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Zandra, Queen Of Jazz at An Táin Arts Centre
Courtesy of Red Keane | Posted on September 10, 2020
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Fri, October 9, 2020
20:00
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Zandra, Queen of Jazz returns to the stage, after two sold-out runs at Smock Alley Boys' School Theatre.
Please note this event will take place under current social distancing measurements as per Government Guidelines. Doors are open at 7:30pm sharp. Book in advance.
With just her sax and a suitcase, Zandra Mitchell joined a jazz band and toured the world.
Born in Phibsborough, Dublin in 1903, she was Ireland’s first female saxophonist. While the twenties roared she found her way through Europe to Berlin. The dictators rose; the books burned; the bombs dropped…and Zandra played her sax...