Louis Stewart
Known simply as Louis, and revered by a loyal fanbase in Ireland, his fame was always greater abroad. From his award winning 1968 Montreux festival debut, he was…
Brian Dunning
Brian Dunning (1951–2022) was an Irish jazz flautist who studied in Berkeley and was very active on the Irish scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He…
Carole Nelson
Carole is a London-born jazz pianist, saxophonist and composer who has been living in Ireland since 1986. The Carole Nelson Trio began at the 2015 Dublin Trio Trio…
Jim Doherty
Jim Doherty is a veteran of the Irish jazz scene, who also worked extensively as a session musician and composer/arranger for both TV and theatre. He led numerous…
Jim Hall
Jim Hall was regarded as the leading exponent of modern jazz guitar in the latter decades of the 20th century and into the early 21st century. Jim Hall,…
Martin Taylor
Martin Taylor has won 14 British Jazz awards, and has an MBE, two honorary degrees and some film score credits. His collaborations with a diverse range of musicians…
Michael Buckley
Dublin-born, Michael Buckley is regarded as one of the most important and influential musicians on the Irish jazz scene. A second-generation saxophonist (his father played with guitarist Louis Stewart),…
Noel Kelehan
Noel was a formidable pianist in the Bill Evans vein. His mid-1960s trio featured Louis Stewart and a later quintet had a weekly residency in Dublin's Killiney Court…
Ronan Guilfoyle
Ronan Guilfoyle is a major figure on the Irish jazz scene with an international reputation as a performer, teacher and composer. He began his career in the early…
Barry Donohue
Barry Donohue is a Dublin-based, and most in demand, electric bass and double bass player and composer, performing regularly on the Irish scene with Michael Buckley, Chris Guilfoyle,…
Billy Higgins
Billy Higgins (1936-2001) was born in Los Angeles, California. He played on Ornette Coleman's first records, beginning in 1958. He then freelanced extensively with hard bop and other…
Billy Mintz
Billy Mintz began working with Lee Konitz’s Nonet in 1978 also played with Perry Robinson, Badal Roy, Eddie Daniels, Gloria Gaynor, Steve Tintweiss and Harold Danko. In 1981…
Bob Sheppard
Bob Sheppard plays saxophone, clarinet, and flute and has been a first call touring and studio musician. He works in film and television, as well as releasing solo…
Bobby Shew
Bobby Shew, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, played trumpet in the U.S. Army before joining Tommy Dorsey's band and later Woody Herman and then the Buddy Rich big…
Chris Guilfoyle
Chris Guilfoyle is a Dublin-based guitarist, composer, bandleader and educator. He completed his BA in Jazz Performance at in Dublin in 2010, and his master’s degree from Lucerne…
Cormac O'Brien
Cormac O'Brien is one of Dublin’s most prominent double bass players and has performed and recorded with many of Ireland’s finest musicians, such as Louis Stewart, Tommy Halferty,…
Darren Beckett
Darren Beckett (drums) won a prestigious Bass Ireland Award as a teenager, leaving the Ireland to study jazz in New York, where he resided for 21 years. He…
Dominic Mullan
Dominic Mullan has over 20 years playing and recording experience, and is much in demand on the Irish scene. He studied at Dublin's Newpark Music Centre and London…
Greg Felton
is a Dublin-based pianist, composer and educator. His trio, Origin Story’s debut release, GOOD FRIDAY was The Irish Times album of the year in 2020. Other bands include…
John Taylor
John Taylor (1942–2015) was a British jazz pianist, composer, and educator, celebrated for his sophisticated style and rhythmic innovation. A self-taught musician, he emerged in the 1960s free…
John Wadham
John Barker Wadham (1936–2003) Born in Croydon, England, Wadham moved with his family to Dublin in 1953. Self-taught, he quickly became a leading figure in Ireland's jazz scene,…
Martin Walshe
Martin Walsh was a notable bass player on both the Irish Jazz and Classical music scene. He performed regularly with the Noel Kelehan Quintet in the 1960s and…
Sam Jones
Sam Jones (1924-1981) was born in Jacksonville, Florida, United States, to a musical family. His father played piano, and drums and his aunt played organ in church. In…
Sam Norris
Sam Norris is a London-based saxophonist and composer with a forward-thinking outlook. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music under Julian Siegel and Kit Downes, graduating in…
Shane O’Donovan
Shane O’Donovan is Dublin-based drummer and producer currently very active on the Dublin jazz scene. In addition to Michael Buckley’s Ebb and Flow, Shane works with Hugh Buckley’s…
Tom Warrington
Tom Warrington is an elite bass player who began his career in New York City, playing with the Buddy Rich big band and trio. He has performed, toured…
Gordon Brisker
Gordon Brisker was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who worked with Al Belletto, Bill Berry, and Woody Herman before moving to New York City, where he played with…
Randy Aldcroft
Randy Aldcraft was born in Toronto, Canada, and later moved to Los Angeles where he worked with notable musicians such as Joe Mainey, Conte Condoli, Frank Rosolino, Bill…