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Faculty 2025
Guest of Honour - Rufus Reid
Artist in Residence - Melissa Aldana
Young Artist in Residence - Matthew Halpin
Voice
Veronika Morscher
Brigitte Beraha
Emilia Martensson
Saxophone/Woodwinds
Melissa Aldana
Cathal Roche
Micheal Murray
Michael Buckley
Matthew Halpin
Gareth Lockrane
Drums/Percussion
Kush Abadey
Sun Mi Hong
Paul Clarvis
Dr. Steve Davis
Sasha Berliner
Guitar
Ant Law
Dr. Mike Nielsen
Tom Ollendorff
Joseph Leighton
Piano
Pablo Held
Dr. Scott Flanigan
Nils Kavanagh
Francesco Turrisi
Kieran Quinn
Bass
John Goldsby
Rufus Reid
Oli Hayhurst
Conor Murray
Trumpet & Trombone
Freddie Hendrix
Dr. Linley Hamilton
Shannon Barnett
Paul Dunlea
Violin
Oleg Ponomarev
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Faculty 2024
Artist in Residence - Elio Villafranca
Young Artist in Residence - Fergus McCreadie
Voice
Veronika Morscher
Christine Tobin
Emilia Martensson
Saxophone/Woodwinds
Cathal Roche
Micheal Murray
Alejandro Aviles
Matthew Halpin
Julian Siegel
Drums
Paul Clarvis
Dr. Steve Davis
Dion Parson
Sun Mi Hong
Guitar
Phil Robson
Dr. Mike Nielsen
Tom Ollendorff
Eleonora Strino
Joseph Leighton
Piano
Elio Villafranca
Dr. Scott Flanigan
Nils Kavanagh
Fergus McCreadie
Kieran Quinn
Bass
John Goldsby
Manel Fortia
Oli Hayhurst
Conor Murray
Trumpet
Freddie Hendrix
Dr. Linley Hamilton
Trombone
Paul Dunlea
Flute
Gareth Lockrane
Faculty 2023
Artist in Residence - Tony Kofi
Voice
Liane Carroll
Sara Colman
Sylvie Noble
Saxophone/Woodwinds
Tony Kofi
Meilana Gillard
Cathal Roche
Micheal Murray
Drums
Paul Clarvis
Dr. Steve Davis
Conor Guilfoyle
Guitar
Phil Robson
Dr. Mike Nielsen
Joseph Leighton
Piano
Liam Noble
Dr. Scott Flanigan
Nils Kavanagh
Conor Bastible
Violin
Oleg Ponomarev
Bass
Yuri Golubev
Derek Whyte
Conor Murray
Trumpet
Dr. Linley Hamilton - Trumpet
Festival 2023
2023 Festival
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Faculty 2022
Artist in Residence - Nikki Iles
Vocal Faculty Leader - Pete Churchill
Voice
Pete Churchill
Ashley Pezzotti
Christine Tobin
Saxophone/Woodwinds
Paul Booth
Tony Kofi
Cathal Roche
Mathew Halpin
Micheal Murray
Drums
Ricky Quagliato
Paul Clarvis
Steve Davis
David Lyttle
Guitar
Mike Walker
Stuart Hall
Phil Robson
Mike Nielsen
Joseph Leighton
Piano
Nikki Iles
Tomasz Bura
Scott Flanigan
Kieran Quinn
Nils Kavanagh
Conor Bastible
Violin
Oleg Ponomarev
Double Bass
John Goldsby
Conor Murray
Electric Bass
Federico Malaman
Trombone and Trumpet
Trevor Mires - Trombone
Ryan Quigley - Trumpet
Linley Hamilton - Trumpet
Youth Academy
Kieran Quinn
Conor Murray
Micheal Murray
Nils Kavanagh
Conor Bastible
2020 Festival
Faculty 2020
Band in Residence - Rufus Reid Trio
Voice
Liane Carroll
Sara Colman
Sachal Vasandani
Saxophone/Woodwinds
Josephine Davies
Michael Buckley
Cathal Roche
Matthew Halpin
Micheal Murray
Drums
Duduka Da Fonseca
Paul Clarvis
Steve Davis
David Lyttle
Guitar
Phil Robson
Lucian Gray
Mike Nielsen
Joseph Leighton
Piano
Steve Allee
Malcom Edmonstone
Scott Flanigan
Kieran Quinn
Violin
Oleg Ponomarev
Double Bass
Rufus Reid
John Goldsby
Conor Murray
Electric Bass
Federico Malaman
Trombone and Trumpet
Shannon Barnett - Trombone
Linley Hamilton - Trumpet
Youth Academy
Kieran Quinn
Mike Nielsen
Sara Colman
Conor Murray
Micheal Murray
Joseph Leighton
Conor Bastible
Faculty 2019
Band in Residence - MalaFede Trio
Voice
Liane Carroll
Sara Colman
Sachal Vasandani
Anna Maria Hefele
Saxophone/Woodwinds
Paul Booth
Jean Toussaint
Cathal Roche
Matthew Halpin
Micheal Murray
Drums
Paul Clarvis
Steve Davis
David Lyttle
Ricky Quagliato
