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Welcome to the Galway Jazz Festival 2017. I am proud to be part of a team once again presenting a festival of the highest quality here in Galway. There are over 40 events - Local, National and International across 20 different venues. The festival highlights include Masterclasses, a film screening, a swing dance night, jam sessions, solo performances, large ensemble performance, poetry, panel discussion, a youth ensemble workshop and much much more in between.We are indebted to all our local and national sponsors without whom this festival would not

be possible, and we are delighted to be funded by Galway City Council, The Arts Council and Culture Ireland.We hope you take away with you some of the spirit of improvisation, communication and creativity, which will be in abundance during these four days.

Matthew Berrill

Artistic Director Galway Jazz Festival 2017

A forty-year veteran of the music industry, Carl Corcoran has worked in song writing, studio production, radio production, live performance, music publishing, festival direction, community education and community outreach. His almost ten year tenure as Presenter/compiler/curator of the

highly acclaimed Blue of the Night on RTE lyric fm, has cemented his position in the arts/music community and further committed him to the advancement of the arts, the accessibility of such to the public and the support for creative artists.

Welcome

Carl CorcoranOpening Address

The Kitchen

Friday 6th October6.00pm · Free

Poet Eva Bourke recently collaborated with Vincent Woods to compile and edit ‘Fermata’ a book of poetry and prose inspired by music.

For this reading Eva will be joined by musician Olesya Zdorovetska for a performance of poetry and music intertwined.

Dave Flynn’s Irish Memory Orchestra is ‘a formidable collective of musicians’ (Irish Times) which has created a unique sound-world by combining the talents of its traditional Irish music, classical and jazz musicians. Their repertoire of original compositions by Flynn, Yates and Ó Loclainn explores the intersections between jazz and traditional Irish music.

Dave Flynn: guitarNeil Ó Laclainn: bassAidan Dunphy: drumsNeil Yates: trumpetMatthew Berrill: clarinet/saxophone

With influences from the classical and jazz worlds, Cora Venus Lunny and Colm O'Hara will bring you on a journey of creativity and discovery using free improvisation as a structure for this performance.

Cora Venus Lunny: violinColm O'Hara: trombone

Eva Bourke +Olesya Zdorovetska

Irish Memory Orchestra Jazz Ensemble

Cora Venus Lunny + Colm O'Hara

Black Gate Cultural Centre

Thursday 5th October 1.00pm · €7


Friday 6th October1.00pm · €7


Saturday 7th October1.00pm · €7

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Trondheim Voices is an all female Norwegian ensemble of improvising vocalists, constantly challenging and changing the framework for how a vocal ensemble can produce sound art. Since 2001, they have made solid statements as developers within vocal and improvised music, expanding the traditional concert format, searching for new music in the interaction between the singers, the audience, the surroundings and new technology.Through their many collaborations with cutting edge composers and stage artists, and especially through their collaboration with sound designer Asle Karstad and visual artist Ann-Cathrin Hertling, Trondheim Voices has reached a whole new level of improvising, with both music, movement, new technology, space, and time. The subtle interaction between the singers, the sound-designer, the audience, and the moment, is their point of navigation – making new music through listening and letting go.

“The Norwegian Vocal Ensemble of all times”Dagsavisen’s top 10 Norwegian Jazz releases 2016

TrondheimVoices

St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church

Thursday 5th October8.00pm · €10

Naomi Berrill is an Irish cello player and singer, she is currently based in Florence where she works as a freelance musician. After classical studies Naomi started a solo project for cello and voice and so far she has collaborated with cellist Giovanni Sollima, New York City Ballet, Crash Ensemble, writer Stefano Benni and theatre

directors such as Virgilio Sieni who is the current director of the Biennale Danza in Venice.Naomi's first solo album 'From The Ground' was released in January 2015 in collaboration with Musicamorfosi.

