GLASGOW JAZZ FESTIVAL
JAZZ
FESTIVAL 31111.23
All events take place 8.30—11pm unless stated euiervrise.
FRIDAY 29
I Carol ltldd and her Orchestra Theatre Royal. 7.30pm. £15. £12.50, £10, £8.50. £6, £4. Britain‘s best jazz singer fulfils an ambition to work with a full-size string orchestra, a setting in which she will revel.
I Kronos Quartet and Steve Lacy Tramway. 7.30pm. £8, £6. Kronos‘s unique musical sensibility has turned preconceptions about the string quartet— and musical boundaries— on their head. The programme includes work by John Zorn. Steve Reich and Terry Riley, and they will be joined in a quintet by the man who will provide support with a solo saxophone slot. the great Steve Lacy.
I Blues 'n' Trouble Canadian Jazz Club, Renfrew Ferry. 8pm. £5. Popular Scottish bluesmen.
I I Famous Grouse
I Riverboat Shuttle P.S. Waverley. Depart 7.30pm sharp. £10. Kit Careme Band. Alex Gentleman Band with Wendy Weatherby and Le Jan Hot
I Greg Lyons Quartet Heineken Jazz Club. 11.30pm. £4.50. Brazilian and Afro-Cuban flavoured jazz to open the late nightclub.
I Alter Eight Mince Curlers. 9&11.30pm. Free. (Tennent’s Jazz Circuit). I Duncan Whyte Jazz Band Buchanan Hotel.
8.30—1 1pm. Free. (Tennent‘s Jazz Circuit). I Freddie King Sextet Chubbie Chesters. 6-8.30pm. Free. (Tennent‘s Jazz Circuit). I About Time Paisley Arts Centre. 8.30—11pm. Free. (Tennent‘s Jazz Circuit). I Sandy Taylor Trio GSM. 10pm—1am. £2. (The Other Circuit).
I Late Night Jam Lorne Hotel. From 10.30pm. £2. (The Other Circuit).
SATURDAY 30
I 8.8. King Theatre Royal. 7.30pm. SOLD OUT. The King ofthe blues guitar, but if you haven’t already got your ticket, then l'm afraid you have had it.
I Tennent's Livel AtThe Tramvray Tramway. 1pm. £15 (£10). An ambitious new departure for the
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Buiord's state-ot-the-art fusion outfit Earthworks. the splendid Tommy Smith Quartet. a fascinating French combination in the Henri Texier Quartet, and the most innovative guitarist on the current scene. Dill Friseli. The all-day ticket is a real bargain.
I Blues 'n‘ Trouble Canadian Jazz Club, Renfrew Ferry. 8pm. £5. Scottish bluesmen.
I Famous Grouse Riverboat Shuttle P.S. Waverley. Depart 10.30pm sharp. £15. £10.
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Criterion Brass Band. Alex Daiglelsh Ali-Stars. George Ogllvie Dixielanders and Svring '90.
I lain Ballamy's Balloon Man Heineken Jazz Club. 11.30pm. £4.50. The Loose Tubes saxman‘s excellent quartet also features Django Bates.
I The Keltz Drummonds Cafe. 3-5.30pm. Free. (Tennent'sJazz Circuit). I Lauder: Music Makers Lauders. 2—5pm. Free. (Tennent‘sJazz Circuit). I Bobby Deans Quintet and
Guest Curlers. 2.30-5.20pm. Free. (Tennent‘s Jazz Circuit). I All Um Curlers. 9—11.30pm. Free. (Tennent's Jazz Circuit). I George McGowan Orchestra Chubbie Chesters. 2—5pm. Free.
( cnt‘sJazz Circuit). I .. Sam's Band Chubbie Chesters. Free. (Tennent‘sJazz Circuit). I About Time Truants. Free. (Tennent‘sJazz Circuit).
I Havana Swing with Jimmy DeucherCaffc Qui. 2—4.30pm. Free. (The Other Circuit).
I Bill Fanning Orchestra GSM. 2—5pm. £1. Evening session features Frank Campbell Trio 8—11pm.£3. (The Other Circuit)
I Blacktriars Jazz Blackfriars. Free. (The Other Circuit).
I Late Night Jam Lorne Hotel. From 10.30pm. £2. (The Other Circuit).
SUNDAY 1
I Tennent's Live! At The TramwayTramway. 1pm. £15. £10. Day two atthc Tramway features Frank Campbell and Chris Laurence. Dick Lee and Hamish Moore. lain
Ballamy's Balloon Man. French piano genius Martial Solai. the Jim Mullen Quartet. alto saxophonist Lee Konitz. and bill-topper Branlord Marsalis with his high-power quartet. Again. superb value for money.
I Dave Detries Sextet Canadian Jazz Club. Renfrew Ferry. 8pm. £2.
Ex-Loose Tubes trumpeter leads his own outfit.
I Jim Mullen Quartet Heineken Jazz Club. 11.30pm. £4.50. Glaswegian guitarist up from London for a welcome visit.
