Cork Jazz Festival reveals more acts for 2024 event
BoolaBoom performing at the programme launch of the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival on Wednesday. Picture: Darragh Kane
It was already looking like the best line-up in many years, but the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival announced several more impressive events at its programme launch on Wednesday evening. Those assembled at the rooftop bar of Cyprus Avenue heard of the addition of hip-hop royalty, a star-studded celebration of a Detroit legend, and an exhibition that pays homage to the jazz genre’s greatest label.
An extended version of the 46-year-old festival will see proceedings kick off on Wednesday, October 23, and run until Sunday 27th. Announcements had already been made about concerts from the likes of American superstar Gregory Porter, but Wednesday’s launch also revealed details of a gig by De La Soul at Cork Opera House on the Sunday. Primarily a duo since the death of co-founder Trugoy the Dove last year, the New York rap veterans have promised they’ll be joined by a “special guest” for the Cork show.
