Australian youngster on the Beastie Boys' Grand Royal label.

I David Gray Kiitg Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £6 plus booking fee.

I Pellet, Sfeepyhouse and Scold's Bridle The 13th Note Cafe. King Street. 553 1638. 8pm. £2.

I Voices, Nucleus and Mayonnaise Bar One. Brandon Street. Motherwell. 01698 251304. 9pm. £1.

I Live Music The Cathouse. Union Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £3. Live music/ cltrb crossover event called Exposed.

Edinburgh

I Grits ’n' Gravy Trio Jazz .loint. 8 Morrison Street. 221 1288.

l()pttt—-3arit. £4 (£3). See Thu 18

I Andy Neate Common Grounds. 2/3 North Bank Street. 226 1416. 7.30pm. Free.

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Ticket information

Tickets for most mediumllarge concerts can be bought from the following:

Virgin, Argyle Street. 204 5151 Tower Records Argyle Street. 204 2500.

Credit card bookings from: Ticket Link: 227 5511.

EDINBURGH

Virgin Princes Street. 220 3234. Ripping Records South Bridge, 226 7010.

Assembly Rooms George Street.

I 2.20 4349

I Orbital Barrow land. Glasgow. Stiii 21 Mar. SOLD ()tTT.

I Runrig Royal (‘oncert Hall. Glasgow. 287 5511. Fri 2 &Sat 3 .-\pr.

I Meatloaf SECC. Glasgow. 287 7777. Sttn 4 Apr.

I Stereophonics Barrowland. Glasgow. Thu 15 (k Fri 16 Apr. SOLD OUT.

I Deacon Blue Royal Concert Hall. Glasgow. Thu 27 May. SOLD ()UT. Clyde Auditorium. Glasgow. 33‘) 8383. Thu 1 Jun.

I All Saints Edinburgh. Playhouse. 557 2590. Sun 18 Apr; SECC. Glasgow. 287 7777. Tue 15 Jun.

I Beautiful South SECC. Glasgow. 287 7777. Thu 22 Apr. SOLD OUT.

I Happy Mondays StiCC. Glasgow. 287 1 7777. Sat 24 Apr. SOLD ()UT. Stiii 25 Apr. 1 I Super Furry Animals Bat't'owlattd.

Glasgow. Fri 30 Apr.

I Beastie Boys SliCC. Glasgow. 287 7777. Mon 3 May.

1 I Tony Bennett Clyde Auditorium. 287 551 l. Ttte 4 May

I Jewel Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 287 5511. Sat 8 May.

I Blondie SECC. Glasgow. 287 7777. Sat 1‘) Jtitt.

I Celine Dion .\ltti'rayfie1d Stadium. Edinburgh. 54‘) 8383. Wed 7 Jul.

I T in the Park Balado. near Kittross. 0141 33‘) 8383. Sat 10 ck Still 11 Jul. Tickets cart also he purchased in person from Tue 23 Mar from Glasgow: Ticket

t Centre (Candleriggs). Tickets

Scotland (0 Virgin Records aitd the SECC Box Office; Edinburgh: Tickets Scotlandta‘ Virgin Records is Falktt‘k: Sleeves. Tickets cart also be purchased through the Internet on http://www.tickets-online.co.ttk.

Camping tickets are available for £8.50 for

the weekend. Campers are strongly advised

to hook their camping tickets when they

btry their festival tickets.

' I REM Stirling Castle. 0870 73 ()0 247. 0141287 551 1. (11786 473 544. 0141 33‘) 8383. ()1224 641 122. \lon 1‘). Tue 20 Jtil (s Wed 21 Jul. S()l.l) ()t’T.

I James Taylor Summer Nights. Lennoxlove. lladdington. 0131 225 7888. Sat 7 Aug.

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The dates listed below are for one- off or 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 eight days before publication. Jazz listings compiled by Abigail Bremner.

THURSDAY 18

Glasgow

I Burt McDonald Quartet Baseitietit Jazz. Blackfriars Underground. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9pm. £2. A triumphant return to The Basement for the quartet who proclaim themselves to be cooler than Sinatra. if not quite as good as Beethoven Raymond MacDonald and George Burt front. on saxophones arid guitar respectively.

Edinburgh

I Gospel Night 99 Carrubbers Christian Centre. 65 High Street. 556 2626. 7pm. Free. Well. more like a series of gospel nights really. due to popular demand. Featured are the cotttbined choirs and musicians of Carrubbers Christian Centre. Charlotte Chapel arid Bellet ue Chapel. performing a prograntme of contemporary gospel music.

I Dick Lee, Swing 99 8: Brian Kellock The Tron. Hunter Square. 226 0931. 8.30pm. £5 (£4). Lee. together with local stalwarts Swing 9‘) and highly regarded pianist Brian Kellock. presents his specially commissioned [.iIi/i/liguti' Sit/re.

I Grits 'n‘ Gravy Trio Jazz Joint. 8 Morrison Street. 221 1288. l()pttr—3am. £4 (£3). The chromatic tones of Pattl Harrison‘s keyboard combine with Paddy Flahet‘ty's drums and Mario Carribe's‘ bass to create a sound popular with jazz ti/it'io/ttit/os. l)J suppoit contes from Kttlti and the Lizzard Lounge l)Js.

