Once again, Cork City, prepares to celebrate the Guinness Jazz Festival. The festival will be held from October 22nd - 25th. Cork and its charming and welcoming people have every reason to be proud of the success that this event has had over the years.

This year musicians from more than 10 countries will be performing. Most of them will up-date the different and popular trends of the contemporary international jazz scene. Swing, Cool, Bebop, Free Jazz & funky, Jazz-Rock fusion, Latin, Afro and the classical European Jazz are some of the most popular styles of jazz known worldwide.

However the Cork Jazz Festival also presents Celtic and Afro-Celtic Jazz; both are journeys through Celtic culture, handled with the magic of jazz.The festival will also host other musical expression such as Blues, Salsa, Traditional, Gospel and Hip-Hop.

There will be a select group of very high-ranked jazz players such as: Mike Brecker, Charlie Mariano (now aged 80), Dieter Ilg, Richard Galliano and The Mingus Big Band simply the best jazz orchestra today. Pictured above is Charles Mingus.