Claire Martin & Jim Mullen Group at Pavilion Theatre, Dublin

Claire Martin & Jim Mullen Group perform at Pavilion Theatre in Dublin on 4 November 2026 at 20:00. The night is billed as a programme of Great American Songbook classics with jazz vocalist Claire Martin OBE and guitarist Jim Mullen. Ian Thomas on drums and Laurence Cottle on bass complete the quartet.

Claire and Jim's partnership dates back to the early 1990s, and they have recorded and performed around the world in duo and quartet settings. Martin has won the British Jazz Awards eight times in a career spanning over three decades. She has appeared as a featured soloist with the Halle Orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the RTE Concert Orchestra, the Royal Northern Sinfonia, the BBC Big Band and the BBC Concert Orchestra.

She co-presented BBC Radio 3's jazz programme 'Jazz Line Up' from 2000 to 2017. Ian Thomas has worked with Tom Jones, Robben Ford, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler and BB King.

Laurence Cottle has worked on projects with Alan Parsons Project, Brian Eno, Eric Clapton, Seal and Van Morrison. Tickets cost €30 plus a booking fee.