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Kind of blue: Cork Jazz Festival 2020 latest event to be pulled this year due to Covid-19

The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has become the latest victim of the Covid-19 pandemic, in a huge blow to the local economy.

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Jazz Festival gives Cork cash boost of €35m

The festival is one of the most iconic events of its kind on the national cultural calendar.

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Swing, strings and hip-hop in nod to legends at the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival

Kurt Elling, Martha Reeves and The Vandellas, Mica Paris, and a live orchestral rendition of Dr Dre’s classic hip-hop album 2001 were some of the highlights of the 42nd Guinness Cork Jazz Festival over the weekend.

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And all that jazz... Highlights of the Cork Jazz Festival

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Jazz parade to bring New Orleans vibe to Cork's streets

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The official route map for Cork’s ‘Blaze of Jazz’ parade

Scene & Heard: Everything entertainment you need to look out for

Everything entertainment you need to look out for

Fri, 18 Oct, 2019

Jazz star Kurt Elling is still finding new ways of doing things

In advance of his visit to Cork for the jazz festival, US star Kurt Elling tells Ed Power why he loves improvising, even while taking on classic songs

Mon, 07 Oct, 2019

Scene & heard: Here's your entertainment news round-up

KINSALE LITERARY FEST: The third incarnation of the Words by Water event takes place next weekend with its most impressive line-up yet.

Fri, 27 Sep, 2019

Countdown to 42nd Cork jazz festival begins

The 2019 Guinness Cork Jazz Festival was officially launched last night, with the 42nd incarnation of the event hosting a number of big names across the 70 city venues on the weekend of October 24-26.

Thu, 26 Sep, 2019

Jazz Festival review: Laura Mvula at Cork City Hall

One of the most ambitious undertakings of this year's Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has been to book three concerts at the City Hall, a sizeable new venue for the event. Rostered for the Saturday night slot was Laura Mvula, the British soul singer who burst on the scene in 2013 with her debut album Sing To The Moon.

Sun, 28 Oct, 2018

A question of taste: Sinead Dunphy

Sinead Dunphy is festival director of the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival

Thu, 18 Oct, 2018

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Jazz album:Marius Neset/Trondheim Jazz Orchestra

Thu, 17 Apr, 2014

Six Grammy nominations for Adele

Adele has been given the perfect get well gift after being nominated for six Grammys at next year's awards.

Thu, 01 Dec, 2011

Boom time as jazz fest drowns out economic blues

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.

Mon, 26 Oct, 2009

YolanDa set to swing by festival

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.

Wed, 07 Oct, 2009

Jazz festival to welcome 1,000 musicians as tickets go on sale

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.

Fri, 11 Sep, 2009

Sax and the city: Bono set to jazz it up with the throng

U2 FRONTMAN Bono was rumoured last night to be planning to join tens of thousands of music fans in Cork this weekend for the city’s jazz festival.

Fri, 27 Oct, 2006

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