Family and friends fundraise for former Cork Jazz Festival headliner recovering from stroke

In June 2020, Ware suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage – a rare form of stroke - changing his life forever, leaving him unable to speak or to move the right side of his body

Phil Ware. Picture: TheFundForPhil.com

With the jazz festival in full swing this weekend, a special appeal has been made to help one of its former headline acts with strong links to the city as he recovers from a devastating stroke.

Jazz pianist Phil Ware, who played with his trio at the 2014 Cork Jazz Festival before he went on to do a six-month residency at the city’s Triskel arts and music venue, was left incapacitated after a stroke in June 2020.