MUSIC LIST/JAZZ
spot. Edinburgh
I Swing '90 Malt Shovel. Cockburn Street. 9pm. Django-inspired swing quartet.
I Makin' Waves Cafe L‘Odcon. George 1V Bridge. 9.30pm. Free. Saxman Bill Simpson leads five-piece modern jazz outfit.
I Eddie Severn Duartet Oblomov‘s. Mound Place, 220 0054. 9pm. Professional jazzan in weekly stomp.
I Louisiana Bagtime Band Navaar House Hotel. Mayfield Gardens. 667 2828. Evening.
I Bootsie Tootsie Blues Band Preservation Hall, Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9.30pm. Free. Rockin‘ blues from regulars.
WEDNESDAY 6 Glasgow
I Sandy Taylor/Alex Moore Duo Society of Musicians. Berkeley Street. 2216112. 8.30pm. 50p. Bar. Mainstream piano and guitar residency.
I Cast 011.000 Bonham’s. 194 Byres Road. 357 3424. lflpm-midnight. Late bar plus jazz.
I Linda Fletcher Trio Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. Merchant City. 552 5924. Singer-led mainstream
I Charlie Proppa Baby Grand. Elmbank Gardens. Charing Cross. 248 1942. Piano bar music from 8.30pm.
I Ah Um O‘l lenry’s. 445 Great Western Road. 339 1275. 9pm. Free. Latin-tinged electric quintet.
Edinburgh
I AI Fairweather and The Sundowners Young‘s Hotel. Leamington Terrace. 229 6481. 8.30pm. Veteran trumpet star‘s weekly blow with the local trad crew.
I Jezzbase Cafe Acanthus. Waverly Bridge. 556 2358. 9pm—1am. Free. A new mid-week residency for this flexible contemporary jazz quintet led by drummer Bill Kyle. plus a variable line-up drawn from the best of the younger (and one or two not-so-young) local musicians. I Charlie McNair’s Band Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9.30pm. Free. Trumpeter McNair leads well-established Dixieland outfit.
I Jen at Maxie: Maxies Bistro. West Nicolson Street. 667 0845. 8.30pm—midnight. Background music in bar/restaurant.
I Shore Music Shore Bar. The Shore. Lcith. 9pm. 553 5080. Live jazz. check venue for details.
THURSDAY 7 Glasgow
I Bill Finlayson Baby Grand. Elmbank Gardens. Charing Cross. 248 1942. Piano bar music from 9pm.
I George McKay Band Joe‘s Garage Restaurant. Bank Street. 339 5407. 8—10pm. Free. Acoustic modern jazz duo of double-bass and guitar in regular spot. I George Penman's Jazzmen Curlers. Byres Road. 334 1284. Dixieland from 8.30—1050pm.
Edinburgh
I The Edinburgh Jazz Club Calton Studios. Calton Road. 556 7066. 830-1 1.30pm. After their grand opening bash last week. Edinburgh's newest jazz venue begins its regular season with Dick Lee's No No Honet. £6 (£4 members).
I The Story oi Jazz (Spring Fling) Assembly Rooms. George Street. 220 4348. 8.30pm. £2 (£1 ). Presented by the Edinburgh Jan Ouintet. a revue giving a guided tour around a variety of jazz styles. from swing to modern.
I Tommy Mitchell Trio - Centenary Tea Dance (Spring Fling) South Ouecnsferry C.C. . Kirkliston Road. 1.30—3.30pm. A whisper from the past for only 50p.
I Templehall Stampers Temple Hotel.
Esplanade. Joppa. 669 4264. Evening. Trad and Dixie residents.
I Phil Bancroft Trio St James Oyster Bar. Calton Street. 557 2925. 9pm. Jazzy sounds.
I Makln' Waves ()blomov‘s. Mound Place. 2200054. 9pm. Free. Saxman Bill Simpson leads five-piece modern jazz outfit.
I Tiny Crockett and the Rockets Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm. Bluesmen who obviously have poetic souls.
I Beroda Swing Maxies Bistro. West Nicolson Street. 9pm. Female vocalist in a trio with violin. guitar and percussion. 30s and 40s classics with some modern soul jazz.
I Shore Music Shore Bar. The Shore. Leith. 553 5080. 9pm. Live jazz. check venue for details.
FRIDAY 8 Glasgow
I Charlie Proppa Baby Grand. Elmbank Gardens. Charing Cross. 248 1942. Piano bar music from 8.30pm.
