#Cork Jazz Festival

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Sax and drums and rock'n'roll: 20 highlights of the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
Sax and drums and rock'n'roll: 20 highlights of the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
Whether you're a serious jazz fan, a fleet-footed clubber, or just somebody who wants to get out and about in Cork this weekend, here's our pick of what's on offer for a fun-filled weekend

Thu, 22 Oct, 2026

Ride on the rhythm: Sir Henrys DJ Shane Johnson picks 10 classic tracks by Masters At Work
Ride on the rhythm: Sir Henrys DJ Shane Johnson picks 10 classic tracks by Masters At Work
The Fish Go Deep DJ was among the first people in Ireland to play tunes by the legendary American duo. In advance of their visit to the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, Johnson delves into some of MAW's best collaborations and solo releases

Mon, 19 Oct, 2026

Metropole Hotel holds recruitment days for staff to work Cork Jazz Weekend
Metropole Hotel holds recruitment days for staff to work Cork Jazz Weekend
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival takes place from Thursday, October 22 to Monday, October 26

Wed, 16 Sep, 2026

Death announced of Cork Jazz Festival co-founder Pearse Harvey 
Death announced of Cork Jazz Festival co-founder Pearse Harvey 
Pearse Harvey was one of the core trio who helped establish the festival in its early days 

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026

'Hateful people' won't impact plans of drag performers after attack in Cork City
'Hateful people' won't impact plans of drag performers after attack in Cork City
Lucina Schynning said it was 'sickening' that the attack on Sunday night was met with laughter and cheers from bystanders

Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

ECM at Triskel review: Cork venue perfect for chamber jazz sounds of leading label 
ECM at Triskel review: Cork venue perfect for chamber jazz sounds of leading label 
Norma Winstone, Colin Vallon, and Elina Duni were among the artists who performed at Triskel's annual collaboration with ECM for the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 

Mon, 27 Oct, 2025

Card spending jumps 18% over Cork's Guinness Jazz Festival 
Card spending jumps 18% over Cork's Guinness Jazz Festival 
Festival will deliver a €45m injection into the local economy

Mon, 27 Oct, 2025

Call for safer public spaces after drag performers assaulted in Cork city
Call for safer public spaces after drag performers assaulted in Cork city
The two performers were filming a video for social media to promote an upcoming event when the incident occurred

Mon, 27 Oct, 2025

Cork Jazz Festival review: Stunning show from Nubya Garcia at Everyman 
Cork Jazz Festival review: Stunning show from Nubya Garcia at Everyman 
Nubya Garcia is one of the rising stars of the British jazz scene, and her Everyman gig - backed by a brilliant band - provided one of the highlights of the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 

Mon, 27 Oct, 2025

Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 'brings a palpable energy' to Cork City with more than 100,000 visitors
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 'brings a palpable energy' to Cork City with more than 100,000 visitors
Aaron Mansworth, the managing director of Trigon Hotel Group, said every business in the area had got a welcome cash boost from visitors

Mon, 27 Oct, 2025

Cork Jazz Fest reviews: Triskel delights with Daniel Herskedal, Mas Exodus, and James Holden
Cork Jazz Fest reviews: Triskel delights with Daniel Herskedal, Mas Exodus, and James Holden
The Guinness Jazz Festival programme has taken some flak this year from the jazz camp, but they would have had plenty to enjoy at Triskel on Saturday 

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025

Sultans of Ping pictures and review: Jazz-free zone as Cork heroes make triumphant return
Sultans of Ping pictures and review: Jazz-free zone as Cork heroes make triumphant return
The Sultans of Ping played a sold-out gig at Cork City Hall on Saturday 

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025

Cork Jazz Fest review: Cymande get into their groove at Opera House 
Cork Jazz Fest review: Cymande get into their groove at Opera House 
Cymande featured among the highlights of Friday at the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

Weekend Weather: Rain may dampen spirits as Cork Jazz Festival crowds hit the city
Weekend Weather: Rain may dampen spirits as Cork Jazz Festival crowds hit the city
Cork’s Jazz Festival weekend will bring a mix of sunshine, scattered showers, and chilly nights, according to Met Éireann

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025

Áras an Uachtaráin
Presidential election to be held on October bank holiday weekend
Housing minister James Browne will bring a memo to Cabinet on Wednesday confirming the polling date

Tue, 02 Sep, 2025

Michael Moynihan: Cork county board is all talk no action on Páirc Uí Chaoimh concert potential
S Michael Moynihan: Cork county board is all talk no action on Páirc Uí Chaoimh concert potential
Páirc Uí Chaoimh struggles to attract concerts, but other Irish venues make it work — what’s stopping Cork?

