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■ John Taylor and Ciaran Dorris Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £7. Jack Johnson/Ray Lamontagne-influenced songwriter launches album A Place Called Paradise. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8pm. See Thu 10. FREE Les Bof! McChuills, 40 High Street, 552 2135. 8pm. French language garage rockers play at the Glasgow Mod Weekender. ■ No Rearview and Forgotten Sundays Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Live music. ■ Open Mic Night Lansdowne Bar & Kitchen, 7a Lansdowne Cresent, 341 0844. 8pm. £15. All aspiring singers/ musicians invited to show off your talent. Pre-book and receive a 20% off dinner voucher. Part of the West End Festival. FREE The Snipes, Bottomfeeders, Jackhammers, Babylon Dub Punx and Paddock Stew Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. Punk. ■ Subject 7 Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Live music. ■ Vendor Defender and Julia & the Doogans Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Indie rock and wistful pop. FREE Creation Open Mic Creation Studios, 16 Trongate, 8.30pm. See Thu 10. ■ Hot Club De Paris, Shimmer and The Banter Thiefs King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Offbeat Scouse combo who like to ‘drop it till it pops’. FREE Ben Childs and Mike Scott Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Acoustic folk punk from members of Phinius Gage and Sonic Boom Six. ■ High Wolf, Ananas Pyramidalis, Boom Edan and Templements 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Minimalist exotica and drone compositions from High Wolf. FREE Wullae Wright The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 9pm. Singer/songwriter. Edinburgh FREE Out of the Bedroom The Tron, 9 Hunter Square, High Street, 226 0931. 8pm. See Thu 10. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 10.
Rock & Pop Music
Glasgow Jazz Festival
Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to henry@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Henry Northmore and Kenny Mathieson. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry Friday 18
Glasgow ■ Carol Kidd Sings Gershwin Royal Concert Hall: Main Auditorium, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £17.50–£22. Renowned, award-winning jazz vocalist Kidd performs the music of George and Ira Gershwin. ■ Gwilym Simcock Royal Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £12. Passionate and spontaneous solo show from pianist Simcock. FREE Late Night Jazz Club Thistle, Cambridge Street, 0871 376 9043. 11pm. Late night sessions from trumpeter Ryan Quigley (18 Jun), singer Stephen Duffy (19 Jun), Mark Robb (24 Jun), vocalist Cathie Rae (26 Jun) and Quigley again on 27 Jun.
Saturday 19 Glasgow FREE The Maria Speight Quartet Silverburn, Barrhead Road, 880 3200. 2pm. Bluesy set from the Alabama-born vocalist acclaimed for her interpretations of the Great American Songbook with support from a top class line-up of musicians. ■ Neil Cowley Trio Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £12. Pianist Neil Cowley played a part in the Brand New Heavies, Zero 7 and Fragile State and now leads his own acclaimed trio in a set of high-energy contemporary jazz. FREE Late Night Jazz Club Thistle, Cambridge Street, 0871 376 9043. 11pm. See Fri 18. FREE Jazz Photography Exhibition Alliance Française de Glasgow, 3 Park Circus, 331 4080. Times vary. A retrospective of the work of four French photographers: Jean-Marc Milliere, Cherif B, Francis Barrier and Stephen Buisson.
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Glasgow FREE Chris Clark Band City Inn, Finnieston Quay, 240 1002. 2pm. Jazz standards and bluesy skat from the singer/guitarist and his band. FREE Loretta Reid Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 2pm. Sunday Jazz from singer Loretta Reid. ■ Tommy Smith’s Youth Jazz Orchestra Platform, The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 276 9696. 2pm. £6. Saxophonist Tommy Smith leads his hand-picked young talent through a repertoire of classic big band arrangements and more contemporary material. ■ The BIG Chris Barber Band City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 3pm. £16. Barber leads his band through a wide selection of his favourite early jazz and blues music: from his roots in New Orleans style to the soulful blues of Miles Davis, via early Ellington, Sidney Bechet, Bob Crosby and blues by Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee. FREE BBC Radio Scotland Young Jazz Musician of the Year Final 2010 The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. Talented young jazz musicians compete for the coveted title, a cash prize and the chance to perform at next year’s Jazz Festival (free tickets available from 0141 353 8000). ■ Daniel Erdmann & Francis Le Bras Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. £tbc. An eccentric collaboration of harmonies and improvisation from two masters of their art. Part of the Glasgow Jazz & West End Festival. ■ Helle Lund Trio City Halls: Recital Rooms, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £10. Jazz pianist Helle Lund and her trio play fresh interpretations of jazz classics and Scandinavian folk songs. Balloch FREE The Penman Jazzmen Loch Lomond Shores, Ben Lomond Way, 08454 580 885. 2–4pm. The late George Penman’s band continue to keep the faith with their take on vintage New Orleans jazz.
Monday 21 Glasgow ■ Jim Carruth City Halls: Recital Rooms, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7pm. £6. The Scots poet launches Grace Notes 1959, a book and exhibition inspired by
his response to four groundbreaking jazz albums. ■ Mina Agossi Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8pm. £12 (£10). French and African influences combine in Agossi’s rich vocals, as she turns classic rock into vehicles of seduction. ■ Polar Bear The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 8pm. £14. Electronics, jazz and punk influences from this progressive quintet. ■ Paul Towndrow’s Newology Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 353 8000. 8.30pm. £8. Vibrant jazz standards and assured originals from the pen of gifted alto-saxophonist Towndrow. Tuesday 22
Glasgow ■ Phronesis City Halls: Recital Rooms, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10. Danish three-piece wow audiences with their highly melodic and dramatic jazz. ■ The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £13. The SNJO led by saxophonist Tommy Smith play their new album Torah and celebrate Duke Ellington’s Such Sweet Thunder. ■ Claire Martin The Green Room, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £12. Award-winning vocalist Martin blends pop and Broadway with her jazz stylings. ■ The Necks Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8pm. £12 (£10). Deep grooves and lengthy pieces that unravel slowly mixing minimalism, ambient and jazz. ■ Ray Harris & The Fusion Experience Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 353 8000. 8.30pm. £8. Nu-jazz and full on funk.
Wednesday 23 Glasgow ■ Niki King City Halls: Recital Rooms, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10. The former Perrier Jazz Vocalist of the Year with four critically-acclaimed albums under her belt as she pays tribute to the Billie Holiday Songbook. ■ Stan Tracey Quartet The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £13. The great English jazz pianist will be joined by saxophonist Simon Allen, plus guests Martin Kershaw and trumpeter Ryan Quigley.
Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra A first performance in Glasgow, from the big band from New York. They sit at the more traditional and melodic end of the
jazz spectrum, as our reviewer points out (above). But the Glasgow Jazz Festival also ticks off boxes for those who prefer their jazz more noodly, and noisy, or perhaps more avant-garde and strange. For a useful intro to the GJF programme, Radio Magnetic’s podcasts and musician interviews are also worth checking out. (www.radiomagnetic.com) ■ Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, Sun 27 Jun, as part of Glasgow Jazz Festival, which runs from Fri 18 – Sat 27 Jun. See listings, above, and previews, page 70.
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