GUINNESS announced exciting headline acts for the 42^nd Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, which takes place over the October Bank Holiday Weekend.

Giants of Jazz will join globally renowned artists pushing the boundaries of the musical genre today. The line-up features legendary artists including Grammy Hall of Famer Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, listed among Rolling Stone magazine’s “100 Immortal Artists”; Kurt Elling with ‘Kurt Elling sings A Century of Heroes’, declared “the standout male vocalist of our time” by The New York Times and 14-time Grammy nominee and 2018 Jazz Pianist of the Year Fred Hersch.

There will also be headline performances from American Jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra whose 30 albums have sold over 10 million copies over four decades, Northern Ireland’s famous Dr. Linley Hamilton Quintet, who has performed with Paul Brady, Van Morrison and Foy Vance, British soul queen Mica Paris, who has toured with Michael Bolton and Boyz II Men and The Big Brass Band Explosion comprising of the high energy The OhnO! Jazzband, Hyde Park Brass and Les Fan Flures who are set to get the room moving.

Read more: Giants of Jazz among headliners for Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 2019

On this episode of Jazz Mine you can hear tracks from artists such as Orchester Fred Rabold, Van Morrison, Robyn Bennett & Bang Bang, Erica Papillion-Posey, The Stan Getz Quartet and more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie

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Read more: Jazz Mine No. 223 Saturday 31st August incl. Van Morrison on his 74th birthday

The Hot Box 49 is an advanced peak behind the curtain of an upcoming concert from the RTE Concert Orchestra featuring a feast of George Gershwin music cantering on the first ever live performance of the Concert Version of the Armstrong / Ella orchestration “Porgy & Bess”.

The recreation of Russel Garcia’s entire score has been achieved by Derry born, award-winning jazz trumpeter and arranger Ryan Quigley. The world premiere of this concert will be performed by RTÉ Concert Orchestra on the 11^th of September in The National Concert Hall in Dublin. The Ella & Louis parts will be delivered by Nicola Emmanuelle (‘the real deal’ – Time Out) and five-time British Jazz Awards winner Enrico Tomasso – who as a child actually knew Louis Armstrong.  

Read more: The Hot Box #049 - Porgy & Bess

On this episode of Jazz Mine you can hear tracks from artists such as The Ink Spots, Daniel Erdmann's Velvet Revolution, Pigfoot, Henrik Cederblom, The Jive Aces and more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie

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Read more: Jazz Mine No. 222 Saturday 24th. August 2019 incl. guest John Daly Limerick Jazz Festival Director

On this edition I would like to invite you for a little musical tea break with some of the finest Jazz served for your pleasure, with music by Lucky Thompson, Lester Young, Joe Loss & his Orchestra, Bebo and Chucho Valdes, Richard Galliano with Gabriele Mirabassi, Yelena Eckemoff, Herbie Hancock with Joni Mitchell, Chris Barber with the Boston Tea Party as well as many great sidemen/women.

Read more: Tales from the far Side 22.08.19 Jazz for Tea Lovers

On this episode of Jazz Mine you can hear tracks from artists such as Tubby Hayes Quartet, Jack Parnell & His Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Reece Quintet, Poncho Sanchez and more..........Saturdays 5PM on dublincityfm.ie

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Read more: Jazz Mine No. 221 Saturday 17th. August 2019 incl. Poncho Sanchez

On this edition I’d like to take you for a stroll along the Country Roads and other places accompanied by some enchanting theme-related Jazz courtesy of Gary Burton, Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Mildred Bailey, Bob Brookmeyer, Nat and Julian Adderley, Nancy Wilson, Joel Harrison, Cassandra Wilson, Duke Ellington with Charles Mingus and Max Roach and their sidemen/women.

Read more: Tales from the far Side 15.08.19 Peaceful Country Roads and enchanting Jazz