JAZZ MUSIC
THURSDAY 23
Glasgow
I Freakpower King Tut’s Wah Wan Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Tickets from King Tut‘s and Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. If we spoke the lingo. we‘d call Freakpower ‘phat and phunky‘ but instead we‘ll call them ‘ex-Housemartin Norman Cook‘s latest venture‘.
I The Passengers and Rev Snakehlps Under Ventura. King Street. 552 1388. 9.30pm. £2. Rev Snakehips brings you some raunchy country rock therapy.
I The Bodies, llust and Calreine Cake Orchestra Nice ‘n' Sleazy. Sauchieltall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.
I Glider, Swan and Passionella Club 99p. :
The 13th Note (downstairs). Glasst‘ord Street. 553 1638. 9pm. 99p. Swan is the name adopted by Edinburgh singer/songwriter Christina Hislop and Alan Dumbreck.
I The [lung Beetles McChuills. High Street. 552 2135. 9.30pm. Free.
I Electric Garden and Alive She Cried Arena. Oswald Street. 221 3010. 8.30pm. £2.50.
I Roach MacSorley‘s. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
JAZZ
Dates listed below are for one-orr shows:
; see separate section for residencies.
Gigs are listed by date, then by city. Pertormances will be listed, provided that details reach our oiiices at least one week beiore publication. Jazz listings compiled by Kenny Mathieson.
FRIDAY 10 I
Glasgow I Glasgow Jazz Record Club Unitarian
Church. 72 Berkeley Street. 7.45pm. Jack .
Rutherford on ‘l.ester Young — Part 2‘. Contact Bill Winter on 944 4402 for membership details.
Edinburgh
I Eberhard Weber Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 8.30pm. £8.50. £7 (£4). The idiosyncratic German bass player
stars in one of his celebrated solo
3 concerts. Solo bass may not sound all that
I liollin’ Joe And The Jets (rec) Corner. expands the concept by self-
St Georges Road (at Charing Cross). 332 1625. 9pm. Free.
I Papa’s lloses Halt Bar, Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free.
I Ezio Church On The Hill. Langside Monument. 649 5189. 10pm. Free. Duo whose music is described as a mix of world music and American AOR.
I Travis Batcave. Bruce Hotel. Cornwall Street. East Kiloride. 013552 29771. 10pm. £3.
Edinburgh
I Groovetunnel La Belle Angele. Hasties Close. Cowgate. 225 2774. 11pm. £5. The ex-James Taylor Quartet. Pureland. Shadowland and Way Out members get funky as part of Funk You.
I Rake Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £2. Upfront guitar duo who have recently replaced their drum machine with a drummer and thus become a trio. Hurrah!
I The Gods or Glam Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9.30pm. Free. Swaggering wigs and sounds of the 70s. I The Comedians Stones. Frederick Street. 220 1226. 10pm. Free.
I Johnson Brothers AJ. Ramsay‘s. Broughton Street. 557 0627. 10pm. Free. I Then The Storm Bare Story. Cowgate. 556 3953. 9pm. Free. MOR rock.
I Live Music West End Oyster Bar. West
Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10.30pm. Free. ? _ . i mainstreamjazzers led by the late Sandy
lIGHT meme-
Light Muslc is listed by date, then by city. Pertormances will be listed, subject to space, provided that details reach our offices at least one week betore publication. Light Music listings compiled by Fiona Shepherd
and Jonathan Trew.
lasgow I Music Makes The Memories Pavilion. Renfield Street. 332 1846. 2.30pm/7.30pm. £5. £7.50 (£6.50). Golden oldies show hosted by Chris Young.
URSDAY 23
Glasgow
I Music Makes The Memories Pavilion. Renfield Street. 332 1846. 2.30pm/7.30pm. £5. £7.50 (£6.50). See Wed 22.
thrilling. but the ECM recording artist
accompanying his upright electric bass using a real-time digital delay to create instantaneous layers of texture and colour around his sophisticated. melodic playing. Support will be a solo set from pianist Chick Lyall, while Tommy Smith and Murray McLachlan are the opening attraction in his final date in Aberdeen
(Sat 11. Music Hall. 01224 641122. 8.30. £7.50 (£4)). and also at the City Hall in Glasgow on Thurs 9. if you are quick.
SUNDAY 12
Glasgow
I Edith Budge and Friends Jazz Brunch. Pizza Express. 151 Queen Street. 221 3333. 1—4pm. No cover charge for diners. but phone for reservations (programme may be subject to change). A helping of traditional jazz. blues and gospel from this Edinburgh-based singer.
Edinburgh
I Stan Grelg Gulntet Tron Jazz Cellar. Tron Tavern and Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 220 1550. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Best known as a long-serving member of the excellent Humphrey Lyttelton band. the pianist is no stranger in his native city. where he was one of the celebrated Royal High School gang of traditional and
Brown. Stan‘s speciality is boogie- woogie. but his command ofjazz styles is wide-ranging. and this should be a highly enjoyable affair. Saxophonist Jack Duff. trombonist John McGuff. bassman Ronnie Rae and drummer Ken Mathieson (no. not me. the other one) complete a strong mainstream grouo.
TUESDAY 14
Glasgow
I Valentine’s Dinner with Live Jazz Stravaigin. 28 Gibson Street. 334 2665. Dinner £13.95. phone for reservations. Smooth and romantic sounds to ease down the food.
I Valentine’s Day Jazz Pizza Express. 151 Queen Street. 221 3333. l—4pm. This projected gig was still to be confirmed at press time. but if it does happen. there may be a small cover or door charge in addition to dinner. Check with the restaurant for confirmation and bookings.
Edinburgh
I Craig McMurdo Brunton Theatre. Musselburgh. 665 2240. 7.30pm. £7.50 (£5.25). This gig at the Brunton is now
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