Razzmatazz woos Cork Jazz Festival fans despite weather

Whether or not you found that whoopee spot where the gin is cold and the piano hot, Cork City still had plenty to sate the musical tastes of bank holiday revellers who came in search of jazz and razzmatazz.

Organisers of the Cork Guinness Jazz Festival were last night optimistic that numbers were up on last year, a not inconsiderable feat on a weekend when St Jude and his weather depression threatened to rain on everyone’s parade.

Guesstimates put visitor numbers at around 70,000 over the duration of the festival which kicked off in it’s spiritual home — the Festival Club at the Metropole Hotel — on Friday evening, having spent the previous five years spinning between a variety of launch venues.