Everything you need to know ahead of Cork Jazz Festival this weekend 

The city will welcome a host of performers and music fans over the course of the three-day festival

There is plenty to look forward to with an expanded programme including some of the biggest names in jazz. Picture: Rich Gilligan

It is the October bank holiday weekend and in Cork that can only mean one thing — jazz.

The Cork Jazz Festival is returning in full force for the first time since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.