MUSIc LIGHT
LIGHT
light Music is listed by date, then by city. Performances will be listed, subject to space, provided that details reach our offices at least one week before publication. Light Music Listings compiled by Fiona Shepherd
and Jim Byers.
MONDAY 13
Glasgow
I Shirley Bassey Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Sauchiehall Street. 8pm. SOLD (WT. l‘nderstandably. demand has been high for the consummate show gal and her quavering larynx and facial interpretations of those highly emotionally charged hits.
TUESDAY 14
Glasgow
I Shirley Bassey Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 8pm. SOLD OUT. See .\lon l3.
Glasgow
I Shirley Bassey Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 8pm. S()l,D ()lnl'. See Mm) l3.
I Slim and Byron Whitman Pavilion Theatre. Renfield Street. 332 liS-lo. o3llpirt/‘)piit. £l2.5il/L| L50. Soft cotiiiti‘yish itiaterial tor .tll you Grand ()lc ()pi‘y lans.
Assemny Direct presents
JULIAN JOSEPH
Fri 24 May, Queen's Hall
HUMPHRE Y LYTTELTON
Fri 31 May, Queen's Hall
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM
Fri 7 June, George Sq Theatre
THE TRON
MORNINGTON LOCKETT Thurs 30 May, Tron Tavern
GAILMcARTHUR
Thurs 6 June, Tron Tavern
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THURSDAY 16
Glasgow
I Roger Whittaker Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 7.30pm. f l~1.50/£l2.5()/£l().5() plus booking fee. Tickets from the box office and the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 551 I. This is the whistling gentleman's first tour of Britain in four years but if you think you‘re getting ‘Speed Bonny Boat” then think again . . . well. he might do it but the mainstay of the show is Hollywood and Broadway numbers.
I Pan Pipe Moods Pavilion Theatre. Renfield Street. 332 Iii-16. 7.30pm.
£ l().5()/£9.5(). All your mean rocking favourites given the Pacific pan pipe treatment by Free The Spirit.
JAZZ
Dates listed below are for one-off shows: 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.
Glasgow
I Hermitage Pizza lixpress. l5l Queen Street. 221 3333. lllpm. £5. including aperitif. call for reservations. Saxophonist Hermie Longalong leads a polished fusion outfit. with Paul Henderson (guitar). Ricky Steele (bass) and Andy McGlasson (drums).
I Trefor Owen Basement Jazz. The Ramshorn Theatre. lllg'l‘illll Street. Info: 887 4733. |()pin~lam. £5 (£3.50). The Welsh guitarist re-opens the Ramshorn programme. with the Ronnie Rae Trio. You can also catch ()wen at The Tron iii Edinburgh on Thurs 2. if you are quick (see Thurs 9 for venue details).
Edinburgh
I John Burgess Quartet Henry's Cellar Bar. 8~ lo Morrison Street (opp .\l(i.\l cinema). 22l I288. ‘).3llpttl-~ lam. £3. Saxophonist John Burgess‘s latest band occupies the Friday slot until the end of May. with David Milligan doing the honours on piano. Catch them while you can.
I Apex Jazz Band Victoria Park Hotel. 22] Ferry Road. info 55] I237. Spin-midnight. £6.50. Capital Jazz continue their series of traditional jazz events with a visit from Northern Ireland's best-known Dixieland outfit.
SATURDAY 4
Glasgow
I Paul Flush Trio Pizza lixpress. l5l Queen Street. 22l 3333. 9pm. £5. including aperitif. call for reservations. Pianist Paul Flush cut his teeth on the jazz scene around his native Tyiieside. btit is now resident at closer quarters in lidinburgh. His fine trio will be joined by an as yet unnamed guest.
SUNDAY 5 Edinburgh
I Jazz Market and Jam Session Henry's Cellar Bar. 8— lo Morrison Street (opp MGM cinema). 22l l2S8. 2pm—-7.3()pm. £ l. The new format for the afternoon session will feature a young or under- exposed hand in the opening halfof the session. with a more open jam session from 5.30pm. Today’s band are
Saxophone Colossus. while the evening session features the Gary Fimister Trio t9pm—l2.3()am. £1). with David Milligan on piano. Paddy Flaherty on drums. and guest musicians dropping by to sit in.
MONDAY 6 Edinburgh
I Lindsay CoOper’s Free Underground Henry's Cellar Bar. Mon'ison Street (opp MGM cinema). 22l 1288. 9pm~lam. £l. Bass and tuba player Lindsay Cooper leads a session devoted to free jazz. improvisation and experimental music.
I Kings of the Wild Frontier l-‘itt Sam‘s Down Town Diner. 56-58 l‘otintainbridge. 22S 31 l 1. 8pm. No cover charge. call for reservations. Blues trio.
