Better late than never, but the organisers of the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival have announced that their event will take place this year. Last year was the first time the drums had fallen silent in Cork since that date. Mica Paris at the 2019 Guinness Cork Jazz Festival. Fiona Collins, chairperson of the festival, added that the programming for the 2021 festival, is currently being finalised, and more details would be available in the coming weeks. While the event has followed international trends by moving away from being a 'pure' jazz festival, the jazz genre is still very much at the heart of proceedings, with figures such as Herbie Hancock and Gregory Porter playing in recent years at the Everyman, and the Triskel hosting cutting–edge European acts.

Source: Irish Examiner September 08, 2021 16:29 UTC