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THE recession blues were banished in Cork at the weekend, when over 50,000 revellers attended the Guinness Jazz Festival, worth in the region of €6 million to the city.

MORE than 1,000 artists will perform in some 80 venues as Cork swings to the beat of one of Europe’s biggest jazz festivals later this month.

TICKETS have just gone on sale for what promises to be another epic Guinness Cork Jazz Festival. The October Bank Holiday event will feature more than 1,000 musicians from 29 countries.