Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 2026 line-up announced

The 2026 Guinness Cork Jazz Festival runs from October 22 to 26
Headliners include Berlioz, Yussef Dayes and Masters At Work
Boney M featuring Maizie Williams performs on Saturday
The festival features over 70 venues on the Guinness Music Trail
Tickets go on sale Wednesday 9 September at 10am

The programme for the 2026 Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has been revealed, featuring Berlioz, Yussef Dayes, Masters At Work, Annie Mac, Boney M featuring Maizie Williams, KOKOROKO, Courtney Pine, Jason Moran and Σtella. Running from Thursday 22 October to Monday 26 October, the 48th edition of the festival will see some of the biggest names in international music alongside some of the most exciting artists emerging from Ireland and around the world. Leading the line-up is Berlioz, the London-based project of Ted Jasper that blends jazz, soul, house and funk into sophisticated, late-night grooves.

Yussef Dayes, one of the defining figures of the new British jazz generation, brings his explosive blend of jazz, broken beat and soul to Cork. Masters At Work with Kenny Dope and Louie Vega bring their legendary New York house sound to Cork together for the first time, marking their first show in Ireland in more than two decades. Saturday brings Boney M featuring Maizie Williams, whose tour celebrates five decades of era-defining hits, promising to be one of the festival’s great intergenerational party moments.

The festival’s exploratory and forward-looking side continues across the programme, with New York-based singer, songwriter and guitarist Margaret Glaspy, known for her genre-blurring blend of jazz, indie rock and experimental pop. Over at Triskel Arts Centre, the programme leans further into the festival’s exploratory side with Momoko Gill, Riversphere featuring Iain Bellamy & Rob Luft, Bill Laurence of Snarky Puppy, Okonski and Jasmine Myra all featuring. The Cork City Hall Series adds another strand to the festival with performances from The Boomtown Rats, The Stunning, Rory Gallagher: The Legend Lives On, Mack Fleetwood and Mundy.

Eoin Cregan, festival programmer, shared “The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival is more than an event, it’s a legacy and a culture. The Guinness team and our jazz festival committee are thrilled to bring another great line-up to Cork this October.”