U.S. jazz titan Kamasi Washington and more set for Cork Jazz Festival.

Kamasi Washington, one of the starlets of contemporary jazz music, has been confirmed for this year’s Cork Jazz Festival, along with many more.

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Cork Jazz Festival 2024

Joining Washington will be Gregory Porter, Seun Kuti, Buena Vista All Stars, Orchestra Baobab, Amadou and Mariam, Alina Bzhezhinska, Takuya Kuroda, Les Amazones D’Afrique and Mary Coughlan. The annual music meet-up takes place over the October bank holiday weekend (Thursday 24th October to Monday 28th October 2024). Festival director Mark Murphy announced the details earlier today, commenting:

This line-up will resonate worldwide and put us on par with the greatest jazz festivals internationally. Gregory Porter sold out 2 shows at the Cork Opera House pre-Christmas and is the biggest voice of jazz internationally. Kamasi Washington is an American jazz superstar, and the high-end Afro-Cuban jazz of the Buena Vista All Stars is as good as it gets for a spectacle. And we have more to announce!

Flashing back to October 2020 – yes, that year – Kamasi was on my hitlist of 5 Jazz Artists I’d Love to See Play Cork Jazz Festival. There’s plenty of time for the other four to be announced, isn’t there?

Tickets for all shows go on sale this Friday 31st May on guinnesscorkjazz.com.

Update: Kamasi Washington at Cork Opera House tickets now on sale at corkoperahouse.ie.

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• Cork Jazz Festival 2024 takes place across various Cork venues from Thursday 24th October to Monday 28th October 2024

Info and Tickets available at guinnesscorkjazz.com

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