Bob Dylan: ‘It sickened me to see George Floyd tortured to death like that’

In a rare interview, the Nobel Prize winner discusses life and death, his inspiration and new album

Rising stars and a celebration of Sarah Vaughan: This week’s best jazz gigs

The return of Rodrigo Almonte to his sometime home is also among the highlights

It was 50 years ago today: Choreographing a commemoration of Sgt Pepper

Mark Morris’s Pepperland, a dance celebration of the Beatles album, is coming to Dublin

No room for squares: 80 years of Blue Note jazz

Coltrane, Davis, Monk: With its roster of geniuses the New York label defined an art form

New artist of the week: Kelsey Lu

Plus, songs you have to hear from DJ Koze and Arvo Party

Jazz: The best gigs this week

Michael Wollny is the highlight at this weekend’s Guinness Cork Jazz festival

Monk’estra Vol 2 review: Modern takes on Thelonious Monk

10 of the best John Coltrane tracks

The great saxophonist died 50 years ago this week. Here are 10 of his finest moments

Una Mullally: National Concert Hall showing the way for other venues

And all change at the Abbey and Gate – our rigid cultural venues are, at last, mixing it up

Irish writers pick their favourite pieces of music

From traditional tunes to the magic of Mozart, some Irish writers name their favourite tunes, ahead of a concert featuring their picks at the Royal Irish Academy of Music

John Beasley - Monk’estra Vol. 1: proving once again the extraordinary resilience of Monk’s legacy