(News Feature: Cork Evening Echo, Friday July 10, 2009 By Donncha Burke.)

Summertime and the Jazzing is easy!

    Jazz enthusiasts from all over Europe and beyond are attending the 10th International Jazz School at Cork Academy of Music this week.

    Beginners and amateur musicians are being taught by Jazz Legends like the famous trombone player Mike Carton and renowned BBC vocalist Lee Gibson.  There has been huge demand for the school this year with 58 people participating.

    The Course, which finishes today, is also delving into theoretical aspects of Jazz Music, which are being taught by Colin Byrne from Douglas, who lectures at Leeds University in England.

    Organiser and Musical Director Bob Seward, is very pleased with how successful the week has been, and the International flavour it brought.  "I was very happy with the variety of participants.  We had people as far away as Germany and Canada.  It just goes to show how popular it is."

Tutor Mike Carton (New York) with students Dominic Davies (Newcastle) and Kieran Dooley (Galway), blowing up a storm at the 10^th International Jazz Summer School.

Tutor Tom Mulcahy, left, lecturer and jazz guitarist, with Fritz Spengeman (Germany) at the 10^th International Jazz Summer School.

Marian Caulfield and Andrew Moran strum along in class at the Jazz Summer School.

Tutor, Len McCarthy, Chris Costello, Bill Neate and Donal Davis get brassed up at the International Jazz Summer School.

Tutor Colin Byrne (Leeds University), give a drumming lesson to Patrick Lynch, aged 12, from Ballyvolane at the 10^th International Summer School.

Bob Seward, Musical Director of the 10^th Cork Academy of Music International Jazz Summer School.