Percussion/Konnakol
Ghatam Giridhar Udupa
Guitar
Riccardo Bertuzzi
Hugh Buckley
Mike Nielsen
Joseph Leighton
Piano/Keyboards
Malcom Edmonstone
Scott Flanigan
Kieran Quinn
Violin
Oleg Ponomarev
Double Bass
John Goldsby
Conor Murray
Electric Bass
Federico Malaman
Trombone and Trumpet
Shannon Barnett - Trombone
Linley Hamilton - Trumpet
Youth Academy
2019 Festival
Main Events
Tuesday 23 july
Wednesday 24 July
Thursday 25 July
Friday 26 july
Saturday 27 July
Sunday 28 July
Faculty 2018
Composer in Residence - Brian Byrne
Voice
Liane Carroll
Sara Colman
Emilia Mårtensson
Saxophone
Paul Booth
Meilana Gillard
Ciaran Wilde
Cathal Roche
Matthew Halpin
Drums
Neal Wilkinson
Nicolas Viccaro
Paul Clarvis
Steve Davis
David Lyttle
Guitar
Mike Walker
Mike Nielsen
Joseph Leighton
Piano/Keyboards
Composer in Residence - Brian Byrne
Malcom Edmonstone
Scott Flanigan
Kieran Quinn
Violin
Oleg Ponomarev
Double Bass
John Goldsby
Electric Bass
Henrik Linder
Federico Malaman
Trombone and Trumpet
Shannon Barnett - Trombone
Linley Hamilton - Trumpet
Youth Academy
2018 Festival
Main Events
Liane Carroll & Friends
Joe Dart
The Olllam
SJP Big Band
Brian Byrne's Goldenhair
SJP All Stars
Tuesday 24 july
Wednesday 25 July
Thursday 26 July
Friday 27 july
Saturday 28 July
Sunday 29 July
Faculty 2017
Artist in Residence - Soweto Kinch
Voice
Liane Carroll
Sara Colman
Emilia Mårtensson
Saxophone
Soweto Kinch
Meilana Gillard
Ciaran Wilde
Cathal Roche
Matthew Halpin
Drums
Virgil Donati
Steve Davis
David Lyttle
Paul Clarvis
Guitar
Mike Walker
Sandro Gibellini
Mike Nielsen
Piano/Keyboards
Steve Hamilton
Malcom Edmonstone
Kieran Quinn
Violin
Oleg Ponomarev
Bass
John Goldsby
Anton Davidyants
Trombone and Trumpet
Linley Hamilton - Trumpet
Shannon Barnett - Trombone
Youth Academy
2017 Festival Line-Up
Ladies Night
Kieran Quinn’s Theme Night 18 - Rat Pack & Big Band Classics
Sailing To Byzantium - Christine Tobin
SJP ALL STARS 2017
Double Bill: Soweto Kinch and Friends PLUS Virgil Donati's Fusion Jam
Tuesday 25 July
Festival Launch: David Lyttle & friends
Ladies Night
Festival Club Jam Session
Sailing To Byzantium - Christine Tobin
Wednesday 26 July
Kieran Quinn’s Theme Night 18 - Rat Pack & Big Band Classics
Edel Meade with Sandro Gibellini
Festival Club Jam Session
Acoustic Session with Oleg Ponomarev and members of NoCrows
Thursday 27 July
Sailing To Byzantium - Christine Tobin
The Kobe Trio
Festival Club Jam Session
Edel Meade & Scott Flanigan Trio
David Lyttle's Weird Jam Session
Friday 28 July
SJP ALL STARS 2017
Francesco Turrisi Accordion Trio
Festival Club Jam Session
Shane Hennessy
Old Market Street Swing Band | Jazz Ladds
Saturday 29 July
Double Bill: Soweto Kinch and Friends PLUS Virgil Donati's Fusion Jam
Francesco Turrisi Accordion Trio
Shane Hennessy
Mike Nielsen, Paul Clarvis and friends
Festival Club Jam Session
Festival Club with Mardis Gras
The Sophisticats
Sunday 30 July
SJP BIG BASH 2017
The Jazz Ladds
Festival Club Jam Session
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SLIGO JAZZ PROJECT FACULTY 2025
VOICE
Veronika Morscher
Brigitte Beraha
Emilia Martensson
SAXOPHONE
Melissa Aldana
Michael Buckley
Cathal Roche
Micheál Murray
Matthew Halpin
DRUMS
Kush Abadey
Sun Mi Hong
Paul Clarvis
Dr. Steve Davis
GUITAR
Ant Law
Mike Nielsen
Tom Ollendorff
Joseph Leighton
PIANO
Pablo Held
Scott Flanigan
Nils Kavanagh
Kieran Quinn
Francesco Turrisi
FLUTE
Gareth Lockrane
BASS
John Goldsby
Rufus Reid
Oli Hayhurst
Conor Murray
TRUMPET
Linley Hamilton
Freddie Hendrix
VIBRAPHONE
Sasha Berliner
TROMBONE
Shannon Barnett
Paul Dunlea
VIOLIN
Oleg Ponomarev