Melanie O'Reilly Trio. Culture Night Cabaret
2023-09-22 21:00 - 22:00 UTC | Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket, Ferrybank South, Wexford, Y35X5HF, Ireland
Melanie with her swing jazz musicians as guests for Culture Night Cabaret at Wexford Arts Centre. with Dave Mooney on bass, and Stephen Daly on guitar.

Melanie sings as guest with Hot 4
2023-10-15 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | The Left Bank, 1 The Parade, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
Melanie sings with Hot 4 at Left Bank Kilkenny, with Carole Nelson -piano, Dave Mooney bass, and Michael Black on drums . Swing jazz!

Melanie O'Reilly & Trio. "Le Jazz est revenu!"
2023-11-02 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket, Ferrybank South, Wexford, Y35X5HF, Ireland
Join Melanie and her trio for this very special night celebrating French songs & songwriters in jazz and film, internationally known and loved. Songs composed and recorded by French legends such as Michel Le Grand, Charles Aznavour, and Jacques Brel, interwoven with other renowned performers such as Henri Salvador, Maurane, Claude Nougaro. With: Dave Mooney – bass, Michael Behan – guitar, Carole Nelson- piano. In affiliation with Wexford Normandy Cultural Association
Tickets: https://wexfordartscentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873639047

Melanie O'Reilly & Trio. French Film Festival Opening reception
2023-11-15 18:00 - 22:00 UTC | Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace St, Temple Bar,, Dublin, County Dublin, D02 PD85, Ireland
Melanie and her trio perform for the opening of the 2023 French Film Festival. with Dave Mooney on bass, Michael Behan on Guitar, Gediminas Karkauskas on piano. Jazz flavoured chansons!

Melanie with the Hot 4
2023-12-17 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | The Left Bank, 1 The Parade, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
Melanie returns as guest singer with the Hot 4 at the Left Bank Kilkenny. Swing jazz in a beautiful ambiant setting. with Carole Nelson on piano, Adrian Jackson on bass, Brian O Driscoll on drums.

Melanie sings with the Hot 4!
2023-12-17 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | The Left Bank, 1 The Parade, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
A Swingin’ Christmas! Melanie sings with the Hot 4, Carole Nelson- piano, Adrian Jackson – Bass, Brian O Driscoll- drums. Come and join the party!

Melanie sings at "La Grand RÉVEILLON! "
2023-12-31 20:30 - 23:00 UTC | Le Dansoir, Rte de Lion, Ouistreham, Normandy, 14150, France
Melanie will perform at Le Dansoir, Normandy! SPECTACLE-CONCERT a music-dance piece in collaboration with award-winning choreographer Karine Saporta and her amazing dancers. ,”JOY » Conception, mise en scène et chorégraphie Karine Saporta. Avec la chanteuse irlandaise Mélanie O’Reilly accompagnée de ses musiciens (guitare – Xavier Delmas, violon –Aleth Durel, piano -Adrien Faure, Bass -Doriane Desous

Melanie O'Reilly Celtic Jazz Ensemble
2024-06-02 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Ferns Castle Wexford, The Square, Ferns, Wexford, Y21 D892, Ireland
Melanie O’Reilly Celtic Jazz Ensemble with Karine Saporta’s contemporary dancers from Normandy. on the grounds of Ferns Castle. The concert, entitled the ‘Marriage of Two Cultures’, will premiere a specially commissioned piece inspired by the Gaelic/Norman relationship established in the 12th century by Diarmait MacMurrough, King of Leinster, through to contemporary times.
This special piece, commissioned by the Ferns Heritage Project in collaboration with the Wexford Normandy Cultural Association will be performed by award winning vocalist/composer Melanie O’Reilly and her Celtic Jazz Ensemble. The performance will also feature renowned choreographer Karine Saporta, and her dancers from Normandy.

