MUSIC LIGHT
MONDAY 12
Glasgow
I Eartha Kill Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 227 5511. 7.30pm. £11.50. £9.50. See Sun 1 1.
SATURDAY 17 Glasgow
I Come Where The Moon Beams Shine Kilmardinny House Arts Centre. Kilmardinny Arts Centre. Bearsden . 943 0312. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). An evening of Victorian song and dance.
TUESDAY 20 _ Glasgow
I Joe Longthorne Pavilion Theatre. Renfield Street. 332 1846. £12.50. £10.50. Balcony seats only left. The singing impressionist returns for a string ofdates. oversubscribcd as usual. Right Joe. let‘s hear you try Suede‘s Brett Anderson then.
WEDNESDAY21 ' 3
Glasgow
I Joe Longthome Pavilion Theatre. Renfield Street. 332 18-16. £12.50.£1().50. Balcony seats only left. See Wed 20.
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Dates listed below are lor one-oil shows: see separate section tor residencies. Gigs are listed by date. then by city.
SATURDAY 10 Glasgow
I John Murray Big Band Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 221 61 12. 2—5pm. £1 . Mainstream.
I George Penman's Jazzmen Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 221 61 12. 8.30pmvmidnight. £3. Leading Dixieland band. plus guests.
SUNDAY 11
I Big Band Session Society ofMusicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 221 61 12. 2—5pm. £1. The Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra
alternate with the Tim Barella Big Band.
Edinburgh
I Kevin MacKenzie Ouartet Jazz At The Tron. Tron (‘cllar Bar. 9 l lunter Square. High Street. 220 1550. 9pm—midnight (doors 8.30pm). £3 (£2.50). Not the electric power trio (and sometimes bigger) the young guitarist fronted last year. but a more straight-ahead outfit which should be closer to the kind of thing he does with the John Rae Collective. or in the band he
I led withJulian Arguelles duringthe I festival in August. One ofthe mostgifted I of the new young jazzmen on the scene up j here. Kevin is joined by the excellent Phil Bancroft on saxophoncs. Kenny Ellison : bass. and drummer lain Copeland. ' I Eartha Kili King's Theatre. Leven Street. 2291201.7.30pm. £8.50—£12.50. Eartha l was never really a straight jazz singer. btit ; works in that area where jazz and the l mainstream show and cabaret tradition j l
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? MONDAY 12 Glasgow
I Eartha Kili Glasgow Royal Concert 1 Tall. I 2 SauchiehallStrcet.227551l. f £9.50—£11.50.See Sun 1 l. I Kit Carey's Jazz Band Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 221 61 12. 9pm-v-midnight. £2. Traditional.
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their new national touring circuit for Scottish-based musicians with singer Craig McMurdo (with his Swing Kings-style trio. rather than That Swing Thang). The venue will be converted into a jazz club forthe occasion.
WEDNESDAY 14 Glasgow
I Sandy Taylor and Henry Fullarton Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 221 6112. 8.30pm. £1. Mainstream piano and bass duo. plus guests.
Edinburgh
I Dave Brubeck Ouartet Usher 1 Tall. Lothian Road. 228 l 155. 8pm. £8.50—£15: I concessions £4 on door ifavailable. l was pleasantly surprised when I heard this band up in Aberdeen last year. Brubeck has worn very well indeed . while clarinetist Bill Smith is an excellent player. and Jack Six and Randy Jones keep the whole thing moving along nicely. See preview. I George Penman's Jazzmen Jazz At The Tron. Tron Cellar Bar. 9 Hunter Square. High Street. 220 1550. 9pm—midnight (doors 8.30pm). £3 (£2.50). A bit ofa play-safe booking. and with Brubeck in town. probably just as well. Glasgow‘s leading Dixieland outfit are not exactly infrequent visitors to the capital. but they have a loyal following.
THURSDAY 15
Glasgow
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SATURDAY 17 Glasgow
I John Murray Big Band Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 221 61 12. 2—5pm. £1 . Mainstream.
I George Penman‘s Jazzmen Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 221 61 12. 9pm—midnight. £3. Dixieland.
SUNDAY 18 Glasgow
I Big Band Session Society ofMusicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 221 61 12. 2—5pm. £1 . See Sunday 27.
Edinburgh
I Stan Sulzmann and the Chick LyallTrio Jazz At The Tron. Tron Cellar Bar. 9 Hunter Square. High Street. 220 1550. 9pm—midnight (doors 8.30pm). £4 (£3.50). The saxophonist is a rare visitor to these parts. but his work with some of the most advanced musicians in Europe has not gone unnoticed elsewhere. A thoughtful and highly creative player as well as an excitingly acerbic one. he should be well-paired with pianist Chick Lyall in the most adventurous programme ofthis new club‘s opening season.
MONDAY 19 Glasgow
I Don Lusher Mitchell Theatre. Granville Street. 227 551 l . 8pm. £7; Society members £3. 1 mean no disrespect tothe ever-reliable British trombonist Don Lusher in saying that this concert. ajoint venture between the Society ofMusicians and the British Trombone Society. is less compelling for the absence ofthe original star. American Bill Watrous.
