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The 8th
International Jazz Festival will take place in Doonbeg over the Bank Holiday
weekend,(1st -4th June) and it promises to be better than ever!
The festival of
Swing, Dixie and Jazz is a hugely popular annual event, attracting many visitors
to the Doonbeg /West Clare area to enjoy a weekend packed with music. This year
we are delighted to feature musicians from Luxembourg, Germany, Poland, England,
Guatemala, and Ireland, with a programme to suit all tastes. Some of the bands
appearing are;
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"The
Jazzberries" a Dublin based duo have been entertaining their
audiences since 2002. Playing Jazz Standards and Swing as well as modern
tunes given a jazz feel, Andrew's guitar complements Valerie's vocals
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"Manu and
his Latino House" is a showcase of international musicians who have
joined with Manu Ramirez from Guatemala to make an exciting Latin -Dance
fusion with Afro- Caribbean influences. They have appeared at the Gaiety
Theatre Latin Club, The Temple Bar Music Centre, Half Moon Club and the Cork
Jazz Festival. |
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The
Portobello Jazz Band, from London will give us the flavour of New
Orleans with their six piece Dixie Band. As well as regular appearances in
London and the South East of England, they have also attended the St Raphael
(S. France) and the Cagliari (Sardinia) Jazz Festivals. |
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Edith van den Heuvel,
together with Dany Schwickerath, will certainly impress with her
programme of songs from The American Songbook, as well as modern jazz tunes from
Horace Silver and Thelonious Monk. Edith is currently singing with the Blue Art
Orchestra in Cologne under the direction of George Ruby.
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"The East Coast
Jazz Band" from Arklow are an exciting five-piece band playing Popular Jazz,
Bossa and Blues and have appeared at the Cork Jazz Festival for the last 10
years.
"Skazz"
will certainly get everyone up and dancing. This lively local six piece band
will also be appearing at the Ballydehob Jazz Festival and the "Jazz am Dom"
Festival in Trier, Germany.
We are pleased to
welcome back the" David Irwin Trio", playing popular jazz standards.
Regular performers in the Limerick area, they are sure to appeal to all.
"Split Ends"
from Limerick will be entertaining us with their music. This four piece band
have appeared regularly at the Cork Jazz Festival as well as many functions in
the Limerick
area.
Doonbeg's own Doonbeg
Jazz Band will perform and as well as the scheduled performances we shall also
be holding jazz "jam" sessions, everyone is welcome to come along and play!
All music over the weekend is free of charge!
Contact Doonbeg Jazz
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