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Enjoy a full Weekend of Live Jazz Music in Donegal Town from 12th-14th October. Jazz Quartets will provide entertainment daily with nightly dancing to a 7 Piece Band performing Soul, Jazz, Funk & Blues. Enjoy a 1920's Prohibition Ball on Saturday night with entertainment from a 7 Piece Swing Band and DJ.
Friday 12th
Ian Date Quartet from 7-9pm (Gypsy jazz)
Ian Date was born in Northern New South Wales Australia. He started working professionally at the age of 14 in local bands. After several years he moved to Sydney where he carved out a successful Jazz career. He has played all over the world, has made numerous television, radio, festival and concert hall performances and is regarded as one of Australia's greatest guitar players.
Stacked! from 10pm - 12pm (Groove|Soul|Funk|Jazz|Blues)
Groove masters, STACKED! have been kicking down venue doors all over the country with their hard-hitting, brass-infused mixture of soul, funk, jazz and blues. Whether at the Waterford Spraoi Festival, Guinness Jazz Festival, Dun Laoghaire Festival of World Cultures, or Murphy's Little Big Weekend, the band has yet to fail in their mission to groove audiences with original arrangements of classic tunes and sheer musical virtuosity.
Saturday 13th
Paul Dunlea Quartet from 7-9pm (Improvisation & Jazz | Melodic | Groove Driven)
Although at home in a variety of musical styles, Cork trombonist/composer/arranger Paul Dunlea concentrates primarily on Jazz and Improvisation. This has furthered his reputation as one of Irelands most in demand trombonists.
Dunlea has performed/toured/recorded with the likes of Mick Flannery, Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire), Bryce Dressner (The National), Lewis Nash, Peter Washington, Billy Drummond, Greg Gisbert, Tim Ries, David O' Rourke's O' Rourkestra, Marshall Gilkes, Ryan Keberle,Taylor Eigsti, Bob Millikan, The Crash Ensemble, The Dublin City Jazz Orchestra, Syd Lawrence Orchestra, Hot House Big Band, Cormac McCarthy’s Cottage Evolution, Brian Deady, Niall McCabe Band & The Hard Ground.
PROHIBITION PARTY (Party as if it's 1922!)
In the Ballroom - we return to the hedonism of the of the Roaring Twenties with The Prohibition Party, taking place on Saturday 13th October 2018. This Speakeasy will be bursting with Frenzied Flappers, Hot Jazz, Bootleg Gin, Dancing, Gambling, Glamour and a whole lot of “It”!.
Sunday 14th
Ian Date Quartet from 3-5pm
View full line up and more info: https://www.abbeyhoteldonegal.com/jazzweekend.htm
2 nights B&B and 1920's Prohibition Gala Ball for only €199pps
(SRS €20 per night)
For more info call - 00353 (0) 749721014