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Anna Mieke
Anna Mieke’s deft songwriting and enveloping compositions have asserted her as a vital voice amongst Ireland’s alt-folk genre. The Irish multi-instrumentalist and songwriter based in Wicklow, Ireland, toes the line between folk forms and vivid dreamscapes, drawing on traditional and contemporary motifs. The lyrically ornate and instrumental delicacy of her work, alongside flowing atmospheric arrangements, contributes a challenging, emphatic and new voice to alt-folk. www.annamieke.com |
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Clang Sayne Clang Sayne was founded by songwriter/musician Laura Hyland in 2008 to combine her interests in song, story and sound improvisations. They released their second studio album 'The Round Soul of the World' in Spring 2017. Features Judith Ring on vocals/cello, Carolyn Goodwin on vocals/bass clarinet and Matthew Jacobson on vocals/percussion. www.clangsayne.com |
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Origin Story
Origin Story are "one of the freshest voices in Irish jazz and a must-hear for anyone who wants to know where the piano trio is headed in the 21st century" (Irish Times). Their debut album Good Friday was named Irish Times Jazz Album of the Year 2020. Greg Felton - piano Cormac OBrien - bass Matthew Jacobson - drums www.originstorymusic.com |
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SlapBang
Lina Andonovska (flutes) and Matthew Jacobson (drum kit) have come together to subdivide, recite semiotic quotes, and bring new sounds into the ether. Independently, both are internationally respected soundmakers in the fields of composed score and improvisation. Collectively, they are embarking upon a quest to commission new work and improvisational scenarios for their combination of amplified low flutes and drum kit. www.slapbangmusic.com |
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Roamer
Roamer is an exciting project that brings together four of Ireland’s most internationally active improvising musicians. Currently based in London, Cologne, Berlin and Dublin, all four musicians reunite regularly to compose and perform original music celebrating poetry and improvisation. Their debut album Lost Bees was named Irish Times Jazz Album of the Year 2022. Lauren Kinsella - vocals; Matthew Halpin - sax/flutes; Simon Jermyn - bass/guitar; Matthew Jacobson - drums |
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A E R I E
A European collaboration lead by saxophonist Ingo Hipp (DE). Hipp adopts an unconventional approach to composition and improvisation and this project brings him together with like-minded friends from Ireland, Switzerland and Germany. Also featuring Sam Comerford (IE) on sax, Laurent Meteau (CH) on guitar, David Helm (DE) on bass and Matthew Jacobson (IRE) on drums. www.aerie-band.com |
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UMBRA
UMBRA is a five-piece math jazz band featuring some of the most well-known jazz musicians in Dublin. Their sound is hard to place with a broad range of influences ranging from the lush harmonic textures of John Hollenbeck and Jim McNeeley to the cyclical grooves of Meshuggah and Aphex Twin. Chris Guilfoyle - guitar/compositions; Chris Engel - soprano sax; Sam Comerford - tenor sax; Barry Donohue - bass; Matthew Jacobson - drums www.facebook.com/umbradublin |
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Ensemble Ériu
Drawing on the hypnotic repetition of minimalism and the organic improvisatory spirit of jazz, the music of Ensemble Ériu weaves a rich acoustic tapestry around Irish traditional melodies. Developed by concertina player Jack Talty and double bassist and flute player Neil O’ Loghlen, this project brings together a chamber ensemble of some of Ireland’s most exciting young musicians from a range of performance backgrounds. The result is a unique combination of the fresh and familiar, a soundscape that is creatively progressive yet rooted in tradition. www.ensembleeriu.com |
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•Berri•
Using an open musical approach while exploring the finer details of dynamics, Berri are a three piece from Dublin Featuring leading creative Irish musicians, Matthew Jacobson (drums), Derek Whyte (bass) and Jenna Harris (vocals, electronics). An audience can expect interpretations of music from the likes of the Kinks, Paul Simon, jazz standards, along with original compositions and the use of words from some of the great contemporary poets of our time. www.facebook.com/BerriDublin |
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The Workshop
The Workshop is five of the most adventurous and dynamic players and composers on the Dublin scene, peers and frequent collaborators, coming together to workshop each other’s compositions. 'Trumpeter Bill Blackmore, saxophonist Chris Engel, pianist Darragh O’Kelly, bassist Cormac O’Brien and drummer Matthew Jacobson are all kept busy playing other people’s music, but this loose-limbed quintet is an opportunity for them to explore their own collective Venn diagram.' - Cormac Larkin www.facebook.com/theworkshopireland |
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Ms Mercy Who are you, who am I, where are we, what are we, when do we do the thing, can we go, is it now? Psych/prog leanings www.msmercy.com |
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BigSpoon
An offering from Chris Engel featuring four of Ireland's most interesting & creative musicians. Matthew Jacobson (drum kit), Shane O'Donovan (electronics) & Darragh O'Kelly (synths/keys) help Chris Engel to realise a concept that is a culmination of his work in the fields of free improvised music, jazz and electronic music. Debut album Return of the Prodigal Son released on Diatribe records in April 2022. www.facebook.com/bigspoonmusic |
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FarJam
Unorthodox New York-based trio of drums, guitar and vibraphones blends free improv with pieces developed from stimulating rhythmic material. The group plays original music from each member of the band and also keeps a very democratic approach with the three musicians frequently switching between functional roles of pulse, bassline, harmony, melody or none of the above. Patricia Franceschy - Vibraphone Keisuke Matsuno - Guitar Matthew Jacobson - Drums |
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Rorke | OBrien | Jacobson Creative jazz trio featuring Australian saxophonist Daniel Rorke, Irish bassist Cormac OBrien and drummer Matthew Jacobson. www.satumusikk.com |
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Francesco Turrisi & The Taquin Experiments
“The Taquín Experiments” is a new ensemble created and directed by Italian pianist Francesco Turrisi to perform his own original music and his arrangements of traditional music. The project is inspired by 17th century Italian music, mediterranean music and contemporary European Jazz. Francesco Turrisi (piano), Fulvio Sigurta (trumpet), Nick Roth (saxophone), Kate Ellis (cello), Dan Bodwell (bass) and Matthew Jacobson (drums) www.francescoturrisi.com |
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MUGA
無我 Muga is the newest interpretation by one of the newest trios in Dublin of the oldest teaching – to observe how endings become beginnings. “Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness” – Lao Tsu. Their music is a delicate balancing act between focussed repetition and gradual/sudden change, exploring the nature of metamorphosis over long improvised passages. Izumi Kimura - piano Shane Latimer - guitar & electronics Matthew Jacobson - drums & percussion |
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Matthew Jacobson Trio
New York-based trio put together to explore the area between composition and improvisation. Ralph Alessi - trumpet, Simon Jermyn - bass, Matthew Jacobson - drums/composition |
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