Swing into Jazz in the Afternoon with Melanie O’Reilly Trio

Melanie O'Reilly – Vocals, Carole Nelson – Piano, Adrian Jackson – Bass Join Melanie and her Swing trio for an afternoon of uplifting celebration of the favourite songs of the Swing Era composed by Ellington, Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Gershwin, Cole Porter, Fats Waller and made popular by the legendary jazz singers of Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney, Anita O'Day, Nat King Cole, Nina Simone and more.  An afternoon full of toe tappin' swing rhythm – All welcome!  "The full-house audience were captivated from start to finish as the award-winning and much-travelled Wexford-based vocalist served up treat after treat linked with stories about the songs and their creators…. O’Reilly showed how easily she can slip from sassy and sultry to playfully intimate even within the same song".  Jackie Hayden, Writer, Author and Music Industry Consultant.