In advance of his jazz festival gig, Robert Glasper tells Alan O’Riordan about his genre-straddling music and why he felt compelled to address the issue of police shootings in the US

Gay Byrne presents a documentary on the Catholic Church in Ireland, Last Orders With Gay Byrne, at 9.35pm, RTÉ One on Tuesday.

We may not win the Euros, but we’re still leaving France with a medal.

There was a post-recession razzmatazz amongst the revellers who enjoyed last night’s kick-off of the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival.

Headline acts for next month’s Guinness Cork Jazz Festival include the Coronas, Gary Numan, and The Drifters.

MUSIC NEWS: You may have seen poor Florence Welch sitting on a stool for her performance with The Machine on Later With Jools on Tuesday (longer version on BBC Two tonight). Apparently she broke her foot while leaping off the stage at the Coachella festival in the US. 

Take a look all the 2015 performances here:

Jazz bars, rhythm rooms, the Festival Club at the Met — the unmistakable sound of the October bank holiday weekend wound down to its final few touts last night as the 37th Guinness Cork Jazz festival drew to a close.

BALLYTURK: Anybody wishing to see Cillian Murphy’s return to his hometown stage needs to get on the case soon as all evening performances of Ballyturk at Cork Opera House (August 26-30) are sold out-

WITH the May weekend fast approaching we thought we should make a bit of a song and dance about the fact today is International Dance Day and tomorrow, International Jazz Day.

Since meeting legendary pianist and broadcaster Marian McPartland at 15 years of age American saxophonist Chris Potter has been on a musical journey.

The biggest names in music celebrated the singer’s 60th on Saturday night, watched by Des O’Mahony

US PRESIDENT Barack Obama turned his 50th birthday into a 2012 campaign fundraising bonanza, buoyed by a hometown crowd after what he called a frustrating period locked in a debt battle with Republicans.

US President Barack Obama celebrates his 50th birthday today just days after reaching a deal with Republicans to avert a catastrophic government debt default.

THE immortal words “Ladies and gentlemen, rock ‘n’ roll” launched music television (MTV) thirty years ago this summer on August 1, 1981.

Shakira was honoured by Harvard University for her artistic and humanitarian work.

Michelle and Barack Obama welcomed a mix of Hollywood A-listers, captains of industry and prominent Chinese-Americans to the White House as they threw a “quintessentially American” state dinner for the president of China, complete with apple pie, ice cream and jazz music.

Carlos Santana didn’t mind that it rained on his wedding day.

Eminem’s “Recovery” was made complete as the Recording Academy nominated the resurgent rapper for 10 awards, including the biggest prizes: album, song, and record of the year.

RAIN and jazz – the two usually go together like rhythm and blues at the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival.

IT got off to a soggy start, but no amount of moisture could have killed the carnival in Cork last night where jazz junkies got down and dirty to swinging big band music and lashings of Latin groove.

UPBEAT hoteliers in Cork say rooms across the city are on course to sell out for the Jazz weekend, with numbers up on last year.

An award ceremony which celebrates black music will take place away from London tonight for the first time.

X Factor stars JLS and Alexandra Burke will go head to head once more – in the best UK newcomer category at this year’s Mobo awards.

FREDDIE HUBBARD, the Grammy-winning jazz musician whose blazing virtuosity influenced a generation of trumpet players and who collaborated with such greats as Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins, has died.

SINGER Amy Winehouse won five Grammy awards, including record and song of the year for her autobiographical hit Rehab.

Troubled singer Amy Winehouse won five Grammys as the award ceremony got under way today.

Country star Faith Hill has joined an all star line-up to pay tribute to Aretha Franklin in concert next month.

Christina Aguilera has recorded a duet with jazz legend Herbie Hancock on his new album Possibilities.