Cork Jazz 2016: When the festival got its mojo back

From a music fan’s perspective, this was the best Guinness Cork Jazz Festival in years, writes Alan O’Riordan

WAS 2016 the year the Cork Jazz Festival got its mojo back? It certainly felt that way, with a strong lineup of acts across several venues, symbolised by the welcome return of afternoon jazz at the Everyman.

And with the likes of Paul Dunlea, Laoise O’Hanlon, Dan Walsh, Karen Underwood and many more flying the flag for local talent, the pubs were heaving to good music.