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STARBUCKS EDWBUHGH JAZZ AN BLUES FESTWAL 2004
The festival runs from Fri 30 Jul to Sun 6 Aug. For all our preview coverage see the The List’s Edinburgh Festival Guide which comes free with this issue. For listings details, see below.
Glasgow
I The Michael Deans Quartet lic‘c‘t' (321136. (‘andlcriggx 552 9815.
9 1 1.45pm. l-rcc. .\lodcrn ia/x quartct lcd h} tcnor saxman 1)cans.
Edinburgh
I Ross Milligan Time Cube 11c‘iii'}'thi// (‘cllatz 8 Morrison Strcct. 467 5200. 8.30pm. £6. (itiitarist Ross Milligan lcads a lix'cl)‘ quartct lcaturing Paul Harrison on piano. Brian Shicls on hass and :\1)n (’oskcr on drums. QTim Barella Big Band The Mailman. 50 chlicld Strcct. 331 0200 . 8pm. £5. Suinging ja/x and big hand classics. \\ itlt \‘ocals from litldic ’l‘oal.
Dundee
I A Brazilian Odyssey - The Eden/Stell Duo (’aird Hall. (it) Squarc. 01382 434040. 1.30pm. £5 l£4). .\lorc cxccptional guitar \\ork from this dtio planing lrom thcir lalcst alhum Samha. Part of thc Dunch (iuitar licstix‘m.
I Nylon 8. Steel - Clive Carroll & Graham Devine ('aird Hall. (it) Squarc. 01382 434040. 7.30pm. £15 l£10). ('arroll has hccn picking tip plaudits tron) xit‘umlit' (iuilur \\ hilc l)c\ inc is l'cntmnctl ltn' pushing thc gttitar to its limits. Part of thc l)undcc (iuilar l't‘sllHll.
Edinburgh
I The Finale Bar Jazz Group the finale Bar. .\'o\'otc1. l.attriston l’lacc. 656 3500. 7pm. 1‘rcc. A changing sclcction of top jaJ/ playcrs. lirst as a trio
17pm 9pm) thcn as a quartct
10pm midnight).
I Dave Keir’s Hot Five and Bill Salmond’s Louisiana Ragtime Band l-trirrnilc Inn. 44 Biggar Road. 312 8243. 8pm. £4 (£3 mcmhcrs). 'l‘raditional ja/l at lhc lidinhurgh Ja/l'n'Jiw (’luh.
I Danny Moss chr} 's Jan ('cllar. 8 Morrison Strcct. 467 5200. 8.30pm. £8. 'l‘cnor sax pla}cr Darin} .\1oss supporch h) thc Rick) Stcclc 'l'rio.
I Guest Band Night 80 ()ticcn Strch Bar and Rcstaurant. 80 ()uccn Strcct. 226 5097. 0pm midnight. l’rcc. chularja/z night l'caturing top Scottish ia/l groups.
I Chaos Theory 'I‘hc (‘cllar Bar. 1 ('hamhcrs Strcct. 467 2539. 9pm. l-rcc. ()riginal l‘unk} unit “illl ll'ipp) ia/I \ocals.
I Madaleine chr} ‘s Ja// (‘cllaiz 8 Morrison Slrcct. 467 5200. Midnight. £5. lnlt‘clitnlsl} tlccp \t)cttlisl fronts classic soul groo\ c hand 1'catui‘ing l’aul 'l'oxsndrou on sa\cs.
Dundee
0 Hugh Burns & Friends (‘aird Hall. (’it} Squarc. 01382 434040. 1.30pm. £5 (£3.50). Hugh has rackcd tip
an illustrious scssion carccr. and has l'L‘L‘tit'tlL‘tl ttlitl lolll'L‘tl \\1lli llic‘ likt‘s ()1~ (icorgc .\lichacl. l’atil .\lc('artnc_\'. Michacl Jackson and (icrr) Ral‘lcrt). hut has non rclcascd his own alhum. and pt'm ing that hc is a \ irtuoso p1a}cr in his oun right. Part of thc 1)undcc (iuitar l't‘sli\';tl.
I Martin Taylor Solo (‘airtl Hall. (‘it_\ Squarc. 01382 434040. 7.30pm. £15 (£10). :\ solo pcrl'ormancc from this \irtuosoja/I guitarist.
Saturday 24
Glasgow
I George McGowan and his Orchestra .\lcrchant'.s (‘ornciz 18 John Strcct. 552 3801. 2.30 5.30pm. l‘t‘cc. l)rumntcr .\lc(io\\ an lcads his big hand ullli gllt‘sl \tic‘ttlisls.
I Lorna Brown Quartet Brcl.
30 43 Ashton l.anc. 342 4066. 3pm. 'I‘hisjall l'oursomc. l'caturing guitar. hass and drums. is ironch h} on-thc-up sa\ophonisl Bro“ n.
I Big Bob’s Jazz Band Bar I85. Buchanan Hotcl. 185 Buchanan Strcct. 332 7284. 5.30pm. l'i‘cc. chular swinging ja/l scssion.
I Eddie Toal and Quintet ()'.\Clll's. 71 Albion Strch 552 0822.
