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Cork Jazz 2015: Saturday running order

Friday listings for Cork Jazz Festival 2015…

With all of the festivals taking place down south in the past couple of months the line-up for this year’s Jazz has nearly been lost in the ether. But not quite. The below listing will be updated regularly throughout the week as the smaller venues reveal further details. For Friday and Sunday click here and here.

Cork Jazz Festival (23rd-26th October)

Please check venue sites for official details as all times and dates are subject to change and I wouldn’t want to steer you wrong!

Saturday, 24th October

1am
– Jack & The Judges in The Oliver Plunkett – FREE

12.30am
– Christiana Underwood & Dylan Howe in Barbarossa – FREE

12am
– Metropole Club: The Busquitos in Metropole Met Bar – €20*
– Metropole Club: Strange Brew in Metropole Rhythm Room – €20*
– Cosmic Funk in Imperial Hotel Ballroom – €10
– Razzberry Jam in Imperial Hotel Seventy Six on the Mall – FREE
– Blu Tack & The Greenhorns in Oliver Plunkett Upstairs – FREE
– Moonstomp in The Sextant – FREE
– Velvin Lamont Band in Sin É – FREE

11.30pm
– Metropole Club: Blues Brothers Banned (11.45pm) in Metropole Ballroom – €20*
– Booka Brass Band in Cork Opera House – €15
– New York Brass Band in The Woodford – FREE

11pm
– Greg Wilson in Savoy Theatre – €17
– Flashmob in Cyprus Avenue – €15
– Jabronis in Old Oak – FREE
– Donna Dunne in The Oliver Plunkett – FREE
– Art Crimes Band in The River Lee Hotel – FREE
– Onassis Solid Gold in Soho – FREE

10.30pm
Festival Club – Silent Disco in Cork Opera House – €5
– Des Hopkins Dixieland Jazz Spectacular in Clarion Hotel – FREE
– Lee Hedley Blues Band in The Long Valley – FREE
– Bourbon Jazz Band in The Rob Roy – FREE

10pm
– Metropole Club: Harry Connolly Allstars in Metropole Rhythm Room – €20*
– Tomaga, Wry Myrrh, Doug Shipton & Micí Durnin in Triskel TDC – €10
– Dan Walsh Trio and Not How, When DJs in Gulpd Café – €10
– Zoot Serious in Imperial Hotel Ballroom – €10
– Blackalicious in The Pav – €10
– The Service in An Bróg – FREE
– Horace & Friends in An Spailpin Fanach – FREE
– Nikki Griffin & Killian McCarthy in Barbarossa – FREE
– Fenton & The Phantoms in Brú – FREE
– iFunk in Canty’s – FREE
– The Mindbenders in Clancy’s – FREE
– Hot Guitars in Coughlan’s – FREE
– Remedy in The Flying Enterprise – FREE
– Mockingbird in Fred Zeppelin’s – FREE
– Skazz in The Grafton – FREE
– Kaara in The Idle Hour – FREE
– Bad Girls Groove in Reardens – FREE
– The Light Runners in The Sextant – FREE

9.30pm
– Metropole Club: John Connolly Express (9.45pm) in Metropole Ballroom – €20*
– Metropole Club: Contraband (9.45pm) in Metropole Met Bar – €20*
– Mary Stokes Band in Counihan’s – FREE
– Niall Marron Trio & Joy Ellis in The Met Bar – FREE
– Roaring Forties in The Poor Relation – FREE

9pm
– The Hot 8 Brass Band in The Bodega – FREE
– Martin Pleass Band in Costigan’s – FREE
– Rhythmites in Crane Lane Theatre – FREE
– The Velvin Lamont Band in Imperial Hotel Seventy Six on the Mall – FREE
– Rob Strong in Oliver Plunkett Upstairs – FREE
– Lamarotte Jazz Band in The River Lee Hotel – FREE
– Joey Shields & The Wheels in The Shelbourne – FREE
– Jazz Red Trio in Sin É – FREE
– Collage in The Woodford – FREE

8.30pm
– Idol Bones in Clarion Hotel – FREE
– Busquitos Banned in Old Oak – FREE

8pm
– The Coronas in Cork Opera House – €36
– Marcus Miller/Peter King & Urban Jazz in Everyman Theatre – €35
– Savina Yannatou with Barry Guy & Francesco Turrissi/Umbra in Triskel Christchurch – €20
– Something Happens in Cyprus Avenue – €20
– Metropole Club: Quango Rhinehart in Metropole Met Bar – €20*
– Sinnerboy (Rory Gallagher tribute) in The Pav – €12
– 7.5 Tonnes of Beard, Fivewilldie and Hornets in Cork Community Printshop – €10
– Interskalactic in An Bróg – FREE
– Blue Steel in Canty’s – FREE
– Andy Dunne in Clancy’s – FREE
– Ajo Arkestra (formerly Dublin Afrobeat Ensemble) in Deep South – FREE
– Karen Underwood & The Booty Band in The Sextant – FREE

