The Dublin Jazz Co-op Presents Mona Lixa & Denis Scully

Mona-Lisa is a Dublin based DJ from Malawi and owner of GXRL CODE . Coming to Ireland at 17, Mona could see many similarities between the two small countries which made it easier to adjust. Her mother and grandmother have given her great strength as they empowered other females around them. Witnessing her mother accommodating other women who were finding their feet in Ireland by any way she could help them to assimilate really influenced Mona in what she does today.

Having played at the likes of Electric Picnic and Body & Soul her mixes are timeless,blending R&B with many Irish musicians and afrobeats. With features in British Vogue and RTE’s The Big Picture documentary DJ Mona Lxsa uses her platform to promote Irish artists and Dublin culture wherever she goes. Her most popular Soundcloud mix ‘Mind F x C K’ has currently racked up over 131K streams on the music platform. - Via Black & Irish

Denis’ musical journey started at the age of 5. He studied piano at the Royal Irish Academy of Music under a full scholarship. At age 13 Denis got accepted on another scholarship to study saxophone at the Royal Irish Academy of Music until he was 18. He then moved to the UK to study a BA (Jazz) Hons at the Leeds College of Music. Since graduating, he has been playing and touring all over the UK and Europe. Denis has toured and performed with the likes of Nubiyan Twist, Le Galaxie, London Afrobeat Orchestra, Jungle by Night, Miguel Siso, Jeru The Damaja, Omar, Moncrieff among others.

His talent have seen him perform on main stages throughout Europe, such as, Glastonbury (UK) Electric Picnic (Ire), Fusion (GER), Istanbul Jazz Festival (TUR) and Bahrain Jazz Festival (BAH) as well as recording with artists such as Nile Rodgers, Mulatu Astatke, Tony Allen, Soweto Kinch, Pat Thomas, Ego Ella May and Corto Alto amongst others.  While Denis performs a lot of neo-soul, hip-hop and reggae, his focus has always been jazz and improvisation. Denis’ influences are musicians such as Chris Potter, Joel Frahm, Seamus Blake and Dexter Gordon.

Doors at 19:30, Music at 20:00

Early bird tickets available

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Venue Information - The Workman's Club

Run by people passionate about music, our venue welcomes performers of all flavours. Alongside the headline gigs, The Workman’s Club is home to some of the capital’s finest club, comedy, acoustic and new band showcase nights.

The striking old-school decor makes it a popular choice for parties, launches, screenings, book readings and multimedia takeovers, as well as photo, video and movie shoots.