Naomi Berrill: cello and voice

Multi-instrumentalist composer, arranger and educator Neil Yates studied music at Salford University and Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

He stepped out into the professional music business in 1991, as a London-based jazz trumpeter working most notably for the BBC Big Band and Johnny Dankworth Orchestra. He moved on to higher profile session musician work in 1994, performing and recording with The Brand New Heavies, Supergrass, Black Grape, Lighthouse Family, Alison Moyet, Will Young, Suggs, Matt Bianco and Robbie Williams.

As an educator Neil lectures in music at Salford University, Leeds College of Music, and previously taught at Birmingham Conservatoire, Royal Northern College of Music and Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.

He has completed a four year PhD in Musical Artistry, is the winner of Arts Council Wales' Creative Wales Award 2012 and is Artistic Director of Llandudno Jazz Festival.

Neil Yates: trumpet

Naomi Berrill

Neil Yates

Kieran Moloney Music Shop

Thursday 5th October5.00pm · Free(ticketed, audience capacity 15)

Kieran Moloney Music Shop

Thursday 5th October6.00pm · Free (ticketed, audience capacity 15)

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Four wind instruments and drums – this is Le Rex, the ultimate mixture of groove, harmony and juicy melodies with an unmistakable addiction to the unexpected. They stand for a kind of cunning adventure jazz and like to record their CDs somewhere in public places such as department stores, construction sites, scrap yards and farms.

The sound of Le Rex reveals a spectacular kaleidoscope of crispy popgrooves, balkanese horn riffs, intoxicating and frisky rhythm ’n’ blues parts

and the sweet bitterness of leaden ballads mixed with breakneck horn solos.All this makes Le Rex one of the finest jazz bands from Switzerland.

Benedikt Reising: alto saxMarc Stucki: tenor saxAndreas Tschopp: tromboneMarc Unternährer: tubaRico Baumann: drums

Ohio raised saxophonist and composer Meilana Gillard emerged as a rising star on the New York scene whilst studying at the New School in the early 2000s and has gone on to play with Greg Osby, Charli Persip, Debbie Reynolds(!), Glenn Campbell and the all-female big band DIVA. Based near Belfast since 2012, she’s just released her second album ‘Dream Within a Dream’ on Lyte Records.

Meilana Gillard: tenor saxophoneNeil Ó Laclainn: bassShane O’Donovan: drums

Le Rex

Meilana Gillard Trio

Roisin Dubh

Thursday 5th October8.00pm · €8

Biteclub

Thursday 5th October9.00pm · Free

“North Galway” is a collaboration between GJF Artistic Director/musician/arranger/teacher Matthew Berrill and Irish producer/dj Cyril Briscoe.

A beat laden journey featuring live percussion and brass, looping through the influence of jazz in the hiphop and dance music of the last 30 years.

Anthony Collins digging deep into his jazz vinyl collection. Playing inside the front window of the

Blue Note accompanied by leading jazz guitarist Conor Cantrell.

Blue Note

Thursday 5th October 7.00pm · Free

Friday 6th October 7.00pm · Free

How can you have a bar with this name and not be part of a Jazz Festival?! The legendary label’s namesake comes through in great style this year, with two events gracing the programme.

North Galway

Anthony Collins + Conor Cantrell

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Following the success of last years Salthouse Sessions, local guitar wizard Aengus Hackett returns to conjure up a series of collaborative performances in this most welcoming of venues. Prepare to be beguiled.