Thu, 27 Mar, 2025

Tributes to 'visionary' Cork Jazz Festival founder Jim Mountjoy
Tributes to 'visionary' Cork Jazz Festival founder Jim Mountjoy
The worlds of music, the arts, and business unite in praise of Mr Mounjoy's 'fantastic outlook' after he passed away this weekend 

Sun, 23 Feb, 2025

'Cork needs more weekends like this': Jazz Festival hailed as most successful yet
'Cork needs more weekends like this': Jazz Festival hailed as most successful yet
Two-time Grammy winner, Gregory Porter, said: 'Cork is already a fantastic place.'

Mon, 28 Oct, 2024

Cork Jazz Festival highlights: 30 top picks for casual fans and hardcore jazzers alike
Cork Jazz Festival highlights: 30 top picks for casual fans and hardcore jazzers alike
There are hundreds of gigs going on for the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival. We've selected some of the best options across the various genres on offer 

Sat, 26 Oct, 2024

Spiritual home of Cork Jazz Festival plans to recruit 50 additional staff
Spiritual home of Cork Jazz Festival plans to recruit 50 additional staff
The famous Metropole Hotel in Cork is set to host two walk-in recruitment open days for jazz weekend jobs

Tue, 01 Oct, 2024

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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 

Thu, 12 Sep, 2024

Guinness Cork Jazz Festival unveils impressive lineup for 2024 event 
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival unveils impressive lineup for 2024 event 
American superstars, Cuban titans, African legends, and even a pop star from Thurles are on the roster for the 2024 Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 

Thu, 30 May, 2024

Cork City floods but music fans keep jazzing despite rising waters
Cork City floods but music fans keep jazzing despite rising waters
Shoes and socks came off but spirits were high as revellers and water spilled onto the streets, says Jack White

Mon, 30 Oct, 2023

Watch: Several Cork City streets flooded for second consecutive night
Watch: Several Cork City streets flooded for second consecutive night
Before high tide on Sunday reached its peak at around 5:42pm, spot floods appeared on the South Mall moving onto Crane Lane, Oliver Plunkett Street and Winthrop Street

Sun, 29 Oct, 2023

'It's just always a great time even though we're all queuing in the rain': Cork Jazz goers hold strong despite weather
'It's just always a great time even though we're all queuing in the rain': Cork Jazz goers hold strong despite weather
In a matter of minutes, water was spilling onto streets where Jazz hotspots, such as Crane Lane and the Oliver Plunkett, hosted hundreds

Sat, 28 Oct, 2023

'Significant flooding' in parts of Cork City as jazz revellers brave the weather
'Significant flooding' in parts of Cork City as jazz revellers brave the weather
Wandesford Quay and Sharman Crawford Street closed from 5pm on Saturday, and will reopen after the expected high tide flooding subsides

Sat, 28 Oct, 2023

An iconic Cork building hosts a fashion extravaganza: Behind the scenes at ieStyle Live
An iconic Cork building hosts a fashion extravaganza: Behind the scenes at ieStyle Live
ieStyle Live transformed one of Cork’s most iconic buildings into the setting for a fashion extravaganza, both on and off the catwalk. Maeve Lee takes us behind the scenes of one of the highlights of the Cork calendar.

Sat, 28 Oct, 2023

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

Sat, 28 Oct, 2023

Colin Sheridan: Demonised by the Church, it's no wonder jazz caught on in Ireland
Colin Sheridan: Demonised by the Church, it's no wonder jazz caught on in Ireland
If there was ever a statement to inspire young men and women to dance, it was a priest describing jazz as 'borrowed from the African savages by the anti-God movement, with the object of destroying morals and religion'

Sat, 28 Oct, 2023

Flooding expected in parts of Cork City over Jazz weekend
Flooding expected in parts of Cork City over Jazz weekend
The latest weather outlook from Met Éireann shows heavy, possibly thundery showers from Friday onwards with temperatures set to drop as low as 6C

