Blur frontman set to open Cork Jazz Festival weekend

BLUR frontman Damon Albarn is set to open the world-famous Guinness Cork Jazz Festival this October.

Mon, 11 Jul, 2011 - 01:00

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Other headline performers include Kyle Eastwood, son of the legendary filmmaker Clint, and jazz fusion superstar Jean-Luc Ponty, who has played with Frank Zappa and Elton John.

Festival organisers confirmed last night they have pulled off a major coup by landing Albarn, the man behind Gorillaz.

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