Riley Stone-Lonergan Quartet

Doors/arrival

time – 7:30pm | Performance begins – 8pm

Galway-born

saxophonist Riley Stone-Lonergan builds his music around one thing:

improvisation. It’s what drew him to jazz in the first place, and

it’s still what drives him, both playing it himself and listening

to others do it.

He’s perhaps best

known as one third of QOW Trio, alongside bassist Eddie Myer and

British jazz legend Spike Wells, a drummer who’s shared stages with

Dexter Gordon, Roland Kirk, Bobby Wellins and Tubby Hayes. QOW Trio

brings together players from different generations, all rooted in

the tradition but pushing at what a sax-bass-drums lineup can do.

Their third album, The Rule of Three, came out on

Whirlwind Records in January 2026, drawing comparisons to Rollins

for its intense, bluesy improvisation.

At Ladbroke Hall,

Riley digs into a set of jazz standards with Will Barry, Will Sach

and Will Cleasby, three musicians he rates highly, for a night

built on spontaneity and serious chops.