A mix of jazz, from luminaries including Charles Mingus, Thelonius Monk, Wes Montgomery and others; blues from the 1930s through to modern day, from artists such as Blind Blake, Ry Cooder and Ray Charles; and a selection of roots songs inspired by Matteo’s journeying through the US and Caribbean.

RTÉ Concert Orchestra
​​​​​​​Guy Barker, conductor
Giacomo Smith, clarinet/saxophone

Vanessa Haynes, Joe Stilgoe, Tommy Blaize vocalistsFollowing on from last year’s successful dive into the ‘20s with “Gatsby and Beyond”, this New Year’s Eve celebration with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and Guy Barker’s Big Band will move into the ‘30s and ‘40s – the swing era.Swing, Swing,

Bossa Nova, Blue Note and standards from the golden age of American song performed by Derek Whyte on double bass and Barry McCormack on guitar.

John Moriarty is one of Ireland's foremost jazz guitarists. In recent times, John has toured / recorded with US pianist Bill Carrothers, Bobby Watson of ‘Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers’ and sax legend Ronnie Cuber; and was a prize-winner at Montreux Jazz Festival's Guitar competition.

The Sean Furey Quintet plays a variety of original Fusion songs and Jazz standards with contemporary arrangements from the jazz masters of the 20th century. The band comprises of international jazz musicians from the Irish and European scene.

Swing was born in the backstreet clubs of America during prohibition. It was exciting, fun, energetic, wild.

Grab a pizza and a pint and enjoy some live jazz provided by some of Dublin's finest musicians. Expect tunes by the likes of Herbie Hancock, Weather Report and Sun Ra.

A night of Singer-Songwriter Jem Mitchell’s Americana to The Little Black Books Blues/Jazz & Soul.

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.

Grab a pizza and a pint and enjoy some live jazz provided by some of Dublin's finest musicians. Expect tunes by the likes of Herbie Hancock, Weather Report and Sun Ra.

Daniel Greco Costa was born in 1989 in London (UK) to an Italian and Portuguese family. He initially studied classical piano for six years at the Académie de Musique Rainier III, as well as jazz, and wrote his first composition at the age of twelve.

Grab a pizza and a pint and enjoy some live jazz provided by some of Dublin's finest musicians. Expect tunes by the likes of Herbie Hancock, Weather Report and Sun Ra.

A Native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Lakeetra Knowles is an American singer with a fresh and diverse sound. As a southern woman whose background stems from Arkansas, Dallas and Louisiana, she attributes her Soulful and diverse style to her upbringing in Church, but also to the Theater, where she also grew up.

Multi-award-winning, internationally acclaimed guitarist Robson returns to Arthur’s with this hard swinging trio featuring Dave Redmond double bass and Dominic Mullan drums. 

The band will be playing a mixture of choice classics from the American Songbook, tunes by Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson etc and Robson originals from his many albums.

For full information on Phil Robson, to hear music, see videos etc please visit www.philrobsonmusic.com

"Phil Robson's inventiveness on the guitar is unstoppable "

The Telegraph

"...the guitarist, egged on by his two creative, ever-attentive companions – proves himself a fearless experimenter, capable of striking out into the unknown and finding new textures in a classic format."

Irish Times ****

4 star review of 'The Cut Off Point"

"Robson performs impeccably throughout, whether he's contributing chordal washes in support, or taking the spotlight for some intricate, fluid solos of his own." AllAboutJazz

Grab a pizza and a pint and enjoy some live jazz provided by some of Dublin's finest musicians. Expect tunes by the likes of Herbie Hancock, Weather Report and Sun Ra.