Gerry Godley

Gerry Godley is Artistic Director of Improvised Music Company, a resource organisation for jazz and related music in Ireland. He presents the world music programme Reels to Raga on RTÉ lyric fm.  

Gerry Godley introduces Way Out West, a free recording of new Irish jazz by the Improvised Music Company which accompanies our April–May issue
Jazz Musicians are from Mars, Traditional Musicians are from Venus
Throughout the world – from Brazil to Scandinavia – jazz and traditional musicians are collaborating with exhilarating results.Irish musicians, however, have been slow to grasp the nettle. Concert producer and broadcaster Gerry Godley surveys the common ground these genres share – and imagines the brilliant jewel waiting to be discovered...
A Dedicated Jazz Venue for Ireland
Gerry Godley of the Improvised Music Company makes the case for a custom-made venue for jazz.