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Education

Still Places Available On Europe's Biggest And Most Inclusive Jazz Education Event—Sligo Jazz 2025

Source: Sligo Jazz Project
June 3, 2025

Sligo Jazz Project’s annual Summer School and Festival runs from 22-27 July 2025, bringing a team of 33 world-class musicians from all over the world to teach and perform in Sligo over six days. From 22–27 July 2025, Sligo will once again become a global hub for music lovers, students, and jazz legends, as it hosts Europe’s largest and most inclusive Jazz Summer School alongside its internationally renowned Jazz Festival. The countdown is on for world-class jazz education and live ...

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Event

Ernie Watts, Chuck Rainey, Liane Carroll, Impossible Gentlemen For Sligo Jazz Project 2015

Source: Sligo Jazz Project
January 19, 2015

Sligo Jazz Project is now taking bookings for its 10th Anniversary summer school and festival event, 21-26 July 2015. Its stellar 2015 15-tutor faculty, which includes Grammy winning US saxophone legend Ernie Watts, award winning UK vocalist Liane Carroll, Band-in-Residence The Impossible Gentlemen and recording legend Chuck Rainey (Steely Dan/ Aretha Franklin, etc.), will preside over an intense but inspiring week of workshops, masterclasses, concerts and jam sessions. All tutors will perform concerts at Sligo's unique jazz festival. The faculty ...

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Education

Sligo Jazz Summer School And Festival 24-29 July 2012

Source: Sligo Jazz Project
April 2, 2012

The best value summer school in Europe! Sligo Jazz Project, an organization run by musicians for musicians ensures all funds raised go towards keeping its annual main event— a six day intensive summer school and full blown jazz festival—as inclusive as possible and open to all musicians from all backgrounds! Sligo Jazz Project's stellar 2012 faculty Double Bass: Rufus Reid (USA) - John Goldsby (USA/Germany) Electric Bass: Michael Janisch (USA/UK) Vocals: Diana Torto (Italy) Drums: John Riley (USA) - Stephen ...

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