Cormac Larkin

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Belfast saxophonist Meilana Gillard and the Dublin rhythm section of Dave Redmondand Kevin Brady avoid cliches and fly without a net

On his second outing, the Belfast pianist shows himself to be a composer and band leader of originality and depth

Livia label’s second offering post-reactivation is treasure of a different hue – a never-released duo recording of noted guitarist with pianist

Sean Carpio, Robert Stillman and Anders Holst’s new release explores a vast and spreading sonic frontier

This suite of nine songs, blending trad, folk, art song and jazz, unfolds like a narrative poem

The jazz giant’s finest album, Out on his Own, is being reissued this week. It’s astounding

Dutch arranger Reinout Douma and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra will present the music of Radiohead as you’ve never heard it before

There is a sense here of a musician who is taking risks and finding his own voice.

A beguiling blend of Irish traditional music, jazz and contemporary improv

The improv band’s third album weaves nicely between jazz, post-rock, math metal and West African polyrhythms

Dubliner Nigel Mooney’s tunes offer meticulous attention to musical detail and soar above imitators and revivalists

The great Brazilian musician — who left a big impression on Miles Davis — is coming to the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival

These fine musicians are willing to take their instruments into unexplored territories

Chris Ryan’s Belfast collective have created a proper concept album about modern anxieties