Public urged to buy tickets early as Cork Jazz Festival acts are finalised

The finalised programme of events for the annual Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has been announced, with organisers urging people to purchase tickets as soon as possible.

Just two weeks away, Ireland’s biggest city-based music festival will once again light up Cork this October bank holiday weekend, from October 23 to October 27, for the 47th edition of the annual event.

Over five days, the festival will feature more than 500 musicians across 100 events in nearly 80 venues, from headline venues for ticketed shows to a free Guinness Music Trail.

Exciting new names added to the line-up include Chip Wickham, Monjola, Summer Pearl, Melina Malone, Celaviedemai, F3miii, Chameleon, FyaRed, JarJarJr and Ahmed, and With Love.

Other artists taking part in this year’s event include Nubya Garcia and Adrian Younge Orchestra; Tolü Makay; and Sienna Spiro, with fans encouraged to purchase tickets in advance due to the number of shows already sold out.

From the soulful power of Lee Fields and The Expressions, to the timeless rhythms of Orchestra Baobab, joined by the gospel energy of Annie and The Caldwells, this year’s edition has been described as the perfect combination to hit across the spectrum of jazz, soul, funk, hip-hop, world sounds, and beyond.

Sold-out shows include performances from funk collective Cymande, LA hip-hop pioneers The Pharcyde, roots reggae heroes The Congos, Le Boom, TBL8 Brass, and Dublon.

Cork local Shane Johnson, also known as Fish Go Deep, has been added as support for Jeff Mills’ ‘Tomorrow Comes The Harvest’; Dublin RnB star Aby Coulibaly will open for Sienna Spiro; and Belfast soul queen Winnie Ama will launch her debut album D3KA while on support for Cymande.

Irish favourites Maverick Sabre and Khakikid have sold out their initial shows but have added extra dates, which are also close to selling out, according to organisers. Meanwhile, JP Cooper, Luke Thomas, Ross From Friends, James Holden & Waclaw Zimpel, and Stella Sings Ella are all down to their final few tickets.

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