Le Fete de la Musique: Melanie O'Reilly Trio
2024-06-19 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket, Ferrybank South, Wexford, Y35X5HF, Ireland
La Fête de la Musique : Melanie O’Reilly & Trio. featuring Carole Nelson on piano, Dave Mooney on bass & special guest Brewen Favreau. Join Melanie and her trio for this special celebration of La Fête de la Musique, – also known as Make Music Day, – which originated in France and is now celebrated every year all over the world. Melanie will bring her unique rendition of swing jazz including French jazz songs (La Mer, Prevert’s Les Feuilles Mortes. Claude Nougaro’s “Count Basie” and more – accompanied by stellar musicians while also bringing her fusion of Gaelic and Gallic jazz with special guest from Brittany, Brewen Favreau (ex- Alain Stivell Band) who will bring a taste of France within the celtic nations to this unique celebration.

The Allabair Trio : The Last of the Irish Bards: Turlough O'Carolan in Music & Song
2024-06-21 20:00 - 21:30 UTC | Sigginstown Castle, The Norman Way Tomhaggard, Wexford, Co Wexford, Y35 XK7D, Ireland
The Allabair Trio :Live performance in Sigginstown Castle, 17th century great house on midsummer’s night1 features three masters of music: guitarist-songwriter David Creevy, Celtic contemporary singer Melanie O’Reilly, and Breton musician Brewen Favrau on uilleann pipes and Irish whistle.

Summer Song Trio at Jazz at Johnstown Festival
2024-06-29 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | Johnstown Castle, Johnstown Castle Estate, Co. Wexford, Y35 HP22, Ireland
Summer Song Trio: Melanie O’Reilly – Vocals, Carole Nelson – piano, Dave Mooney – bass. Celebrate June jazz with the Summer Song Trio, featuring three stellar musicians who perform the sound of swing jazz, sultry summer samba and cool bossa, who present a delicious array of songs celebrating the “Great American Songbook”, bringing new life to the songs of Tin Pan Alley, while also presenting their unique expression of the songs “that seduced the world” ,with the sound of bossa nova and samba. From Ellington to Ella from Jobim to Gilberto, from Anita O’Day to Elis Regina, from Tadd Dameron to Tania Maria, this intoxicating trio will bring you on an unforgettable jazz journey; and as in the words of Brubeck’s Summer Song , they will make “winter’s shadow seem to disappear”.

.“The ideal soundtrack to a hot summer’s night”. (Edinburgh Fringe Festival)

Fleadh Cheoil Melanie agus a chairde
2024-08-06 20:00 - 2024-08-09 21:00 UTC | Selskar Square, 7 Trimmers Lane West, Wexford, County Wexford, Y35 WC78, Ireland
For the Fleadh Cheoil 2024: Melanie agus a chairde. Melanie with David Creevy Allabair Trio, with guest Anne Goess on fiddle. Songs from 17th century, – Turlough O Carolan, and music to the poetic lyrics of Eoghan Rua O Suilleabhain

Fleadh Cheoil. Melanie O'Reilly's Gaelic Jazz
2024-08-08 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Selskar Square, 7 Trimmers Lane West, Wexford, County Wexford, Y35 WC78, Ireland
Join Melanie and her celtic jazz group as part of the Fleadh Cheoil 2024 in Wexford ! Melanie’s riveting and unique sound by fusing two great musical traditions, inspired by traditional Irish melodies with American jazz. Melanie’s original compositions are inspired by traditional Gaelic culture and contemporary Irish poetry. Also featuring Carole Nelson on piano, Dave Mooney on bass, and special guest from California Anne Goess on fiddle.

Melanie sings with David Creevy Allabair Trio
2024-08-09 20:00 - 21:00 UTC | Sekskar Square, 7 Trimmers Lane West, Wexford, Co. Wexford, Y35 WC78, Ireland
Fleadh Cheoil.Melanie agus a chairde. Melanie sings with David Creevy Allabair Trio on guitar, special guest from California Anne Goess. Song from 17th Century: Turlough O Carolan, and music to poetic lyrics of Eoghan Rua O Suilleabhain.

