Scott Flanigan
Thu, 19 Feb
|Carnegie Library, Dún Laoghaire
A jazz homage to Keith Jarrett’s legendary Köln Concert, performed and improvised by leading Irish pianist Scott Flanigan.
Time & Location
19 Feb 2026, 19:00 – 20:00
Carnegie Library, Dún Laoghaire, 20 George's Street Lower, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, A96 E9A2, Ireland
About the event
In January 1975, piano virtuoso Keith Jarrett played in Koln, Germany, an improvised concert which became one of the biggest selling solo jazz records of all time, selling over 4 million copies. That the concert got off to the worst possible start helps explain its legendary status. The notoriously perfectionist Jarrett had asked for a grand piano. However, the organisers mistakenly ordered a baby grand that was in poor condition. Moreover, Jarrett arrived exhausted from an epic drive and suffering back pains. On seeing the baby grand he initially refused to play but was eventually persuaded. Despite or perhaps because of so many difficulties, he gave the performance of a lifetime.
51 years on from this iconic concert, pianist Scott Flanigan, founder of Scott’s Jazz Club and one of the most in-demand keyboardists on the Irish jazz scene, pays tribute to this remarkable concert with his own interpretation, performed and…