Triskel’s jazz offering is an integral part of the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, often providing a haven from the busyness of the city during a jam-packed weekend. This year, Triskel have curated a weekend of cinema and concerts featuring the best of local and international jazz legends.
Cork musicians Paul Dunlea and Cormac McCarthy join forces on Friday 22nd October for a set that will include both standards and original compositions. On Saturday 23rd “piano whisperer” Marc Copland is taking to the stage for a concert that will also pay homage to his long time friend and collaborator John Abercrombie. The impressive line-up finishes on Sunday 24th with two concerts in association with Music Network – Xenia Pestova Bennett and Ed Bennett perform a a radical reinterpretation of Bach’s famous Goldberg Variations at 2.30pm, while at 8pm Kit Downes launches his brand new album Dreamlife of Debris.
“Triskel are very proud to bring together such special artists for what will be an outstanding weekend of exceptional music, all of it inspiring, original and sublime,” said Tony Sheehan, Artistic Director with Triskel. “We’d like to pay tribute to Music Network and Guinness Cork Jazz Festival for their partnership and support and what was a challenge to pull together for everyone involved.”
Triskel will also screen Bert Stern’s award winning documentary Jazz on a Summer’s Day on Friday and Saturday afternoons. The documentary was shot at the famous 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island. It was one of the first jazz films ever to be produced in colour and features all the jazz greats in this beautiful restoration of the film. It also features rock ’n’ roll and R&B artists Chuck Berry and Big Maybelle as well as a sublime set by gospel legend Mahalia Jackson.
Tickets from www.triskelartscentre.ie or 021-4272022. For more on the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival see www.guinnessjazzfestival.com
Triskel Line-Up at the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
Friday 22 October, 2pm: Jazz on a Summer’s Day
Friday 22 October, 8pm: Paul Dunlea and Cormac McCarthy
Saturday 23 October, 2pm: Jazz on a Summer’s Day
Saturday 23 October, 8pm: Marc Copland
Sunday 24 October 8pm: Kit Downes’ Dreamlife of Debris. In association with Music Network
About Triskel
Triskel Arts Centre is a vibrant cultural HUB in the heart of Cork City and celebrated 40 years in 2018. The main auditorium Triskel Christchurch is a multidisciplinary space housed in a fully refurbished neoclassical Georgian Church. This state of the art venue which launched in 2011 is programmed with a rich bill of live music – with a focus on Classical and Jazz concerts, cultural cinema, visual art exhibitions and literary events. Triskel runs a second contemporary art room Triskel Gallery Space. Unique in Ireland, Theatre Development Centre is the only fulltime operation dedicated to the development of theatre, this is managed by Corcadorca Theatre Company. Cork Traveller Women’s Network relocated their Headquarters to Triskel in 2018 and yoga and dance studio The Collective Cork took up residence in May 2018. The Triskel Café is an atmospheric casual dining and coffee space.
Tickets from www.triskelartscentre.ie or 021-4272022. For more on the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival see www.guinnessjazzfestival.com