0 11.45pm. lircc. liddic sings his ua) through .-\mcrican songhook standards.
Edinburgh
I Jazz@Lunch 8t) Quccn Strch Bar and Rcstaurant. 80 Quccn Strcct. 226 5007. 2 5pm. 1"rcc. Lunchtimc iax/ \xitlt thc 80 ()ticcn Strch piatio trio kids \Vclcomc.
I Cathie Rae: The Flow Experience chr} ‘s .la// ('cllar. 8 .\lorrison Strcct. 467 5200. 8.30pm. £5. .la/I standards from lhc 1idinhurgh-hascd \ocalist joincd h) Martin Kcrsha“ lsa\) and Stc\ c Hamilton lpiano).
I 80QSt House Band 80 ()uccn Strcct Bar and Rcstaurant. 80 QlIL‘Cll Strcct. 2265097. 9pm midnight. 1-‘rcc. Modcrn ja/I classics from this thnamic ll\L‘—[)lL‘L‘L‘.
I Funkafize llcnr} 's Ja// ('cllar. 8 Morrison Strcct. 467 5200. Midnight. £5. ('1assic. hig. dancclioor l'unk poncrcd h) .\'c\\ York drummcr l’aul .\lil|s.
Dundee
I Carmen - Tetra (‘airtl Hall. (it) Squarc. 01382 434940. 1.30pm. £5 (£3.50). 'l'ctra pcrl‘orm sonic ol thc hcst kntmn opcra tracks on tour guitars. Part of thc l)undcc (iuitar l‘cstixal.
I WEB ('aird Hall. (’it} Stitlarc, 01382 434940. 7.30pm. £9 £18.50
(£6 £12.50). John Williams. John lithcridgc and Patrick Bchc} l\\'1-'.B) tcam tip mising classical. ja/x and \\t)l'ltl inl'luciiccs. Scc prc\ icu. l’art ol‘ thc Dundcc (itiitar 1-‘csti\a|.
Glasgow
I Kenny Paterson ('uha \ortc. l4 John Strccl. 552 3505. 4 7pm. l‘rcc. .\ tic“ talcnt on tltc Scottish ja/x sccnc. l’atcrson pro\ idcs smooth sotil and \\\ ing Vocals.
Edinburgh
I Jazz@Lunch 81) ()ticcn Sirch Bar and Rcstaurant. 80 ()uccn Strcct. 226 5007. 2 5pm. 1’rcc. Lunchtimc ja/l \sith thc Rohcrt l’cttigrc“ 'I‘rio kids \xclcomc.
I Kevin MacKenzie Trio llL‘lll'} \ Ja/l ('cllat‘. 8 Morrison Slrccl. 467 5200. 8.30pm. £5. .»\ ncu trio lrontcd h} Kc\in MacKcn/ic a major l‘orcc in ja/l guitar. hc claims Jimi llcndri\ and \Vcs Montgomcr} as his main inl'lticnccs. htit his pla} ing is morc ol'tcn associatcd \\lll1 that of John :\hcl‘cromhic l\\ ith \thont hc has studicd in .\'c\\ York).
I Paul Kirby Trio ()\_\gcn Bar tk (irill. 3 5 lnlirmar) Strcct. 557 0007. 0pm midnight. 1-‘rcc. lixcning scssion lcd h} pianist Paul Kirh}. lcaluring Kc\in
Glasgow on bass and Bill K)1c on drums.
Dundee
I Student Showcase Concert ('airtl Hall. ('it} Squarc. 01382 434040. 1pm. (‘haritahlc donation on thc door. 'l'hc Dundcc (itiitar 1‘cstital studcnts play a sclcction ol' ttincs.
I International Guitar Competition Final ('aird Hall. ('it} Squarc. 01382 434040. 7pm. £5 (£3.50). Scotland's lirst c\cr lntcrnational (iuitar ('oinpctition and you cart cwn \otc for )our l’axouritc pcrl'ormcr.
Monday 26
Glasgow
I 4 Jazz Burnhrac. .\li1nga\ ic. 042 5951. 8pm. 1’rcc. Quartct producing
sxs inging lit/l standards lcaturing guitarist Boh Sloan and And} Sharkc} on dollhlc littss.
Edinburgh
I Jam Session Xi) Quccn Slt‘cct Bar and Rcstaurant. 80 Quccn Strcct. 226 5007. 8.30 1 1.30pm. I-‘rcc. ()pcn scssion \\ ith thc 1)a\ id l’atrick 'I‘rio conic and pla) or conic to hcar a uholc load ol ncu talcnt.
Tuesday 27
Edinburgh
I Bill Kyle’s Sh“r Hot Jazz Quartet ()\}gc‘t) Bar & (irill. 3 5 lnlirmar} Strcct. 557 0007.
0pm midnight. l'rcc. I)rummcr Bill K}lc’s latcst grouping. lcaturing Doug 'I'iplad} (sa\cs). 1’aul Kirh} (piano) and Kc\in (ilasgtm (hass).
