Irish Examiner View: Bum note to start Jazz weekend

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The launch of the Cork Jazz Festival at the Maldron Hotel South Mall. Picture: Gerard McCarthy

For many years now the last weekend in October has been heavily underlined on calendars across the land with one event in mind. 

Since it was founded in 1978, the Cork Jazz Festival has held a lease on the imagination of the nation whether one is a committed bebop enthusiast or simply looking for an enjoyable weekend before knuckling down for the winter.