7.30pm
– Fire & Water in Barbarossa – FREE
– Created By Comets in The Oliver Plunkett – FREE

7pm
– Souldriven in The Bodega – FREE
– Long Beach Bossa Band in Clarion Hotel – FREE
– B Major in Electric – FREE
– Chester City Orchestra in Imperial Hotel Seventy Six on the Mall – FREE
Blue Note Jazz in The Roundy – FREE
– 0hn0 Jazz Band in Soho – FREE

6.30pm
– Skazz in Crane Lane Theatre – FREE
– New York Jazz Band in The River Lee Hotel – FREE
– Ronnie Costley in Sin É – FREE
– Swingin’ Bluecats in The Woodford – FREE

6pm
Jazz Session in Canty’s – FREE
– The Mindbenders in Clancy’s – FREE
– 38 Tonnes Brass Band in Deep South – FREE
– Eileen Healy in El Fenix – FREE
– Metropole Club: Pod Fusion in Metropole Met Bar – FREE
– The Busquitos in Oliver Plunkett Upstairs – FREE
– Wild Birds in The Poor Relation – FREE
– Guilty Judges in Reardens – FREE
– She Said in The Sextant – FREE
– Harry Connolly Allstars in The Shelbourne – FREE

5.45pm
– Lee Hedley Blues Band in The Long Valley – FREE

5pm
– Dark Town Strutters in Barbarossa – FREE
– Pontius Pilate & The Naildrivers in An Bróg – FREE
– Belleville Hot Club in Brú – FREE
– Des Hopkins Dixieland Jazz Spectacular in Clarion Hotel – FREE
– John Connolly Band in Imperial Hotel Seventy Six on the Mall – FREE

4.30pm
– Fixity and European Sensoria Band in Triskel Project Space – €10
– Guitar Gathering Jazz Camp Jimmy Smyth in Cork School of Music – FREE

4pm
– Niall McCabe Band in The Bodega – FREE
– Pat Fitz in Clancy’s – FREE
– Art Crimes Band in Cork Lity Gaol – FREE
– Mary Stokes Band in Counihan’s – FREE
– Zaska in Crane Lane Theatre – FREE
– Jazz on the Plaza in Emmet Place – FREE
– Blues Brothers Banned in Old Oak – FREE
– Art Crimes Band in The Oliver Plunkett – FREE
– One Horse Pony in Sin É – FREE
– Jerome Rimson & Bad Boy Blues in The Woodford – FREE

3.30pm
– Guitar Gathering Jazz Camp Ben Prevo in Cork School of Music – FREE

3pm
– Roaring Forties in BDSM – FREE
– Bluezette in Clarion Hotel – FREE
– Connie & John in El Fenix – FREE
– Jazz on the Plaza in Emmet Place – FREE
– Chester City Orchestra in Imperial Hotel Seventy Six on the Mall – FREE
– Metropole Club: Romsas Big Band in Metropole Ballroom – FREE
– Metropole Club: Tony Clayton-Lea Q&A in Metropole Birdland Room – FREE
– Metropole Club: Peter Moc & Mark Flynn in Metropole Blue Note Room – FREE

2.30pm
– Ian Date Trio in Barbarossa – FREE
– The Swingin’ Bluecats in An Bróg – FREE
– Metropole Club: Jazz Gospel Choir (2.45pm) in Metropole Rhythm Room – FREE
– Gary Baus Trio in Mutton Lane – FREE

2pm
– Paul Dunlea Quintet in The Bodega – FREE
– New York Brass Band in Cork Lity Library – FREE
– Guitar Gathering Jazz Camp John Walsh (2.15pm) in Cork School of Music – FREE
– Jim Airis – Wild Birds in Crane Lane Theatre – FREE
– Jazz on the Plaza in Emmet Place – FREE
– The Jabronis in Old Oak – FREE
– Karen Underwood in The Sextant – FREE
– The Busquitos in The Woodford – FREE

1pm
– Belleville Hot Club in The River Lee Hotel – FREE
– Harry Connolly Allstars in The Shelbourne – FREE

1.15pm
– RTE ConTempo Quartet in Triskel Christchurch – FREE

1pm
Guitar Gathering Jazz Camp: Hugh Buckley in Cork School of Music – FREE
– Bobcat Billy’s Moonshine Mission in Imperial Hotel Seventy Six on the Mall – FREE
– Metropole Club: Elgart Jazz Band in Metropole Met Bar – FREE
– Clare Sands Quintet in The Oliver Plunkett – FREE

12pm
– Hot 3 Jazz Trio in Barbarossa – FREE
– The Roaring Forties in An Bróg – FREE
– Lyda in Old Oak – FREE

11am
– Record & CD Fair (until 6pm) in Unitarian Church – FREE (or depends on you!)

*Metropole Club €20 entry to all events after 8pm

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Cork Jazz Festival 2015 takes place in various venues from 23rd-26th October

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