Jazz Links
Joe Hopkins- Clarinet
Joe has been playing jazz clarinet since the 9th grade . He played
with many groups in the Fort Worth , Dallas area where he grew up. He had
his own jazz band while at Reed College in Portland. He joined IBM in 1962 and
retired in 1993. He continued to play while employed by IBM. He worked with the
Churchill Street Jazz Band in Northern California for ten years (1980's)
and played most of the Jazz Festivals on the west coast. After moving to Arizona
in 1990 he immediately began to play jazz in the Phoenix area. He was a member
of the Desert City Six for 13 years. In the last 10 years he has also
played with the Off the Wall Over the Hill Gang, Dr. Sasparilla and his Red
Hot Jazz Band, Cat's n' Jammers, Cell Block Seven from Lodi, California and
the BoonDockers from Northern California. He currently leads three bands
of his own: The Joe Hopkins Quartet and the 52nd Street Jazz Band
which plays Chicago/New York Style Jazz ala Eddie Condon groups. In addition Joe
leads the Moldy Fig Jazz Band which plays authentic New Orleans style
Dixieland. Joe is currently Director on the board of
the American Federation of Jazz Societies and a member of the American
Federation of Musicians, local 586 in addition to being the Vice-President and
musical director of the AZ Classic Jazz Society.
(480) 396-6798 Cell Phone:
602-810-5888
Email:
jazzclarinet@cox.net
You are visitor number:
