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Young Irish Jazz Musician National Event comes to UCH Limerick on November 17

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The 2024 Young Irish Jazz Musician finalists are from Antrim, Carlow, Cork and Sligo and are aged 18 to 23

University Concert Hall is set to host Young Irish Jazz Musician 2024 as the event comes to Limerick on November 17

Nils Kavanagh, a 20-year-old jazz pianist from Sligo, became the inaugural recipient of the Young Irish Jazz Musician Award. University Concert Hall is set to host Young Irish Jazz Musician 2024 as the event comes to Limerick on November 17
Nils Kavanagh, a 20-year-old jazz pianist from Sligo, became the inaugural recipient of the Young Irish Jazz Musician Award

Limerick Jazz will host Young Irish Jazz Musician 2024 in University Concert Hall, Limerick on the evening of Sunday, November 17 as the search for the best young jazz musician in Ireland comes to a close.

A professional house band will accompany finalists on the evening as they perform in front of an expert panel of judges and a live audience.

Kicking off at 7.30 pm and tickets are €10.00, Young Irish Jazz Musician is a showcase for the best of emerging jazz talent across the island of Ireland.


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At the inaugural 2022 event, the award went to pianist Nils Kavanagh from Sligo who has gone on to a national tour and was Young Artist in Residence at the Sligo Jazz Festival in 2023.

Limerick Jazz has also announced that Bill Whelan, the world-renowned Limerick musician and composer will adjudicate the event.

The 2024 winner 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.

The five finalists from Antrim, Carlow, Cork and Sligo are aged 18 to 23 and will perform on piano, guitar, clarinet and voice.

Nils Kavanagh, Young Irish Jazz Musician 2022 said, “The award has been instrumental to the development of my career and has enabled me to achieve many things I would not have done otherwise at this stage in my life.”

John Daly, Chair of Limerick Jazz said, “Limerick Jazz are very excited to be continuing this great initiative for our up-and-coming generation of jazz musicians. It is a natural development of our long-running commitment to jazz education. It’s great to once again have the support of Bill and Ellen for this year’s event.”

Limerick Jazz Society is the longest continually active jazz society in Ireland and celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2012 with the first Limerick Jazz Festival.

Its regular spring and autumn seasons feature performances by leading international and Irish performers. Since 2007 it has also provided jazz education programs through Limerick Jazz Workshop, the only regular jazz workshop in Ireland outside Dublin.

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