JAZZ
FESTIVAL
THURSDAY 2
I Count Basie Orchestra and Martin Taylor Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchichall Street. 227 5511.8pm.£1i)—£18. Not quite the real thing without the Count himself. but it should appeal to those with a taste for big. swinging bands. For genuine musicality. though. catch the solo opening set from guitarist Martin Taylor.
I Bheki Mseleku TrioThe Tramway. Albert Drive. 227 551 1. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). Expatriate South African pianist leads a superb trio. with bass maestro Charnett Moffet and drummer Marvin ‘Smitty' Smith. Support comes from the John Rae Coflechve.
I Tommy Smith Quartet Late Night Club. The Tramway. Albert Drive. 227 551 1. 11pm. £7 (£5). The saxophonist has made a vibrant return to jazz of late. Support is the Reykjavik Jazz Quartet.
I Johnny Mars and The Jim Condie Band Tennents Blues Ferry. Renfrew Ferry. Clyde Street. 227 5511. 10pm. American harmonica player. The Rootsie Tootsie Band support.
I Four On The Floor Princes Square. (rpm. Free. Bright modern jazz with a Latin and Spanish flavour.
I Brian Ketiock Trio Late Night Club. Kelvin Park Lorne Hotel. Sauchiehall Street. 10.30pm. £2.5()on door. Resident trio. plus guests.
FRIDAY 3
I Paul Motian Trio and Carla Bley Trio The Tramway. Albert Drive. 227 551 1. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). A stellar double bill of exploratory but very accessible contemporary jazz. Motian‘s highly individual trio features guitarist Bill Frisell and saxman Joe Lovano. while Bley is partnered by Steve Swallow on bass. and saxophonist Andy Sheppard. Not to be missed.
I lrakere Late Night Club. The Tramway. Albert Drive. 227 551 1. 11pm. £7 (£5). The first oftwo nights of vibrant late-night action from this sensational Cuban outfit. makingtheir Scottish debut
I Paul Lamb and the King Snakes Tennents Blues Ferry. Renfrew Ferry. Clyde Street. 227 5511. 10pm. £5.
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blues band. with support from Mojo Pep.
I Riverboat Shuttle P.S. Waverley. Anderston Quay. 7.30pm. £12. The syncopated sail is a popular fixture for trad fans.
I Macumba Drumchapel Shopping Centre. Dunkennyl Square.
Drumchapel. 1.30pm. : Free.Six-piecc samba.
maracuta and baion band. I Chick Lyall Trio Late
Night Club.Kelvin Park Lorne Hotel. Sauchichall . Street. 10.30pm. £2.50 on
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door. Plus guests.
I Carol Kidd and The David Newton Trio Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchichall Street. 227 5511.8pm.£1()—£18.The singer is back on home turf. both accompanied and supported by the superb trio of David Newton. Dave Green and Allan Ganley.
I Phil Woods Quintet The Tramway. Albert Drive. 2275511. 7.30pm. £7(£5). The great bop saxophonist has not been a regular visitor to these parts. and thus has the advantage of novelty as well as a big reputation to commend him. together with a strong and very experienced band. Support comes from the Chick Lyall Trio.
I lrakere Late Night Club. The Tramway. Albert Drive. 227 551 1. 11pm. £7 (£5). See Fri 3.
I Blues 'N’ Trouble Tennents Blues Ferry. Renfrew Ferry. Clyde Street. 227 5511. 10pm. £5. Scotland‘s best-known blues band. Support comes from The Hideaway Blues Band.
I Brassneck Drumchapel Shopping Centre. Dunkenny Square. Drumchapel. 1.30pm.
Free. Lively street band.
I The Road Rockets The Rock. Hyndland Road. 3.30pm. Free.
I Brian Kellock Trio Late Night Club. Kelvin Park Lorne Hotel. Sauchichall Street. 1().3(lpm. £2.5()on door. Plus guests.
I Carla Bley Meets Kenny Mathieson The Arches Theatre. Midland Street. 4pm. Free. but limited
availability. Public interview.
SUNDAY 5 i
I Nina Simone
CANCELLED a I Carla Bley and The
Strathclyde Youth Jazz
Orchestra The Tramway.
Albert Drive. 227 551 l.
7.30pm.£6(£4).SYJOget
their collective teeth into Blcy‘s quirky and attractive arrangements. helped out here and there by special guest. saxman Andy Sheppard.
I Clark Tracey Quintet Princes Square. Buchanan
Street. 2.30pm. Free. Leading young bop outfit. See also Jazz listing. Sun
5.
I Chick Lyall Trio Late Night Club. Kelvin Park Lorne Hotel. Sauchichall Street. 10.30pm. £2.50 on door. Plus guests.
MONDAY 6
I McCoy Tyner Big Band and Elvin Jones Jazz Machine Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2
: Sauchichall Street. 227
5511. 8pm. £1()—£15.The
last time McCoy and Elvin
visited the Festival. they played together as a piano and drums duo. but arrive in much expanded form this time. in a concert billed as a tribute to John Coltrane. who died 25 years ago this month. Trane's son. Ravi. isthe saxophonist in Elvin‘s outfit. while McCoy's big
band contains a roster of
exciting names. Could be
a spectacular double bill.
