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SUMMARY:Summer of Love Jazz
DESCRIPTION:Relive the immortal sounds of the Summer of Love with this jazz inspired extravaganza of song and music as part of the annual Jazz at Johnstown Festival. \nThe summer of 1967 has assumed a legendary status in music. The times really were a-changin. \nBut it was a time of hope sound-tracked by arguably some of the greatest songs ever recorded by innovative performers like The Doors\, Jefferson Airplane\, Otis Redding\, The Beatles\, Janis Joplin\, Etta James\, Aretha Franklin etc. \nJazz at Johnstown is revisiting its mythical magic with a specially assembled quintet of vocalist Sharon Clancy\, guitarist Chris Colloton\, pianist Greg Selma\, drummer Matt Richards and bassist Dave Mooney. \nSharon is one of Ireland’s most unique and powerful jazz interpreters\, whose authenticity of emotion allows her to connect with audiences in a truly special way. Turn on and tune in for this midsummer evening concert on June 27th \nDoors open at 7.30pm\, event begins at 8pm and includes an interval.
URL:https://johnstowncastle.ie/event/summer-of-love-jazz/
LOCATION:Johnstown Castle Estate\, Y35 HP22\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:Magic of Coltrane
DESCRIPTION:Coltrane at Jazz at Johnstown. \nJohn Coltrane’s tone on the tenor sax was huge and dark\, with clear definition and full body\, even in the highest and lowest registers. \nOn the best-selling jazz album of all time\, A Kind of Blue\, he is the standout performer. He famously said: “I start in the middle of a sentence and move both directions at once.” \nRecording artist and Wexford drummer Kevin Lawlor has long admired the vigorous and intense style of Coltrane. \nFor this unique Jazz at Johnstown concert\, Kevin is joined by Leon Buckley on tenor saxophone\, Andrew Csibi on double bass and\, from Wales\, the great pianist Dave Jones. \nExpect an evening of cascading notes and virtuoso performances. \nDoors open at 19:30.
URL:https://johnstowncastle.ie/event/magic-of-coltrane/
LOCATION:Johnstown Castle Estate\, Y35 HP22\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:Jazz at Johnstown Festival
DESCRIPTION:The biggest outdoor jazz festival in the South East\, Jazz at Johnstown\, returns to Johnstown Castle in the last weekend of June. \nThe programme includes two evening concerts\, (June 26 and June 27)\, featuring two super-groups of national and international talent. Details to be announced in early May. \nMeanwhile\, over 30 musicians will descend upon Johnstown Castle for our all day programme of live jazz on Saturday and Sunday\, across a multiple of stages including the Ballroom in the Castle\, the Courtyard\, the Cart Room and Jazz on the café terrace. \nMany of Ireland’s best jazz musicians have confirmed their appearance at the Jazz at Johnstown Festival\, including Kasia Eliasz\, Gustavo De Morais\, Terry Byrne\, Imelda Kehoe\, Dominic Mullan\, Dave Redmond\, Darragh Hennessey\, John Keogh\, Matthew O’Connell\, Richard King\, Kevin Lawlor\, Leon Buckley\, Dave Jones\, John Moriarty\, Chris Colloton\, Sharon Clancy\, Luke Dunford\, Lorcan Byrne and many more. \nCome celebrate the power of jazz in one of Ireland’s most breathtaking settings. Whether you’re a lifelong fan or new to the scene\, Jazz at Johnstown 2026 promises unforgettable music\, atmosphere\, and artistry. \nThe programme for the 2026 Jazz at Johnstown Festival\, June 26\, 27 and 28\, will feature over 35 of the best jazz musicians living in Ireland. Our headliner evening acts this year are the Kevin Lawlor Quartet (The Magic of Coltrane) on June 26 at 8 p.m.\, and the Sharon Clancy Quintet (The Summer of Love) on June 27 at 8 p.m. \nFRIDAY JUNE 26: \n(Visitors Centre\, 8 p.m. Ticketed Event)\nFor this unique Jazz at Johnstown concert\, Kevin Lawlor is joined by Leon Buckley on tenor saxophone\, Andrew Csibi on double bass and\, from Wales\, the great pianist Dave Jones. \nSATURDAY JUNE 27: \n(Ballroom /Johnstown Castle\, Noon.)\nTiny Crimes celebrate the small band swing music era of the late 30s and early 40s.The members are Richard King and Des Mc Hugh on guitars\, Graham Lloyd on bass\, Bob Batty on Saxophone and Clarinet\, and Fran Dowling on drums \n(Visitor’s Centre\, Jazz on the Grass\, 1 p.m.)\nThe Chris Colloton Organ Trio led by Wexford contemporary guitarist Chris Colloton\, and featuring Luke Dunford (Chief Keegan\, Bin Chicken) on organ and Lorcan Byrne (Basciville) on drums. \n(Cart Room\, 2.15 p.m.)\nLegendary Wexford pianist Terry Byrne returns to Jazz at Johnstown after his solo debut at the Ballroom in 2025: expect magic in the incredible acoustics of the Cart Room. \n(Courtyard\, 3.10 p.m.)