The Art Crimes Band: If Only (Piano Bar Version)

The Art Crimes Band, an Irish band from Cork City, Ireland, was established in 2011 and debuted at the 2015 Guinness Cork Jazz Festival with the release of their first original music CD, titled Radio.

Radio, like many debut albums, captured a band still looking for its rhythm. But now, in 2021, with a brand-new song and an upcoming studio album, they have established a strong foundation in the R&B/Soul sound, which is the genre in which they feel most comfortable.

Alto saxophonist Gary Baus, guitarist Stephen Kirby, drummer Niall Dennehy, vocalist Grace McMahon, bassist Tim O’Leary, and pianist and keyboardist Katie O’Donnell make up the band. The band made the decision to take a break from it all in 2020 and start a new adventure centred only on their own music after a decade of performing nightly in pubs and clubs.

In April 2022, late at night, they recorded their most recent single at their recording facility particularly to celebrate International Jazz Day. Grace McMahon (vocals) and Katie O’Donnell (piano) give a personal rendition of their 2015 jazz ballad “If Only”, captured in an intimate live recording of the session.

Watch the performance of If Only (Piano Bar Version) below

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