Friday 6th · 7.00pmAengus Hackett: guitarMike Nielsen: guitar

Saturday 7th · 6.00pmAengus Hackett: guitarSam Comerford: saxophone

Sunday 8th · 3.00pmAengus Hackett: guitarNeil Ó Laclainn: bassDominic Mullan: drums

Salthouse Sessions

Based on a perfect interplay between oud, double bass and drums, the three musicians create an intricate braiding of jazz beats and maqam arabesques, of Eastern finesse and Western assertiveness, crossing all stylistic boundaries.“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity” is what the philosopher Seneca once said to describe coincidence. Playing on the word 'Hazard', meaning risk or destiny, the trio consider their chance encounter in 2011as a lucky strike, created through the combination of talent, the joy of playing and a lucky coincidence.The trio considers the cross-cultural exchange between East and West as one of the most important sources for their inspiration – Haz'art's music leaves space for a conversation

between Bass and Oud to create hybrid melodies that can't be attributed to a specific culture. Boubake freely improvises on the oud like a musician with Western roots, while Sell is one of the few bass players to really dive into Arabic maqam music.

Fadhel Boubaker (Tunis): oudJonathan Sell (Mannheim): double bassDominik Furstberger (Basel): drums, live electronics

Photograph by K

ees Stravers

Haz'art Trio

The Mick Lally Theatre


Salthouse Bar Free

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Hailing from Down Under, Ian has notched up more than 70 albums with his smooth vocals, guitar and trumpet. He has toured with his classic jazz, getting toes tapping and making swing the thing. Polish up your dancing shoes and get sweet to the beat with this swingtastic quintet.

Ian Date: guitar, trumpet, vocalsMyles Drennan: pianoNeil Ó Laclainn: bassDan Walsh: drumsBrian Wynne: saxophone

The Ian Date Swing Combo

Electric

Friday 6th October 9.00pm · €10

Ideally to help you avoid crashing! Here’s the perfect opportunity to pick up some new steps or to put some polish on your moves...(you always said you wanted to try it).

Sarah Mullen of ‘Swinging’ Out’ will lead a dance class in advance of the Ian Date Swing Combo concert in Electric. This is the perfect opportunity!

One of Galway’s favourite sons brings his inimitable presence to Biteclub to set the tone for our Swing Night. Joined by three of his finest accomplices, John Conneely will be offering up his own unique renditions of some Jazz and Blues tunes interspersed with his own original compositions.

John Conneely: Vox/guitarMark Sullivan: guitarCiarán Kelly: drumsMichael Corbett: piano

Swing Dance Crash Course

John Conneely

Electric

Friday 6th October7.00pm · €15Includes admission to ‘Ian Date Swing Combo’

Biteclub

Friday 6th October7.30pm · Free

Skratchlords is a collective of ‘Community Skratch’ artists. Performances are lively, scratching on powerful beats from producers within the collective. Naive Ted’s angular take on beat-oriented music meets at the margins of myriad styles but always follows a logical line (that admittedly may only be audible to himself..)Where machine is man, and man is on the cusp of a nervous breakdown, Ted’s hands control time via a pair of turntables.

Moschops is a scratch DJ who simply can not be messed with, always capturing the essence of digging obscure gems out of record stacks.

‘Skratchlords’Naive Ted (Limerick)Jimmy Penguin (Galway legend),Djackulate (of OKO fame), Symatic (Cut & Paste Records), MoschopsManipulate (Grandeurs Of Delusion)

SkratchlordsA night of scratch music, turntable improv and freestyle cuts

Biteclub


Galway Jazz Festival in association with Jeffers Pianos and Music Network are proud to present The Piano Scheme.In its first year the scheme will offer 10 free piano hires around the country provided by GJF and Jeffers Pianos of Bandon. It’s entirely a reaction to the chronic lack of performance opportunities for jazz/improv musicians outside Dublin. It’s also a push-back against the notion that it’s ok for jazzers to play electric keyboards rather than proper acoustic pianos, and a small push at getting jazz recognised as an equal to chamber music. It’s no less than the music and the current absolutely outstanding

generation of Irish jazz and improvising musicians deserve. We’ve tried to keep it as simple as possible- there are no age limits for applicants and we’ll be trying to achieve a decent gender balance.

Full details can be found at musicnetwork.ie/musicians/opportunities.