I Bill Berry and The Steve
Hamilton Trio Society of
Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 227 5511.8pm.£5. An experienced and accomplished mainstream trumpeter with an
impressive track record.
Pianist Steve Hamilton is an exciting recent discovery on the Scottish
I Clark Tracey Trio Late Night Club. Kelvin Park Lorne Hotel. Sauchichall Street. 10.30pm. £2.5()on door. Drummer Clark Tracey takes over the house band slot. plus guests.
TUESDAY 7
I Grover Washington, Jr
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchichall Street. 2275511. 8pm. £1()—£18. Equally at home with slamming funk or the intricacies of bop. this Scottish debut ofthe saxophonist should pull in
fans from outside the j usual jazz audience.
’ I Albert King The
Barrowland Ballroom.
244 Gallowgate. 227 5511. 8pm. £12. Farewell tour for one of the three ‘kings‘ ofthe blues guitar. Self-recommending for anybody with even a passing interest in the blues. Support comes
from The Rootsie‘s Duo. ; I The Great GuitarsThe
Tramway. Albert Drive. 227 551 1. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). Just as it says. but with a change to the usual (and originally announced) line-up. due to the illness
ofBarney Kessel. lrish
maestro Louis Stewart takes his place alongside bossa-nova pioneer Charlie Byrd and Martin Taylor.
I Spike Robinson and The Brian Kellock Trio Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 227 5511. 8pm.£5. Mellow mainstream saxophonist in the Lester
LISTINGS GLASGOW JAZZ FESTIVAL
I 7" I 1’
The prestigious support slot atTony Bennett’s gig goes to Claire Martin. a singer a lot of people are expecting bigthings from. and with some cause, if ‘The Waiting Game'. her debut album for Linn Records. is anything to go by. At the tender age ol23.
she already has six years as a professional singer behind her. an excellent band. and a good earlor songs, both vintage and new. Another Carol Kidd in the making lorthe Linn stable? Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Fri 10, 8pm.
Young vein. and always a delight to listen to.
I The Hung Drawn Quartet Drumchapel Shopping Centre. Dunkenny Square. Drumchapel. 1.30pm. Free. Saxophone quartet.
I Chick Lyall Trio Late Night Club. Kelvin Park Lorne Hotel. Sauchichall Street. 10.30pm. £2.5()on door. Plus guests.
WEDNESDAY 8
I Chris Barber Jazz and Blues Band and George Melly with John Chilton's Feetwarmers (ilasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchichall Street. 227 551 1.8pm.£1()—£18. Double bill of stalwarts from the British traditional jazz scene. although neither fits entirely into the conventional trad mould. I Robben Ford TrioThe Tramway. Albert Drive. 2275511. 7.30pm. £7(£5). Hard-driving jazz and blues outfit. led by the ex-Miles alumni (and much in demand session player). Support comes from another highly talented guitarist. The Kevin MacKenzie Quartet. I Janusz Carmello and The Brian Kellock Trio Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 227 5511.8pm.£5. The Polish trumpeter is a firm favourite in
mainstream circles.and
renews an acquaintance with Brian Kellock.
I Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra Princes Square. Buchanan Street. 4pm. Free. Talented big band. I Steel and Skin Drumchapel Shopping Centre. Dunkenny Square. Drumchapel. 1.30pm. Free. Caribbean and African drum band. I Brian Kellock Trio Late Night Club. Kelvin Park Lorne Hotel. Sauchichall Street. 10.30pm. £2.5()on door. Plus guests.
THURSDAY 9
I Carla Bley a The Stewart Forbes Big Band The Tramway. Albert Drive.
; 227 5511. 7.30pm. £7(£5).
The culmination of the
; Composer-in-Residence project. in which Carla
Bley and a combined Scottish. American and English big band will
unveil her Festival
commission Birds of Paradise. with violinist Alex Balanescu as soloist. Guest players include Lew Soloff. Gary Valente and
Andy Sheppard. as well as Carla. Steve Swallow. and
her daughter. Karen Mantler. Should be one of the highlightsofthe Festival.
I Yellowiackets Late Night Club. The Tramway. Albert Drive. 227551 1. 11pm. £7(£5).
First Scottish visit for this heavy weight jazz-fusion
' outfit with a big
reputation across the Atlantic. and a liking for bringingtogether an
eclectic mixture ofmusical
styles. Support comes from the similarly inclined Mike Travis's EH15.
I Chicken Shack Tennents Blues Ferry. Renfrew Ferry. Clyde Street. 227 551]. lllpm. £5. A famous name from the oils blues boom (everybody remember ‘l’d Rather (io Blind".’). with Stan Webb still fronting the band. Support are the Ayrshire blues band Red House.
I The Diplomats olJazz Drumchapel Shopping Centre. Dunkenny Square. Drumchapel. 1.3(lpm. Free. Traditional.
I Savourna Stevenson Trio Princes Square. Buchanan
Street. opm. Free. Jazz-harpist.
I Chick Lyall Trio Late Night Club. Kelvin Park
Lorne Hotel. Sauchichall Street. 1().3()pm. £2.5()on
door. Plus guests.
FRIDAY 10
I Tony Bennett Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchichall Street. 227 5511.8pm. £1()—£lh’. A rare Scottish visit front one of the great popular singers. Although much of his work does not really
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