Derry jazz legend Gay McIntyre has passed away

Contents:

• FUNERAL FOR LEGENDARY DERRY JAZZ MICIAN GAY MCINTYRE WHO WAS AN `EXCEPTNAL AND SPIRATNAL TALENT'
• ‘VIRTUOSO’ JAZZ MICIAN GAY MCINTYRE DI AGED 88
• GAY MCINTYRE'S MIC WAS "A GIFT TO THE PEOPLE OF DERRY"
• GAY LOOKS BACK ON A GLTERG REER
• GAY MCINTYRE WIKI, DEATH, DEATH CSE, BGRAPHY, DERRY JAZZ LEGEND, AGE, NET WORTH
• DERRY JAZZ LEGEND GAY MCINTYRE HAS PASSED AWAY
• GAY MCINTYRE: SAX LEGEND OM THE DAYS WHEN JAZZ WAS KG
• SADNS AS DERRY JAZZ MICIAN GAY MCINTYRE PASS AWAY
• GAY MCINTYRE: SAX LEGEND WHEN JAZZ WAS KG
• GAY MCINTYRE HONOURED AT DERRY JAZZ FTIVAL

FUNERAL FOR LEGENDARY DERRY JAZZ MICIAN GAY MCINTYRE WHO WAS AN `EXCEPTNAL AND SPIRATNAL TALENT'

Gay McIntyre, who was 88 and said to be one of the greatt jazz micians Ireland has ever produced, died at his Derry home on Wednday.

Born Ballybofey Co Donegal, Gay's fay later moved to Derry where he began playg mic as a teenager.

"Gay was an exceptnal and spiratnal talent". One of Ireland's most renowned jazz micians, Gay McIntyre, has died aged died at home on Wednday surround by his fay. "Mician Phil Coulter exprsed sorrow at the "passg of the great Gay McIntyre.

‘VIRTUOSO’ JAZZ MICIAN GAY MCINTYRE DI AGED 88

Mayor Graham Warke has led the tribut paid to Derry jazz legend Gay McIntyre who died the early hours of Wednday morng aged 88. Nat Kg Cole, Acker Bilk and Louis Stewart were some of the big nam of jazz that Gay bbed shoulrs wh and his mic and style of playg won him many fans wh the jazz scene. Mayor Warke, who two weeks ago met wh Gay to announce that next year's Cy of Derry Big Band & Jazz ftival would be a regnn of his ntributn to mic, said that Gay's mic was a gift to the people of Derry and an spiratn to a younger generatn of micians.

He said: “Gay was an immense talent who played wh some of the greatt nam jazz cludg Nat Kg Cole and Acker Bilk. Gay McIntyre and Mike Nielsen perform "Danny Boy" which opened Derry's "Virtual Jazz Ftival" last year.

GAY MCINTYRE'S MIC WAS "A GIFT TO THE PEOPLE OF DERRY"

"At a time when jazz wasn't wily accsible Gay brought the mic to new dienc and he will no doubt ntue to spire new generatns. “I am lighted that plans are already place to honour Gay at next year's ftival, which he has been an tegral part of for so many years.

GAY LOOKS BACK ON A GLTERG REER

“I had the real pleasure of meetg Gay at his home wh his fay recently, and I want to extend my ept ndolenc today to all who knew and loved him.

GAY MCINTYRE WIKI, DEATH, DEATH CSE, BGRAPHY, DERRY JAZZ LEGEND, AGE, NET WORTH

The SDLP MP for Foyle, Colum Eastwood also paid tribute to Gay sayg: “I’m eply sadned to hear of the passg of Gay McIntyre and know that sentiment will be shared across Derry and on both sis of the borr. “Gay was also a fantastic ambassador for this area, he toured the world and played wh some of the biggt nam Jazz mic, but never fot his roots or his home Derry.

“Our cy’s Jazz Ftival, at which Gay was a regular performer, will ntue on as a ttament to his memory and the mil fluence he had on Derry.

DERRY JAZZ LEGEND GAY MCINTYRE HAS PASSED AWAY

Sn Fé MLA for Foyle, Ciara Fergon add: “I was sadned to hear of the ath of lol mician, Gay McIntyre. DUP MLA for Foyle, Gary Middleton exprsed his ndolenc sayg: “The passg of Gay McIntyre is a very sad day for our mic scene.

Gay's fellow Derry mic legend, Phil Coulter tweeted: “So sad to hear of the passg of the great Gay McIntyre. Derry-born lear of the Sn Fe group Lisburn & Castlereagh Cy Council, Ryan Carl posted on Twter: “Sad to hear of the ath of Gay McIntyre. “When my granda died, Gay played amazg grace at his funeral & my mother passed his old Claret on to Gay.

The management of the Hidn Cy Cafe Derry also paid tribute on Twter to Gay who had played at the venue. They tweeted: “RIP to the legend that is Gay McIntyre Sympathi his wife, Pl, all his fay, iends & Jazz muny. Gay McIntyre and his son Pl play a jazz ssn together at the Hidn Cy Cafe Derry.

GAY MCINTYRE: SAX LEGEND OM THE DAYS WHEN JAZZ WAS KG

Gay McIntyre was born Ballbofey Co.

In an terview 2014 wh Culture Northern Ireland, Gay said: “When I heard that rerd I got very emotnal. Gay said: “At the terval two guys me and said to me, 'Mr Cole would like to see you'.

SADNS AS DERRY JAZZ MICIAN GAY MCINTYRE PASS AWAY

Gay was a mastay on televisn wh regular appearanc on both UTV and RTE as well as a performer playg at jazz ftivals at Derry and Cork across Europe. Gay McIntyre and Johnny Quigley team up a performance on RTE's "The Late, Late Show" March 1985.

Haton an terview wh the BBC said of Gay: “Whenever he plays, you're gettg, you're gettg everythg that he feels, as a person, everythg that he's seen, that's ma him angry, that's ma him lm or that's ma him love. Gay ntued to play ftivals and a regular slot at Bennigan's Jazz Club Derry.

Durg the 2022 Jazz Ftival, the outdoor stage Guildhall Square will be named the Gay McIntyre Stage and the openg event of the 2022 ftival on Thursday, April 28, 2022, will be known as the Gay McIntyre and Lol Legends of Jazz. The Cross Communy School Woodwd and Brass Master Class hosted by the Heavy Beat Brass Band prev years will now be known as 'The Gay McIntyre Woodwd and Brass Master Class Seri' focg on saxophone skills and skills on other woodwd and brass stments. jazz mic ever, Gay McIntyre has however remaed a fahful son of his own.

GAY MCINTYRE: SAX LEGEND WHEN JAZZ WAS KG

received untls plds and rave reviews, Gay was recently obvly. Speakg to the Sentel Gay said: "It felt great.

Gay also said he never thought he'd see the day when he was honoured by. It is certaly te that as a child Gay McIntyre chose a form of mic. Gay McIntyre's mil adventure began at a very early age.

GAY MCINTYRE HONOURED AT DERRY JAZZ FTIVAL

Intertgly, the jazz man explas that Gay is not his actual name, but. Most people assume that Gay is a shortened versn of Gabriel -.

of Gay.