Piano Scheme

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Active on the European scene, Sam Comerford specialises in creative improvised music, playing tenor and bass saxophone.From 2012-2014 he represented Ireland in the European Saxophone Ensemble, and represented Ireland again in 2015-2016 at the 12 Points Festival.

Last seen in Galway at GJF17 as part of the astonishing band Aerie, this rare solo performance will have neck-hairs standing to attention!

Sam Comerford: tenor/ bass saxophone

Rauno Nieminen is one of the leading exponents of the Finnish stringed traditional instruments the kantele and jouhikko. His career has brought him renown as a performer, scholar and champion of the ancient instruments and folk music of Northern

Europe. He has a PhD from the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and in 1984 founded the luthier school at the Ikaalinen School of Art and Design.

Rauno Niemenen: kantele/ jouhikko

Sam Comerford

Rauno Niemenen

Coffeewerk+Press

Sunday 9th October3.00pm · Free (ticketed, capacity 15)

Coffeewerk+Press

Saturday 8th October 2.00pm · Free (ticketed, capacity 15)

Coffeewerk+Press

Just before going on stage, Thelonious Monk would often deliver this particular piece of advice to his band: ‘Don’t forget, always know …’ This year is the centenary of Thelonious Monk’s birth, and 'Always Know' is a piece for septet that will celebrate one of the great composers and jazz musicians of the 20th Century.

When I was about 12 years old my father brought home a double LP featuring a selection of Monk’s music. Since then I have listened to pretty much everything he ever recorded, formed bands dedicated to playing his compositions, and immersed myself in Monk’s musical and personal world. In writing this piece eight-part suite, thinking about what material I might use for inspiration, I decided to base the pieces on the various sayings contained in the ‘Monk’s Advice’ document - a piece of handwritten A4 paper on which band member Steve Lacy jotted down the typically gnomic, yet brilliant things Monk would say to the band. Each piece is based on one of

these sayings, and they have provided me with as much inspiration as they no doubt originally did for the original recipients. As Monk said, 'You've got to dig it, to dig it - you dig?'

–Ronan Guilfoyle

Matthew Berrill: alto/clarinet/bass clarinetSam Comerford: tenor/ flutePaul Dunlea: tromboneChris Guilfoyle: guitarGreg Felton: pianoRonan Guilfoyle: bassChristophe Lavergne: drums

Always Know - Monk at 100



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Matthew Berrill: Artistic DirectorEllen Cranitch: DirectorMaeve Bryan: Front of House ManagerAengus Hackett: Assistant Programmer

Ann O'Kelly: Artist LiasonMel Keane: DesignKieran Joyce: Website/ ITCiaran Ryan: General Manager

GJF Team

Two of the finest improvising musicians in Europe come together and play. They’re travelling from very different places to be here, so no opportunity to rehearse. They arrive, they sit down, they play. Pure improvisation at the very highest level.

Anyone who was at the Cava concert last year will know to turn up early for this!

Mike Nielsen: guitarSimon Nabatov: piano

Nielsen + Nabatov

Cava

Saturday 7th October4.00pm · Free

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Finnish kantele and jouhikko player Rauno Nieminen and New York based composer and computer musician Brett Sroka first began collaborating at the Arteles Creative Center, in Haukijärvi, Finland. Nieminen’s career has brought him renown as a performer, scholar, and champion of the ancient instruments and folk music of Northern Europe, whilst Sroka’s work in improvisation, computer music and modern composition has led to work in film, dance and installation.

Through Sroka’s live computer processing of Nieminen’s music, the duo create rich tapestries of electro-acoustic sound out of the roots of Northern European music, finding commonalities in centuries of culture, history and technology, imagining a boundless new form of music.

Rauno Niemenen: kantele and jouhikko Brett Sroka: electronics

Brett Sroka + Rauno Niemenen

The Mick Lally Theatre (upstairs)


Mike Nielsen dusts off his passport for the trip from Sligo to Galway, to present a solo exploration of the boundless possibilities of his guitar. With a PhD in microtonal improvisation under his belt, Mike is fearless, endlessly innovative, and gifted

with a boundless musical curiosity. No border police here.

