Bray Jazz Festival

Bray Jazz Festival Bray Jazz Festival is an international boutique music event taking place on the southern fringes of Dublin, on the May Bank Holiday weekend, each year.

"One of the very best small jazz festivals in Europe" - All About Jazz
"The connoisseur's jazz festival" - The Irish Times

Of course we couldn't comment... far too modest! The event has hosted performances by a broad range of leading international jazz artists, including Dave Douglas, John Scofield, Eliane Elias, Tomasz Stanko, Tord Gustavsen, Stefon Harris, Steve Coleman, Louis Sclavis and Rich

ard Galliano. Bray Jazz has also provided a platform for the presentation in Ireland of exciting new talent in contemporary jazz, and has showcased Irish concerts featuring players such as Mathias Eick, Gwilym Simcock, Marius Neset and Ambrose Akinmusire, amongst others. Bray Jazz has been described as "one of the very best small jazz festivals in Europe."

As ever, Dublin Jazz Photography captures the images and the moments from this year's festival. Thank you so much for pr...
05/05/2026

As ever, Dublin Jazz Photography captures the images and the moments from this year's festival. Thank you so much for providing this wonderful visual recorded of the weekend. These photos are from Saturday's festival shows...

Owing to circumstances beyond our control we regrettably have had to cancel this weekend's performance by Mongolian sing...
02/05/2026

Owing to circumstances beyond our control we regrettably have had to cancel this weekend's performance by Mongolian singer ENJI. Our apologies to all of those who had booked tickets for this performance. Refunds have been issued. We were very much looking forward to hosting this remarkable Mongolian singer's first Irish show. Maybe in the future...

Great photos and grateful once more to John Cronin Dublin Jazz Photography for capturing these lovely images from the fi...
02/05/2026

Great photos and grateful once more to John Cronin Dublin Jazz Photography for capturing these lovely images from the first night of this year's 25th anniversary Bray Jazz Festival.

A pretty cool first for us. Last minute prepping underway for our 25th year. Music kicks off tonight with at . .
30/04/2026

A pretty cool first for us. Last minute prepping underway for our 25th year. Music kicks off tonight with at . .

Bray Jazz is delighted to partner with the Wicklow Artists Salon as they host 'In the Moment,' a workshop with three of...
27/04/2026

Bray Jazz is delighted to partner with the Wicklow Artists Salon as they host 'In the Moment,' a workshop with three of Ireland's leading jazz improvisers, as a part of this weekend's festival programme.

Conversations on creativity and improvisation will up for discussion, when some of Wicklow's leading arts practitioners join musicians Ronan Guilfoyle, Matthew Jacobson and Chris Guilfoyle for a three-hour workshop at Bray Town Hall this Saturday morning, from 10am to 1pm.

The event is free to attend but ticketed. If you're interesting in joining the discussions and an exclusive mini-gig, please register your interest by booking at: www.mermaidartscentre.ie/whats-on/events/wicklow-artists-salon-16

No musical experience needed!

26/04/2026

We can’t wait to welcome Yurodny back to Bray Jazz on Sunday 3rd in the Festival’s brand new late night venue!
First formed by saxophonist Nick Roth in 2007, Yurodny throw open the borders between jazz, Balkan groove and Eastern-European folk - spinning wild instrumental journeys through klezmer, gypsy rhythms, and the avant-garde.
Now, following a period of hibernation Yurodny are reforming under Roth for this special 25th anniversary Bray Jazz show!
“triumphant, vibrant and irresistable!“ - The Irish
Times

Tickets are flying out for this year’s festival! 🔥With only one week to go, don’t wait to grab yours! 🎟️Limited availabi...
25/04/2026

Tickets are flying out for this year’s festival! 🔥
With only one week to go, don’t wait to grab yours! 🎟️
Limited availability for:
- ‘That’s Him’: The Music of Kurt Weill - Sara Dowling & Sam Braysher Quartet (UK/Palestine)

Poppy Daniels Band (UK)

The Genuine Jazz Orchestra (Ire)

A nice preview of this year's 25th Anniversary Bray Jazz Festival in The Irish Independent.
21/04/2026

A nice preview of this year's 25th Anniversary Bray Jazz Festival in The Irish Independent.

As the Bray International Jazz Festival returns this May bank holiday weekend for its 25th anniversary, the familiar ring of good news and bad news has begun to resound with just two weeks to go.

A fascinating interview with the legendary Eddie Henderson in The Irish Times The Ticket, at the weekend. Worth checking...
20/04/2026

A fascinating interview with the legendary Eddie Henderson in The Irish Times The Ticket, at the weekend. Worth checking out - if you have a subscription to the paper you can read the story at the link below, or if your eyesight's good enough, you can try the screenshot here. Less than two weeks to go to our 25th anniversary festival. Hope to see you there!!

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