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.

The festival, which runs from October 23-26, will include headline acts such as sax player Pharoah Sanders, drummer Jack DeJohnette and stunning vocalist Kurt Elling.

The Everyman Palace will host a terrific double bill with The Bad Plus and The Sun Ra Arkestra on opening night, and festival venues will also feature artists such as Al DiMeola, Gilad Atzmon, The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Eldar, Peter Green, The Fun Lovin’ Criminals and British saxophonist Yolanda Brown.