Swing, strings and hip-hop in nod to legends at the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival

Kurt Elling, Martha Reeves and The Vandellas, Mica Paris, and a live orchestral rendition of Dr Dre’s classic hip-hop album 2001 were some of the highlights of the 42nd Guinness Cork Jazz Festival over the weekend.

As in recent years, thefestival involved music from a wide spectrum outside of its main brief.