The Essential Big Band
Swing into action this Wednesday night at Killester Donnycarney Football Club, with a powerhouse performance by The Essential Big Band—Dublin’s longest-running big band! From 9:30PM to 11:30PM, enjoy the bold brass, smooth sax, and timeless swing of a full 17-piece ensemble as they bring the music of Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, and more to life. It’s a feel-good night of classic big band favourites in a lively, welcoming atmosphere. Bring your friends and soak up the great vibes—live big band music has never sounded so good!
Emergent Ensemble
Drummer Eoghan McCloskey formed Emergent Ensemble after relocating to Dublin following a 25-year music career in Austin, Texas.
Hot Jazz & Swing with the Tenters Gypsy Jazz Band
Just like Django Reinhardt’s quintessential gypsy jazz band of the 1930’s, the ‘Quintette du Hot Club de France’, the Tenters are a 5-piece jazz band following in the footsteps of the greats with their lineup of viola, bass and 3 guitars.
The 115 Spot Jazz Jam Session
Live Jazz Jam Session in the heart of Cork City every Thursday from 9pm. Hosted by a house band of some of Cork’s finest jazzers & humans. All are welcome to participate for a tune or two. If that’s not your bag then simply take in the atmosphere with some food & refreshments served until late.
Red Line Jazz
Red Line Jazz are a hard-swinging quartet of Dublin professionals playing a repitoire of hard-bop, post-bop, and contemporary jazz. The band changes it up every week, but the vibe stays the same; serious swing, serious sound!
Coke Lane Pizza kitchen open til 21:30
Scott's Jazz Club Presents: Scott Flanigan & Hugh Buckley Play Smokin’ At The Half Note
When Pat Metheny declares an album was “the absolute greatest jazz guitar album ever made”, you know it’s worth listening to! Recorded in the summer of 1965, Wes Montgomery joined forces with the Wynton Kelly Trio for a series of dates, with this seminal recording occurring at the Half Note Club in New York.
The Charlie Moon Quartet play Midnight Blue
Kenny Burrell tribute
The Charlie Moon Quartet pays tribute to the iconic Midnight Blue—an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell, whose laid‑back cool masks a quietly revolutionary blend of jazz and blues—joined by
The Leon Buckley Quintet (feat. Niccolò Monté Rizzi)
The Leon Buckley Quartet is a newly formed quartet on the scene The quartet will be joined by talented Swiss trumpeter Niccolò Monté Rizzi
Summer at IMMA Music in the Courtyard - The Kevin Brady Trio
The Kevin Brady Trio will bring an afternoon of jazz performance to the courtyard at IMMA. Led by jazz drummer and composer Kevin Brady, the trio features Scott Flanigan on piano and Cormac O’Brien on double bass. Set against the unique atmosphere of this historic open-air setting, the performance promises energy and nuance. The group will present a mix of original compositions alongside fresh arrangements of beloved jazz standards.
GMT Jazz Club
Glass Mask Theatre
Step into a transformed Glass Mask Theatre for a decadent night of live jazz music. With a nod to New York of the 1970's, GMT welcomes you to sit back and enjoy a glorious playlist of live jazz in our elegant boutique theatre.
Zrazy
Maria Walsh, vocals, flute. Carole Nelson, piano, sax Cormac O Brien, double bass Dominic Mullen, drums
Zrazy return on their new odyssey of resurrecting their seminal 1992 song - “I’m in Love with Mother Nature”, as recently featured in the Sunday Independent June 2026. The song is more relevant than ever in a crazed GDP-driven , profit-above-all-economic system of constant exploitation of Nature and people.
Bohemian Bar Jam Session
Let's get together and play jazz standards! Get your chord changes from iRealPro, and the heads from the Real Book. All and any instruments and singers are welcome. This is an event organized by the community.
Magical Dog
Darragh O’Kelly on keys, Derek Whyte on bass, Joe O’ Callaghan on guitar and Shane O’Donovan on drums.
Jazz Jam in Noosh
Let's get together and play jazz standards! Get your chord changes from iRealPro, and the heads from the Real Book. All and any instruments and singers are welcome. This is an event organized by the community.