Bray Jazz Festival
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Bray Jazz Festival is an international jazz music festival event that takes place in Bray, Ireland, on the May bank holiday weekend of each year. The festival was established in 2000 with part-funding from Ireland's National Millennium Fund, and has featured leading name jazz and world musicians from Ireland and abroad.[1] Bray Jazz 2006 presented concerts featuring legendary Chicago pianist and composer Andrew Hill, by French/Vietnamese guitarist Nguyen Le, and by British saxophonist Andy Sheppard, and up and coming pianist and composer Gwilym Simcock. Past performers have included French bass legend Henry Texier, saxophonist Steve Coleman, and Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko. Bray Jazz 2007 is scheduled to include a presentation by the celebrated American trumpeter Dave Douglas, of Keystone, his musical tribute inspired by the work of early actor and comedian Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, and by the French clarinet player Louis Sclavis.
