The Ballydehob Jazz Festival features a Jazz funeral which, on two days over the bank holiday weekend, is staged late afternoon through the streets of the Village. The Jazz Funeral features efforts of local and visiting Artists, Musicians, Dancers and Puppeteers, which with the participation of local school children makes for a wonderful fun event for families and festival attendees. …
CLARE SANDS
Described by RTÉ Lyric FM as an ‘exceptional talent’ and HOTPRESS as ‘passionate and alluring’, Clare Sands is a young multi-instrumentalist, composer, and songwriter hailing from the vibrant musical city of Cork. She has a unique ability to blend folk, jazz, blues, and Irish music- a fantastic feisty fusion- while her alluring voices ebbs and flows throughout her eclectic music. …
TRAINMAN BLUES
Trainman Blues is a 4 piece modern blues/roots band, soaking the rawness and simplicity of 50’s style blues with modern production techniques. Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, the band is the brainchild of Irish singer/guitarist Richard Farrell ( https://www.richardfarrellmusic.com) and Laust Nielsen ( Producer/bass, John Primer, Gene Taylor og Jimmy Burns). Featured on the album and playing in live setting are Ronni Boysen on guitar (Kokomo king …
ACAPELLABELLA AND JAZZABELLA -Choirs at Jazz Fest 2018
Acapellabella: Ballydehobs’ very own community choir join the Sunday service…..bringing their harmony – filled sound into St. Matthias Church. Jazzabella is a fusion of two West Cork based Choirs led by Caz Jeffreys. Enjoy a collection of contemporary songs rich with harmonies and rhythm.
RUNAWAY RETROS
“Sassy, Soul/Swing Sounds from the South” THE VIBE With a voice husky as Amy Winehouse and distinctive as Dinah Washington, Runaway Retros’ charismatic vocalist, Colette Forde, blends together Sassy Soul and Retro Swing songs into a hugely entertaining set. Together with other founder members, Dave Barry, Upright and Electric Bassist who drives the rhythm with passion and precision …
JIMBINO VEGAN AND THE JAZZ CANNIBALS
The Jazz Cannibals were formed in early 2011 in New Orleans USA. Jimbino Vegan gathered musicians with a flair for fun to play his original songs and some old jazz classics. After moving back to Europe in 2015 Jimbino Vegan continued the band with some European musicians who he had met in New Orleans. Along with the original numbers …
A LISHEENS HOUSE MUSIC LIBRARY PRESENTATION – Saturday the 5th of may
Sat 5th May BANK HOUSE; 12-4PM A LISHEENS HOUSE MUSIC LIBRARY PRESENTATION An exhibition of Jazz illustrations curated by Karen Billing including a talk titled ‘A love Supreme” at 1pm and again at 3pm on the musical appreciation of John Coltrane’s ground breaking 1965 album
BARRENCE WHITFIELD & THE SAVAGES
BARRENCE WHITFIELD & THE SAVAGES Ballydehob Jazz Festival welcomes Barrence Whitfield & The Savages – A full on Soul man coming this far West will be the spark igniting Saturday’s Party taking the Festival Hall to new Heights. Barrence Whitfield is a full-throttle soul screamer in the spirit of Little Richard, Wilson Pickett, and Solomon Burke. Described as the owner …
Trio Balkan Strings
What an honour it is to have Trio Balkan Strings play the opening show of the Ballydehob Jazz Festival 2018 – This internationally virtuosic guitar trio who play in Concert Halls across the World will perform a gig at our Festival not to be missed by music lovers and aficionados The Trio Balkan Strings are Zoran Starcevic and his two …
Home Jazz Band Feating Milda Stasaitytė
Who better to rule the roost at the Moonshine Shindig than the returning heroes, travelling all the way from Vilnius, Lithuania -The Home Jazz Band. This Year also featuring the enigmatic lead vocalist Milda Stasaitytė. This band will have swing dancers tearing up the dance floor all night long. Home Jazz Band are an innovative and playful traditional jazz and …
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