\nAfter a sold out run at Dublin’s GMT jazz club\, guitarist Dylan Tonge-Jones brings his trio to Johnstown Castle for an exciting set of his newest compositions\, with Cormac O’Brien on double bass and Brendan Doherty on drums \n(Visitors Centre\, Jazz on the Grass\, 4.00 p.m.)\nBossa Nua is a tribute to the timeless beauty of classic Bossa Nova. Featuring vocals\, Katherine Miller; guitar\, Fergal Twomey; clarinet\, – Brian Lav; double bass\, Graham Lloyd; saxophone\, Bob Batty and drums and percussion\, Keith Doyle \n(Visitors Centre\, 8 p.m. Ticketed Event)\nJazz at Johnstown Festival is revisiting the mythical magic of The Summer of Love with a specially assembled quintet of vocalist Sharon Clancy\, guitarist Chris Colloton\, pianist Greg Semla\, drummer Matt Richards and bassist Dave Mooney. \nSUNDAY\, JUNE 28: \n(Ballroom /Johnstown Castle\, Noon)\nFeaturing Darragh Hennessy on piano\, Dave Redmond on bass and Dominic Mullan on drums\, this piano trio presents a tribute to legendary bassist Ray Brown. The concert focuses on music associated with Brown’s long career\, drawing from the classic piano trio tradition and the swing era repertoire he helped define. \n(Visitors Centre\, Jazz on the Grass\, 1 p.m.)\nThe John Moriarty Organ Trio brings together celebrated guitarist John Moriarty with two of the most in-demand players on the Irish jazz scene: Scott Flanigan on Hammond organ and drummer Kevin Brady. \n(Courtyard\, 2.15 p.m.)\nFaster Shorter Louder is a new Dublin-based trio featuring Matthias Winkler (guitar)\, Derek Whyte (double bass) and Hugh Denman (drums). Expect jazz fireworks. \n(Cart Room\, 3.10 p.m.)\nJohn Keogh and Matthew O’ Connell are delighted to return to Johnstown Castle for their third festival. This year their set will feature their original compositions and intricate arrangements of some popular classics by Jeff Buckley\, Michael Jackson and Miles Davis \n(Visitors Centre\, 4.00 p.m.)\nThree musicians\, one songbook. Brazilian guitarist Gustavo de Morais\, Polish singer Kasia Eliasz and Irish saxophonist and flautist Hayley Kavanagh play the music of Antônio Carlos Jobim.
URL:https://johnstowncastle.ie/event/jazz-at-johnstown-festival/
LOCATION:Johnstown Castle Estate\, Y35 HP22\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:Leo Richardson
DESCRIPTION:From Ronnie Scott’s to Jazz at Johnstown\nLeo Richardson\, a regular at London’s iconic Ronnie Scott’s Club\, is one of the UK’s leading jazz tenor saxophonists\, known for his honest\, straight ahead\, contemporary hard bop style. \nHis debut album\, The Chase (2017)\, was named one of The Times’ Top 10 Jazz Albums of the year and one of the Top 100 Albums across all genres. It was also the first debut album to receive five stars from The Observer. His follow-up\, Move (2019)\, received critical acclaim\, including a 5-star review in BBC Music Magazine. \nJoining Leo at Johnstown Castle on Friday\, May 1\, are internationally acclaimed musicians: \n\n\nRick Simpson\, piano – Ronnie Scott’s regular\, Yamaha Scholarship winner\, and performer at venues including the Royal Festival Hall and the Purcell Room. \n\n\nDave Redmond\, double bass – celebrated for collaborations with artists such as Larry Coryell\, Seamus Blake\, Dave Liebman\, and Van Morrison. \n\n\nDarren Beckett\, drums – in demand worldwide\, performing from the Albert Hall to Carnegie Hall with Lee Konitz\, Sinead O’Connor\, Lauryn Hill\, and more. \n\n\nLeo Richardson QuartetLeo Richardson – saxRick Simpson – pianoDave Redmond – bassDarren Beckett – drums \nDOORS OPEN 19:30
URL:https://johnstowncastle.ie/event/leo-richardson/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260214T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260214T220000
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SUMMARY:Imelda's Valentine's Concert
DESCRIPTION:Imelda Kehoe is known for her distinctive voice\, story-telling and blend of jazz and soul and has been described as ‘one of the finest Irish contemporary  songwriters to emerge in recent years’.  \nAnd because Imelda treats a song as an emotional whole and can capture the joyful essence of what it feels like to love and be loved\, it follows that she is the perfect fit for the annual Jazz at Johnstown Valentine’s concert on Saturday\, February 14th. \nImelda’s performance in the Ballroom alongside pianist Killian Browne was one of the highlights of the 2025 Jazz at Johnstown Festival. Killian’s mastery of the piano helped Imelda capture the gorgeous essence of classic songs like God Only Knows. \nKillian joins Imelda’s quartet on February 14th for an evening of romance\, jazz style: you will find nothing is quite as seductive as the bluesy timbre of Imelda’s voice weaving silken phrases to make the heart sing.
