Celebrating the festival’s tenth anniversary this year, Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo, MOBO-nominated Andreas Varady, Ensemble Ériu, Pierre Durand and Guido Zorn, Naomi Berrill, and the Louis Stewart quartet are among the line-up set to appear at the Galway Jazz Festival, which runs from 8-12 October.

With seven concerts spread over five days, plus festival club jam session on the Friday and Saturday nights, the Galway fest also organises a substantial educational strand.

Ensemble Ériu, above, perform at the festival on 9 October at Campbell’s Tavern, Cloughanover, Headford.