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We hope you've cleared the bank holiday weekend, because the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival runs from Thursday to Monday.
Cork Opera House has Yussef Dayes on Thursday, two Boney M shows on Saturday and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, seven brothers from Chicago, on Sunday.
Earlier in the week, Jack Dee is at The Everyman on Tuesday and Kris Drever plays Coughlan's on Wednesday. Over in Bantry, the Aiteall festival fills the weekend with singer-songwriters.
This is our pick of what's on this week. As always for a full event list check out the link at the bottom of the email.
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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
Thursday 22 to Monday 26 October · Cork City, Douglas and Kinsale
Five days of music over the October bank holiday weekend. The Guinness Music Trail takes in more than 70 venues across Cork City, Douglas and Kinsale, with ska, swing, jazz and brass from acts across Ireland and beyond.
There's also an exhibition celebrating 85 years of Blue Note Records.
Boney M featuring Maizie Williams
Saturday 24 October · Cork Opera House
Boney M mark 50 years since they emerged in the 1970s, with Maizie Williams leading the group through "Rivers of Babylon", "Rasputin", "Ma Baker" and "Daddy Cool". There are two shows, at 19:00 and 23:30.
Yussef Dayes
Thursday 22 October · 19:00 · Cork Opera House
South London-raised drummer, producer and composer Yussef Dayes gained wider recognition with his debut solo album Black Classical Music. Since then he has won an Ivor Novello Award for Best Album and picked up two Brit Award nominations. Xmunashe is in support.
Kris Drever
Wednesday 21 October · 19:30 · Coughlan's, Douglas Street
Raised in Orkney, Kris Drever is one third of the award-winning trio Lau. At Coughlan's he's playing new songs from his album Doing this for love, alongside older originals and his interpretations of traditional material.
The Music of John Coltrane and Miles Davis with Keyon Harrold and Marcus Strickland
Thursday 22 October · 20:00 · The Everyman
Trumpeter Keyon Harrold and saxophonist and composer Marcus Strickland explore the partnership between Miles Davis and John Coltrane, as part of the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival.
The Buena Vista Performed by Sambroso All Stars
Thursday 22 October · Cyprus Avenue
Buena Vista Social Club's debut album won the Grammy for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album. Sambroso Noda, a leading figure in London's Cuban music scene, leads an all-star group of Cuban musicians through a new interpretation of it.
New York Brass Band
Thursday 22 October · 21:00 · Old Oak
They're from Yorkshire, despite the name. This high-energy brass ensemble mixes New Orleans-style brass with pop, funk and hip-hop.
Cork Heritage Pubs City Wide Jazz Festival Club
Thursday 22 to Monday 26 October · Pubs across Cork City
Live music in Cork's older pubs, with more than 50 acts across dozens of venues and Jazz Trails mapped out to help you move between them. Crane Lane Theatre, Sin É and Cantys are among the venues.
Childish Lambino
Friday 23 October · 21:00 · The Park, South Main Street
A Cork DJ and producer who blends techno, trance, garage and breakbeat into high-energy sets. He has played Cyprus Avenue and The Pav, and this gig is part of the Cork Heritage Pubs City-Wide Jazz Festival Club.
Paddy Casey
Friday 23 October · 20:30 · Paddy Mac's Bar, Coachford
Aiteall Singer-Songwriter Festival
Friday 23 to Sunday 25 October · Bantry
Aiteall means "sunshine between showers", and this West Cork festival fills the bank holiday weekend in Bantry with concerts, workshops, pop-up performances, a record fair and late-night sessions. John Francis Flynn, Lemoncello and The Vernon Spring are among the artists, with sounds from sean-nós and traditional song to folk, jazz and electronica.
Karen Underwood: To Love Somebody
Friday 23 to Sunday 25 October · The Green Room, Cork Opera House
Cork's "Jazz Diva" sings love songs by Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Roberta Flack, Gladys Knight and others. Friday's show is at 19:00, and Saturday and Sunday each have shows at 15:00 and 18:00.
Guinness Kinsale Jazz Festival
Friday 23 to Monday 26 October · Kinsale
Kinsale runs its own jazz festival alongside the main city events, with 20 gigs across four days. The Lewis Barfoot Swing Quartet plays The Bulman in Summercove on Saturday at 19:30.
Mick Flannery
Saturday 24 October · 19:00 · Coughlan's, Douglas Street
Mick Flannery writes songs about the human condition, flaws, triumphs and uncertainty included. This intimate Cork Jazz Festival show promotes his eighth studio album, Goodtime Charlie.
Jazz All Stars
Saturday 24 October · 21:30 · Crane Lane Theatre
A jazz supergroup that headlines the Crane Lane Theatre Jazz Festival every year, mixing classic standards, modern jazz and improvisation.
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Sunday 25 October · 19:00 · Cork Opera House
Seven brothers from Chicago's south side, trained from childhood by their father, jazz trumpeter Phil Cohran. They busked in the city's subway stations before releasing their debut album Flipside in 2004.
They have toured and recorded with Prince and Gorillaz, and their song "War" featured in The Hunger Games. Cooks But We're Chefs open the night.
Rory Gallagher: The Legend Lives On
Sunday 25 October · 14:00 · Cork City Hall
A tribute marking 31 years since Rory Gallagher's death. Moonchild, a Cork Rory tribute band, are joined by blues-rock trio Tres Hombres with Brian Tambling, and special guest Barry Barnes of Sinnerboy.
Yankari Afrobeat Collective Play the Music of Fela Kuti
Sunday 25 October · Cyprus Avenue
This ten-piece collective, led by Nigerian composer and bandleader Segun Akano, plays Fela Kuti's music alongside tracks from its forthcoming album on Love Universal. Afrobeat, highlife and jazz come with driving percussion, interlocking guitars and a strong horn section.
Grooveline
Sunday 25 October · 17:30 · Seventy Seven, Grand Parade
Sunday 25 October · 22:30 · Dwyers of Cork, Washington Street
Six players bend funk, groove, hip-hop, rock, jazz and trad into one sound.
Jack Dee: Jack's Joke Show
Tuesday 20 October · 20:00 · The Everyman
Forty years into stand-up, Jack Dee goes back through the old jokes and anecdotes that built his career. The show comes with a guarantee of no new material.
My World of Photography
Tuesday 20 October · Frank O'Connor Library, Mayfield
Exhibition: Life, Death, Legacy: Ireland's Connected Bronze Age
Thursday 22 October · 10:00 · Cork Public Museum
Work by UCC postgraduate students looks at the Bronze Age, roughly 2500 to 500 BCE, as a connected society shaped by metalworking and trade, from daily life and feasting to burial traditions. The exhibition is on until April 2027.
Day of the Dead Mexican Offering
Saturday 24 October to Saturday 7 November · St Peter's Cork, North Main Street
A traditional Día de Muertos offering you can visit, with colourful decorations, flowers, candles and photographs, and an explanation of what they mean. It honours the memory of loved ones.
For a full overview of all events on this week in Cork check out our event listings page
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