I Ah Um Cafe Barbizon. 411 High Street. 5520707. Free. 9.30pm. Electricjazz.
I Thai Swing Thang Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. Paisley. 887 1010. 8pm. £4 (£2). Strangely quiet of late. Edinburgh's most notorious jump-jivers make an outing to Paisley to play material from their latest album. All the old favourites as well (and that includes Mr McMurdo).
I Be Weevil Blackfriars. 36 Bell St. Merchant City 552 5924. Electric R‘n‘B. I George Penman's Jazzmen State Bar. Holland Street. 332 2159. 9—12pm. Popular Glasgow Dixielanders.
I Hideaway Blues Band McSorleys‘. Jamaica Street 221 8499. 8.30pm. Blues/soul in regular spot.
Edinburgh
I Bootsies Duo Globe. \Nes‘t Port. 229 4553. 9pm. Free. Rockin‘ blues.
I Alpha Jazz Quartet Ellersley l louse Hotel. Ellersley Road. (‘orstorphine. 337 6888. 8—1 1pm.
I Bluelinger Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 2263816. 9pm. R'n‘b.
SATURDAY 9
Glasgow
I The Shelter 7 Renfrew Court. off chfrew Street. 332 6231 . 8pm—round midnight. New regular venue.
cafe 'bar’theatre. Tickets £2.5(1Atsimevu are back again this week with their Afro~Caledonian jazz. Earlier in the day. 1—-3pm. the group are taking a jazz workshop. admission free.
I George Penman's Jazzmen (‘arnegie‘s. 142 Vincent Street. Afternoon Dixieland
I George McGowan Orchestra Chubby
i Chesters. l781ngram Street. 5520876.
2~5pm. Free. The Big Band repertoire. I Wolfgang Blackfriars. 36 Bell St. Merchant City. 552 5924. Bluesoutfit. I Perdido Rock Garden. Queen Street. 22122003 5.30pm. Mainstream jazz I Charlie Proppa Baby Grand. Elmbank Gardens. (.‘haring Cross. 248 1942. Piano bar music from 8.30pm.
I Dave McLellan's Jazz Duintet(‘urlers. Byres Road. 334 1284. Trad in the afternoon.
I Bill Fanning Orchestra Society of
‘ Musicians. Berkeley Street. 221 61 12.
2.00pm. Glenn Miller sounds from resident band. Non-membersil.
I Tommy Hulcup's Jazz Band Rolls Royce Club. Paisley Road. 449 0684. 1.30—4pm Regulars on the trad scene in afternoon residency.
Edinburgh
I Forth Bridge Jazz Festival Riverboat Shuttle Maid of the Forth. Hawes Pier. South Queensferry. 5pm. £5. Two-hour cruise around lnchcolm Island in the
company of Graham Blamire’s Dixieland outfit. Tickets are available from the Hawes Pier. or the Ticket Centre at Waverley Bridge in Edinburgh. A regular ferry service will link the South (Hawes Pier) and North (Quay) Queensferry venues listed below.
I The Hawes lnn Edinburgh Road. South Queensferry. Free. Al Fairweatheropens proceedings at noon. followed by Sophie Bancroft & Spike Wright at 2pm. and That Swing Thang at 4pm.
Chick Lyell
I Stagshead Hotel Higii St. South Queensferry. Free. Strong contemporary line-up led by Chick Lyall Quartet at 1pm. the John Rae Collective at 3. 15pm. and singer Melanie O'Reilly‘s band Watch What Happens at 5. 15pm.
I Dueenslerry Arms Hotel High Street. South Queensferry. Free. More good stuff next door. with the Kenny Ellis Trio (featuring bassman Kenny and two guitarists. Lachlan McColl and Dougie Urquhart) standing in for Jimmy Woods at 12.45pm. guitar duo Nigel Clark & Graham mum at 3pm. and Tom Bancroft's exhilcrating Orange Ear Ensemble at 5.30pm.
I Dueenstetry Lodge Hotel North Queensferry. Free. This looks like the place to be on the North side. Pianist Brian Kellock and guitarist Nigel Clark open the bill at 12 noon before scurrying back across the river. Fionna Duncan Band take the stage at 2pm. followed by the Bobby Wishart Group at 4pm.
I Ferrybridge Hotel Main Street. North Queensferry. Free. Melanie O'Beilly 8i Francis Cowan at 1pm. followed by Swing '90 at 3pm.
