The 8th Annual Galway Jazz Festival will be held from Tuesday October 9th through Sunday October 14th. Our 2012 programme features double the number of headliners and includes shows in even more venues than ever before. The festival is proud to present a stellar list of jazz headliners including The Tommy Halferty Trio featuring John Ruocco, Pinto, OKO, Lakker, Tin Pan Alley, Éirú, The Youth Band & Greg Felton, The Danny Healy Group, The Plaza Piano Quartet with special guest Barbara Vulso, Cois Cladaigh & Carl Hession Trio and The Paul O'Driscoll Trio.

Shows will be held in your favourite venues including An Taibhdhearc, Druid Theatre, The Black Cat in Salthill, the Meyrick Hotel, The Electric Garden, workshops in various schools in the city and county, as well as public spaces around the city.