Businesses get jazz hands ready for music festival

An appeal has gone out to businesses in Cork City to “jazz up their premises” ahead of what is the biggest money-making festival in the city’s calendar.

The committee which organises the Cork Guinness Jazz Festival is hoping the €1,000 in prize money will encourage the city businesses to deck out with a musical theme in the week leading up to the festival.

The jazz festival kicks off on Friday, Oct 25, with the main attractions over the bank holiday weekend including Chic and Nile Rodgers, Primal Scream, and Courtney Pine. There will also be 180 music sessions as well as free street events