URL:https://johnstowncastle.ie/event/imeldas-valentines-concert/
LOCATION:Johnstown Castle Estate\, Y35 HP22\, Ireland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250801T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250801T223000
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SUMMARY:My Favourite Things
DESCRIPTION:On Friday August 1st\, Jazz at Johnstown is contributing to the return of Fleadh Cheoil ne hÉireann to Wexford with My Favourite Things. A jazz/trad concert with renowned piper Mark Redmond and the Chris Colloton Trio at the Visitors Centre on Friday evening\, August 01. \nWith an upbringing in traditional music\, Redmond is noted as a musician who can fuse between various genres. He performs regularly with the RTÉ Concert and National Symphony Orchestras and has performed/recorded with many including Riverdance\, Celtic Woman\, Christy Moore\, Imelda May\, Westlife and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. \nGuitarist Chris Colloton is one of the most brilliant innovators in Irish jazz. Chris’s speciality is also as an innovator and collaborator\, having interpreted Pink Floyd’s Atom Heart Mother and Radiohead’s Paranoid Android at Jazz at Johnstown. \nJohn Coltrane’s version of My Favourite Things transformed a hit from a well-known musical into a hypnotic\, dervish of a thing\, beloved of musicians because it is accessible\, innovative and gorgeous. Expect too from these great musicians a marriage of Irish trad and contemporary jazz sensibilities. Also joining Mark and Chris are Lorcan and Cillian Byrne.
URL:https://johnstowncastle.ie/event/my-favourite-things/
LOCATION:Johnstown Castle Estate\, Y35 HP22\, Ireland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250621T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250621T223000
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SUMMARY:Jazz at Johnstown Presents: Jay Azzolina
DESCRIPTION:Internationally acclaimed and Grammy-nominated guitarist and composer Jay Azzolina makes his Irish debut at the Jazz at Johnstown Festival on Saturday\, June 21st at 8 p.m. \nJay has been part of the New York Jazz scene for the past three decades. After leaving the Berklee College of Music\, where he studied with Pat Metheny\, Mick Goodrick and Charlie Banacos\, Jay began working and recording in New York with a variety of artists. \nJay’s associations include Michael Urbaniak\, Herbie Mann\, Jaco Pastorius\, Harvie S\, Spyro Gyra\, Dave Samuels\, Kenny Werner\, Chuck Mangione\, Ron McClure\, John Abercrombie\, Randy Brecker\, Jerry Bergonzi\, The Westchester Jazz Orchestra and John Patitucci. He will be joined for his Jazz at Johnstown concert by drummer Kevin Lawlor and bassist Andrew Csibi. \nAs a leader\, Jay has recorded four CD’s of original compositions with some of the most influential players in jazz including\, Chris Potter\, Adam Nussbaum\, Larry Goldings\, Gary Versace\, John Patitucci\, Tim Ries and Greg Hutchinson. Jay continues to write and perform vigorously and will be releasing his fifth CD Present Tense on TRR records this year. \nThis is a rare opportunity to see a world-class jazz musician in an intimate setting. Don’t miss it! \nDoors open at 19:30
URL:https://johnstowncastle.ie/event/jazz-at-johnstown-presents-jay-azzolina/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250214T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250214T223000
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SUMMARY:(SOLD OUT) Valentines Jazz at Johnstown Castle