Mike Nielsen: guitar

Mike Nielsen

Tartare


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Jack Talty and Graham Dunne explore improvised electroacoustic Irish traditional music, on concertinas, guitars, percussion and electronics. This duet project provides a platform to explore sympathies between the improvisatorynature of the Irish instrumental tradition, and electroacoustic composition. Jack Talty is a musician, composer, and producer from county Clare. In 2011, he founded Raelach Records, and has released three albums with the award-winning Ensemble Ériu. Since 2013 he has performed as a section leader with the Irish

Memory Orchestra. He has also recorded Na Fir Bolg with Cormac Begley and released his debut solo album, In Flow, in November 2016. Graham Dunne is a guitarist, audio engineer, music producer, music systems programmer, and electroacoustic music composer. Graham enjoys a career as a guitarist and as accompanist to singer Niamh Parsons, while also maintaining his interest in solo fingerstyle jazz guitar arrangement.

Jack Talty: concertinas Graham Dunne: guitar and electronics

Jack Talty + Graham DunneAs part of double bill with Cello Ireland

Mick Lally Theatre


Take four of Ireland’s leading cellists, put them in a room with The Hugh Buckley Quintet, armed with their instruments and a selection of utterly beguiling arrangements by the legendary Fiachra Trench, stand back, and hear the magic unfold. This meeting of musical minds is the brainchild of Una Ni Chanainn, cellist with the RTE NSO, whose lightbulb moment was a gig in the much loved and late lamented Dublin venue JJ Smyths, where the potential for jazz/classical cross pollenisation was demanding to be explored, and so this collaboration was born.

This performance is generously supported by Bill Whelan.

Cello IrelandAs part of double bill with Jack Talty/ Graham Dunne



Hugh Buckley: guitarPhil Ware: pianoDominic Mullan: drumsDan Bodwell: bassMichael Buckley: saxophone

Una Ni Chanainn: cello, RTE Symphony Orchestra Katie Tertell: cello, RTE Symphony Orchestra, Ailbhe McDonagh: cello, Trio Elatha Lioba Petrie: cello, 3epkano

We are thrilled to present this matched tasting between two of Galway’s best loved food and drink producers. Join us as our friends from Galway Bay Brewery invite us to sample their wares which will be matched with cheeses by Sheridans Cheesemongers.

Beer and Cheese tasting

The Mick Lally TheatreSaturday 7th October · 7.00pm

Free with ticket to Cello Ireland/ Talty and Dunne

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The Jimmy Cake formed as a 10-piece group in Dublin in 2000 from the fresh remains of local experimental rock noiseniks Das Madman. Since then they have collaborated live with the likes of Damo Suzuki, Iva Bittova & Charles Hayward while slowly drifting over the course of six albums from a pastoral psychedelia to full-on kosmische psych, fully realised on Master their 2015 aural

colossus. Drawing from the same sonic palette, their new album, ‘Tough Love’ is another serpentine & ecstatic creation from one of Ireland’s most consistently adventurous bands.

‘Thank God for The Jimmy Cake’ – Journal of Music.

Jimmy Cake

Biteclub


Jazz Juice was a legendary club night run by Aran McMahon on Sunday nights in the GPO in Galway from about 1994 to 2001. In the days before we were all online, a generation of Galway music fans got their musical education on the dancefloor at Jazz Juice.

