9:30pm Fureys

Lee Meehan: guitar,
Scott Flanigan: keys
Paul Clarvis: drums

10pm (After Show) Hawk’s Well Theatre Lobby

Catch some spontaneous performances featuring the 150 or so summer school participants who flock to Sligo each year for the love of jazz! You’d never know who might show up to join in.

Lyons Cafe, 2pm

Lee Meehan, guitar

Scott Flanigan, keyboards

The Lillies Sessions in partnership with The White Hag

Welcome to our daily 4:30 session where you can catch some of Ireland and Europe’s finest jazz musicians in an informal setting.

Joseph Leighton: guitar
Conor Murray: bass
Paul Clarvis: drums
Micheal Murray: saxophone

5pm – 7pm Hawk’s Well Theatre Lobby

Catch some spontaneous performances featuring the 150 or so summer school participants who flock to Sligo each year for the love of jazz! You’d never know who might show up to join in.

5.30pm Thomas Connolly

One of Sligo’s most popular sessions featuring a merry troupe led by a legend of the Sligo music scene Gerry Grennan, playing good time western swing and gypsy jazz

Sligo Jazz Project Guest of Honour 2025

Jazz bass royalty — from Gillespie to Getz — takes centre stage, leading a thrilling collaboration and closing with a big band showcase of his iconic works.

Rufus Reid: bass
Kush Abadey: drums
Freddie Hendrix: trumpet
Pablo Held: piano and special guests

10pm (After Show) Hawk’s Well Theatre Lobby

Catch some spontaneous performances featuring the 150 or so summer school participants who flock to Sligo each year for the love of jazz! You’d never know who might show up to join in.

Grammy-winning “musical alchemist” Francesco Turrisi joins SJP in genre-defying collaborations. Plus, Australian trombone powerhouse Shannon Barnett (now Colognebased) delivers soul-stirring brass mastery.

A showcase of local jazz talent from the northwest

The Lillies Session in partnership with The White Hag

4:30pm Lillies Cocktail Bar

Welcome to our daily 4:30 session where you can catch some of Ireland and Europe’s finest jazz musicians in an informal setting.

5pm – 7pm Hawk’s Well Theatre Lobby

Catch some spontaneous performances featuring the 150 or so summer school participants who flock to Sligo each year for the love of jazz! You’d never know who might show up to join in.

Don’t miss the 2025 SJP All Stars concert — a electrifying revue showcasing the phenomenal talent of the amazing 2025 Sligo Jazz project faculty, led by Guest of Honour Rufus Reid and Artist in Residence Melissa Aldana.

10pm (After Show) Hawk’s Well Theatre Lobby

Catch some spontaneous performances featuring the 150 or so summer school participants who flock to Sligo each year for the love of jazz! You’d never know who might show up to join in.

12 noon Hawk’s Well Theatre

Witness the explosive finale of our summer school—a non-stop jazz marathon showcasing dazzling global talent, honed all week!

A stunning finale to the week! Sligo Jazz Project’s phenomenal vocal faculty — Emilia Mårtensson, Brigitte Beraha, and Veronika Morscher — unite for an unforgettable evening of genre-defying harmonies, improvisation, and soulful collaborations. Don’t miss this celebration of vocal jazz at its most inventive!”

Brigitte Beraha: voice

Emilia Martensson: voice

Veronika Morscher: voice

.. and guests