Melanie O'Reilly's Swing Jazz Trio
2024-08-16 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Enniscorthy Castle, Castle Hill, Enniscorthy, Wexford, Ireland
“Eileen Grey and the Jazz Age” with music from Melanie O’Reilly’s Swing Jazz Trio This brilliant event includes a short talk on the work of architect and designer, Eileen Gray, and the modernist movement France in the 1920’s and 30’s. Followed by a concert by Melanie O’Reilly’s Swing Jazz Trio. Inspired by the Paris Jazz Age, Melanie and her Swing trio will celebrate the music of one of the most exciting periods when jazz reigned in clubs and cabarets in Paris and symbolized the decade’s spirit of liberation. With Michael Behan on guitar, and Dave Mooney on bass

Melanie O'Reilly Trio: Jazz Barbecue
2024-08-25 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | Wexford Golf Club, Mulgannon, Wexford, Co Wexford, Ireland
Enjoy Melanie and trio at the Wexford Golf Club for a Jazz Barbecue. Great music, delicious food and all with a beautiful view!

Melanie O'Reilly Swing Jazz in the Afternoon
2024-09-11 14:00 - 16:00 UTC
Melanie’s Swing Jazz Trio for Jazz in the Afternoon at Wexford Arts Centre. with Carole Nelson on piano and Adrian Jackson on Bass. Join Melanie and her Swing trio for an afternoon of uplifting celebration of the favourite songs of the Swing Era composed by Ellington, Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Gershwin, Cole Porter, Fats Waller and made popular by the legendary jazz singers of Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney, Anita O’Day, Nat King Cole, Nina Simone and more. An afternoon full of toe tappin’ swing rhythm – All welcome!

Sunday Jazz! Melanie sings with Jim Doherty Trio
2024-10-06 16:00 - 18:00 UTC | United Arts Club, 3 Fitzwilliam Street Upper, Dublin, Co.Dublin, D02 RR50, Ireland
Sunday Jazz! Melanie sings as guest with legendary Jim Doherty , piano and Dave Fleming, bass at the beautiful United Arts Club Dublin. Swing, blues, bebop and jazz ballads. All invited Doors open at 3.30pm

Melanie O'Reilly's Jazz Trio: The Last Time I saw Paris
2024-11-02 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket, Ferrybank South, Wexford, Y35X5HF, Ireland
Melanie pays tribute to the influence of jazz on French musicians such as , Michel Le Grand, Charles Aznavour, and special tribute to the influence of French composers on Dave Brubeck. Melanie sings with Carole Nelson on piano, Dave Mooney on bass.

Melanie O'Reilly's Swing Jazz Trio
2024-12-04 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket, Ferrybank South, Wexford, Y35X5HF, Ireland
Melanie’s Christmas Swing Jazz Special. with Carole Nelson on piano and Adrian Jackson on bass. Join Melanie and her Swing trio for an afternoon of uplifting celebration of Christmas jazz favourites. An afternoon full of toe tappin’ seasonal swing rhythm – All welcome!

A Swingin' Christmas! Melanie O'Reilly Trio at Enniscorthy Castle
2024-12-15 16:00 - 18:00 UTC | Enniscorthy Castle, Castle Hill, Enniscorthy, Wexford, Ireland
Melanie O’Reilly Trio with Michael Behan on guitar and Dave Mooney on bass. A Swingin’ Christmas” at the beautiful festive surrounds of Enniscorthy Castle ! “The Melanie O’Reilly Trio brings you the swinging sounds of your favourite Christmas jazz standards. Enniscorthy Castle’s Drawing Room is decorated for the season and will definitely put you in the Christmas mood, with complementary mince pies and a glass of mulled wine. Doors open at 3:30pm, Music starts at 4pm. Castle admission, plus wine and mince pies included in ticket price” Advance booking recommended!

Melanie O'Reilly & Hot 4
2024-12-22 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | The Left Bank, 1 The Parade, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
Melanie sings as guest with the Hot 4 at Left Bank Bistro, Kilkenny. Special Christmas Swing jazz, great ambiance and delicious food. Come along to swing along! Swing dancers welcome!