Wednesday 28
Edinburgh
I Open Mic chr) ‘s Jan ('c11ar. 8 Morrison Strcct. 467 5200. 8.30pm. £5. A chancc l'or aspiring musicians and singcl's It) pcrl’orni \\ ill] lotltl (iol'tltm. plcasc call 0131 667 2008 ii )otl “ant to takc part.
Thursday 29
Glasgow
I The Michael Deans Quartet liL'L‘l' ('tllt“. (Ittlitllc‘l'iggs. 552 98 l .5.
0 1 1.45pm. 151cc. Scc Thu 22.
Edinburgh
I John Petters and his Swing Band Brunton 'I’hcatrc. l.ad}\\c11 \Va}. Mussclhurgh. 665 2240. 7.30pm. £11.50 (£8.50). ('clchratc .\lttssclhurgh l‘csthal \\ ith a s\\ inging trip do“ n ntcntor} lanc in this allcctionatc trihulc to Bing (Tosh).
I Fionna Duncan chr} \ Ja// ('cllar. 8 Morrison Strcct. 467 5200. 8.30pm. £6. chouncd \ocalist Duncan pl‘c‘sc‘nls :l \at'icd l‘cpc‘l'ltnl'c (lli‘iil/l.
Edinburgh
I Starbucks Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival 2004 Various \cnucs. lidinhurgh. 'l'ickcts: 0131 473 2000. Scc hclo“ l'or l-llll tlctails.
I Starbucks 8. All That Jazz Starhucks. 106 (icorgc Strcct. 220 1451. 2.20pm. l'rcc. :\ sclcction ol' 1i\ c jaH to hpr thc col‘l‘cc go tlt)\\l1.
I The Finale Bar Jazz Group The l'iinalc Bar. .\'o\otc|. l.attriston l’lacc. 656 3500. 7pm. 1"rcc. Scc Hi 23.
I Hot Antic Jazz Band l-‘airmilc Inn. 44 Biggar Road. 312 8243. 8pm. £8 t£6 mcmhcrs). 'I'raditional _ia//. ragtimc and \\\ ing at thc lidinhurgh Ja/I‘n'Jh c (‘Iuh I Jazzin’ Babies Rt)_\al ()\cr-Scas 1.00200. 1011 l’rinccs 80001. 225 1.501. 8pm. £8. Young scnsations l'rom thc \orucgian traditional ja/l sccnc.
I Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra l'shcr Hall. 1.othiait Road. 228 1155. 8pm. £15 £2.3.5(1.\\')iitt)ii
jazz listings Music
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J : Tim Barella Big Band One for fans of classic big band music. Tim Barella's long- running Glasgow-based band has been keeping the faith with big band swing for. well, probany longer than the leader likes to remember. The Ma/tman, Glasgow, Thu 22 Jul.
Hugh Burns Hugh Burns has been one of those invisible presences behind a host of recording sessions and touring bands. but the virtuoso Scottish guitarist has been emerging into the spotlight in his own right for a couple of years now. He celebrates the release of his new album with a series of Festival appearances this summer, including this lunchtime outing with various friends (make a day of it and catch Martin Taylor solo in the evening as well). Ca/rd Hall, Dundee. Fr/ 23 Jul.
.\iarsa|is Icads sonic ol‘:\mcrica's lincst musicians in thc opcning conccrt o1 thc lidinhurgh Jan and Bltics 1’cstixal.
I Max Collie & his Rhythm Aces and Bill Salinond’s Louisiana Ragtime Band 'l‘hc Famous Spicgcltcnt. (icorgc Squarc. 8pm. £10. Trad ja/x from this douhic hill of \th ()rlcans.
I Singing and Swinging: Craig McMurdo and Alyson Orr 'l'lic Huh. (’astlchill. Rt)_\;il .\Iilc. 473 2000. 8pm. £15. (‘raig McMurdo is ioincd h) .-\1_\son (hr and thc S“ ing Kings 'I‘rio pcrl‘orming songs from thc Amcrican composcrs ('olc l’ortcr. 1r\ ing Bcrlin and Rogcrs and Hart.
I Esbjorn Svensson Trio Quccn's lltlll. (‘lL‘l'ls $0061. 008 2019. 8.30pm. £18.50. Statc of thc art contcmporar} acoustic ja// from this \cr) popular Sucdish trio. \\ ith lishiorn on kc} hoards. Dan Bcrglund on bass and Magnus ()strom on drums and pcrcussion. 1’art o1 thc lidinhurgh Jan and Blucs l‘cstixal. I Guest Band Night 80 Quccn Strch Bar and Rcstaurant. 80 ()uccn Strcct. 226 5007. 0pm midnight. 1‘rcc. SL‘L‘ l‘ll 23.
I Chaos Theory ’l‘hc ('cllar Bar. 1 ('hamhcrs Strcct. 467 2539. 9pm. l'rcc. Scc l-‘ri 23.
I Havard Wiik Trio and Special Quintet llcnt'} 's Ja// (‘cllatz 8 Morrison Slrcct. 467 5200. 9pm. £8.50. l’ianist \Yiik lcads his trio. c\pandcd to a qtiintct l‘or thc sccond sct \\ ith thc addition ol~ spccial gucsts l.aura .\1acdonald and R}an Qtiiglc}.
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