NIJF Day 2

About this event

Seventeen young musicians from eight different countries celebrate improvised music in a four day festival in Dublin.

Travelling from Venezuela to Portugal; Brazil to Germany; Israel to Peru; and Japan to Ireland, each performer presents a set of original music and selected covers influenced by their unique background and style. A one-of-a-kind event that brings together Afro-Cuban grooves, Brazilian harmonies and original melodies under the universal language that is jazz.

7pm. Julia Lima Quartet.

Katherine Argote - Vocals
Julia Lima - Guitar
Alex Delogu - Bass
David Boris - Drums

8pm Fiadh Rua Gregg

Irish born Vocalist and composer, Fiadh Rua Gregg presents a compilation of her original compositions and arrangements. Gregg has spent the last four years perfecting her unique sound as a musician, encompassing a mélange of jazz, bossa-nova, soul and funk, with a touch of avant-garde.
Fiadh Rua Gregg and the Mondegreen Quartet are the perfect match, where the addition of each individual musician, contributes to one, unified realm of sound!

Fiadh Rua Gregg - Vocals, Compositions, Arrangements
Featuring the Mondegreen Quartet:
Dylan Tonge Jones - Guitar
Eanna Ryder - Piano
Keith Tobin - Bass
Andy O'Farrell - Drums
With special guest Rodrigo Almonte

9pm Rodrigo Almonte Quartet.

Rodrigo Almonte is a Peruvian guitarist and composer based in Dublin. He has played extensively on the Peruvian jazz scene and he is steadily entering into the Irish jazz scene with his own trio and quartet. His lyrical melodies, fresh chords and intricate rhythms are equally present and well-balanced on his solos and compositions. With his South American and contemporary jazz influences, Almonte creates a unique way of understanding and listening to music.

Rodrigo Almonte (PER) Guitar
Eanna Ryder (IRL) – Piano
Keith Tobin (IRL) –
Bass Andy O' Farrell (IRL) – Drums