The musician hit an unexpected barrier when tendonitis almost stopped him performing. But it also led to his noted career as a composer and arranger

The cold war was built on assumptions that Americans and Russians lived opposite lives. ‘What if that was a lie?’ the Irish photographer asks in his new book

Young saxophonist, composer and bandleader says she is a ‘massive perfectionist and complete workaholic’

The musician, whose multinational Kevin Brady Electric Quartet embark on a rare tour in May, talks about teaching, his influences and the state of jazz in Ireland

The saxophonist has seen huge changes in British jazz since her early performances. She’s now both a figurehead and a breakthrough international star

Ronan Guilfoyle, Michael Buckley, Leopoldo Osio and Brendan Doherty are joined by Wheeler’s friend Nick Smart – the perfect host, guide and devotee

Cork venue also hosts outstanding quintet led by trombonist, composer and Cork music hero Paul Dunlea

The musician, whose jazz ballet suite Spondance is about to be re-released, is as important to jazz as John Banville is to literature, Robert Ballagh to art and Gay Byrne to TV

‘Thank God I’m alive,’ Mary Coughlan sings on her album Repeat, Rewind. Hear, hear

The shapeshifting percussionist, who played vital roles in bands led by Miles Davis and Jan Garbarek, leads an absorbing 70-minute set

The Grammy winner gets his biggest cheer for Hey Laura, but Porter standards such as Liquid Spirit and Mister Holland are no less rapturously received

Cork Jazz Festival 2024: Bro got his big break when the renowned drummer Motian asked him to join his band

This multilayered and carefully crafted music feels like a significant step forward

Nobody does sound design like the Pakistani-raised singer and producer, whose new album is ‘about being flirty and crazy’ and who will soon seduce Dublin

Ezra Collective’s new album, an ‘ode to the sacred act of dancing’, could be set in a church or at a carnival, wedding or even funeral, says Femi Koleoso