Glasgow Jazz Festival
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Glasgow
I Jazz Glasgow Summer School City Halls. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 10am—4.15pm. £280 (£180). Summer school for jazz instrumentalists who have already achieved Grade 5 or above in their instruments. led by Paul Towndrow. Contact Tom Dalzell (0141 353 8022 or tomdalzell«1‘1g1asgowcultralenterprisesco m) for full details.
FREE Glasgow Jazz Trio WEST. Templeton Building. Glasgow Green. 5500135. 7.30pm. Jazz three-piece. FREE Jonathan Carr and Mike Nailen The Brunswick Hotel. 106-108 Brunswick Street. 552 1552. 7.30pm. Vocalist and pianist.
I Arild Andersen, Paolo Vinaccia & Tommy Smith Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. 8pm. £12 (£10). Exciting trio mixing Norwegian and Scottish folk with jazz.
I BBC Big Band with Art Themen The Old Fruitmarket. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 8pm. £13. Clare Martin introduces this night of Big Band jazz with special guest saxophonist An Themen.
I Mira Opalinska International Quartet City Halls: Recital Rooms. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 9pm. £8. Polish pianist ()palinska is joined by saxman Stewart Forbes and more. with a repertoire built around music by Polish
John Mayall
The grand old man of British blues has been a long term resident in the sunnier climes of California (can’t be blamed for getting out of his native Macclesfield, I don’t suppose). A
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jazz musicians. including the great Krzysztof Komeda.
FREE The Paddy Flaherty Trio Rio Cafe. 27 Hyndland Street. 334 9909. 9pm. Jazz trio led by top class drummer Paddy I‘Iaherty.
I Late Night Jazz Club City Inn. Finnieston Quay. 240 1002. 10.30pm. £tbc. Late night sessions from Sophie Bancroft. Brian Kellock. Ronnie Rae and Stu Ritchie (25—28 Jun).
FREE The Strathclyde University Big Band Cafe Source. 1 St Andrew‘s Square. 548 6020. 9pm. The university’s big band gets down and plays a selection of jazz arrangements from their extensive
; repertoire.
I Vlazz The V Club. 375 Sauchiehall 5 Street. 333 9919. 10.30pm—3am. £5
before midnight; £7 after. After hours
live jazz and DJs featuring Bn’an lddenden and DJs Nick Peacock. Andrew
. Pirie and Paul Cawley. Weak at the i Knees with Perry Louis (27 Jun).
I James Taylor Quartet The Old
Glasgow
I Jazz Glasgow Summer School City Halls. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 10am—4.15pm. £280 (£180). See Thu 25. FREE Graeme Scott Aria. 62 Albion Street. 552 2101. 7pm. ()ne of Scotland’s most exciting and diverse young guitarists.
I Lionel Loueke The Old Fruitmarket. (‘andleri 'gs. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £14. Virtuoso guitarist mixing African music with jazz. See preview. page 62.
I Riverboat Shuffle Waverley Paddle Steamer. Anderston Quay. 243 2224. 7.30pm. £23. Kit (‘arey Jazz Band. Dave Wilson & the Uptown Shufflers and George Penman's Jazzmen entertain you as you sail down the river on the PS Waverley. Britain's oldest surviving ocean going Paddlesteamer.
I Kyle Eastwood Quintet Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. 8pm. £15 (£13). lnlluenced by his famous father‘s love of Davis. Brubeck and Kenton. Kyle Eastwood's skilful and imaginative bass playing has won him a considerable fan base of his own. Part of the (Ilusgrm‘ Juli: Festival.
I Neil Sedaka SIiCC: (‘lyde Auditorium. Finnieston Quay. 0870 040 4000. 8pm. £37~£40. Writer of the ubiquitous ‘Road to Amarillo‘ but also of the genius ‘Solitaire'.
FREE Paul Kirby Corinthian. I91 Ingram Street. 552 1101. 9pm. Jazz pianist Kirby.
Glasgow
: Fruitmarket. Candleriggs. 353 80(X).
10.30pm. £16. Acid jazz veterans whip
, up a storm on the dancefloor with their
Hammond grooves. I Late Night Jazz Club City Inn. Finnieston Quay. 240 1002. 10.30pm.
£tbc. See Thu 25. I Blues on the River The Ferry.
Anderston Quay. Broomielaw. 01698 360 ()85. Times vary. £10 per day: £16.50 two day pass. Twenty bands over three days. The line-up includes Alan Murphy.
The Bottleneckers. The Lynsey Dolan
Band. The Roll Ups. Craig Hughes.
Marie McCormick Blues Band. Main
Street Blues. Dave Arcari. Dealer. Alan Nimmo. The Adjoumments. The Easy
Riders. Brown Eye Superfly. The Crowdaddies. The Gus Munro Band and Stateboro Blues Band.
I Jazz Glasgow Summer School City Halls. Candleriggs. 353 8000. l()am-4.15pm. £280 (£180). See Thu 25.
FREE Tommy Smith Youth Jazz
Orchestra The Old Fruitmarket.
. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 1 1am.
Saxophonist Tommy Smith leads his
young protegés through a selection of
classic and contemporary big band music.
FREE The George Penman
Jazzmen King Tut's Wah Wah Hut.
. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 2pm.
