Tenor saxophonist Hayley Kavanagh leads a seven-piece band in a live performance of Mode for Joe, the 1966 Blue Note album by Joe Henderson which is considered a landmark recording in post-bop jazz. The project is a personal one as Henderson remains one of Kavanagh’s key influences.The septet features a stellar line-up of some of Ireland’s most active improvising musicians: Hayley Kavanagh (tenor saxophone), Paul Kiernan (trumpet), Krists Liepa (trombone), Patrick Lynch (vibraphone), So-Young Yoon (piano), Fionn Ruadh (double bass), and Miles Ronayne (drums).Music from 9pm.

Formed by drummer Art Blakey in the 1950s as a collective, The Jazz Messengers occupies a special place in the annals of Jazz music in the twentieth century.

Formed by drummer Art Blakey in the 1950s as a collective, The Jazz Messengers occupies a special place in the annals of Jazz music in the twentieth century.

Notable for fostering the talents of emerging players Blakey enlisted some of the most significant practitioners in the history of the music. Notable examples are Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Benny Golson, Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Woody Shaw, Cedar Walton, and Wynton and Branford Marsalis, to name just a handful.

Deriving from Ireland’s original Guinness Jazz Band, so popular in the 80’s and 90’s, they have played major jazz festivals, and jazz clubs throughout Europe, with regular performances in Germany, Scandinavia, the UK, and Ireland.

Katharine Timoney is making waves as one of Ireland’s leading jazz-soul crossover artists. Raised in Belfast on the voices of Nina Simone, Dinah Washington and Billie Holiday, Katharine blends elements of vocal jazz with vintage soul. In 2024, she caught the attention of Jamie Cullum on BBC Radio 2 with the latest single from her upcoming EP All This Time, out September 15th.

“Harmonically and melodically, Halferty is a distinctive guitarist...” - The Irish Times

A birthday celebration for Ireland's legendary elder statesman of the jazz guitar, featuring a new work by Ronan Guilfoyle written as a tribute to Tommy's life and work, along with a selection of arrangements by Guilfoyle of Tommy's own works. Featuring collaborators old and new, join us to celebrate the life and music of Tommy Halferty.

Join musician Bobby Mc for a night of jazz classics at Rendezvous Jazz Club.

If you're a fan of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, this is not to be missed! Bobby brings the energy and passion to his performances that these jazz legends deserve.

Joel Frahm is known in the jazz world as an icon of the tenor saxophone. An unsurpassed emotional projection always characterizes his playing which draws on the breadth the American musical tradition. Star pianist Brad Mehldau, his childhood friend, praises his ability of ‘getting to the heart of the song, immediately, from the first note.’ Joel’s trio follows in the footsteps of the legendary sax trios of Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson and Steve Grossman: an open-hearted, virtuosic style, given a fresh twist by Joel Frahm and co.

Joel Frahm is known to all jazz-lovers as a modern icon of the tenor saxophone. An unsurpassed emotional projection and technical ability always characterize his playing which draws on the breadth the American musical tradition including jazz, funk, rock and blues. "Joel Frahm is widely known in the jazz world for his effusive creativity, rollicking positive spirit, technical fluency and versatility,” says the Ottawa Citizen.

Joel Frahm is known to all jazz-lovers as a modern icon of the tenor saxophone. An unsurpassed emotional projection and technical ability always characterize his playing which draws on the breadth the American musical tradition including jazz, funk, rock and blues. "Joel Frahm is widely known in the jazz world for his effusive creativity, rollicking positive spirit, technical fluency and versatility,” says the Ottawa Citizen.

Rendezvous Jazz Club invites you to join us for our Boutique Cabaret Night with Swing Version at The Venue at Walters. Step into a world where the intoxicating rhythms of jazz come alive in an atmosphere dripping with glamour and sophistication.

JustKing Jones is a Jamaican Saxophonist and Producer from New Jersey. This versatile artist's unforgettable sound has brought him all around the world for tours and performances with Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Gorillaz, Yasiin Bey, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and Talib Kweli, as well as features with Grammy award winning artists such as Bilal.

"Ronan Guilfoyle's searching lines, melodious yet edgy—and a little mischievous to boot—stem from traditions old, contemporary and subtly global." - All About Jazz

Ronan Guilfoyle’s new quartet Bemusement Arcade finds deep inspiration in the jazz tradition while challenging its rhythmic foundations with daring innovation.

Following his headline performance at the Johnstown Jazz Festival this summer, drummer and educator Kevin Lawlor revisits a one-off fusion project from 2016 with a new line-up of musicians. Cluster Funk will perform jazz and groove music by artists including Thundercat, Jamiroquai, Mark Guliana, Joshua Redman and Terrace Blanchard. The band will also use well-known Hip-Hop grooves with jazz standards played over them as an alternative take on jazz fusion. Expect everything from Organ driven Funk to Ambient Jazz.

Having already toured the UK/EU supporting the likes of Jools Holland, Paul Carrack, The Teskey Brothers, Marc Broussard and Mamas Gun, alongside selling out multiple headline shows, co-writing with the likes of Caro Emerald, Ruby Turner and Roberta Campos, and breaking through to new territories via national radio play worldwide, Kat has established herself as one of the hardest working and talented Soul/Jazz performers in her field.