Matthew Jacobson (solo drums) / Niamh Dalton (solo viola)

Matthew Jacobson

As well as composing for and performing/recording with his own groups ReDiviDeR and Insufficient Funs, Matthew also co-leads Roamer, a quartet of Ireland's most internationally recognised improvisers and performs regularly at home and abroad with Anna Mieke; UMBRA; Clang Sayne; Berri; Ensemble Ériu; SlapBang; Origin Story; BigSpoon; AERIE (DE); hyperlynx (CH); Fireplace Dragon (US) and Ms Mercy (UK) among others.

Matthew is co-director of Diatribe Records, Ireland's leading independent record label for new sounds and between 2011-2020 was the Irish producer of European exchange tour and event network Match&Fuse. He is also a full-time Jazz Lecturer in Dublin City University – specialising in drum skills, ensembles, free improvisation and music business.

"One of the most dynamic forces in Irish jazz, on and off the stage" The Irish Times

"A European jazz artist of growing charisma" The Guardian

"Jacobson is in typically robust form, ever-responsive, ever-probing. He may well be the most in-demand drummer in Ireland, and for good reason." All About Jazz

Niamh Dalton

Niamh Dalton is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter based in Cork City. Fiddle being her main instrument, she sits within the Irish and Old-Time fiddle traditions as well as exploring extended technique, improvisation and experimenting with pedals and cross tunings. She writes songs under the alias Ana Palindrome alongside her bandmates Rúairi De Búrca and Sara Leslie. She currently plays with bands Trá Pháidín & Anna Mieka.

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