DCU Final Year Performances at The Cooler - Tuesday 29th
Tuesday 29th April 2025
The Cooler at The Complex, 12 Mary's Abbey, Dublin 7
Afternoon performances 3pm-6pm
Evening performances 7pm-10pm
An exciting opportunity to see the best of young Irish jazz, as DCU’s BA in Jazz and Contemporary Music Performance students take to the stage to perform in front of a live audience to showcase their talents, as part of their final assessments.
Over two nights, 12 groups lead by 12 different musicians will play a programme of original music, devised and developed by these promising young musicians.
Each day has an afternoon and evening session. All sessions are free but ticketed. We recommend advance booking to secure a seat, but some seats may be available at the door.
AFTERNOON SESSION
3pm Finn Nohilly Smyth Ensemble: Finn Nohilly Smyth - piano, Sidney Edge - guitar, Teige Powell - drums, Cuan Dignan - sax, Naoise O'Brien - bass
4pm Teige Powell Ensemble Finn Nohilly Smyth - guitar, Leon Buckley - tenor sax, Naoise O'Brien - bass, Teige Powell - drums
5pm Fionn Mac Lochlainn Ensemble: Fionn Mac Lochlainn - guitar/vox, Cuan Dignan - saxophone, Finn Nohilly Smyth - piano, Finn Brooks - bass, Teige Powell - drums
EVENING SESSION
7pm - Sidney Dehane Edge Ensemble: Sidney Dehane Edge - guitar, Mia Byrne - tenor saxophone, Irvinas Karkauskas - piano, Naoise O’Brien - bass, Darragh Groome - Drums
8pm - Cuan Dignan Ensemble: Cuan Dignan - tenor sax, Fionn MacLochlainn - guitar, Conor Jones - piano, Finn Brooks - bass, Keith Hogan - drums
9pm - Mia Tara Byrne Ensemble: Mia Byrne - tenor sax, Sidney Edge - guitar, Irvinas Karkauskas - piano, Naoise O'Brien - bass, Darragh Groome - drums
Tickets
Schedule
April 29th, 2025
3pm - Finn Nohilly Smyth Ensemble, 4pm Teige Powell Ensemble, 5pm Fionn Mac Lochlainn Ensemble
7pm Sidney Dehane Edge Ensemble, 8pm Cuan Dignan Ensemble, 9pm Mia Tara Byrne Ensemble
Additional Information
The Cooler The Cooler is located upstairs at The Complex Arts Centre, 12 Mary's Abbey Dublin 7. The entrance to The Cooler is through the same door as The Depot at The Complex, on the Mary's Abbey side of the building, where the LUAS tracks run. The building has a red wall on the left hand side of a front plaza that has a sign reading 'The Complex', and a blue wall facing the front plaza that has a sign reading 'The Complex - Art Lives Here'.
The plaza in front of The Complex is used by the surrounding businesses and during the day is often full of fruits, vegetables or delivery vehicles. You can still access The Cooler at these times.
Above the blue door, you'll see a painted sign in black for The Cooler, and a sign in white for The Depot. The Cooler is also marked by a small sign between the main glass doors (sometimes covered by blue shutters) and a blue artist's door. The glass doors will be open for performances from door times (usually 7:30pm).
The Cooler cannot be accessed from the Arran St East side of The Complex - this is the entry for the Gallery and artist studios only. If you have any trouble locating the Cooler please give Caitriona a call on 087 783 3391.
To find the Cooler Google Maps, search for The Cooler or The Depot at The Complex (the main performance space downstairs at The Complex). If you find the address for just The Complex, it will generally will bring you to the gallery on Arran St East.
For performances, The Cooler bar is open at door time (usually 30 minutes before the start of the performance), and during intervals. To make finding a seat and getting your drink a comfortable experience, please ensure you have enough time before the music starts!
Access notes The performance space is up two flights of stairs and may be difficult to access for patrons with mobility issues. The space is fully seated.
Gender-neutral toilet facilities are available outside the door and up a few steps up from the level of The Cooler. Baby-changing facilities are available at The Gallery, downstairs at The Complex (near the Arran St entrance). Please ask any of our team for directions.
Guide dogs and service animals are welcome, please notify us if you will be attending with a guide dog.
If you have any other queries regarding accessibility or require any accommodations for seating etc, please contact us at admin @ improvisedmusic . ie and we will do our best to assist you.