Aran dusts the crates and takes his tunes to the Bierhaus on Saturday night.We’re thrilled to reprise this Galway institution for one super special night of funk, soul, hip hop and dancefloor jazz

Jazz Juice

Bierhaus


Following up from last year’s panel discussion ‘How Come More Girls Don’t Play The Drums’, THE GIRLS IN THE BAND tells the poignant, untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their fascinating, groundbreaking journeys from the late 20’s to the present day. These incredibly talented women endured sexism, racism and diminished opportunities for decades, yet continue today to persevere, inspire and elevate their talents in a field that seldom welcomed them. This screening will be presented by one of its producers, Nancy Kissock, who will host a Q&A after the screening

Girls in the Band Film Screening

Electric

Sunday 8th October10.30am · €5

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Melody and mischief from multilingual chanteuse and comedienne Karen Egan, who offers a captivating cocktail of songs from the heart-breaking to the hilarious, including the hits of Marlene Dietrich, Jacques Brel, Eartha Kitt and Julie London, along with her own celebrated ballads. Last seen in GIAF's presentation of Corn

Exchange's production 'Dublin By Lamplight', Karen will be accompanied by two of Ireland’s top jazz musicians, for some midday magic.

Karen Egan: vocalsCian Boylan: pianoDamian Evans: bass

Jazz Brunch with Karen Egan, Cian Boylan and Damian Evans

Electric

Sunday 8th October12.00pm

Following the release of her second album ‘Clouds’, Wicklow singer Aoife Doyle has found herself front and centre of the Irish Jazz scene. A songwriter and composer as well as a singer, Doyle’s latest album has brought together some of Ireland’s finest musicians and surely confirms her place as one of our finest jazz vocalists. For this performance she is joined by the incomparable Hugh Buckley on guitar

“Doyle’s singing is coming from a deeper, more natural place, with a feeling for the blues learnt from Billie Holiday and the rare ability to improvise vocally.” - Irish Times

Aoife Doyle: voiceHugh Buckley: guitar

Aoife Doyle + Hugh Buckley

Il Vicolo

Sunday 8th October3.00pm · Free

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In a new development for the Galway Jazz Festival, we’re extremely proud to be working closely with the Galway University Hospital Arts Trust to present a performance by three of Ireland’s finest jazz musicians during visiting hours on Sunday afternoon of this year’s festival. Actress and singer Karen Egan (last seen in GIAF's production 'Dublin By Lamplight) is joined by Cian Boylan and Damian

Evans for an afternoon of jazz standards and the occasional surprise.And yes, there will be a grand piano in the foyer of Galway University Hospital!

Karen Egan: vocalsCian Boylan: pianoDamian Evans: bass

GJF@GUH

Galway University Hospital Sunday 8th October3.30pm · Free

Italian pianist, bandleader and composer Simone Graziano started out his musical education in Florence where he graduated with honours in Classical Piano. He then attended Berkley School of Music to study jazz under the likes of Kenny Wheeler, John Taylor and Enrico Pieranunzi. With a string of highly acclaimed recordings as part of

duos, trios and larger ensembles, Graziano has become one of the more ‘in-demand’ collaborators both in Europe and the U.S. His visit to GJF17 will be his Irish debut!

Simone Graziano: piano

Simone Graziano

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Moscow born but long-time Cologne resident, Simon Nabatov started his musical education in the Moscow Conservatory before transferring to the Juilliard School of Music when his family emigrated and settled in New York at age 20. He very quickly achieved a reputation as an extraordinarily virtuosic player combining dazzling technique with huge physical presence and an innate musicality that belied his tender years.Since then he has been working continuously either as a soloist, small ensemble collaborator or as the pianistic driver of the NDR Big Band. For many years he was a constant musical accomplice to Nils Wogram in various different configurations, but the list of musicians with whom he has worked is long and extremely impressive...Paul Motian, Kenny Wheeler, Tom Rainey, Sonny Fortune, Alan Skidmore, Misha Mengelberg – the list goes on.

