The Kevin Brady Electric Quartet has a clear aim of creating and producing new contemporary jazz and the impact of this has been immediate.Their performances have been critically acclaimed for their dynamism and musicality. They have consolidated their reputation as a compelling live act. quoted by The Telegraph UK, “This group display an enviable poise and togetherness”,

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.

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.

Takuya Kuroda is a distinguished trumpeter from Kobe, Japan, known for his innovative blend of soulful jazz, funk, post-bop, fusion, and hip hop. He initially played in big bands alongside his trombonist brother before moving to New York to study jazz and contemporary music at The New School in Union Square, graduating in the mid-2000s.

MAKE IT THE MET!

* Strictly an over 23s event

The original home of jazz in Cork, The Metropole Hotel, will once again play host to a top range of diverse artists and music on several stages throughout the Cork Jazz Festival weekend at the famous Jazz Festival Club.

Year 2024 is announced as a special year of celebration dedicated to the enduring legacy of Alice Coltrane. The John & Alice Coltrane Home proudly presents the “Year of Alice” in 2024, in celebration of her profound work.

Music Network presents master percussionist and musical visionary Marilyn Mazur with her Marilyn Mazur Special 4.

Delve into an adventurous world of multicoloured moods, lively energies, dreamy soundscapes, strong melodies and lots of rhythm. With Mazur performing on a mesmerising array of gongs, bells and all things percussion, the Special 4 lineup is completed by the exceptionally talented Jakob Buchanan on flugelhorn, pianist Makiko Hirabayashi and Klavs Hovman on double bass.

Enjoy lazy summer afternoons with soothing live jazz from the Charlie Moon Quartet featuring Dominic Mullan on drums, Darragh Hennessy on piano and Barry Donohue on bass at Love Tempo every Saturday.

Trumpeter Mike Barkley returns with his quartet to present some bebop and classic repertoire from the greats of jazz trumpet.

Camilla sings of love, loss and longing, passion, desire and joy, and it is her mission to reach out and remind us of the undeniable connection between us all.

‘Music makes me happy and it is central to my life. When I sing, I see people soften and grown men cry.’

Fresh from sold-out jazz concerts around Ireland, Stella Bass is thrilled to showcase her 2024 album, Look for the Silver Lining, a collaboration with the Johnny Taylor Trio, featuring a heady mix of delightful swing, intimate ballads, intoxicating Latin grooves, and some of her original songs.

People will know Zsófia Boros & Trygve Seim as outstanding solo performers, but for Manfred Eicher’s 80th Birthday last November in the Philharmonie in Hamburg, they came together to create a special concert, which we are now exclusively bringing to Cork.

Join London-based jazz band, Luminso through an unforgettable night of music and glamour. Lead by pianist and composer Brian Clemens, and fronted by the powerful and charismatic vocals of one of Europe’s rising star vocalists, Francesca Confortini, the group will transport you back to the sumptuous golden era of jazz, featuring their unique musical catalogue, described by Jazzwise UK as “an exhilarating and entertaining set of creative arrangements of standards and original music”.

Nitai Hershkovits will be known to Cork Jazz Festival audiences from his appearance as pianist as part of the Oded Tzúr Quartet, which was critically acclaimed as a highlight concert of last year’s festival. Later that year, in November 2023, Nitai issued his first album for ECM Records, Call on the old wise, to international acclaim. This solo concert will bring his music live to the intimate space of Christchurch on the much-loved Steinway C piano.

In 2016, this superlative trio of Jakob Bro on electric guitar, Thomas Morgan on bass and the legendary Joey Baron on drums & percussion issued one of ECM Records’ finest albums, Streams. Speaking of their collaboration in Downbeat, critic Ken Micallef, who gave the resulting album a 4 and a half(!) of out of 4 stars writes: “Bro refers to his compositions as ‘moods and textures’, and bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Joey Baron freely explore these vistas with endless freedom.”