City of Derry Jazz & Big Band Festival

Opening Event
Local Legends of
Jazz Opening Night
in honour of the great Gay McIntyre
Thurs 28 April 6pm Free
The Mayor, along with local jazz legends will officially
open this year’s Jazz Festival in honour of the great Gay
McIntyre. Enjoy performances from The Paul McIntyre
Quartet, George Hasson, John and Fiona Trotter, Jim
Whiteside, Jim McDermott, Joe Quigley and Johnny
Quigley. Everyone is welcome to enjoy top quality Jazz
in stunning surroundings! Donations are welcome at the
event, in aid of the Mayor’s Charity, Foyle Down Syndrome
Trust.
Tickets available at cityofderryjazzfestival.com/tickets
Tribute to Gay McIntyre
Jazz saxophonist and clarinettist Gay McIntyre, was regarded
as one of the foremost leading performers in Ireland, UK and
Europe. With a fabulous professional musical career that
spanned incredibly more than 75 years- he was a phenomenon.
He established himself as one of the top ranked jazz performers
through his musical interactions with his peers, those elite jazz
musicians from Canada, UK, USA, Ireland and other parts of
Europe.
Gay McIntyre was a Derry man at heart, and loved to perform on
his home turf, sharing his knowledge and talent both locally and
nationally, and did all of this while he continued his career as an
educator and inspiration to many young people and musicians
over the years.
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