Grab a pizza and a pint and enjoy some live jazz provided by some of Dublin's finest musicians. Expect tunes by the likes of Herbie Hancock, Weather Report and Sun Ra.

Glass Mask Theatre

Step into a transformed Glass Mask Theatre for a decadent night of live jazz music. With a nod to New York of the 1970's, GMT welcomes you to sit back and enjoy a glorious playlist of live jazz in our elegant boutique theatre.

Kris Davis piano
​​​​​​​DoYeon Kim gayageum
Tom Rainey drums

Kris Davis is a Grammy award-winning pianist and composer described by The New York Times as a beacon for “deciding where to hear jazz in New York on a given night.”

Marc Copland piano
Robin Verheyen saxophones
Stephane Kerecki bass
Fabrice Moreau drums

‘In the hands of this group, music is magic, and Marc Copland is the master magician… Someday is one of the 10 best CDs of the year.’ – allaboutjazz.com, 9 December 2022

From the mid-1960s until the present day, the Beatles have held a fascination for jazz musicians, with jazz greats such as Count Basie, Herbie Hancock and Brad Mehldau all recording numerous songs by the Fab Four. Our co-founder and pianist Scott Flanigan continued this tradition in 2022 with a special one-off concert celebrating 60 years since the Beatles’ debut single, Love Me Do.

Join Ireland's King Of Swing Luke Thomas and his band The Swing Cats for The KINGS OF SWING TOUR... celebrating 100 years of SWING MUSIC from the 1920's to the modern day!!

Spend your Sunday evenings at Searsons of Baggot Street with their weekly jazz series led by Dublin-based vocalist and percussionist Cormac Kenevey. A staple of the Dublin jazz scene, Kenevey has been critically acclaimed for his recordings, live tours, and performances.

Arthur's Jam session is strictly jazz, but all musicians and listeners are welcome 

Doors at 8 / Jam starts at 8:30

Full backline provided

Grab a pizza and a pint and enjoy some live jazz provided by some of Dublin's finest musicians. Expect tunes by the likes of Herbie Hancock, Weather Report and Sun Ra.

Let's get together and play jazz standards! Get your chord changes from iRealPro, and the heads from the Real Book. All and any instruments and singers are welcome. This is an event organized by the community.

Linda Kenny
Damian Smith
Evelyn Grant narrator
Mark O’Shaughnessy, actor
Alan Carney MD
and the Singalong Songbook band

Following sell-out performances in theatres across Ireland, We’ll Meet Again: the Story of Vera Lynn makes its long-awaited appearance on to the main stage of the National Concert Hall for one night only.

Kildare Jazz Festival 2026 will host a performance by an Emerging Act, selected through an Open Call process.

Keep an eye on our social media and website for more info on how to apply!

With three album releases, two national tours, and two awards from Help Musicians, Aspyrian are fast gaining a reputation as one of the most ambitious new acts on the UK jazz scene.

TC.KYLIE is a contemporary jazz artist blending modern jazz, gaming-inspired soundtracks and influences from Hong Kong, Japan and the UK
TC KYLIE's keyboard and synth keytar performances draw on Robert Glasper, Shaun Martin and Japan’s acid-jazz pioneers Fox Capture Plan and jizue, with Sega- and Nintendo-inspired textures and the cinematic palette of Studio Ghibli and Joe Hisaishi.

Michael Buckley and his band are leading players in the current generation of Irish musicians.

They are well schooled with strong local and international experience and have moved beyond the environment they first developed in. They have formed their own sound and sensibility, composing, and performing at a new level.