DESCRIPTION:Tall and tan and young and lovely\nThe girl from Ipanema goes walking and\nWhen she passes\, I smile but she doesn’t see.’ \nYear after year\, the Jazz at Johnstown Valentine’s concert sells out\, and there is one reason why: love is in the air. \nCelebrating Valentine’s Day which falls on Friday\, February 14\, Jazz at Johnstown has secured the voice of one of the best jazz singers in Ireland\, Luisa Annibali. \nBossa Nova\, which was made famous by The Girl from Ipanema\, is considered the irresistible lovechild of jazz and samba. \nThe first thing you will notice about boss nova is its calm\, syncopated rhythm\, marrying the coolness of American jazz with the rhythmic quirks of samba. \nFew singers on the Irish jazz scene can bring together such coolness and rhythmic quirks as Luisa whose distinctive and breathy vocals give her singing a languid intimacy\, ideal for a Valentine’s Day concert. \nJoin Luisa and her exceptional quartet of musicians\, blending music from her native Italy with Brazilian influences\, for a night of romance\, bossa nova style – with George Gershwin classics added to the mix – on Friday\, February 14th at 8 p.m. (Doors at 7:30pm)
URL:https://johnstowncastle.ie/event/valentines-jazz-at-johnstown-castle-2/
LOCATION:Johnstown Castle Estate\, Y35 HP22\, Ireland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240629T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240629T230000
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SUMMARY:June Jazz at Johnstown Castle
DESCRIPTION:Saturday June 29th at 8pm with door opening at 7.30pm. \nWexford is very fortunate to have a first class jazz musician – Kevin Lawlor – on its doorstep. And Jazz at Johnstown is very fortunate to have the Kevin Lawlor Quartet headlining our concert on Saturday June 29th. \nAnd what a quartet! Kevin will be joined by the great Welsh pianist Dave Jones\, Peter Vogelaar on bass and\, returning from England for this concert with Joseph Leighton on guitar. \nThis Jazz at Johnstown Festival special will be a cause of celebration because Kevin will feature songs from his fifth album. Titled The Island\, all original compositions ranging from swing to contemporary groove driven pieces. \nTo add to the occasion\, this performance will be opened by the County Wexford School of Music Youth Ensemble. Kevin is the Director of Jazz Studies here. \nMeet the band. Dave Jones has performed at Jazz Festivals internationally and recently sold out Pizza Express in London; Joseph Leighton is an up and coming guitarist on the London jazz scene\, makes up part of the faculty of the Sligo International Jazz Summer School and\, like Dave\, features on the album. \nPeter Vogelaar is a highly respected and accomplished electronic music artist and producer.
URL:https://johnstowncastle.ie/event/june-jazz-at-johnstown-castle/
LOCATION:Johnstown Castle Estate\, Y35 HP22\, Ireland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240628T193000
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SUMMARY:The Johnny Taylor Trio - Night One of June Jazz
DESCRIPTION:Friday June 28th at 7.30pm\, with doors opening at 7.00pm. \nThe Johnny Taylor Trio\, named after one of the finest jazz pianists on the Irish music scene. The trio is one of the most sought after by jazz venues and festivals at home and abroad. No strangers to Jazz at Johnstown audiences\, Johnny\, Barry Donohoe (double bass) and Dominic Mullan (drums)\, will open this year’s Jazz at Johnstown Festival. The concert will take place at the Visitors Centre on Friday evening\, June 28 at the earlier time of 7.30pm. \nThis is a trio whose integrated and disciplined interplay can achieve things a jazz piano trio isn’t supposed to. This endears them to jazz and non-jazz fans alike. The level of invention achieved by exploring fresh and new sources of repertoire – no bullish pyrotechnics – is always challenging and never less than communal. \nThe level of invention they achieve creates a musical experience that you won’t forget easily! An evening with the Johnny Taylor Trio at Johnstown castle is one in which the band and the audience join together in intimacy and energy.