Melanie O'Reilly Celtic Jazz Ensemble
2025-01-09 20:00 - 22:00 UTC
Melanie’s Celtic Jazz Ensemble perform as part of Cherbourg Contentin “Semaine des Irlandais” Festival. More details will follow

Melanie O'Reilly with Hot 4
2025-01-12 17:00 - 17:30 UTC | The Left Bank, 1 The Parade, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
Melanie sings as guest with the Hot 4. with Carole Nelson on piano, Dave Mooney on bass, Michael Black on drums. Swing jazz, great atmosphere, beautiful setting.

The Celtic Way, The Norman Way
2025-03-20 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/Paris) | Salle Imagin’Arts, Rue des mouettes, Cherbourg -en-Cotentin, Normandie, 50460, France
“The Celtic Way, The Norman Way”: as part of “La Semaine Irlandaise”- the Irish Week around St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
📅 Date: THURSDAY 20th March at 7.30pm
✅ At: Salle Imagin’Arts Rue des mouettes/ 50460 Querqueville. Cherbourg -en-Cotentin, Normandie
The City of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, the Cotentin Agglomeration Community and Wexford County Council invite you on Thursday 20 March at 7:30 pm for a concert:
“The Celtic Way, The Norman Way”, Franco-Irish sextet who will perform a selection of Melanie’s original Celtic Jazz songs, and jazz standards in a musical universe between vocal jazz, folk and world music.
🎶 The Musicians 🎶
🎼Melanie O’Reilly – VOCALS
🎼Padraig Sinnott – UILLEAN PIPES & Irish Whistle
🎼Brigid Sinnott – BUTTON ACCORDION.
🎼Coffi Bilé – PIANO.
🎼Yves Rousseau – DOUBLE BASS.
🎼Olivier Viadero – DRUMS & PERCUSSION.
The choir class of the Cherbourg music conservatory will perform for the first part of the concert.
🆓 🤑 Free entry subject to availability.
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Melanie sings with Hot 4 Kilkenny
2025-06-06 17:30 - 2025-07-06 19:30 UTC | The Left Bank, 1 The Parade, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
Melanie performs as guest singer with the Hot 4 swing jazz band. with Dave Mooney on bass, Tony Rex on piano, and Lorcan on drums. Swing jazz, and great ambiance in a super venue!

Melanie O'Reilly Trio: La Fête de la Musique
2025-06-21 13:00 UTC | Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket, Ferrybank South, Wexford, Y35X5HF, Ireland
Melanie O’Reilly Trio: La Fête de la Musique . Melanie – vocals, Carole Nelson- piano, Dave Mooney- Bass
Join Melanie and her trio for this special celebration of La Fête de la Musique, – when the world joins France to celebrate music! .Also known as Make Music Day, it originated in France and is now celebrated not only in France but every year all over the world on the 21st of June! . Melanie will sparkle with her unique rendition of swing jazz, including French jazz classics . A fun and sparkling event for lunchtime on Midsummer’s Day! Everyone welcome! Supported by l’Ambassade de France en Irlande & Wexford normandy Cultural Association.

