Ronan Guilfoyle (born 5 March 1958) is an Irish jazz educator and performer.  He is the director of jazz at Newpark Music Centre in Dublin, Ireland and has performed extensively around the world. He is also a composer for classical ensembles and he has had commissions from a wide range of ensembles and organizations. Some of his piano works have been recorded by Izumi Kimura.

He plays the acoustic bass guitar and has performed with many notable musicians including Joe Lovano, Kenny Werner, Dave Liebman, Brad Mehldau, Larry Coryell and Rudresh Mahanthappa.

Guilfoyle is also the director of jazz performance at Dublin City University, All Hallows Campus.

External links
 Ronan Guilfoyle's homepage
 The Contemporary Music Centre Ireland - Bio

1958 births
Living people
Irish male bass guitarists
Irish jazz musicians
Aosdána members
20th-century Irish bass guitarists
21st-century Irish bass guitarists
Irish male classical composers
20th-century Irish classical composers
21st-century Irish classical composers