URL:https://johnstowncastle.ie/event/the-johnny-taylor-trio-night-one-of-june-jazz/
LOCATION:Johnstown Castle Estate\, Y35 HP22\, Ireland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240419T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240419T223000
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SUMMARY:Jazz’s fab four
DESCRIPTION:Jazz’s fab four coming to Jazz at Johnstown. \nSpring will be in the air at Jazz at Johnstown on Friday evening\, April 19th at 8pm. One of the country’s best jazz vocalists\, Stella Bass and a trio of exceptional musicians. Accompanying Stella will be Johnny Taylor on piano\, Barry Donohoe on double bass and Dominic Mullan on drums. \nStella has performed at leading venues and festivals across Ireland\, the UK\, Germany\, France\, Australia and more. She headlined the Cork Jazz Festival in 2017 and has sold-out Dublin’s National Concert Hall on several occasions. \nOutside her solo project\, Stella has recorded with the Dublin City Jazz Orchestra. Stella presented her own music show on Dublin City FM for over three years. She comes to Jazz at Johnstown following recent sold out shows in Dublin (The Sugar Club) and in Belfast. \nSultry Latin grooves\, delicate ballads and vivacious swing numbers ornamented by playful arrangements and lyrical improvisations are to the fore on Stella’s new CD\, Look for the Silver Lining\, released in February. \nApril 19th’s concert presented by Jazz at Johnstown is also an opportunity to experience the collective brilliance of these superb musicians: Johnny Taylor\, Barry Donohoe and Dominic Mullan. Concert starts at 8 p.m – doors open at 7.30pm. 
URL:https://johnstowncastle.ie/event/jazzs-fab-four/
LOCATION:Johnstown Castle Estate\, Y35 HP22\, Ireland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240217T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240217T223000
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SUMMARY:Valentine’s Jazz at Johnstown Castle
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, February 17th 8pm\, Valentine’s Jazz returns to Johnstown Castle. \nJazz as Johnstown invites you to share ‘a whole lotta love’ at its annual Valentine’s Concert on the evening of Saturday\, February 17th in the company of singer Sharon Clancy and her trio of Killian Browne (piano)\, Dave Fleming (double bass) and Conor Murray (drums).. \nThe Ancient Greeks believed there were eight types of love. \nSongwriters swear that it’s ‘all around’\, that it’s ‘all you need.’ \nBut love is love is love\, whether romantic or platonic or a work in progress. And the world needs a lot more of it right now \n  \n** DOORS OPEN FROM 7:30PM **
URL:https://johnstowncastle.ie/event/valentines-jazz-at-johnstown-castle/
LOCATION:Johnstown Castle Estate\, Y35 HP22\, Ireland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20231104T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20231104T223000
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SUMMARY:Mark Redmond - Jazz at Johnstown
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, November 4th at 8pm\, Jazz at Johnstown brings together again one of Ireland’s best pipers\, Mark Redmond\, and the brilliant Chris Colloton Trio for a night of Irish trad-jazz fusion. \nWhen Mark and Chris played together at Jazz at Johnstown in June\, the concert sold out very quickly! \nThey showed how both trad and jazz can easily incorporate aspects of each other into a stunning fusion of improvisational brilliance. \nThis is a rare occasion to see these four eminent musicians revisit a classic from the Irish repertoire\, The Tain by Horslips\, as an ensemble. \nUnmissable! Featuring Lorcan Byrne on drums and Tom Maxwell on keyboards. On only his second Jazz at Johnstown\, Mark Redmond has toured globally as a soloist and ensemble musician.  Don’t miss it! \nBook your tickets now! \nIrish Heritage Trust Members €22.50 \nNon Members €25.00
URL:https://johnstowncastle.ie/event/mark-redmond-jazz-at-johnstown/
LOCATION:Johnstown Castle Estate\, Y35 HP22\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20231020T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20231020T230000
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SUMMARY:October Jazz with Cormac Kenevey
DESCRIPTION:Due to demand\, brilliant Dublin vocalist Cormac Kenevey and his trio are returning to Jazz at Johnstown for an evening of sultry cool autumnal jazz on October 20. \nOne of Ireland’s top jazz vocalists\, Cormac’s first album This Is Living was quickly picked up and released by Alan Bates at the CANDID record label in London (home to Stacey Kent and Jamie Cullum). \nAnd so began a career as a jazz singer with a string of critically acclaimed national and international appearances: his last evening performance at Jazz at Johnstown was in 2022. Cormac has always been busy on the international stage\, including locations in London (Ronnie Scott’s\, Pizza Express) around Europe\, and as far afield as Abu Dhabi and Mexico. \nHe has completed a Master’s Degree in jazz performance\, specialising in the art of vocalese and in the stylings of his eventual mentor\, Mark Murphy. A big favourite at Jazz at Johnstown\, Cormac will bring a superlative trio for this special Wexford Festival concert. \nIrish Heritage Trust Members €22.50 \nNon Members €25.00
