MUSIC LIST/JAZZ
I Jim Condie/Ron Tate Negociants. Bristo Square. Evening. Blues in the cellar bar.
I Acanthus Waverley Bridge . By Waverley Station entrance. Spacious cafe/wine bar with food. Live lunchtime jazz.
I Barony Jazz Barony Bar. Broughton Street. 557 0546. Live band. 830—] lpm. Tonight Melanie 0' Reilly and Francis Cowan. vocals with guitar.
I Alpha Jazz Ouartet Elle rsley House Hotel. Ellersley Road. Corstorphine. 337 6888. 8— 1 1pm.
I Ronnie Rae Trio Platform 1. Rutland Street. 225 2433. Lunchtime.
MONDAY 30 Glasgow
I George Penman's Jazz Band Carnegies Jazz Club. 142 St Vincent Street. 226 3833. 9—12pm. Old fashioned trad masters.
Edinburgh
I Shore Music The Shore Bar/ Restaurant. The Shore. Leith. 9pm. Tonight Michael Wright. piano bar music.
I East Coast Jazz Band Blue Lagoon. Angle Park Terrace. 331 9922. Evening. 9—l2pm. Resident Trad band.
TUESDAY 31 Glasgow
I Big Jazz Night Boswell Hotel. Mansion House Road. Langside. 8pm. Great Line up of musicians includes the Townhead Stompers. and the George Ogilvie and Dave MacLennan Bands. New weekly venture this side oftown.
I Bobby Wishart Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. Evening. Leading saxophonist‘s jazz and fusion band.
I Jazz Academy Bonhams. Byres Road. 3573424. Evening.
Edinburgh
I Swing ’89 Malt Shovel. Cockburn Street. 225 6843. Evening. Two guitars. and reeds. Hot Club sound.
I Louisiana Ragtime Band Navaar House Hotel. Mayfield Gardens. 667 2828. Evening.
I Shore Music The Shore Bar/Restaurant. The Shore, Leith. 9pm. Tonight Robert Pettigrew and Kenny Ellis, piano/double bass.
WEDNESDAY 1
Glasgow
I Sandy Taylor/Alex Moore Duo Glasgow Society Of Musicians. Berkeley Street. 2216112. 8.30pm. 50p.Bar.
Edinburgh
I Sponsored Blues Day Reid Concert Hall. Edinburgh University. Noon—8pm. To raise money for the Edinburgh University Dance Band. There will be a core group of about 25 at the beginning and end. with various players sitting in over the day. Any players. of any standard. welcome to join in. Tuition given. Mainly blues. but excursions into other forms. There will probably be some informal lectures/discussions on the music. but the outlook is Fun.
I Bill Kyle's Jazz Base L‘Attache. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End. Princes Street. 9pm. Free. Drummer Bill Kyle organises this band. Settled down to a more regular line up of piano/keyboards. bass. drums. guitar. brass and reeds. Modern. bop. some mainstream. blues. I Charlie Mcllair's Band Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. Evening.
THURSDAY 2 Glasgow
I Live Jazz Blackfriars. Bell Street. Merchant City. 552 5924. Evening. Either piano and vocals with Jeanette Burns and Andy Alston or keyboard virtuoso Chick
Bill Kyle's Jazzbase, Edinburgh, Wednesdays.
WHERE IT’S AT
A look around the local jazz scene sees the best of the regular modern iazz in Edinburgh's L'Attache on Wednesdays with Bill Kyle's energetic Jazzbase, and Glasgow’s Halt Bar lor saxophonist Bobby Wishart’s Tuesday session.
But the public demand is generally for the older styles. Edinburgh's Trad, Dixie and New Orleans tans lament the demise of Basin Street as a live venue. The Haymarltet bar has lor years now presented live music most nights of the week. Whateverthe rumours, management assert that Fridays and Saturdays are to carry on for sometime with the Spirits Oi Rhythm and Dr MacJazz.