For this visit to Galway he brings his ‘new’ trio, fellow Cologne residents Stefan Schoenegg on Bass and Dominik Mahnig on Drums

Simon Nabatov: PianoStefan Schoenegg: BassDominik Mahnig: Drums

Simon Nabatov Trio

Loam

Sunday 8th October5.00pm · €10

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Florence based pianist Simone Graziano has a special feeling for contemporary sonic structures. His music is based upon a beautifully organized dialogue between written parts and freedom.Galway born cellist and singer Naomi Berrill joins Simone to create a unique palette of sounds, harmonies and original textures.Her repertoire covers a vast and varied spectrum of styles and genres, featuring her voice and

cello in subtle yet engaging arrangements and compositions. In this performance we will hear a selection of her new original work.

Naomi Berrill: cello and voiceSimone Graziano: piano

Naomi Berrill +Simone Graziano as part of double bill with Arve Henriksen and Terje Isungset



Arve Henriksen and Terje Isungset are two of the most prominent and significant representatives of Norwegian jazz.Trumpeter and composer Henriksen studied for five years in Trondheim, and since 1989 has graced the international freelance scene. The list of his collaborators is too long to include here, but names like Laurie Anderson, Joanna MacGregor, David Sylvian, Bill Frisell and The Christian Wallumrod Ensemble jump off the page. Last seen on these shores with Trio Mediaeval (which toured Ireland via Music Network), this visit with Terje Isungset will be a first for Irish audiences.

Terje is without doubt one of Europe’s most accomplished and innovative percussionists. Rooted deeply in both jazz and Scandinavian music, he brings these genres way beyond their traditional boundaries to create music that is innovative, visual, energetic, and provides a new and original listening experience for the audience.

Arve Henriksen: trumpetTerje Isungset: percussion

Arve Henriksen + Terje Isungset as part of double bill with Naomi Berrill and Simone Graziano



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The most picturesque setting in Galway? Hard not to agree, and also the perfect location for a Jazz Club!Join us each evening where the resident Koko Ensemble will be joined by all sorts of surprise guests from home and abroad including on Thursday Polish woodwind sensation Michal Zak

Conor Cantrell: guitarPaul O’Driscoll: bassSzymon Myzniak: drums

Il Vicolo Festival Club

Il Vicolo Festival ClubFree

Thursday 5th October 7.00pmFriday 6th October 9.30pmSaturday 7th October 10.00pmSunday 8th October 7.00pm

restaurant & wine bar

From 10.30pm each night of the festival, the Black Gate will run a series of late concerts and sessions.

Thursday 5th October:Emil Brandqvist Trio · €22.50(Limited to 40 tickets)“Withdrawn. Quiet. But powerful and intense. That’s why the fans love the music of Emil Brandqvist Trio.”

Friday 6th October: Black Gate Jazz Ensemble · FreeWith John Conneely and a host of guest musicians

Saturday 7th October: Paul McIntyre Trio · €5

Sunday 8th October:Black Gate IMPROV night · FreeA host of guest musicians capturing the lightning in a bottle that only comes with improvisation.

Black Gate Club

All tickets from the Black Gate

Exploring musical concepts that have shaped scratch music and the history of the Community Skratch Games, held in Galway since 2006.

Symatic has been making skipless scratch records for years. As one third of Cut & Paste Records, he has focused on making the format accessible, functional and musical.Developed in collaboration with Moschops, ‘Geometric Sounds’ is an introduction to the design

theories, practicalities and artistic approach to this format of record, which is used both as a direct sample source and as an instrument in its own right.Community Skratch Games was originally started in Galway by Jimmy Penguin and Deviant & Naive Ted. With the help of Manipulate it has spread to the UK and Europe, embarking on tours and collaborating with local artists.

For the second year running we’re delighted to be collaborating with Maoin Cheoil na Gaillimhe to present a student masterclass with one of the festival artists. This year cellist, vocalist, composer and arranger Naomi Berrill will work with string musicians exploring the art of improvisation.