B-EAU KARINE SAPORTA
2025-06-29 10:45 - 17:00 UTC
Kasa-Les Maisons Karine Saporte
B-EAU
KARINE SAPORTA
WORLD CREATION
MILLENNIUM OF CAEN
SUNDAY, JUNE 29 – 10:45 AM :
” Medieval Reminiscences ” ( B-EAU, PART 1) – 2 PM: “Aquatic Reminiscences” (B-EAU, PART 2) – 4 PM: “Nuptial Reminiscences” (B-EAU, PART 3) Port of Ouistreham Place Général de Gaulle
INFORMATION & RESERVATIONS
Tel: 06 43 45 66 84 – 06 64 20 19 71
kasa@karinesaporta.com
THE PROJECT
In keeping with the content and innovative spirit of the Caen Millennium , the event will take place as part of the third highlight of the festivities: the Maritime Weekend (from June 27 to 29) . It will celebrate the relationship between Normandy and Ireland in the Middle Ages.
The overall aesthetic of the project will therefore be under Irish cultural influence and will refer to the story of the king of the province of Leinster Dermot MacMurrough who came to Normandy to seek help from the king of England Henry II, Count of Anjou and Maine, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine. The music and dances will revisit this legendary culture in a resolutely contemporary way .
In perfect correspondence with the spirit of the Millennium, it will integrate professional artists and members of voluntary associations.
The framework of the B-EAU show
The show is part of the projects labeled for the Millennium of Caen, and it is part of one of the highlights of this event, namely the maritime weekend, from June 27 to 29, 2025, where 48 ships will go up the canal from Caen to Ouistreham .
Karine Saporta’s show is constructed like a fresco on medieval history, water, boats, and on the imagination suggested by these aquatic movements. The title of the show reveals this orientation, but in an allegorical way.
The performances
The event will take place on Sunday, June 29 at the port of Ouistreham Riva-Bella , Place du Général de Gaulle . Corresponding to the times of passage of the boats, the three different shows will take place:
– At 10:45 AM, for ” Medieval Reminiscences” (B-EAU, PART 1)
– At 2 PM, for “Aquatic Reminiscences” (B-EAU, PART 2)
– At 4 PM, for “Bridal Reminiscences” (B-EAU, PART 3)
Performers and Participants
The show will be performed by professional dancers from KASA les Maisons Karine Saporta , but also by amateur groups who have been working for months in theater and dance workshops to participate in the event. Note that under the direction of Karine Saporta’s costume designer, amateurs and volunteers actively participated in the creation of the headdresses and costumes essential to the magnificence and successof the show. The music is a creation of Patrick Clancy , and will be partly sung live by the Irish artist Mélanie O’Reilly.
Port de Ouistreham
Place Général de Gaulle, Ouistreham Normandy.
https://mailchi.mp/karinesaporta.com/29-juin-beau-creation-mondiale-karine-saporta-millenaire-caen

Melanie O'Reilly 's a grúpa Snagcheol Ceilteach : Melanie O'Reilly's Celtic Jazz ensemble
2025-08-07 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Selskar Square, 7 Trimmers Lane West, Wexford, County Wexford, Y35 WC78, Ireland
Beo i Selskar: Melanie brings her Gaelic Jazz sound to the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉirean 2025. Her unique exhilarating sound fuses two great traditions – Jazz and Celtic.
Her own original compositions are inspired by Irish literature, contemporary Irish Gaelic poetry such as Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill, Seán Ó Ríordáin and the myths and legends of Ireland, creating a contemporary fusion of Irish traditional music mixed with jazz arrangements and improvisation. Utterly contemporary, rooted in tradition, she is accompanied by her stellar ensemble:- Scott Flanigan on piano, Dave Mooney on bass, and special guest from the London-Irish community, James Patrick Gavin on fiddle .
“Melanie swings and shimmers with a Gaelic edge… A thoroughly modern take on the jazz tradition…utterly transformative.” Music Connection

“Gorgeous sound…Celtic cadence with a jazz sensibility” Berkeleyside, California

Melanie O'Reilly & Trio: Le Jazz est Revenu
2025-11-01 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket, Ferrybank South, Wexford, Y35X5HF, Ireland
Wexford Arts Festival! Join Melanie and her jazz trio for “Le Jazz est Revenu”: Jazz returns!: A celebration of French songs in jazz and film/ celebrating French songs & songwriters in jazz and film, internationally known and loved. Songs composed and recorded by French legends such as Michel Le Grand, Charles Aznavour, and Jacques Brel, interwoven with other renowned performers such as Henri Salvador, and Claude Nougaro . Melanie sings les chansons with a jazz flavour bringing new life to songs such as “ Les Moulins de mon Coeur/ The Windmills of your Mind” from the iconic movie “The Thomas Crown Affair”; “I will wait for you/Je ne pourrai jamais vivre sans toi” from Les Parapluies de Cherbourg, Ne Me Quitte Pas, Le Jazz et la Java and more. As Charles Aznavour sings: Le Jazz est revenu!
With her stellar band: Mathew O’ Connell – guitar, Cormac Kenny– piano, Dave Mooney -Bass
