In The Moment

Guest artists: Ronan Guilfoyle, Chris Guilfoyle, Matthew Jacobson

Would you like to bring more spontaneity into your art?

Sometimes creating proceeds cautiously: it has to, or we might spoil the work. At other times, it isn’t caution that slows us, but indecisiveness and anxiety.
Jazz musicians react in the moment. Toss an idea at them and they respond. In this participatory, playful salon held in partnership with Bray Jazz Festival, major Irish jazz musicians Ronan Guilfoyle, Chris Guilfoyle and Matthew Jacobson will guide us through a three hour exploration of spontaneous creation.
No musical experience needed!

Morning Snacks will be courtesy of Mermaid’s Críoch Café.

Various Wicklow Artists Salons. Photo Credit: Michael Durand and Michael Kelly

Ronan Guilfoyle has a major international reputation as a performer, teacher and composer. Among the musicians he has performed with are Brad Mehldau, Dave Liebman, Kenny Werner, Joe Lovano, Kenny Wheeler, John Abercrombie, and Benny Golson.

Matthew Jacobson - Drummer, bandleader, educator and co-director of Diatribe Records, Matthew co-leads a number of exciting bands, including the quartet Roamer, the piano trio Origin Story, and the Swiss-based Hyperlinx

Chris Guilfoyle - A guitarist, composer, bandleader and educator, Chris leads the critically acclaimed quintet Umbra, which features some of Ireland’s most promising young jazz musicians.

The Wicklow Artists Salon is curated by visual artist Joanna Kidney and writer Philip St John. The salon meets four or five times a year throughout Wicklow and warmly welcomes all professional artists living in the county. It is funded by Arts Council of Ireland, Wicklow County Arts Office and supported by Mermaid, Courthouse and Signal Arts Centres; Russborough, Powerscourt and Killruddery Houses.