URL:https://johnstowncastle.ie/event/october-jazz-with-cormac-kenevey/
LOCATION:Johnstown Castle Estate\, Y35 HP22\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:Jazz at Johnstown Presents: Jean Toussaint
DESCRIPTION:DUE TO PHENOMENAL DEMAND WE HAVE ADDED A LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS! \nOne of the best saxophonists in the world is coming to Johnstown. Grammy Award-winner Jean Toussaint is Wexford-bound in September for a special Jazz at Johnstown concert. \nSince he left Art Blakey’s famous Jazz Messengers in the mid-eighties\, Jean Toussaint hasn’t looked back. The experiences gained in that world-class hothouse have enabled him to push forward and embrace challenging\, and often high profile\, musical collaborations in many different jazz styles. \nAnd what a super trio Jazz at Johnstown has assembled for this concert: Nigel Mooney on guitar\, Dominic Mullan on drums and Scott Flanagan on organ. Nigel is widely regarded as Ireland’s leading jazz singer and guitarist and was a headliner at the Jazz at Johnstown Festival in 2022. \nBest Instrumentalist at the 2019 Jazz FM Awards\, Jean Toussaint works out of London as a composer\, tenor/soprano saxophonist\, bandleader and highly regarded jazz educator. This concert  on September 27th promises to be one of the jazz highlights of the year ! \nMember ticket: €22.50pp (Valid IHT membership required) \nNon Member ticket: €25pp
URL:https://johnstowncastle.ie/event/jazz-at-johnstown-presents-jean-toussaint/
LOCATION:Johnstown Castle Estate\, Y35 HP22\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:Jazz at Johnstown - 3 Day Festival
DESCRIPTION:Jazz at Johnstown Festival \nThe biggest outdoor jazz festival in the South East takes place in Wexford across three days from June 23 to June 25. \nOver 14 bands and 35 musicians from throughout the country will take part in the third outdoor Jazz at Johnstown festival. \nHosted on the grounds of Johnstown Castle\, some of the biggest names in Irish jazz –Stella Bass\, Carole Nelson Trio\, Lee Meehan Quintet and Cormac Kenevey – will bring star-studded bands to the Wexford venue. \nA series of outdoor stages – the Castle Stage\, the Sunken Garden\, the Visitors Centre’s jazz on the grass\, the Courtyard – will accommodate two full days of live jazz on Saturday and Sunday. Admission to the festival is free for members\, €9 a day for adult\, €7 for OAP/Students\, €4 child\, or €24 per day for a family of two adults and two children (Under 5’s are Free). General Admission tickets can be pre-purchased here: https://rb.gy/07bn8 \nA separate admission charge is in place for the evening headline acts at the Visitors Centre on Friday night (Mark Redmond and Chris Colloton Trio) and Saturday (Stella Bass with Barry Donohue\, Dominic Mullan and Johnny Taylor). \nJazz at Johnstown is a recipient of the Small Arts Festivals and Experimental Art Events Grants Scheme 2023 from the Arts Department\, Wexford Co. Council. It is also supported by Johnstown Castle\, Rosslare Municipal District\, Wexford Co. Council\, the Environmental Protection Agency\, the Irish Heritage Trust and Price Waterhouse Cooper. \nFULL SCHEDULE: *Subject to change* \nMark Redmond and Chris Colloton Trio \nJazz at Johnstown\, in the first of two indoor concerts at the Visitors Centre\, brings together jazz and Irish trad to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the seminal Horslips album\, The Táin. Our special guest is Wexford piper Mark Redmond\, playing alongside Jazz at Johnstown frequent headliners\, the Chris Colloton Trio\, featuring on keyboards the young wizard Killian Browne\, and guesting on drums\, the brilliant Lorcan Byrne.  