For full details and booking please contact Maoin Cheoil na Gaillimhe on 091 528965

Geometric Sounds Workshop

Maoin Cheoil na Gaillimhe Masterclass

Bierhaus

Saturday 7th October 12pm noon · FreeSuitable for all ages

Presentation Primary School, Newcastle Road

Saturday 7th October3pm · €10

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Having an artist of the stature of Simon Nabatov at our festival presents wonderful opportunities. For this event the Galway Jazz Festival Youth Ensemble will be put through their paces by one of

the leading international jazz pianists/ composers/ teachers of his generation. An incredible opportunity for our young jazz musicians and a characteristically generous gift from a true maestro.

GJF are delighted to be teaming up with ‘Adventures in Music’ to present this very special concert aimed specifically at the under 10 year olds.The idea is very simple. Children are invited to bring a cushion so that they can sit near the performers, ask questions and see up close how the instruments work.Adventures in Music is a Galway-based music education intiative that has been providing high-quality child and family-friendly music events in Galway city and county for over ten years.

In addition to Cushion Concerts, Adventures in Music runs a number of music literacy and music education programmes in primary schools in Galway City and County in partnership with Galway-based Music School Maoin Cheoil na Gaillimhe.

Naomi Berrill: voice and cello

Simon Nabatov with GJF Youth Ensemble Masterclass

Adventures in Music





Panel Discussion‘If we teach it will they come?’

Grammy Award winner, Bill Whelan is one of Ireland’s best known musicians and composers. His legendary Riverdance has been selling out worldwide since 1995, and he has produced and played with U2, Van Morrison, Planxty, and Kate Bush amongst many others. He has a keen interest in music education, and sits on the boards of the Berklee School of Music in Boston, Music Generation, University of Limerick Foundation, Crash Ensemble, and the Irish Traditional Music Archive.

Eve O’Kelly works with Music Generation, Ireland’s national music education programme, in a senior role as Support and Development Manager. A graduate of UCC and the University of London, she is a former Director of Ireland’s Contemporary Music Centre, where she played a key role in developing the profile of contemporary Irish music at home and internationally. She is also an experienced music educator and has worked as a consultant with a range of arts organisations.

Jack Talty is a traditional musician, composer, producer and educator. He has played and toured internationally with many world class musicians, including Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill, Noel Hill, Tommy Peoples, The RTECO, and many more. Multi award winning, he founded the ground breaking group, Ensemble Ériu, with Neil Ó Loclainn in 2011. He is now completing his PhD, examining the institutionalisation of Irish Traditional music in Irish higher education. He is an in-demand teacher of concertina, and is the education officer with ICTM Ireland.

Ronan Guilfoyle is a bassist, composer and educator. He was the Director of the Newpark Music Centre 3rd level jazz programmes for more than 20 years, is the Director of the new Centre For Jazz Performance at DCU, and has been a guest teacher at more than seventy music schools around the world.

Appointed director of the Royal Irish Academy of Music in October 2010, Deborah Kelleher has played an integral role in the strategic development of Ireland’s oldest music conservatoire. During her time, she hasoverseen the establishment of associations with Trinity College, the Juilliard School, Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Liszt Academy, Hungary. She is a member of the board of Raidió Teilifís Éireann, and has served on the Arts Council’s Peer Review Panel.

Bill Whelan

Eve O’Kelly Jack Talty

Ronan Guilfoyle

Deborah Kelleher

The Mick Lally Theatre Upstairs

Saturday 7th October11.00am Free

50 years ago, degrees in Jazz performance didn’t exist - you just got out there and did it. Now, the number of third level institutions offering degree courses in jazz and improvisation is large and growing, both internationally and here in Ireland. We have assembled an A Team of musicians and educators to examine the advantages, necessity, demand for, and accessibility of such education.The discussion will be moderated by musician and broadcaster Ellen Cranitch. Ellen was a founding director of Music Generation, served as a Governor of the Royal Irish Academy of Music, and presents Vespertine on RTE Lyricfm.

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