King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5.
I Nudge, The Jist and Souldrive Qudos. Queen Margaret Student Union. University Gardens. 339 9784. 8.30pm. £1
I Brink and Back Street Cavem Bar. Strathclyde University Student Union. John Street. 552 1895. 10pm. Free. Students and guests.
I The Dazeys Kilkennys. John Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free.
I Whiteout and Junkster Rico‘s. Ann Street. Greenock. 01475 721 327. 10pm. £4. A local gig for Whiteout who return to the fray with a pared-down line-up and guitarist Eric on vocal duties.
I Speeder and Miss World Harleys. Quarry Street. Hamilton. 01698 458174. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Arrivistes Cellar Bar. Tron Tavern. Hunter Square. 8.30pm. £ 1. Information: 661 5275. This month's Arrivistes feature the original music of Khaya. Dream Healers and Joe P. Brown; verbal virtuosity from Alex; dramatic discourse frotn Tara Bell. Rhiannon Gecko antl Tom Caine. There's comedy from Freeloading Frank while Craze swivels the host's mic for this pre-election special.
I Bedford Falls Canon's Gait. Canongate. 556 4481. 8.30pm. Free. Rock/pop crosover.
THURSDAY 1
Glasgow
I Hollywood And Broadway Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 7.30pm. £ l6.50/£l4.50/£ 12.50 plus booking fee. Celebration of movie music and musical scores.
I ABICD, Malice Cooper antl Million Dollar Band The Cathouse. Union Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £5.30 plus booking fee. Metal tributes supported by a sotrl/funk band bizarrely enouuh.
I Chaser, Nevertheless and T e Purple Ohms King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3.50.
I Mojo Chile Cavern Bar. Strathclyde University Student Union. John Street. 552 1895. 10pm. Free. Students and guests.
I Honeysucked Harley's. Quarry Street. Hamilton. 01698 458174. 9pm. Free.
I Smug The Underground. Bruce Hotel. Cornwall Street. East Kilbride. (113552 29771. 10pm. £4.
Edinburgh
I Desert Rose, The Rigbys and Wild Honey The Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 9pm. £3. The Rigbys main claim to fame seems to be their ability to graffiti their name all over town in the most unusual places. Wild Honey’s graffiti talents are unknown but they‘ve got a female singer and they’re quite jazzy. I Bark 'n Bone Canon‘s Gait. Canongate. 556 4481. 8.30pm. Free. They rock and they pop.
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Dates listed below are for one-off and ticketed shows: see separate section for free residencies. Gigs are listed by date, then by city. Performances will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least ten days before publication. Jazz Listings compiled by Kenny
Mathieson. FRIDAY 18 . . Glasgow
I Glasgow Jazz Record Club Unitarian Church. 72 Berkeley Street. 7.30pm. Contact Ernie Spiers. 14 Glendee Road. Renfrew (886 2949) for membership details. 7.30pm. Guest Jim Hill offers his tribute to the work of arranger Marty Paich.
I Midnight Club Bourbon Street. 108 George Street. 552 ()141. 11pm—3am (no admission after 1am). £3. Late-night jazz and blues club.
Edinburgh
I Kevin MacKenzie's Swirler The Bongo Club. 14 New Street. 556 5204. 10.30pm—3am. £5 (£3). Kulu‘s Maiden Voyage series presents guitarist Kevin MacKenzie‘s successor to the Coolgroove. moving out in a different funky direction with Phil Bancroft (tenor sax). Brian Kellock (piano). John Spiers (bass) antl Torn Bancroft (drums).
I Pio Pio Salsa Henry's Cellar Bar. 8 Morrison Street (opp ABC cinema). 221 1288. 11pm—late. £4 (£3). It should be raising the roof time as percussionist Guy Nicholson (of Salsa Celtica fame) leads a seven-piece salsa outfit stuffed with some of the best of the locally-based jazz players. featuring Torn McNiven and Colin Steele (trumpets). Brian Kellock (piano). Mario Caribe (bass). and John Rae (drutns). with additional percussion from Chris B rannigan.
