Cork Jazz Festival hit by withdrawal of headline star Kamasi Washington

The American star was due to play at Cork Opera House on the Friday of the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 

Kamasi Washington has had to postpone appearances in Cork and Dublin. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty)

Just a day after announcing its programme for the 2024 event, the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has been hit with the withdrawal of one of its headline stars.

Kamasi Washington, the American saxophonist due to play Cork Opera House on Friday, October 25, has had to postpone his entire European tour due to a medical issue. The Californian musician and his band were also scheduled to play the Olympia in Dublin the previous Wednesday, and numerous dates across the UK and mainland Europe.