Paul Dunlea and Cormac McCarthy Duo

About this event

We are delighted to welcome Paul Dunlea (trombone) and Cormac McCarthy (piano) to Maureen's for an intimate Jazz performance.

Sunday 15th December
8-10 p.m.
Tickets €10, reserve your free spot on Eventbrite and pay on the door. Space limited!

Although at home in a variety of musical styles, Cork trombonist, composer and arranger Paul Dunlea concentrates primarily on Jazz and Improvisation. One of Ireland’s most in demand musicians, Dunlea has performed/toured/recorded with Michael Bublé, Cassandra Wilson, Frankie Valli, Liam O’Maonlaoi, Mick Flannery, Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire), Bryce Dressner (The National), Lewis Nash, Peter Washington, Billy Drummond, David O’Rourke’s O’Rourkestra, Sachal Vadsandani, John Clayton, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, The Dublin City Jazz Orchestra, The New Irish Jazz Orchestra, The Syd Lawrence Orchestra, Hot House Big Band, Freezeroom & Brian Deady ... among others!

Cormac McCarthy is a Cork-born composer, arranger and pianist. He began studying piano aged four, and soon after discovered the joy of composition. He has gone on to perform and compose in a wide range of musical genres; from classical to jazz to Irish traditional music. In 2010 Cormac received the prestigious Bill Whelan International Music Bursary for young Irish composers studying abroad. He spent a number of years living in Chicago, where he completed a Masters in Jazz Studies at DePaul University. His compositions and arrangements have been recorded by such jazz icons as Phil Woods and Jeff Hamilton. As a pianist, he has performed extensively at concert venues, clubs and festivals throughout Europe and the US, recording and performing with artists across numerous genres, including Peter Washington, Billy Drummond, Liz Carroll, Tony Miceli, Padraig Rynne and Stan Sulzmann.