I Stuart Forbes Quartet with Don Martyn Lauders. 8.30—11pm. Free. (Tennent‘sJazz Circuit). I Sophie Bancrolt with the Spike Wright Trio Curlers. 12.30—2.3()pm. Evening session with George Penman's Jazzmen 8—11pm. Free. (Tennent‘s Jazz Circuit). 1 I Bill Wells Band Chubbie Chesters. 7.30—10pm.
Free. (Tennent‘s Jazz
Circuit).
I Swing '90 Truants. 8.30—11pm. Free. (Tennent'sJazz Circuit). I Dave McLeiian Quintet Kings Court. 8.30—11pm. Free. (Tennent‘s Jazz Circuit).
I Frank Campbell and Chris Laurence The Arches Theatre. Glasgow‘s
' Glasgow. 8pm. £3/£2.
(The Other Circuit).
I Havana Swing with Jimmy DeucherGSM.
8—1 1pm. £3. (The Other Circuit).
I Plcante Princes Square. 2—4pm. Free. (The Other Circuit).
' MONDAY 2
I Chris Barber's Jazz and Blues Band Theatre Royal. 7.30pm. £12.50. £10.
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enjoyable set from the cream ofthc mainstream
I Kingsnake Blues Caravan Tramway. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). A feast ofblues led by the excellent Kenny Heal on guitar.
I Pinski Zoo Third Eye Centre. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). Consistently daring Nottingham outfit continue to push out the barriers. Sec Music
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CanadianJazz Club. Renfrew Ferry. 8pm. £4.
; Second night for ex-Loosc E Tubestrumpeter.
I Tommy Smith Quartet Heineken Jazz Club. 11.30pm. £4.50. Edinburgh saxman leads his regular band.
I Bobby Wishart Quartet Lauders. 8.30—11pm. Free. (Tennent'sJazz Circuit).
I Bobby Deans Quintet Curlers. 9pm—midnight. Free. (Tennent‘sJazz Circuit).
I Bob Stephenson Quartet Masonic Arms.
8.30—1 1pm. Free. (Tcnnent‘sJazz Circuit). I Havana Svrlng with Jimmy Deucher Paisley Arts Centre. 8.30—11pm. Free. (Tennent‘s Jazz Circuit).
I Mamie Stirling Caffe Qui. 8.30pm. Free. (The Other Circuit).
I Desperately Seeking
Fusion Cafe. Glasgow‘s
Glasgow. 9pm. £2. (The Other Circuit).
I Melanie Q’rieiiiy/Francis Conan Duo GSM. 8—11pm. £2. (The Other Circuit). I Alex Daiglelsh Ail-Stars Eglinton Arms Hotel. 8.30pm. Free. (The Other Circuit).
I BlacktriarsJan Blackfriars. Free. (The Other Circuit).
I Late Night Jam Lorne Hotel. From 10.30pm. £2. (The Other Circuit).
TUESDAY 3
I Miles Davis Group SECC. 7.30pm. £25. £20. £16.50, £12.50. It‘s seventeen years since the biggest name in jazz last played in Glasgow, but this concert should be a considerably more memorable affair. although very much in a funk vein. Miles, as ever. will simply be Miles. See feature.
I Pointy Birds Third Eye Centre. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). Zany but inventive trio. I Slim Gaillard Canadian Jazz Club, Renfrew Ferry. 8pm. £5. The voutest gig in town.
I Desperately Seeking Fusion Heineken Jazz Club. 11.30pm. £3.50. Young London-based fusion outfit currently making a name for themselves.
I Bob Stephenson Quartet Lauders. 8.30—11pm. Free. (Tennent‘s Jazz Circuit).
I Hideaway Blues Band Curlers. 9am—midnight. Free. (Tennent’s Jazz Circuit).
I Kit Carey with Maggie Mercer Masonic Arms. 8.30—11pm. Free. (Tennent’s Jazz Circuit). I Fraser Speirs Blues Band Chubbie Chesters. 8.30—11pm. Free. (Tennent‘s Jazz Circuit). I Orange Ear Ensemble Paisley Arts Centre. 8.30—11pm. Free. (Tennent‘s Jazz Circuit). I Melanie O'BeilIy/Francis Cowan Duo Caffe Qui. Free. (The Other Circuit). I Jimmy Deucher Quintet Cafe, Glasgow‘s Glasgow. 9pm. £2. (The Other Circuit).
I Julian Arguelles with Bill Kyle‘s Band GSM. 8—1lpm. £3. No Atlantic Bridge this year, but drummer Kyle has London saxman Arguelles as a special guest. (The Other Circuit).
I BIacirtrlars Jazz Blackfriars. Free. (The Other Circuit).
I Late Night Jam Lorne Hotel. From 10.30pm. £2. (The Other Circuit).
WEDNESDAY 4
I John McLaughlin Trio and the 8N0 Theatre Royal. 7.30pm. £12.50, £10. £8.50. £6. £4. McLaughlin plays the soloist‘s role in the British premiere performance of his Mediterranean
20The List 29 June— 12 July 1990