From pure jazz to pop and dance music: 18 highlights of Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 

The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival is under way already and runs through the weekend, until Sunday, October 29. Here are some of the highlights to suit all tastes 

The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival takes place on the weekend of Oct 26-29, 2023, with highlights taking in all sorts of genres. 

I want to see quality jazz

Matthew Halsall (The Everyman, 27 and 28 October): Manchester-based trumpeter, bandleader and record label owner who fuses late 60s/early 70s American “spiritual jazz” with more contemporary beats, samples and sequencing – to heady and winning effect. He plays gigs on Friday night and Saturday afternoon.