SATURDAY 19
Glasgow
I Kenny Davern Moir Hall. Mitchell Theatre. Granville Street. 227 5511. 8pm. £9 (£7). Mainstream clarinet playing of a high order from this American visitor. making his first Glasgow trip in four years. according to the organisers (and they should know — they booked him the last time). He will be accompanied by the Murray Smith Trio.
I Douglas Orr Quartet Pizza Express. 151 Queen Street. 221 3333. Dining from 8pm. band from 9pm. £5. The pianist features singer and trombonist. Tomtny Reid alongside Tommy Evans (bass) and Danny Flaherty (drums).
I Midnight Club Bourbon Street. 108 George Street. 5520141. 11pm—3am (no admission after 1am). £3. Late-night jazz and blues club.
Edinburgh
I Basic Collective The Lizzard Lounge. Cafe Graffiti. Mansfield Church basement. entrance via East London Street. 10.30pm—3am. £5 (£4). El Cometa Allstars are out on the road this weekend. so the gig goes back to the Basic Collective for one week only. featuring singer Nikki King.
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I The Temperance Seven and The Terry Lightfoot Jazz Band Festival Theatre. 13-29 Nicolson Street. 529 6000. 7.30pm. £9.50—£12.50 (£7.50—£10.50). A nostalgic double bill of traditional jazz from two of Britain‘s most popular revival bands.
I Kevin MacKenzie and Friends Bank Hotel. 1 South Bridge. 556 9043. 2.30—5.30pm. £1. Guitarist Kevin MacKenzie leads the Sunday brunch trio. with Kenny Ellis (bass) and Iain Copeland (drums) as his regular helpers. and all manner of guests sitting-in.
I John Rae Trio Henry's Cellar Bar. 8 Morrison Street (opp ABC cinema). 221 1288. 10pm—late. £2 (£1). Drummer John Rae leads the Sunday night residency. with Brian Kellock (piano) and Kenny Ellis (drums).
MONDAY 21
Glasgow
I Dixieland Swing Club Pizza Express. 151 Queen Street. 221 3333. Dining from 8pm. Free to diners. Traditional jazz frotn this month‘s guest band. The Dixielanders. with Tommy Halcup (trumpet). Stan Reilly (sax and clarinet). Tommy Evans (bass). and Ted Bosley (guitar).
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I Power of Scotland Big Band Walkers. l2 Shandwick Place. 476 7013. 10pm—12.30am. £4 (£3). The band is co- led by drummer John Rae and trumpeter Eddie Severn. with the brief of getting top-notch Scottish-based musicians together to play charts arranged or composed by Scottish musicians.
I Lindsay Cooper Free Underground Henry‘s Cellar Bar. 8 Morrison Street . 221 1288. lOpm—late. £2 (£1). Bass player Lindsay Cooper leads a regular free and experimental jazz session.
TUESDAY 22
Glasgow
I Dave O'Higgins Quartet Victorian Bar. Tron Theatre. Chisholm Street. 552 4267. 8pm. £6 (£5). The saxophonist leads his regular band. with Robin Aspland (piano). Alec Dankworth (bass) and expatriate New Yorker Gene Calderazzo (drums). See preview.
Edinburgh
I Paul Harrison Trio Bank Hotel. 1 South Bridge. 556 9043. 8—11pm. £1. Pianist Paul Harrison has been attracting some favourable attention in Eddie Severn's group and in the EUJQ. and here. he leads his own trio. with Mario Caribe (bass) and Dave Hunter (drums). I John Coltrane Tribute Band Walkers. 12 Shandwick Place. 476 7013. 10pm—lam. £4 (£3). A set rhythm section of Steve Christie (piano). Dernus Donnelly (bass) and John Rae (drums) will be joined each week by three tenor saxophonists playing Coltrane tunes over funk and soul grooves. Sacrilege or in- the-spirit experiment? Judge for yourself.
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