But there is plenty ol the music still around town, in regular pub sessions, see listings. One of the best known band leaders, and organiser of the huge summer Jazz Festival, is Milte Hart, and his Society Syncopators with
Glasgow's Wendy Weatherby on vocals, are resident every Sunday night in Princes Street’s Royal British Hotel. Admission is lree but occasional ‘name' visiting guest musicians will see an entrance fee charged.
Glasgow’s loyal classic jazz followers have one of their favourite annual events when singer Carol Kidd, see Music Page, headlines the Society 01 Musicians’ Valentine's Day Concert in the Mitchell Theatre on the 7th. The Bill Fanning Orchestra and George Penman’s Jazz Band also do the honours.
Over in Langside, the Boswell Hotel is a new Tuesday night venue with the likes of original revivalists, George
7 Ogilvie’s Band in a popular
participatory Trad and Dixie bash.
The Blues is a variable iorm. In Edinburgh two all-day benefits are going to interpret this now universal music in distinctive ways. Edinburgh University's Dance Band, with an augmented brass section are going to keep playing blues from noon till 8pm, at the Reid Concert Hall. They have been individually sponsored, but won't refuse any donations. Musicians, embryonic or virtuoso are welcome to join in the various iun combinations.
Up the West Port from the Grassmarltet, the Lord Darnley is a lavourite Saturday afternoon haunt ol guitar bands playing early rock and roll and rhythm and blues. Fans oi the latter can overdose on 12 bars, for 12 hours on the 28th when a long succession of bands keep the place jumping into Sunday morning.
Lyall‘s little group. Phone for details. Edinburgh
I Shore Music The Shore Bar/Restaurant. The Shore. Leith. 9pm. Tonight Pschyco Blue.
I Graham Blamyre Jazzers Basin Street. HaymarketTerracc. 337 1006. Evening. I Templehall Stampers Temple Hotel. Esplanade. Joppa. 669 4264. Evening. Trad and dixie residents.
FRIDAY 3 Glasgow
I George McGowan Trio with Linda Fletcher Blackfriars. Bell Street. Merchant City. 552 5924. Evening. Regular crowd for resident band with a singer.
Edinburgh
I Martin Taylor Ouartet Queens Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 8.30pm. £6.50 (£5). Tickets from Queens Hall Box Office; Virgin Records. Princes Street; Ripping Records. North Bridge; lona Records. Stockwell Street. Glasgow. Assembly Music presents the all round jazz player. Grappelli‘s favourite guitarist and band member. He has just completed a new. LA-recorded album. usingthe cream of the West Coast session players. I Alpha Jazz Ouartet Ellersley House Hotel. Ellersley Road. C orstorphine. 337 6888. 8—1 lpm.
I Edinburgh Jazz Ouintet- ‘The Story at Jm' Netherbow Theatre. 43 High Street. 5569579. 8pm. £3 (£1 .75).
SATURDAY 4
Glasgow
I George McGowan Orchestra Berlin Lounge Bar. 8—10 West George Street. Queen Street Station. 335 2382. 2-5pm.
Free. The Big Band Sound. old and new. I Bill Fanning Orchestra Society Of Musicians. Berkeley Street. 221 61 12. 2pm. Weekly event.
I Ron Moore, Riltlti Fernandez La Taverna. Lansdowne Crescent. 339 7007. 9.30— l 2 midnight. Free. Music in the bar.
I Society Ouartet Society Of Musicians. Berkeley Street. 221 61 12. 8pm. 50p. Music and dancing with Ted Bosley. guitar: Jimmy Alston. vocals: George Morrison. bass guitar; Pat Gallagher. drums.
Edinburgh
I James Taylor Ouartet Venue. Calton Road. 9.30pm. Famous young style jazzers. See Rock Listings.
IAlex Shaw Trio Platform l.Rulland Street. 225 2433. Lunchtime.
I Shore Music The Shore Bar/Restaurant. The Shore. Leith. 9pm. Tonight Ewan Baird Group. guitar. piano. bass.
I Toto And The Jazz Bostons Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 2—4pm. I Barony Jazz Barony Bar. Broughton Street. 5570546. Jaclt Hammer Band
951 1 .30pm. Singer leads sax and guitar band.
