JAZZ MUSID
JAZZ
LISTINGS
Dates listed below are for one-on shows: see seperate section for residencies. Gigs are listed by date, then by city. Performances will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least one week before publication. Jazz Listings compiled by Kenny Mathieson.
FRIDAY 7
Glasgow
I Chick Lyall uuartet Downstairs at The 13th Note. 80 Glassford Street.
9—1 1.30pm. £3.50 (£2.50). The pianist has introduced an element of confusion by playing with different combinations under this name. but this particular line-up is the definitive one. with Phil Bancroft on saxophone. George Lyall on bass. and Tom Bancroft on drums. Alert. imaginative and exciting contemporary jazz.
I Marilyn Middleton Pollock‘s Jazz Me Blues Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. 887 1010. 8pm. £4 (£2.50). Set in an unnamed railway station waiting room somewhere in America. the show blends blues. jazz. ragtime and vaudeville in an evocation of one singer's dreams of making it big in the 20s.
Edinburgh
I Courtney Pine American Band Queen’s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 8.30pm. £7.50—£12.50 (concessions £5 on door if available). The saxman is a frequent and highly popular visitor to Scotland. but there will be an extra air of anticipation for this one in the Silk Cut City Jazz series. given the presence of the powerhouse American rhythm team of Charnett Moffett and Dennis Chambers. as well as guitarist Bobby Broom and pianist Jerome Weidman. See preview.
SATURDAY 8
Glasgow
I John Murray Big Band Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 221 6112. 2—5pm. £1. Mainstream.
I George Penman’s Jazzmen Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 221 6112. 8.30pm—midnight. £3. Leading Dixieland band. plus guests.
SUNDAY 9
Glasgow
I Big Band Session Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 221 6112. 2—5pm. £1. The Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra alternate with the Tim Barella Big Band.
Edinburgh
I Chick Lyall Quartet Jazz at The Tron. Tron Cellar Bar. 9 Hunter Square. High Street. 220 1550. 9pm. £3 (£2.50). See Fri 7.
MONDAY 10
Glasgow
I llit Carey's Jan Band Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 221 6112. 9pm—midnight. £2. Traditional.
TUESDAY 11
Glasgow
I Pinslti Zoo See Mayfest.
I Marilyn Middleton Pollock in Jan Me Blues Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 221 6112. 8.30pm. £4.
Edinburgh
I Apollo Saxophone Quartet Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 7.45pm. £6.50 (£4.50). There is a strong jazz influence in the music of this eclectic quartet. who have played arrangements of Corea and Metheny in the past. and include a piece dedicated to Miles Davis in this concert. alongside works by Nyman. Bryars. and others. See preview.
WEDNESDAY 12
Glasgow
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I Steve lacy and Mal Waldron See Mayfest.
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 Francis Gowan uuintet Jazz at The Tron. Tron Cellar Bar. 9 Hunter Square. High Street. 220 1550. 9pm. £3 (£2.50). The guitarist has not been greatly in evidence of late. and this will be his Tron debut. The band will include original material alongsidejazz and Latin standards.
FRIDAY 14
Glasgow
I Fionna Duncan nuartet Downstairs at The 13th Note. 80 Glassford Street. 9—11.30pm. £3.50 (£2.50). One of the strongest performers on the Scottish traditional jazz and blues scene. singer Fionna Duncan leads an excellent trio featuring Brian Kellock (piano). Ronnie Rae (bass) and Tony McLennan (drums).
Edinburgh
I Claire Martin Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 8.30pm. £8.50—£7 (concessions £4 on door if available). We previewed this excellent young singer last issue. but she returns to Scotland to complete her dates here. and make her Queen's Hall debut in the process. The band line-up is a little different. with saxman lain Ballamy replacing Jim Mullen. Robin Aspland standing in for Jonathan Gee on piano, and Mark Taylor taking over Clark Tracey's drum seat alongside bassman Arnie Somogyi. It‘s a shame that she can‘t have her first-choice outfit for the tnost prestigious gig of the tour. but she has come up with some fine replacements.
SATURDAY 15
Glasgow I John Murray Big Band Society of
Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 221 6112. 2—5pm. £1. Mainstream.
I George Penman’s Jamnen Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 221 6112. 8.30pm—midnight. £3. Dixieland.
Edinburgh
I Heritage llall Stompers Edinburgh Jazz Club. University Club. 9—15 Chambers Street. 650 2395. 8—11.30pm. Jazz club members £3. guests £4.50. Traditional New Orleans-stylejazz at the EJC. which goes fortnightly for the remainder of this season.
SUNDAY 16 .
Glasgow
I Manu Dibango See Mayfest. I Warren Vache Society of Musicians. 73
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Berkeley Street. 221 6112. 8pm. Leading American mainstreamer who favours cornet. but gets a big sound out of that smaller cousin of the trumpet. Warren is a regular on the international jazz circuit these days. but his wee brother Alan. a clarinettist. makes his Scottish debut at the Society in two weeks time. The Sandy Taylor Trio will accompany both men.
I Big Band Session Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 221 6112. 2—5pm. £1. See Sunday 9.
Edinburgh
I Mike Travis’s EN15 Jazz at The Tron. Tron Cellar Bar. 9 Hunter Square. High Street. 220 1550. 9pm. £3 (£2). ()ne of the best bands on the Scottish circuit. their music is firmly rooted injazz. but with all manner of attractive ethnic flavourings.
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