Fri, 27 Oct, 2023

Cork Jazz kicks off with surprise performance from Macy Gray at Coughlans Bar
Cork Jazz kicks off with surprise performance from Macy Gray at Coughlans Bar
Ahead of her sold out show at the Cork Opera House on Thursday night, the star treated fans to a secret intimate gig at Coughlans Bar

Thu, 26 Oct, 2023

Hats off to Sultan Stevenson in advance of his Cork Jazz Festival gig 
Hats off to Sultan Stevenson in advance of his Cork Jazz Festival gig 
The rising star of the UK jazz scene on representing his faith in his music, and unleashing his design skills on his bucket hats

Wed, 25 Oct, 2023

Culture That Made Me: Gilles Peterson on Tony Cascarino, Level 42 and Ezra Collective
Culture That Made Me: Gilles Peterson on Tony Cascarino, Level 42 and Ezra Collective
The late 1970s was an effervescent time for music according to the founder of Acid Jazz who has compiled more than 100 albums

Mon, 23 Oct, 2023

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Tim Burgess: The Charlatans plan a live listening party in Cork 
In advance of their gig at Cork City Hall, the Charlatans' frontman reveals how they survived the Britpop and Madchester eras, and why he stopped his hugely popular Listening Parties on Twitter. Below is also a list of top non-jazz gigs at the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 

Wed, 18 Oct, 2023

UK star Matthew Halsall on returning to Cork for the city's jazz festival
UK star Matthew Halsall on returning to Cork for the city's jazz festival
Matthew Halsall has been to the forefront of the recent resurgence in British jazz. After a triumphant gig in 2021, he's looking forward to being back on Leeside for the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 

Wed, 11 Oct, 2023

Macy Gray on life since I Try, and why she's looking forward to Cork Jazz Fest 
Macy Gray on life since I Try, and why she's looking forward to Cork Jazz Fest 
It hasn't been all plain sailing for Macy Gray since her worldwide smash hit, but she's still making music and is one of the headliners at Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 

Thu, 21 Sep, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Politicians are living in 'cloud cuckoo land' 
Irish Examiner view: Politicians are living in 'cloud cuckoo land' 
The Department of Justice and An Garda Síochána are doing their best to make the streets safe but people have no appetite for politicians denying the evidence of their own eyes

Fri, 08 Sep, 2023

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Dublin trad group The Scratch added to the Cork Jazz Festival lineup
Metallers-turned-folk-favourites are set for the Opera House on Sunday October 29 - just before the release of their second album

Mon, 21 Aug, 2023

Guinness Cork Jazz Festival reviews: Andy Sheppard and Portico Quartet 
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival reviews: Andy Sheppard and Portico Quartet 
'A good jazz quartet is like a four-square room without walls' 

Mon, 31 Oct, 2022

Jazz Festival a huge hit as 50,000 descend on Cork city over weekend
Jazz Festival a huge hit as 50,000 descend on Cork city over weekend
Everybody benefits, from hairdressers to taxi drivers, to bars, restaurants, cafes and shops

Mon, 31 Oct, 2022

Guinness Cork Jazz Festival reviews: Amaro Freitas and Selene Saint-Aime charm at Triskel 
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival reviews: Amaro Freitas and Selene Saint-Aime charm at Triskel 
The Amaro Freitas Trio and Selene Saint-Aime Trio both played fine afternoon gigs at Triskel Christchurch 

Mon, 31 Oct, 2022

Guinness Cork Jazz Festival reviews: Brandee Younger, Ralph Towner, Jeff Parker 
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival reviews: Brandee Younger, Ralph Towner, Jeff Parker 
Three artists brought the sacred power of music back to converted church venues at the weekend 

Mon, 31 Oct, 2022

Guinness Cork Jazz Festival in pictures: Images from the streets and venues 
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival in pictures: Images from the streets and venues 
The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival brought hundreds of musicians and thousands of punters to the city and Kinsale over the weekend

Sun, 30 Oct, 2022

Guinness Cork Jazz Festival review: Seun Kuti's Afrobeat electrifies the Everyman 
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival review: Seun Kuti's Afrobeat electrifies the Everyman 
The son of Fela Kuti thrived on the raucous atmosphere at his late-night show 

Sun, 30 Oct, 2022

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