DEEME— Edinburgh
I The Dreamliners l‘at Sam‘s Down Town Diner. 56 58 l-‘ountainbridge. 228 3 l l 1. 7.30pm. No cover charge. call for reservations. Jump-jive. swing and 50s rock.
WEDNESDAY 8 Edinburgh
I Russell Cowieson Quartet Henry's Cellar Bar. Morrison Street topp MGM cinema). 22l 1288. ‘)pm~ lam. £2. Currently lidinbnrgh's hottest contemporary jaz/ gig. with the saxnian joined by pianist Brian Kellock. Kenny lillis on bass. drummer .lohn Rae. and a special guest each week.
I Fat Sam’s Band Fat Sam‘s Down Town Diner. .56 —5S Fountainbridge. 22S 31 ll. 8pm. No cover charge. call for reservations, Swing and jump-jive.
THURSDAY 9
Glasgow
I Dick Lee and Anne Evans Merchants .‘yltisic. The Merchant House. 7 West George Street. into. ()3‘) 3l."(t. l2.~l5pm. £3.50 (£3). students £l ti'om I235pm. .-\ typically eclectic programme from this husband and w ilc duo. with Lee'sja/z leanings emerging in the choice of .loplin's Sui/e For ('ltiriiit'r .-ln.«/ l’iuno and his own arrangement of Benny Goodman's ('lui'iiit'r ('oiit't'rln to accompany his compositions Irwin Reel touch) and ./a:: Slut/i for Flute. \lilhaud's jazz-inflected St'tirtminut‘lit' completes an attractive lunchtime recital.
I Park Avenue Pizza lixpress. l5l Queen Street. 221 3333. 9pm. £3. including aperitif. call for reservations. Singer Bett Mairs swings sophisticated show tunes in the company of the Douglas ()rr Trio.
Slim Whitman, Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow, Wed 15
Edinburgh
I Harry Beckett Tron Jazz Cellar. Tron Tavern and Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 220 1550. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Trumpeter Harry Beckett wasn‘t at his best on his last visit to The Tron. but few musicians have made as important a contribution to the British jazz scene as the Caribbean- born trumpeter. and he will doubtless make amends this time around. in the company of the John Rae Trio.
I Salsa Celtica Henry‘s Cellar Bar. 8— lo Morrison Street (opp MGM cinema). 22l l288. 9.30pm—l2.30am. £3. The band place a greater emphasis on the jazz rather than salsa side of their music in this gig. but expect their usual Latin groove to be much in evidence as well.
I Peristalsis Brothers Fat Sam's Down Town Diner. 56-458 Fountainbridge. 228 3l ll. Spin. No cover charge. call for reservations. Swing,
FRIDAY 10
Glasgow
I Harry Beckett Basement Jazz. The Ramshorn Theatre. lngram Street. info on 887 4733. 10pm—lam. £5 (£3.50). See Thurs 9.
I Jam Session Pizza Express. 151 Queen Street. 221 3333. 10pm. £5. including aperitif. call for reservations. The jam session will fill the late-night slot on Friday for the rest of the month. The house trio will be joined by invited guests. with a promise from the organisers that the quality level will be maintained.
Edinburgh
I John Burgess Quartet Henry's Cellar Bar. 8—-l() Morrison Street (opp MGM cinema). 221 1288. 9.30pm—lam. £3. See Fri 3.
SATURDAY 11 '
Glasgow
I Duck Fat Pizza Express. 151 Queen Street. 221 3333. 9pm. £5. including aperitif. call for reservations. Bass and tuba player Lindsay Cooper leads a band featuring two horns and two rhythm players. and a musical spectrum which promises a collision of New Orleans with ()rnette Coleman. Should be interesting . .
Edinburgh
I Jazz Market and Jam Session Henry's Cellar Bar. 8—l6 Morrison Street (opp MGM cinema). 22l l288. 2pm-7.3()pm. £ l ; 9piti—l2.3()am. £ 1. As for Sun 5. but with the Dickon Hayward Band as the
afternoon‘s featured outfit.
MONDAY 13 Edinburgh
I Lindsay Cooper’s Free Underground Henry's Cellar Bar. Morrison Street (opp MGM cinema). 22l l288. ()pm—lam. £l. See Mon 6.
I Blue Hyenas Fat Sam‘s Down Town Diner. 56—58 Fountainhridge. 228 31 l l. 8pm. No cover charge. call for reservations. Blues.
TUESDAY 14 Edinburgh
I Picante Fat Sam‘s Down Town Diner. 56—58 Fountainbridge. 228 3 l l 1. 7.30pm. No cover charge. call for reservations. Latin jazz.
50 The List 3-l6 May 1090