Cormac Larkin

Jazz: The best gigs this week

Michael Wollny is the highlight at this weekend’s Guinness Cork Jazz festival

Host review: Untamed abstraction meets melodic coherence

LAB Trio - Nature City review: triple whammy

LAB TRIONature City ****Out Note Records

Let’s talk about sax: this week’s must-see jazz gigs

Richie Buckley is the boss of himself, and Seán Mac Erlaine is double-jobbing this week

Fred Hersch - Open Book review

FRED HERSCHOpen Book *****Palmeto

Vijay Iyer Sextet - Far from Over review

vijay iyer sextetFar From Over****ECM

Going out this weekend, here’s the jazz

Cormac Larkin selects some of the best bands and events around the country

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Gary Peacock Trio review: Jazz masters move through the gears

Leitrim’s finest get experimental as a big band makes a welcome return

The best jazz gigs this week

Tim Berne’s Snakeoil: Incidentals – pointing to a brave new sound world

Matt Wilson review: A great jazz vehicle for Carl Sandburg’s poetry

Catch Kenevey in person and see How We Fly: this week in jazz

The best gigs from around the country

Denys Baptiste, The Late Trane – Caribbean-tinged Coltrane

Florian Ross Trio – Strong melody underscores rich sense of purpose

Dancing on the ceiling and swinging on the sofa: this week’s jazz gigs

This week, we look at some of the best jam and regular jazz sessions happening around the country

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