July Scene Listings

Don’t miss the Sunday Evening Live Jazz sessions at Searsons! From 5.30pm, every Sunday for Jazz and easy listening classics with Felim Gormley and the Zanzibar Jazz Quintet.

Reckon guitarist Hugh Buckley playing with the wonderful Scott Flanigan on piano.

Richie Buckley is internationally recognized as one of Ireland’s leading jazz performers. Described by the Irish Times as “Something of a genius with a world reputation amongst saxophonists”, he has collaborated with musicians as diverse as Van Morrison, Freddie Hubbard, Bob Dylan, Georgie Fame, Jon Hendricks, Carlos Santana, Barry Manilow, Elvis Costello and James Williams.

Every month- featuring Richie Buckley on saxophone, Scott Flanigan on organ, and Shane O'Donovan on drums.

For the past 30 years, the singer, songwriter, saxophonist and guitarist has been making records that confound those who try to categorize his music or put him in a box.

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Guitarists Bjorn Solli and John Moriarty are joined by bassist Barry Donohue and drummer Kevin Brady.

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For the Best of Blue Note Jazz and more, drawing inspiration from classic jazz of the 1950s they play a set of jazz standards, Latin and Be-Bop.

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The Richie Buckley Quartet return to their Thursday night Residency Jazz Gig at Frank Ryans Pub in Smithfield.

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The 115 Spot is a weekly jazz jam session hosted in one of Cork City’s freshest sports - all musicians are welcome to join the house band for a turn or two!

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A musical interpretation of three poems by Paula Meehan, each poem will be followed by a musical interpretation, featuring the amazing Lauren Kinsella on vocals.

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The biggest outdoor jazz festival in the South East with over 16 bands and 30 musicians from throughout the country.

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A spectacular evening of jazz every Wedneday and Thursday from 7-11PM and a jazz brunch every Sunday from 1-4PM, featuring some of Dublin’s greatest musicians.

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Jazz jam session weekly, hosting by Paul Dunlea.

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Live Jazz on Thursdays, this time featuring Steve Walsh (tenor), Greg Felton (piano), Cormac O'Brien (bass), and Shane O'Donovan (drums).

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Fresh from their album launch in February, Danny G & the Major 7ths are back in their spiritual home with new tunes and the same good vibes. The Major 7ths are a 9 piece soul band, the vehicle for Danny Groenland’s original compositions - heavy on backing vocals and grooves, with a brass section for extra funk. They also like to do some obscure soul covers for the deep diggers.

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Trombonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer Colm O’Hara has played with some of Ireland’s most innovative and interesting ensembles, including amongst others, the Crash Ensemble, the Dirty Jazz Club, Yurodny, Havana ‘che, and quartet ReDiviDeR, whose recent release ‘Mere Nation’ was praised by All About Jazz for their “beguiling hybrid of simplicity and complexity, tunefulness and adventure”.

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The Honor Heffernan Quartet are coming together for their first gig following the lockdown and are delighted to be one of the first groups to play the newly renovated Arthur’s-one of their favorite venues.

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There will be a range of concerts and jam sessions through the week featuring many talented musicians. This year’s Artist-in-Residence is award-winning UK composer and bandleader Nikki Iles.

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The Dublin Jazz Co-Op is excited to present 'Something Like Mirrors', the third band in the 'Kind of New' series. The band members have come together to create a varied performance of their favourite jazz standards and original compositions. Expect to hear everything ranging from swing tunes and bossas, to contemporary and free jazz.

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A stripped-back set of new songs distilled into an intimate one-night-only event.

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This performance will be a unique exploration of the sympathies between Irish traditional and North Indian classical music drawing upon classical Hindustani raga presentation and the modal melodic cycles of reels, jigs, hornpipes, and slow airs.

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A mix of jazz and blues with some soul thrown in - featuring Lee Meehan (guitar/vocals), Darragh Hennessy (organ), Shane O'Donovan (drums), Cathail Roche (sax), and Hugh Buckley as guest guitarist.

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Ben Prevo plays a genre bending mix of blues, psychedelia and R&B grooves with Sean Maynard Smith on bass and Smiley on Drums

A four-day celebration of the first ten years of Kirkos - it will be an off-beat, musically adventerous way to spend the bank holiday weekend!

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