I Albert Hotel Main Street. North Queensferry. Free. Dixie and ragtime specialists dominate this venue. Wllh Spirits of Rhythm at 12.3(lpm. Climax Jazz Band replacing the Louisiana Ragtime Band at 2.30pm. and St Louis Hagtimers at 4.30pm.
I Mike Hart's St Louis Bagtimers'l‘ron Tavern. Hunter Square. 220 1550. 8.30pm. Carefully selected groupof musos deliver a set of the rarely -heard classics of early jazz.
I Plattorml Caledonian Hotel. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 12.30 2pm. Superb mainstream pianist Alex Shaw leads his trio at lunchtime. and Blueiingerprovide R‘n‘B in the evening.
I Toto and the Jazz Bostons i’rescry ation Hall. Victoria Street. 225 211'81'rcc Afternoon session
SUNDAY 10 Glasgow
I Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra Socu‘ly of Musicians. Berkeley Street. 221 6! 12. Performing under the distinguished direction of Bobby Wishart. Non-membe rs £1.
I George McKay Band Joe‘s Garage Restaurant. Batik Street. 339 5407. 8—10pm. i‘rec. Acoustic modern jazz duo of double-bass and guitar in regularspot I Ah Um Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street.
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Merchant City. 552 5924. 9pm. Laid-back quintet with Filipino sax.
I Paisley Arts Jazz Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. 887 1010. 12.30pm. Free.Jazz from Jimmy Feighan in the bar.
I Cast of 1 .000 Bonham‘s. 194 Byres Road. 357 3424. lllpm—ntidnight. Late bar plusjazz.
I Jazz Night Truants Bar. Hope Street. 332 1469. 9pm. Varying line-up every Sunday. Check venue for details.
I George Penman's Jazzmen Curlers. Byres Road. 334 1284. Dixieland from 8.3(L-1(l.50pm.
Edinburgh
I Capital Jazz Band Crest l iotcl. ()ueensferry Road. 332 2442. 2-5pm.
I Barony Jazz Barony Bar. Broughton Street. 557 0546. 8.3(»»l 1pm. Songs front Melanie O'Beiliy with guitarist Francis Cowan.
I lpanema ()blomoy 's. The Mound. 220 0054. 9pm. free. Jazzy regulars.
I The Climax Jazz Band Glencairn Hotel. Royal Circus. 225 5218. 5—7pm. Resident New Orleans jazz.
I Bill Kyle Trio Cafe Acantlius. Waverley Bridge. 556 2358. 12.30-3pm. Drummer Bill Kyle leading a resident trio in a new lunchtime slot -- plus special guest singer Sophie Bancroft.
I Fay Levey/Danny Dorian Cramond Brig Hotel. Oucenslerry Road. 3394350. 2.3(L5pm. Jazz trio‘s afternoon spot.
MONDAY 11 Glasgow
I Gillespie's 26 (‘heapside Street . off Broomielaw. 221 7704. 9pm. KitCarey’s Jazz Band serve up tratL New
Orleans mainstream.
I Bobby Dean's Jan Quartet Curlers. Byrcs Road. 334 1284. Mostly trad from 8.30~~10.50pm.
Edinburgh
I East coast Jazz Band Blue Lagoon. Angle Park Terrace. 337 9922.1{vening 9pm—mtdnight Resident trad band.
I Hobody's Business Bannerman's. Niddrie Street. 556 3254. 9pm. Friendly blues band
I Le Jazz Hot Maxics Bistro. West NiColson Street. 667 0845, 9pni--n‘.idnlght. 1930s slylc small swing band in regular Split.
TUESDAY '12 Glasgow
I Bobby Wishart Group Halt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9pm. lirec. 'l'op flight hop and fusion saxman. I Bill Finlaysoo Baby Grand. lilmbank (iardcnxfharing(toss.2481942.1’iano bar music from 8. 31 1pm. I Best In Blue Studio Bar. Shuttle Street. Paisley. 8896867 9.30pm. i’owerblucs and traditional urban sounds. including original material and cm crs til Alex Harvey . Junior Well and 7.7.1 op Admission one pair of dancing shoes. it says here I Jan Boswell litilcl. .‘VlililSlUll House Road. Langsitlc. 632 9674. 8pm. Trumpeter George Dgiivie leads 'l‘rad and Dixieland night I Perdido Satchrno‘s. Battlefield Road. 636117119 11.30pm. Mainstream and Latin ja/z.
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