Young Irish Jazz Musician is a showcase for the best of emerging jazz talent across the island of Ireland.
Finalists will perform with a professional house band before an expert panel of judges and a live audience. This is the third time UCH has staged this event. At the inaugural 2022 event the award went to pianist Nils Kavanagh from Sligo. Nils has gone on to a national tour, was Young Artist in Residence at the Sligo Jazz Festival in 2023 and was a finalist in BBC Young Jazz Musician in 2024.
Young Irish Jazz Musician 2024 was another Sligo pianist Rory Conneally. Rory has just been awarded a full scholarship to the Berklee College of Music, the most prestigious jazz school in the US. The Young Irish Jazz Musician 2026 will be invited to perform at the internationally renowned Limerick Jazz Festival and will also receive a bursary of one thousand Euro to put towards developing their career through further study, performance or recording.
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University Concert Hall, University of Limerick, Castletroy, Limerick