Vintage New Orleans jazz from this
stalwart of the Scottish jazz scene
3 celebrating 50 years in jazz.
I Nigel Clark Ramshom Theatre. 98
Ingram Street. 548 3444. 2pm. £5. Solo 3 outing from the acclaimed Scottish jazz 7 gunanst
FREE Dave Wilson a The Uptown
Shutflers Lauries Bar. 34 King Street. 552 7123. 2.30pm. Up-tempo selection of trad jazz tunes.
FREE Derek Fairlie Quartet Brel.
39—43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 3—6pm.
Jazz funk frotn pianist Fairlie.
FREE Graeme Stephen Committee
Room. 18 St John Street. 0845 1666035. 3pm. Energised and inventive freestyle
1 guitar playing.
I Street Jazz Dance Workshop
Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267.
3pm. Free but spaces limited. Fun and
relaxed workshops with Perry Louis. please call 552 3552 to reserve a place.
I Gunter Sommer 8. Raymond MacDonald Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate.
552 4267. 4pm. £8. German drummer
and Scottish saxophonist unite in a free
jazz tribute to bassist Peter Kowald.
, FREE Maria Speight Trio The Salon.
17 Vinicombe Street. ()845 1666008.
4pm. Bluesy set from the Alabama-bom
vocalist. I Mario Caribe Group City Halls: Recital Rooms. Candleriggs. 353 8000.
4.30pm. £5. The Brazilian bassist mixes
up a heady brew of Latin jazz.
FREE Gunter Sommer Panel Discussion Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. 5.30pm. A talk on the German free jazz scene.
. I Colin Steele Quintet City Halls:
regular presence on the UK touring circuit, he leads a new band this time
out. (Kenny Mathieson)
I O2 Academy, Glasgow, Mon 29 Jun; HMV Picture House, Edinburgh, Tue 30
Jun.
78 THE LIST 25 Jun—9 Jul 2009
3 Recital Rooms. Candleriggs. 353 8000. f 6.30pm. £5. Trumpeter Colin Steele and his classic award-winning quintet.
I Andy Sheppard & Kuljit Bhamra Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. 8pm. £12 (£10). Saxophonist Sheppard teams up with visionary Indian
percussionist Bhamra.
I Evan Parker Double Quartet Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. 8pm. £12. The great saxophonist leads two combined quartets in a feast of free improvisation. .
I Ryan Quigley Big Band with Justin Currie The Old Fruitmarket. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 8pm. £14. Scottish big band fronted by fearless trumpeter Quigley. joined by Del Amitri‘s Cun‘ie on vocals.
I Subie Coleman Quartet Ramshom Theatre. 98 Ingram Street. 548 3444. 8.30pm. £5. The Billie Holiday-inspired vocalist fronts her own outfit delivering choice Blue Note and R&B cuts.
FREE The Paddy Flaherty Trio Rio Café. 27 Hyndland Street. 334 9909. 9pm. See Thu 25.
FREE Tom Gibbs Trio Bar 91. 91 Candleriggs. 552 521 1. 10pm. Creative. inventive jazz from this Glaswegian pianist.
I Vlazz The V Club. 375 Sauchiehall Street. 333 9919. 10.30pm—3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. See Fri 26.
I Late Night Jazz Club City Inn. Finnieston Quay. 240 1002. 10.30pm. £tbc. See Thu 25.
I Paul Towndrow Quartet Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 473 2000. 10.30pm. £5. Striking original compositions and the occasional intriguing cover from gifted alto- saxophonist Towndrow.
I Blues on the River The Ferry. Anderston Quay. Broomielaw. 01698 360 085. Times vary. £10 per day; 16.50 two day pass. See Fri 26.
Glasgow I Jazz Glasgow Summer School City Halls. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 10am—4.15pm. £280 (£180). See Thu 25.
I Stu Brown's Raymond Scott Project Ramshom Theatre. 98 Ingram Street. 548 3444. 1pm. £5. Drummer Stu Brown leads this brilliant celebration of the offbeat musical world of Raymond Scott. an innovate composer and electronic music pioneer whose work ranges from the 305 compositions later taken up by cartoon makers from Warner Brothers in the 40s to The Simpsons.
FREE Becc Sanderson Trio Hotel du Vin. 1 Devonshire Gardens. 1.30pm. Australian vocalist Sanderson. FREE Jess Abrams Trio Malmaison. 278 West George Street, 1.30pm. The jazzy US vocalist performs alongside her talented trio.
FREE Euan Stevenson Waverley Tea Rooms. 18 Mosside Road. Shawlands. 616 6818. 2pm. Young pianist.
FREE Glasgow Jazz Trio WEST. Templeton Building. Glasgow Green. 550 0135. 2pm. See Thu 25.
I Calum Gourlay Trio Ramshom Theatre. 98 Ingram Street. 548 3444. 3pm. £5. After Hours late night jazz session with Dunfennline bassist Gourlay.
I Matthias Schriefl Trio Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate. 552 4267. 4pm. £8. Futun’stic German jazz.
I Steve Hamilton Trio Ramshom Theatre. 98 Ingram Street. 548 3444. 6.30pm. £5. Dynamic new trio led by the mercurial pianist with a sound inspired by the Corea. Hancock and Jarrett era.
I Andy Shepherd and Kullit Bhamra Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. 8pm.£12(£10). See Sat 27.