SUNDAY 5
Glasgow
I Paisley Arts Jan Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. Paisley. Lunchtime from 12.30pm. Today the Stephen Coulis Ouartet. Leader plays guitar and. unusually. electric violin.
I George Penman’s Jazz Band Curlers. Byres Road. 334 1284. Trad from 8.30—10.50pm.
I New Jazz The Bar. Tron Theatre. Parnic Street. 552 4267. £1 .50(£1). 1.30-5pm. Tron‘s weekly modern jazz.
Edinburgh
I Jazz Sunday Royal British Hotel. Princes Street. 8—1 lpm. Free. unless special guest artists are performing. Tonight the residents. Milte Hart's Society Syncopacors include singer Wendy Weatherby.
I Jim Candie/Ron Tate Negociants. Bristo Square. Evening. Blues in the cellar bar. I Acanlhus Waverley Bridge. By Waverley Station entrance. Live lunchtime jazz in cafe/wine bar.
I Barony Jazz Barony Bar. Broughton Street. 557 0546. Live band. 8.30~l lpm. Tonight Melanie 0' Reilly and Francis Cowan. vocals with guitar.
I Ronnie Rae Trio Platform l.Rut|and Street. 225 2433. Lunchtime.
I Alpha Jazz Ouartet Elle rsley l louse Hotel. Ellersley Road. Corstorphine. 337 6888. 8—1 lpm.
I Platform 1 Rutland Street. 225 2433. Evening. Either Blue Finger who rock . or That Swing Thang who dig 40s‘ song.
MONDAY 6
Glasgow
I George Penman's Jazz Band Carnegies Jazz Club. 142 St Vincent Street. 2263833. 9L 12pm. Old fashioned trad masters.
Edinburgh
I Shore Music The Shore Bar/Restaurant. The Shore. Leith. 9pm. Tonight Michael Wright. piano bar music.
I East Coast Jazz Band Blue Lagoon. Angle Park Terrace. 331 9922. Evening. 9— 12pm. Resident Trad band.
TUESDAY 7
Glasgow
I St Valentine's Day Jazz Concert Mitchell Theatre. Granville Street. 8pm. £5. Tickets from Ticket Centre. Candleriggs; Mitchell Theatre Box Office; Glasgow Society Of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. Annual GSM gig has leadingchantcuse Carol Kidd with the Sandy Taylor Trio; Bill Fanning Orchestra; and the perennial George Penman Jazzmen.
I Bobby Wishart Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. Evening. Leading saxophonist‘s jazz and fusion band.
I The Jazz Nighl Boswell Hotel. Mansion House Road. Langside. 8pm. Great Big line up of musicians includes the Townhead Stompers. and the George Ogilvie and Dave MacLennan Bands. New weekly venture this side oftown.
I Jazz Academy Bonhams. Byres Road. 357 3424. Evening.
Edinburgh
I Swing '89 Malt Shovel. Cockburn Street. 225 6843. Evening. Guitars. clarinet and sax. Django lives.
I Louisiana Ragtime Band Navaar l louse llote1.Mayficld Gardens. 667 2828. Evening.
I Shore Music The Shore Bar/Restaurant. The Shore. Leith. 9pm. Tonight Robert Pettigrew and Kenny Ellis. piano/double bass.
I Rootsie Tootsie Band Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. Evening. Electric Blues.
WEDNESDAY 8 Glasgow
I Sandy Taylor/Alex Moore Duo Glasgow Society Of Musicians. Berkeley Street. 221 6112. 8.30pm. 50p. Bar.
Edinburgh
I Bill Kyle's Jazz Base L‘Attaehe. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End. Princes Street. 9pm. Free. Drummer Bill Kyle organises this band. Settled down to a more regular line up ofpiano/keyboards. bass. drums. guitar. brass and reeds. Modern. bop. some mainstream. blues.
I Charlie McNair's Band Preservation
Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. Evening.
40 The List 27 January — 9 February