Guitar supremo Chris and Mark will reimagine The Táin\, which represented the zenith of the Horslips’ Celtic Symphony years\, as the opening concert of the 2023 Jazz at Johnstown festival. The coming together of these great musicians will demonstrate how both trad and jazz can easily incorporate aspects of each other into a stunning fusion of improvisational brilliance. Making his debut at Jazz at Johnstown\, Mark Redmond has toured globally as a soloist and ensemble musician. This is a one-off occasion to see these four eminent musicians playing a classic from the Irish repertoire as an ensemble. (8 p.m @ the Visitors Centre) \nSATURDAY\, JUNE 24 \nThe Ivy Sisters \nThe Ivy Sisters (Sharon Clancy\, Jilly Cox and Aileen Donohoe)\, a vintage vocal harmony trio from Wexford\, is one of the country’s most accomplished exponents of vocal jazz and swing. A live performance by these singers\, all of whom come from a performing and theatrical background including the West End\, promises a cocktail of sassy entertainment which can switch from seductive harmonising to a full blown\, delicious euphony of pitch-perfect harmony\, in seconds. A perennial favourite at Jazz at Johnstown. \n(11.30 a.m @ the Visitors Centre) \nCarole Nelson Trio \nCarole is a London-born jazz pianist\, saxophonist and composer who has been living in Ireland since 1986. Her current project\, the Carole Nelson Trio\, with Carole on piano\, bassist Cormac O’Brien and drummer Dominic Mullen\, began at a piano festival in Dublin in 2015. Their first album\, One Day in Winter was released November 2017. Comprising all original compositions from Carole\, the album follows the course of a winter’s day\, inspired by the South County Carlow landscape between the River Barrow and the Blackstairs Mountains\, where she currently lives and was described as ‘a finely-wrought meditation that tapped into the spacious European piano trio tradition of Tord Gustavsen and Marcin Wasilewski’ by Cormac Larkin in The Irish Times. Arboreal is the trio’s second album\, which was released in 2020 and featured another collection of outstanding compositions. \n(12.30 p.m. @ the Sunken Garden) \nGediminas Karkauskas Trio \nGediminas Karkauskas from Lithuania is a jazz pianist\, composer and educator who has been living in Dublin for the past two decades. In 2020 Gediminas released his debut album\, Lost Suite\, which was critically acclaimed not only in Europe but also in the USA\, where it remained in the charts for fifteen weeks. It was cited by ‘jazzfuel’ as one of the top jazz albums of the year whilst American author Debbie Burke devoted a whole chapter of her book \, “tasty jazz jams for our times vol.2” to an appreciation of Lost Suite. Gediminas will be joined by Wexford drummer Kevin Lawlor and Kilkenny bassist Adrian Jackson. \n(1.15 p.m.  @ Johnstown Castle) \nÄTSCH \nDublin four-piece ÄTSCH started life in 2016 as the graduation project of German-born guitarist Matthias Winkler\, but the chemistry between its members – the band also features keyboardist Graeme Bourke\, bassist Eoin O’Halloran and drummer Hugh Denman – has kept them together over the last six years: the band’s third album proves the musical rewards that can flow from such sustained engagement. \n(2.15 p.m. @ the Visitors Centre) \nPogo Bear \nPogo Bear – Daniel Rorke\, saxophone\, Cormac O’Brien\, double bass and Shane O’Dononvan\, drums – is a trio of dynamic and innovative musicians. Formed in the vibrant and thriving music scene in Dublin\, this trio have honed their sound over recent years\, drawing inspiration from a wide range of musical genres. They have created a distinctive sound that is both accessible and complex\, showcasing their technical proficiency and improvisational skills. Pogo’s live shows are a tour de force of energy and creativity\, with each member taking turns to shine as they weave intricate melodies and harmonies together. From high-energy bebop to soulful ballads\, this trio seamlessly blends genres and styles to create a truly unique musical experience. Whether on stage or in the studio\, this trio is a true embodiment of the power of collective musical expression. \n(3.15 p.m. @ the Courtyard) \nTBL8 \nTBL8 is a big-band inspired brass and stage ensemble based in Dublin and playing together since June 2017. Most of the band learned their instruments in the Finglas Concert and Marching Band as kids\, where they became friends and started playing the music they wanted to play. Since then\, they have put together a set-list of both original compositions as well as original arrangements based on modern pop songs. \n(4.15 p.m. @ the Visitors Centre) \nStella Bass (with Barry Donohue\, Dominic Mullan and Johnny Taylor) \nIf ever a trio of musicians in contemporary Irish jazz warranted the description as a super group\, bassist Barry Donohue\, drummer Dominic Mullan and keyboardist Johnny Taylor fit the bill. They are the sensational sound behind one of the best jazz vocalists in the country\, Stella Bass\, making her Jazz at Johnstown debut on Saturday\, June 24\, at 8 p.m. \nSince she released her first album in 2014\, Stella has performed at most of the major jazz festivals in Ireland\, as well as at Pizza Express in London and jazz venues in Germany\, France and Australia. She was a headline act at the 2017 Cork Jazz Festival in a concert she devised with acclaimed jazz guitarist Hugh Buckley\, which paid tribute