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.

Lineup
Freddie Hendrix — Trumpet
Gareth Lockrane — Flute
Paul Dunlea — Trombone
And others TBA

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.

Sligo Jazz Project’s Young Artist in Residence 2026: Sun Mi Hong Plus Elina Duni & Rob Luft.

Sun-Mi Hong - drums
Aaron Parks - piano
Lucia Cadotsch – voice
Jasper Høiby – double bass

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.

Rory first discovered jazz right here at the age of 15 in Sligo Jazz Project’s summer school just four years ago. Now he’s Berklee-bound after receiving a full tuition scholarship at the world’s most renowned jazz school in Boston. That’s the power of community, mentorship, and serious dedication. Rory will be joined by some of Sligo’s finest young jazz musicians for a set of originals and standards.

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.

Lineup
Darren Beckett — Drums
Micheal Murray — Alto Saxophone
Conor Murray — Bass
Joseph Leighton — Guitar

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.

Jasper Høiby – double bass
Xavi Torres - piano
Naima Acuña - drums

The founding member of Phronesis, one of the most talked about and acclaimed European bands during the last decade, Jasper Høiby has returned with his new piano trio 3Elements. With a melodic and bold sound of visceral and kinetic musical interplay and featuring a revolving line-up of some of Europe’s best young talent.

Sligo world music outfit NoCrows gets augmented with friends from Sligo Jazz Project’s stellar faculty for a hot and sweaty Shoot the Crows session.

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.

An inaugural lecture by Conor Guilfoyle

While there are many anecdotes and memories of concerts and musicians from over the years, the history of Irish jazz is an untold story.

For the first time, Conor Guilfoyle traces the Irish jazz timeline, from the first jazz recording made in 1949 through to the 1990s, when digital took over.

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.

Lineup
Joe O'Callaghan — Guitar
& guests

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.

Emma Rawicz Quartet
Emma Rawicz - saxophone
Aaron Parks - piano
Sun-Mi Hong - drums
Freddie Jensen - bass

Jamie Cullum calls British saxophonist Emma Rawicz "an astonishing talent", Jazzwise Magazine "a force to be reckoned with", and the BBC: "the name Emma Rawicz is on everyone's lips right now". Despite her young age of 23, she has already achieved an enormous amount: This year, 2026 Emma Rawicz was awarded UK Jazz Artist of the Year at the JazzFM Awards in London.

Dublin-based jazz and blues guitarist and vocalist Lee Meehan has been a key figure on the Irish music scene for over 20 years. A graduate of Newpark Music College/DCU's Jazz Performance programme, Lee has performed with leading Irish and international artists as both bandleader and sideman. He plays regularly at major venues and festivals including Arthur's Blues & Jazz Club, Cork Jazz Festival, Electric Picnic, and Vicar Street.