I Klt Carey's Jazz Band Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 2216112. 9pm—midnight. £2. Traditional.
WEDNESDAY 21 Glasgow
I Maceo Parker and Roots Revisited City Hall, Candleriggs. 227 551 l . 8pm. £7.50—£9; concessions £4 on door if available. The ex-J . B.’s alto man teams up with his former cohorts Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley in a funky. hard-driving soul—jazzoutfit. See preview.
I Sandy Taylor and Henry Fullarton Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street.221 6112.8.30pm.£1. Mainstream.
Edinburgh
I Fionna Duncan Jazz At The Tron.Tron Cellar Bar. 9 Hunter Square. High Street. 220 1550. 9pm—midnight (doors 8.30pm). £2 (£1 .50). A ‘pool‘ session led bythe singer. who includes traditional and mainstream jazz and raunchy bluesin her repertoire.
THURSDAY 22 Glasgow
I Eat Sam‘s Band Mitchell Theatre. Granville Street. 227 551 l . 8pm. £7.50. The opening night of a three-night Jazz Season features the Edinburgh-based ten-piece band. with a repertoire which moves from light-hearted jump-jive and swing to sophisticated band arrangements (which they don‘t use nearly often enough). The remaining two nights will feature Terry Lightfoot and Ronnie Scott.
OUTSIDE THE CITIES
Aberdeen
I Craig McMurdo Tue 13. The Lemon Tree. 5 North West Street. 0224 642230. 9pm. £5 (£33.50). See Monday 12.
I Aberdeen Alternative Festival Thurs 15—Sat 24. Box office 0224 641 122. The Festival has an impressive line-up of rock. jazz and folk music to celebrate itstenth
anniversary. Jazz interest will focus on the remarkably long-running Modern Jazz Quartet (Music Hall. Fri 16. 8pm.£8—£12 (£6)). saxophonist Spike Robinson and trombonist George Masso (The Station llall. Sun 18. 8pm. £6 (£4)). an intriguing double bill which pairs Van Morrison with Maceo Parker and Roots Revisited (Music Ilall.Thurs 22. 8pm. £15 (£13). £l3(£l l )) in the festival‘s showpiece concert. and Ronnie SCOTT (Douglas Hotel. Fri 23.£8 (£6)). but there is a lot more on top ofthat. Ring0224 635822 for brochure.
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The lollowing details are lor regularweekly dates: see main listings for one-oft shows. Gigs are listed by city. then by day. Residencies will be listed. providedthat up-to-dale details are supplied to us. Jazz Residencies Listings compiled by Kenny Mathieson.
GLASGOW Fridays
I Blacktriars 30 Bell Street. 5.52 592-1. 9.30pm. Free. Various.
Saturdays
I George Penman’s Jazzmen ( 'arncgie‘s. 142 St Vincent Street. 2263833. 2.30—5.30pm. Free. 'l'raditional.
I Bill Fanning Orchestra ('arncgic's. New Sneddon Street. l’aislc} . 889 3973. 2~5pm. Free. Bigband.
I Bobby Deans Duartet t‘urlers. 25o Byres Road. 33-1 128-1. 2pm. I'IL‘L'. Mainstream.
Sundays
I Paisley AI'IS Jazz Arts ( 'entre. New Street.887 1010 12.30pm. Free. Various. I Nigel Clark Quintet Blackl’riars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9pm. Free. Modern.
I George Penman's Jazzmen curlers. 256 Byres Road. 334 1284. 8» 1 1pm. Free. Traditit‘vnal.
I Dave Wilson and The Uptown Shuttlers Marriotts. Argyle Street. \oon 3.30pm. Free (with brunch). 'l‘raditional and mainstream.
I Perdido Pewter I’ot. North Wootlsitlc Road. 8.30pm. Free. .‘letiiistrcam and Latin.
Tuesdays
I BUDDY Wishart l lalt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 332 l210. 9pm. Free. Modern.
Thursdays
I Perdido Ouartet Beechings. 34 ( ‘larkston Road. Cathcart. 633 3585. 8pm. Free. Mainstream and Latin.
I Jeannie Maxwell and The Jazzwegians Curlers. 256 Byres Road. 33-1 1284. 7.30pm. Free, 'l‘raditional.
EDINBURGH Fridays
I Spirits OI Rhythm llaymarket Bar. Ilaymarket. 8.30pm. Free. 'l‘raditional. I Ray Brown Set l’irie's l lotel. 4—8(‘oates Crescent. 337 1108. 9pm.'l‘raditional.
I Kenny Ellis and Robert Pettigrew Shore Bar. 3 The Shore. Lcith. 553 5080. 9pm. Modern.
I Fionna Duncan Noble's Bar. Constitution Street. Leith. 554 2024. 9.30pm. Free. 'l'raditional.
Saturdays
I Alex Shaw Trio Platform 1.Calcdonian Hotel. Rtitland Street. 225 2433. l~3pm. Free. Mainstream.
I Toto and the Jazz Bostons Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 2—4pm. Free. Mainstream.
38 The List‘9i-"22ED—aober 1992