to the Ella Fitzgerald/Joe Pass collaborations. \nThis show also toured Ireland that year\, and sold out twice in Dublin’s National Concert Hall. Stella had similar sell-out success in the NCH with her jazz-inspired interpretations of the music of Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim; this concert also toured Ireland. Stella’s versatile repertoire crosses over jazz\, classical and musical theatre\, though she is still most at home singing her beloved jazz standards\, inspired by her major influences\, Ella Fitzgerald and Barbra Streisand. \n(8 p.m. @ the Visitors Centre) \nSUNDAY JUNE 25 \nJazz Alley \nFor such a short and innocuous word\, ‘Swing’ packs quite a punch in jazz\,  and few ensembles pack as powerfully and as infectiously as the Vicky Barron-led Jazz Alley. Last year’s Jazz at Johnstown festival opener\, Jazz Alley will return to the familiar haunt of jazz on the grass at the Visitors Centre\, with a set which includes popular favourites and occasional rarities with an astonishing sound. Jazz never gets old\, played by a band like Jazz Alley from Wexford. Vicky’s unique tone and approach to melody have helped define lyrical saxophone playing in Wexford for many\, many years. \n(11.45 a.m. @ the Visitors Centre) \nMelanie O’Reilly Quartet \nWexford-based Melanie O’Reilly and her star-laden swing jazz trio – Gediminas Karkauskas – piano\, Adrian Jackson –bass and Kevin Lawlor – drums present a bouquet of sultry swinging jazz celebrating legendary singers Anita O’Day\, Ella Fitzgerald\, Rosemary Clooney\, Nina Simone\, Mel Torme\, Jon Hendricks among many\, revisiting the Great American Songbook while bringing new life to the memory of  jazz vocal legends and songwriters of Tin Pan Alley. \n(1. p.m.  @ the Sunken Garden) \nPresto \nPresto from Wexford is a newly formed duo between Des O’ Callaghan and Hayley Crosbie. Between them they have a whirlwind of experience! Guaranteed to provide a high energy and entertaining performance with a variety of different music\, from classics to modern to jazz! They are not to be missed over a cup of coffee or Sunday lunch! \n(1.15 p.m. @ the Visitors Centre restaurant) \nCormac Kenevey (with Dominic Mullan\, Dave Redmond and Johnny Taylor) \nIn 2006\, Cormac Kenevey funded and recorded his first album This Is Living – a collaboration with the exceptionally talented Dublin stalwart Phil Ware and his Trio. It was quickly picked up and released by Alan Bates at the CANDID record label in London (home to Stacey Kent and Jamie Cullum). Thus began a career as a jazz singer with a string of critically acclaimed national and international appearances. His second album The Art of Dreaming confirmed his place on the international jazz scene. His tour dates have included locations in London (Ronnie Scott’s\, Pizza Express Dean St) around Europe\, and as far afield Abu Dhabi and Mexico. During this period he also took the time to complete a Master’s Degree in Jazz performance\, specialising in the art of Vocalese and in the vocal stylings of hero and eventual mentor\, Mark Murphy. A big crowd favourite last year\, he brings a magnificent trio to Jazz at Johnstown: Dominic Mullan\, Dave Redmond and Johnny Taylor. \n(2.15 p.m.  @ the Visitors Centre) \nSharon Clancy Trio \nAn opportunity to see this ensemble on home soil before it makes its international debut at the Aberjazz International Festival in the UK in August. With Vicky Barron on saxophone/clarinet and Terry Byrne on keyboards/piano\, singer Sharon Clancy can sing straight-ahead jazz with aplomb but switch styles in the blink of an eye. A frequent headliner over the years at Jazz at Johnstown with the Chris Colloton Trio\, Sharon has both a smouldering and sensuous vocal with a seasoned performer’s mastery of the stage. \n(3.15 p.m.  @ the Courtyard) \nLee Meehan Quintet (with Shane O’Donovan\, Dave Redmond and Darragh O’Kelly) \nThe Lee Meehan Quintet is a high octane ensemble. Lee\, guitar\, will be joined on stage by the incredible talent of Shane O’Donovan on drums\, Dave Redmond on bass\, Darragh O’Kelly on keyboards and Michael Buckley on saxophone. Lee will be performing his own original songs as well as jazz standards from the great American songbook. Lee is best known on the Irish music circuit for being a blues guitarist and singer playing with the likes of Don Baker\, The 9Bars (9bar blues band) Gotcha!\, The Business\, Rob Strong\, Damien Dempsey\, Mik Pyro (Republic Of Loose). After hearing Wes Montgomery for the first time Lee quickly became fascinated with jazz and studied the genre extensively for some time. \n(4.15 p.m. @ the Visitors Centre)
URL:https://johnstowncastle.ie/event/jazz-at-johnstown-3-day-festival/
LOCATION:Johnstown Castle Estate\, Y35 HP22\, Ireland
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