Cork Jazz gets into rhythm

The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival got into full swing last night on a weekend which will see almost 1,000 musicians from 18 countries performing in various venues around the city.

Regarded as one of the country’s flagship festivals it’s expected to attract huge crowds, many of who will be jazz buffs from abroad.

The 37th festival kicked off in style last night as legendary French film composer Michel Legrand opened the jazz-oriented programme at The Everyman in a powerful double bill with Detroit jazz-diva Carla Cook, while Imelda May wowed the audience at Cork Opera House, in the first of a two-night stint.