Tommy Halferty’s long-standing musical friendship with renowned ECM vocalist Norma Winstone has seen much-loved and critically-acclaimed tours and an album over many years of collaboration. The pair first met while teaching at Newpark Music School in the early 1990s, during one of Norma’s visits to Ireland where she also performed with the Noel Kelehan Big Band. From that moment, whenever Norma returned to Ireland, she consistently invited Tommy to perform alongside her.

DCU BA in Jazz and Contemporary Music Performance
Final Year Student Performances

A Celebration of Young Irish Jazz

An exciting opportunity to see the best of young Irish jazz, as DCU’s BA in Jazz and Contemporary Music Performance students take to the stage to perform in front of a live audience to showcase their talents, as part of their final assessments.

Barry McCormack Trio & Organ Freeman

Barry McCormack - Guitar

Scott Flanigan - Organ

Shane O'Donovan - Drums

Charlie Mooney - Guitar/Vocals

Singer, songwriter, and producer China Moses presents a captivating programme featuring her greatest hits, from albums old and new.

Singer, songwriter, and producer China Moses evolves her artistry in truth. Defiantly real, her music resists what so many labels and critics desire: category. She captivates listeners with her deep pocket, sensitivity, and wit, drawing inspiration from endless styles in the expansive lineage of Black American music.

Join Jazz Camp for Girls and explore jazz music and improvisation with like-minded girls, making up songs and experimenting, playing in a group and have fun learning from inspiring women in jazz!

Jazz Camp for Girls* is a 3-day music summer camp at DCU, Dublin for 11-16 year old girls to explore and learn about jazz music, composition and improvisation in a supportive and fun environment, that also celebrates the role of women working in music.