JAZZ MUSIC
3" on'gomg One. and there is a chance we may hear more of their joint efforts later in the year.
WEDNESDAY 17 1
Glasgow
I Sand! TI tllf and Henry Fullerton Society Of A \tsicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 221 6112. 8..l)pm. £1. Mainstream piano and bass duo. plus guests,
Edinburgu
I Valery POIIGI‘IWSV Jazz at The Tron. Tron Cellar Bar. 9 Photo Square. High Street. 220 1550. 9pm. £4 (£3.50). The Russian trumpeter defected from the old Soviet Union and hooked up with Art Blakey in New York back in the 70s. A powerful and imaginative bop to modern player. he made a highly favourable impression when he visited Edinburgh as a member of Bill Kyle‘s New York Jazz last year. and now returns for what should be a steaming gig at the Tron. and cheap into the bargain. Kyle is on drums. with Gordon Cruickshank on saxophone. Chick Lyall on piano. and Ronnie Rae on bass. lf Ponomarev is selling his excellent Profile CD at the gig. you could do worse than invest in a copy.
FRIDAY 19
Glasgow
I All Urn Jazz at The Dunny. Bogle Stone. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9—1 1.30pm. £3.50 (£2.50). The Glaswegian fusion outfit have been back in training of late after a lay-off last year. Tonight's line-up features Dominic Ashworth (guitar). Hilary Brooks (keyboards). lid Mcl’arlane (six-string electric bass) and Iain Copeland (drums).
Edinburgh
I Tom Bancroft Orchestra Queen‘s HaII. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 8.30pm. £6--£7.50 (£4). A welcome return for one of the most exciting and innovative groups to have appeared on the Scottish jazz scene. Tom has been working on new material for the seventeen-piece group (the final line—up was still fluctuating slightly as we went to press). and will be joined by singer Fionna Duncan on selected songs. in an intriguing departure from her usual. more traditional mode. See preview.
, SATURDAY 20
' Glasgow
I Tom Bancroft Orchestra City Halls. Candleriggs. 227 551 1. 8pm. £6—£7 (£4). See Fri 19. The tour finishes on Sun 21 at the Music Hall. Aberdeen. ()224 641 122. 8pm. £6-£7.50.
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 I2. 8.30pm—midnight. £3. Dixieland.
Edinburgh
I Tam White Acoustic Band St. Bride's Centre. 10 Orwell Terrace. 668 2019. 8pm. £6 (£4). The Edinburgh blues singer won't have far to go for this gig right on his doorstep. but early booking is advisable if you want to catch him in action.
I le Jazz ilot Edinburgh Jazz Club. University Club. 9—15 Chambers Street. 650 2395. 8—1 1.30pm. Jazz club members £3. guests £4.50. Django Reinhardt-based swing trio.
SUNDAY 21
Glasgow
I Big Band Session Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 221 61 I2. 2—5pm. £1. See Sunday 14.
Edinburgh
I Four on the Floor Jazz At the Tron. .
t Tron Cellar Bar. 9 Hunter Square. High
1 Street. 220 1550. 9pm. £3 (£2.50).
‘ Guitarists Nigel Clark and Dominic Ashworth lead a Latin-flavoured band
I with the emphasis on colour and rhythm.
i Nigel's brother Nick plays bass. while the
I excellent Josefino Cupido supplies
exuberant percussion.
MONDAY 22
1 Glasgow
1 I ltit carey’s Jazz Band Society of
1 Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 221 6112. ? 9pm—midnight. £2. Traditional.
TUESDAY 23
: Glasgow
5 I Chris Barber Jazz and Blues Band
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2
v Sauchiehall Street. 227 5511. 8pm.
j £10—£18. A perennial favourite. with a
special guest slot for Dennistoun boy
i Lonnie Donegan. a member of the original
‘ Barber outfit in the early 50s. before he went off to be a skifiTe star. See preview.
1 WEDNESDAY 24
I Glasgow | I Sandy Taylor and Henry Fullarton
1 Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. ' 221 6112. 8.30pm. £1. See Wed 17.
Edinburgh
I Brian Shiels Guintet Jazz At the Tron. Tron Cellar Bar. 9 Hunter Square. High
3 Street. 220 1550. 9pm. £3 (£2.50). Solid and enjoyable bop-to-modern outfit led by bass player Brian Shiels. with Eddie Severn (trumpet). Russell Cowieson (saxophone). Robert Pettigrew (piano). and Dave Swanson (drums).
j THURSDAY 25
I Glasgow
5 I Rebirth Brass Band City Halls.
I Candleriggs. 227 5511. 8pm. £6.50—£8 (£4). This exhilarating bunch of young
1 iconoclasts are busily engaged in
i renewing the traditional sound of New
()rleans jazz. They impressed with the
vigour. vitality and sheer fun of their
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EDINBURGH
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i particular approach to the music in the ' Edinburgh Jazz Festival a Couple of years . back. and by all accounts are even
Continues at The Queen‘s Hall. Edinburgh ; (Fri 26). The Music Hall. Aberdeen (Sat 27). and a new date at the Salutation
1 Hotel. Perth (Sun 28).
FOLK 1 &WORLD ,
‘ LISTINGS 1
Dates listed below are for one-off shows: see seperate section for residencies.
Gigs are listed by date, then by city. Performances will be listed, provided
that details reach our offices art least
one week before publication. Folk and World listings compiled by Norman Chalmers.
FRIDAY 12
Glasgow
I John Benbourne and Isaac Guillory Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. Paisley. 8pm. £5 (£4). Information 889 8309. Guitar legends on tour. Support by Alan Tall. Sec Edinburgh. Sat 13.
stronger now. The band‘s Scottish tour 3
rehihbrass band
Imagine the Preservation Hall Brass
Band brought Dang upto date and peopled with street-wise New Orleans teenagers - that's the
Bebrith Brass Band . they're jazz.
they're blues. they're R'n'B. The
only thing they’re not is run of the mill (Time Out).
GLASGOW
Thur 25 March City Hall 041 227 5511
EDINBURGH Fri 26 March Queen's Hall 031 668 2019
tom bancroft orchestra
Definitely the most important new big band to hit the British jazz scene since Loose Tubes.
Standing the jazz tradition on its head
the Tom Bancroft Orchestra has "real jazz bite" (Scotsman).
EDINBURGH Fri 19 March QUet-n's Hall 031 668 2019 GLASGOW Sat ‘20 March City Hall 041 227 5511
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