RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Guy Barker, conductor

Few figures in music history have left as profound a mark as Quincy Jones. Over a career spanning more than 70 years, he earned 28 Grammy Awards and collaborated with legends like Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, Count Basie, and Ella Fitzgerald. Now, in a special tribute, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and guest vocalists – led by Guy Barker, himself a trumpet player in the Quincy Jones band – celebrate his legacy.

An evening full of nostalgia and romance, song and spoken word in the company of Susannah de Wrixon, Jim Doherty and The Delmaine string quartet. Celebrate the incredible musical career of Irelands premier jazz pianist who for more than six decades of entertaining finds his way back to the Gate Theatre.The concert will evoke joy  love and laughter with poetry from Mary Oliver, E.E Cummings . Dorothy Parker, W H Auden and Danusha Lameris

To mark the 160th birthday of W. B. Yeats on 13th June, renowned Irish jazz singer Christine Tobin performs Sailing to Byzantium, a collection of original songs written to 12 of Yeats’ poems.

This live performance will feature the songs from Tobin’s acclaimed 2012 album, which won a British Composer Award in the same year. For this ambitious project, Tobin selected a range of her favourite Yeats poems, from early work through to his final collection, including such beloved works as ‘When You Are Old’ and ‘The Second Coming’.

Triskel Arts Centre and Cork Midsummer Festival Present
Different Rivers – 25th anniversary
Trygve Seim Ensemble

In this exclusive Irish concert at Triskel for the Cork Midsummer Festival,  Trygve Seim Ensemble will mark the 25th anniversary of the ECM release Different Rivers.

Fly into a melodious world at our Family Concert; Birdsong Boogie with The Echo Band, where the beauty of nature meets the magic of music. Join us for a feather-ruffling concert where we'll chirp along to tunes that will have you flapping your feet and humming with joy. 

Fly into a melodious world at our Family Concert; Birdsong Boogie with The Echo Band, where the beauty of nature meets the magic of music. Join us for a feather-ruffling concert where we'll chirp along to tunes that will have you flapping your feet and humming with joy. 

Join Melanie and her trio for this special celebration of La Fête de la Musique,- when the world joins France to celebrate music! Also known as Make Music Day,  it originated in France and is now celebrated not only in France but every year all over the world on the 21st of June!

The Blue Belles are Ireland’s freshest post-modern vintage-style trio, combining the classic sound of authentic vintage swing with post-modern versions of the biggest hits from the last 40 years, all in pitch perfect 3-part harmony! Ireland’s premier vintage vocal trio features Kerry Ann Sheridan, Carly Coonagh and West End star & Celtic Woman Grammy-nominated artist Susan McFadden!

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. 

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.

"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.