Swing Jazz in the Afternoon Christmas Special with Melanie O'Reilly Trio
Upstairs at The Sky & The Ground
Phil Robson is a UK born, multi-award-winning guitarist & composer who was a seminal part of the London scene for many years before relocating to New York City in 2015 for five years. He is now based in the West of Ireland.
Join the fabulous Sharon Clancy and her fantastic quartet as they take you on a magical sleigh ride through this Jazz-filled Christmas Johnstown Castle’s Peacock Cafe.
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,
Dublinjazz.ie are proud to bring to Ireland, for the first time ever, Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at the Lincoln Center Orchestra. A truly memorable occasion that will live in the memories for years to come.
FRED WESLEY is THE ultimate Funk master. Synonymous with James Brown & The JBs and George Clinton.
FRED WESLEY is THE ultimate Funk master. Through the many years as musical director with The James Brown Band to the spin off group James Brown and The JB’s to many years with George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic then in the 90’s came Fred Wesley and the new JB’s and now he returns to Dublin with his award winning project “Generations”.
New York saxophonist Oded Tzúr has ushered in a new era for his instrument by giving it a whole new voice — one that is described by The Guardian as a "unique tenor sax whisper”. Often recalled by the artist as a 10-year leap of faith, this complete reimagining of the instrument has established him as a torchbearer of Spiritual Jazz. His music is more than a conversation, states the New York City Jazz Record: “It is an interactive prayer".