juggled a distinguished career as a trumpet player with being a radio broadcaster and an educator. Linley has 6 studio albums featuring some of the finest musicians in the world: Up to Now (2001), Taylor Made (2011), In Transition (2014), Making Other Arrangements (2018), For the Record (2020) and Ginger’s Hollow (2022), two of which spent twenty-five weeks in the US Jazzweek charts.

Ella Fitzgerald is probably the most beloved jazz singer of all time, with hits like Manhattan, Summertime, Bewitched and Lady is a Tramp. 

Amassing 13 Grammy Awards and 40 million albums sales over an astounding 60-plus year career, Ella could effortlessly cross over between sultry ballads, intricate jazz arrangements and light pop tunes, and could imitate any instrument of the orchestra. Born in 1917, Ella worked with all the greats including Ellington, Basie, Sinatra, Gillespie, Armstrong (or perhaps we should say they worked with her!) and she packed out venues worldwide during her career, including Dublin’s Adelphi Theatre in 1964 and the Cork Jazz Festival in 1982. Her greatest legacy is probably the Songbook Series, recorded between 1956 and 1981, considered a cornerstone of 20th century recorded popular music, representing some of the finest interpretations of the greater part of the musical canon known as the Great American Songbook.

Daniel Herskedal tuba / bass trumpet
Helge Lien piano
Helge Andreas Norbakken percussion

Prepare to be transported into the extraordinary soundworld of Norwegian composer and brass virtuoso Daniel Herskedal. A true innovator of the tuba and bass trumpet, Herskedal’s music is cinematic, deeply expressive, and unlike anything you’ve heard before.

Daniel Herskedal tuba / bass trumpet
Helge Lien piano
Helge Andreas Norbakken percussion

Prepare to be transported into the extraordinary soundworld of Norwegian composer and brass virtuoso Daniel Herskedal. A true innovator of the tuba and bass trumpet, Herskedal’s music is cinematic, deeply expressive, and unlike anything you’ve heard before.

Daniel Herskedal tuba / bass trumpet
Helge Lien piano
Helge Andreas Norbakken percussion

Prepare to be transported into the extraordinary soundworld of Norwegian composer and brass virtuoso Daniel Herskedal. A true innovator of the tuba and bass trumpet, Herskedal’s music is cinematic, deeply expressive, and unlike anything you’ve heard before.

Daniel Herskedal tuba / bass trumpet
Helge Lien piano
Helge Andreas Norbakken percussion

Prepare to be transported into the extraordinary soundworld of Norwegian composer and brass virtuoso Daniel Herskedal. A true innovator of the tuba and bass trumpet, Herskedal’s music is cinematic, deeply expressive, and unlike anything you’ve heard before.

Daniel Herskedal tuba / bass trumpet
Helge Lien piano
Helge Andreas Norbakken percussion

Prepare to be transported into the extraordinary soundworld of Norwegian composer and brass virtuoso Daniel Herskedal. A true innovator of the tuba and bass trumpet, Herskedal’s music is cinematic, deeply expressive, and unlike anything you’ve heard before.

"After the Last Sky"

For almost forty years Anouar Brahem has drawn on the traditions of Arab music, while consistently engaging with the wider world, finding inspiration in jazz and different cultures.

Eight years after Blue Maqams (ECM), he returns with a poignant project and album titled after a line of verse by Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, which asks “Where should the birds fly, after the last sky?” Graceful chamber pieces for oud, cello, piano and bass subtly address the metaphysical question and its broad resonances in a troubled time.