Described by Rolling Stone magazine as "one of the best, robust listening experiences you're likely to have all year" and by The Independent as "the best in jazz coming out of Ireland today", David Lyttle is a MOBO Award nominated jazz drummer and composer.

Improvising duo, Cora Venus Lunny and Izumi Kimura was first commissioned by Improvised Music Company in 2017, and immediately hit it off. The most recent exploration with the duo is Field Recording Project, a collaboration with artist Anthony Kelly.

Following a blistering national tour last Autumn, 8-piece Urban Street Funk band STOMPTOWN BRASS are back with a brand new show to kick off the 2020 festival season!

Honor Heffernan is an internationally acclaimed jazz/blues singer who has been performing as both a singer and actress for over 30 years. She has released three solo albums- ‘Chasing the Moon’, ‘Fire and Ice’ and ‘The Other Side’ and one duo album entitled “Two heads are better than one” with guitarist Hugh Buckley.

Described by Rolling Stone magazine as "one of the best, robust listening experiences you're likely to have all year" and by The Independent as "the best in jazz coming out of Ireland today", David Lyttle is a MOBO Award nominated jazz drummer and composer.

The Dirty Jazz club have been a massive part of the Dublin Jazz scene for over a decade. Their focus is on the exploration and deconstruction of songs and an emphasis on creating a depth and textural soundscape on the melody, form and feel of the tunes.

Described by Rolling Stone magazine as "one of the best, robust listening experiences you're likely to have all year" and by The Independent as "the best in jazz coming out of Ireland today", David Lyttle is a MOBO Award nominated jazz drummer and composer.

Known for his jaw-dropping intensity, phenomenal technique, and visionary perspective, drummer Ari Hoenig is one of the most original, Innovative and influential jazz musicians of his generation. Joining Ari on his European tour are two of the most exciting young musicians from London, bassist Conor Chaplin and guitarist Tom Ollendorff.

Described by Rolling Stone magazine as "one of the best, robust listening experiences you're likely to have all year" and by The Independent as "the best in jazz coming out of Ireland today", David Lyttle is a MOBO Award nominated jazz drummer and composer.

With his unique style and virtuosic technique, Richie Buckley is internationally recognised as one of Ireland’s leading jazz performers.
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Described by Rolling Stone magazine as "one of the best, robust listening experiences you're likely to have all year" and by The Independent as "the best in jazz coming out of Ireland today", David Lyttle is a MOBO Award nominated jazz drummer and composer.

The brilliant Conor Guilfoyle Octet launch a nationwide tour at the Sofa Sessions, performing music from the classic Miles Davis album BIRTH OF THE COOL and West Coast Cool Jazz from the 1950s.

Hailed by the B.B.C. as ‘Ireland’s King of the Blues’, Nigel Mooney is long established as Ireland’s leading jazz singer/guitarist. Steeped in the blues from an early age, Mooney formed his Gripewater Blues Band in the early 1980’s. A self-taught musician, Mooney was influenced by the blues from an early age and his hard-bop style of guitar playing is expressive and melodic with a bluesy groove. He possesses a warm and rich tenor voice and has an almost flawless sense of pitch.

Live at the Bracken kick starts a monthly event with the Linley Hamilton Quartet with Special Guest Gabriel Rosati and DJ Shawn Bracebridge. Doors open at 8pm with both bands doing a set each, with DJ Shawn keeping the groove going till 1:30 am.

The brilliant Conor Guilfoyle Octet launch a nationwide tour at the Sofa Sessions, performing music from the classic Miles Davis album BIRTH OF THE COOL and West Coast Cool Jazz from the 1950s.