Aleka Potinga - voice Chris Guilfoyle - guitar Leopoldo Osio - piano Ronan Guilfoyle - bass Brendan Doherty - drums

Stylistically diverse, rhythmically sophisticated, and with a bountiful supply of great composers, Brazil is a musical hothouse! Tudo Bem explore the repertoire of Hermeto Pascoal, Tom Jobim, Antonio Adolfo and Caetano Veloso via the grooves of samba, partido alto, bossa nova and more. Led by bassist Ronan Guilfoyle with an all-star group of jazz instrumentalists and vocalists, this band are bound to bring the groove into your Culture Night.

Jim Ridl - Piano Ronan Guilfoyle - bass Stephen Keogh - drums

Jim Ridl's trio will perform a concert and also play and interact with the students from Leeds Conservatoire

Jim Ridl - Piano Ronan Guilfoyle - bass Stephen Keogh - drums

The first visit to Magy’s Farm of the trio of the outstanding New York pianist Jim Ridl. A swinging, inventive pianist, Jim is renowned for the colour and breadth of his pianism and the brilliance of his compositions. Jim is a jazz pianist, composer, arranger and performs internationally with the Jim Ridl Trio and Quartet, the Dave Liebman Big Band, and the Mingus Big Band. Jim’s tenure with jazz guitar legend Pat Martino received many critically acclaimed reviews of performances around the world and produced three outstanding recordings: Interchange, Night Wings and The Maker.

He will be joined by bassist Ronan Guilfoyle and drummer Stephen Keogh, two Irish jazz musicians who also have international careers and reputations. They have played together extensively during the 1980s in Ireland, and internationally, with artists such as Simon Nabatov, Alan Skidmore, Sonny Fortune, Richie Beirach and Dave Liebman.