American superstar Kamasi Washington confirmed for Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
Kamasi Washington, pictured here at Coachella 2023, will play the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Coachella)
The organisers of Guinness Cork Jazz Festival have confirmed that Kamasi Washington and his band will play at the 2024 festival. Arguably the biggest star in the contemporary jazz scene, the Californian will be making his first visit to Cork for a late night show at the city’s Opera House on Friday, October 25.
The addition of Washington to the lineup of the 2024 event is quite a coup for organisers who had already announced another American giant of the genre, vocalist Gregory Porter, for the bank holiday weekend. Other announcements for the line-up will be made later this month, with tickets for the Washington concert likely going on sale in late May.
