• The Coronas
  • Booka Brass Band
  • Gary Numan
  • Jerry Fish Electric Sideshow
  • The Drifters
  • The Boomtown Rats
  • Peter King & Urban Jazz
  • Cassandra Wilson
  • Grace Kelly
  • Marcus Miller
  • Darius Brubeck Quartet
  • New Irish Jazz Orchestra
  • Jack L
  • Savina Yannatou
  • 3G - The Guilfoyles
  • Umbra
  • RTE Contempo Quartet
  • GoGo Penguin
  • Phil Ware Trio & Peter Bernstein
  • Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld

Festival Details

the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival which takes place from 22nd – 26th October 2015. Tens of thousands of people will descend on Cork city from all over the world to enjoy the popular Jazz festival featuring over 400 music sessions in over 60 pubs, theatres, clubs and hotels venues in Cork city.

Renowned as one of the best jazz festivals in Europe, the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival continues to grow bigger and better year-on-year with this year’s line-up including an eclectic mix of artists including The Coronas, Gary Numan, The Drifters, The Darius Brubeck Quartet, Cassandra Wilson and Marcus Miller.

Now in its 37th year, the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has attracted some of the biggest names in jazz to Cork over the years, including Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and many more.

This year the pubs across Cork city will play an important role in the festival lineup, with a top notch line-up planned for the Guinness Music Xtra Trail. Acts including The Pearly Whites, The Busquitos, Divine Intervention, Blues Brothers Banned and The Jabronis will play in pubs throughout the city over the bank holiday weekend.

Back by popular demand, the Jazz Fringe will feature free attractions all over the city including a Food Market, Open Air Jam Sessions and Street Bands. Over the weekend, four of Europe’s top Street Bands will perform on the main thoroughfares including the Lamarotte Jazz Band and OhNo Jazz from Holland, 38 Tonnes from France and New York Brass Band from the UK. Sunday evening will see the colour and vibrancy of the festival take to the streets with the Jazz Parade at 3pm.

For the budding enthusiasts, the state of the art Cork School of Music will play host to Jazz Camp during the festival featuring workshops and master classes presented by many of the stars of the festival.

Thursday

The Boomtown Rats at Cork Opera House

Friday

Jerry Fish Electric Sideshow at Cork Opera House

Grace Kelly w/ New Irish Jazz Orchestra at The Everyman

Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld at Triskel Christchurch

Saturday

The Coronas at Cork Opera House : 8pm

Booka Brass Band at Cork Opera House : 11:30pm

Peter King & Urban Jazz w/ Marcus Miller at The Everyman

Savina Yannatou w/ Umbra at Triskel Christchurch

RTE Contempo Quartet at Triskel Christchurch

Sunday

Gary Numan at Cork Opera House

Cassandra Wilson w/ Darius Brubeck Quartet at The Everyman

3G The Guilfoyles w/ Gogo Penguin at Triskel Christchurch

Phil Ware Trio & Peter Bernstein at Triskel Christchurch : 2:30pm

Monday

The Drifters at Cork Opera House

Jack L at Cyprus Avenue