Kaleidoscope Night Live at Bello Bar

Kaleidoscope Night Returns to Bello Bar for an Eclectic Evening of Jazz, Early Music, and an Exclusive Album Launch

1. Eamon Sweeney — Plucked From History Album Launch

A headline solo feature from Eamon Sweeney, celebrating the release of his highly anticipated new record. Expect exquisite, fragile, and resonant interpretations of historical lute and guitar works.

2. Gregory Walkers

This stellar early music collective navigates the playful, rhythmic frictions between Renaissance melodies and contemporary percussion, delivering a performance that is as historically informed as it is modern and spirited.

• Lineup: Eamon Sweeney (lute), Laoise O'Brien (recorders), Malachy Robinson (viol), Francesco Turrisi (percussion).

3. Ceol Ársa Cláirsí (Music of the Harpers)

Bringing together some of Ireland’s leading figures in traditional, classical, and early music, this ensemble honours the legacy of 17th and 18th-century Irish harpers like Turlough O'Carolan. Audiences will experience a rich acoustic tapestry woven from period and traditional instruments.

• Lineup: Steve Cooney (guitar), Eamon Sweeney (lute), Malachy Robinson (viola da gamba), Aisling Ennis (harp), Cormac Breatnach (whistles).

4. Emergent Ensemble

A blazing addition to the capital’s music scene, this newly formed jazz quintet celebrates the electrifying Hard Bop era. Led by drummer Eoghan McCloskey following a 25-year career in Austin, Texas, the group brings high-wire musicianship to under-appreciated gems from innovators like Lee Morgan and Bobby Hutcherson.

• Lineup: Eoghan McCloskey (drums), Hayley Kavanagh (sax), Bill Blackmore (trumpet), Scott Flanigan (piano), Cormac O'Brien (bass).