New Irish Jazz Orchestra
At a glance
About this event
The New Irish Jazz Orchestra is a professional large jazz ensemble that provides a platform for Ireland’s finest jazz improvising talent, big band virtuosi and - most importantly - new composers and arrangers.
The ensemble has evolved from a three - year series of highly successful collaborative projects conceived and directed by Paul Dunlea. The band has performed sell out shows across the country in venues including The Opera House, Cork, The Grand Opera House, Belfast & The Everyman Theatre - Cork along with headlining the 2015 Cork & Limerick Jazz Festivals. Entire concerts have alsobeen broadcast nationally on both RTE and BBC radio.
The band will perform works by leading composers from home and abroad as well as classic big band repertoire.
Sax/Woodwind:
Brendan Doyle, Mark Wilde, Karl Rooney, Michael Lynch, John O'Connor
Trumpets:
Ryan Quigley, Eamonn Nolan, Tom Walsh, Linley Hamilton
Trombones:
Trevor Mires, Karl Ronan, Eoghan Kelly, Ross Brennan
Rhythm Section:
Cormac Mccarthy (Piano), Julien Colarossi (Guitar), Dan Bodwell (Bass), Alyn Cosker (Drums)
Vocalist:
Laoise Leahy
Location
CIT Cork School Of Music Union Quay T12 E9HY
Venue details
Curtis Auditorium - The 385-seat Curtis Auditorium, with adjustable acoustics (ceiling and walls), adjustable stage size, 2 Steinway D model grand pianos, and both live and studio recording capabilities.
Stack Theatre - A 150-seat black box that can be configured for a variety of uses.