FRIDAY 19

Glasgow

I G.P. Hall CCA. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 332 4845. 8pm. £6 (£4). Electric ttotsc sculpture front this unorthodox tnttsiciatt on guitar. synthesiser and bicycle spokes. But can you spot the blues. jazz. attd flamenco ittllucnces'.’

I Glasgow Jazz Record Club tinitarian Church Centre. 72 Berkeley Street. 221 3154. 7.30pm. ‘Well \‘ersed~ with Tottt Moulds. Further details are available from Ernie Spetrs. l4 Gleitdee Road. Renfrew. PA4 ().»\l). ()141 886 294‘).

Edinburgh

I Gospel Night 99 Carrubbers Christian Centre. 65 High Street. 556 2626. 7pm. Free. See Thu 18.

I Bill Bruford's Earthworks & Laura

. Macdonald Group Queen‘s llall. Clerk

Street. 667 7776. 8.30pttt. £9.50 £11.50 (£6). Drummer Bruford fronts his jazz fusion project. featuring an all-new cast on saxopliottes. keys arid bass. while risirtgjazz star (arid wife to Tommy Smith) Macdonald leads lter quartet itt modern jazz and swing. plus some original songs.

I Midnight Blue Cafe Graffiti. Mansfield Place Church. Broughtort Street. 557 8003. l()pmr—2am. £5. Replacing the MB Players this week

are Latin otitfit Mas Que Nada.

featuring Doug Henderson. Patrl Harrison and Andor .lensen. l.)J Tinkti

: plays her groovy stuff on the wheels of

steel.

: I Groove Diggas Ja/z Joint. 8 Morrison

Street. 221 1288. l()ptti 3am. £5 (£4). .-\ new. fortnightly residency at the Jazz Joint from this seriously heavyweight soul-funk group. Tony Kiitg prov ides the vocals. Sly Si plays bass. Ronnie Rae Jr. tittkles the ivoi'ies and Martin Ket'sltaw and Toiti McNiven do the horns. Sly Si ensures he‘s kept on his toes by also signing tip for decks duty. with help frotn

Ktilti.

SATURDAY 20

Glasgow

I Bill Bruford's Earthworks & Laura Macdonald Group RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 8pm. £10 (£6). See Fri 1‘).

I Burt McDonald Quartet The Brewery Tap. 1005 Sauchiehall Street. 33‘) 8866. ‘)pm. See Thu 18.

Edinburgh

I Gospel Night 99 Can‘ubbers Christian Centre. 65 High Street. 556 2626. 7pm. Free. See Thu 18.

I Yumbambe Jazz Joint. 8 Morrison Street. 221 1288. l()pm—-3am. £5 (£4). 'l'oe-tapping Latin-jazz from this new collective. featuring Pattl Harrison on keyboards. Paddy Flaherty on drums. plus horns and percussion in fact. altogether too much talent iii ones so young. The 'l‘helonious DJs man the tlL‘L‘ls’s.

I Lizzard Lounge Cate Graffiti. Mansfield Place Church. Broughton Street. 557 8003. 10pm—2am. £6 (£5). The DJ talents ofJoseph Malik and A.J. are augmented by the experimental Latin sound of Latino 2000.

Glasgow

I Richard Smith Guitar Trio Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 287 5511. 8pm. £9.50. The virtuoso guitarist. who claims Chet Atkins and Django Reinhardt among his influences. isjoined by his two brothers fora mixed jazz and classical programme.

Edinburgh

I Brian Kellock Trio 8t Tasty Jazz .loittt. 8 Morrison Street. 221 1288. 8ptti—-3am. £3. Fronted by one of Scotland‘s foremost jazz pianists. the Brian Kellock Trio also features Kenny Ellis on bass and Paddy Flahetty on

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drums. Tasty are the regrouped Urban Soul Ensemble who. with vocalist Alice McLaughlin and Jabba‘s bassist Ben Scltogler create an acoustic sound. DJ action from Kulu and Soundz Related.

MONDAY 22

Edinburgh

I Altered Beatz 99 Jazz Joint.

8 Morrison Street. 221 1288. l()pm—3am. £3. What started as art experiment in jazz arid drum ‘n‘ bass has turned into a band featuring Richie Rufftone arid Vital Signs on decks. vocalist Alice McLaughlan. keyboardist Paul Harrison and the recently returned Stuart Brown on drum machine.

TUESDAY 23

Glasgow

I Tom MacNiven & The Brian Kellock Trio Tron Theatre Restaurant. 63 Trongate. 287 5511. 7pm. £17.95. A regular performer with the National Jazz Orchestra as well as holding the title of Scottish Young Jazz Musician ofthe Year 1996. MacNiven plays trumpet and ilugelhorn. Accompaniment comes from the always on form Brian Kellock Trio. Part of Basement Jazz‘s ‘Jazz Dinner“ series. for which advanced booking is strongly recommended.

Edinburgh

I The Dynamic Duo Show Jazz Joint. 8 Morrison Street. 221 1288. l()pm—3am. £3. The duo. aka DJ Extra aitd DJ Plus One (the winner of this year‘s Scottish DMC Mixing Championships). are joined by rappers and breakdancers for old arid nu skool hip ltop vibes.

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