Guinness Cork Jazz Festival – October 2011
October Bank Holiday Weekend, 28th – 31st
The Guinness Jazz Festival is Ireland's biggest jazz event and attracts musicians and music fans alike to the city each year. The event, which has been held annually since 1978, took place between Friday the 28th and Monday the 31st of October and was one of the biggest ever.
Jazz Musical Line Up at the Clarion Hotel Cork for the 2011 Cork Jazz Festival was:
Friday 28th October
|
TIME |
VENUE |
ACT |
| 4.30 - 6.00pm | Kudos | Dave Murphy |
| 6.00 - 8.00pm | Kudos | Des Hopkins |
| 8.00 - 9.30pm | Atrium | Anita Williams & Rouge |
| 10pm |
Kudos |
Des Hopkins |
| Late | Kudos | Resident DJ |
Saturday 29th October
|
TIME |
VENUE |
ACT |
| 1.00 - 3.00pm | Kudos | Fiona Kennedy |
| 3.00pm | Atrium | The Backline |
| 5.00 - 7.00pm | Kudos | Des Hopkins |
| 7.00 - 9.00pm | Atrium | Bobbie Carey |
| 9.00 - 10.30 | Kudos | Pat Elgart |
| 10.30pm | Kudos | Des Hopkins |
| Late | Kudos | Resident DJ |
Sunday 30th October
|
TIME |
VENUE |
ACT |
| 1.00 - 3.00pm | Kudos | Fiona Kennedy |
| 3.00pm | Atrium | The Backline |
| 5.00 - 7.00pm | Kudos | Des Hopkins |
| 7.00 - 9.00pm | Atrium | Bobbie Carey |
| 9.00 - 10.30 | Kudos | Pat Elgart |
| 10.30pm | Kudos | Des Hopkins |
| Late | Kudos | Resident DJ |
Monday 31st October
|
TIME |
VENUE |
ACT |
| 1.00 - 3.00pm | Kudos | The Clubmen |
ABOUT DES HOPKINS DIXIELAND AT THE CLARION
Des Hopkins and his famous Dixieland Jazz band will again entertain at The Clarion Hotel for The Jazz Festival weekend, following their amazing popularity in recent years. This top class group of Jazz musicians are among the best known on the international Jazz scene, with regular appearances at major festivals, concerts, and Jazz clubs throughout Europe, presenting a programme of exciting traditional, mainstream, and Dixieland Jazz.
For lovers of real Dixieland, drummer Des Hopkins leads this fantastic band of excellent professional musicians from both Ireland and the UK, with two performances daily throughout the festival weekend in Kudos Bar at 5.00pm and 10.30pm Friday – Sunday.
Our own Raymond Kelleher, Sales & Marketing Manager, getting a Jazz masterclass from Des Hopkins from the Des Hopkins Dixieland Experience






