Jazz Festival
listings
Glasgow international Jazz Festival listings compiled by Kenny Mathison.
I Gla ow International Jazz Festive runs Fri 26 Jun-Sun 5 Jul.
TICKETS
Bl PERSON
I The Ticket Centre 60 Candleriggs. Mon-Sat 9.30am~6.30pm; Sun noon-5pm.
Tickets are also available at all TrcketLink outlets.
I Ticket Centre 287 551 l. Mon-Sat 9am-9pm; Sun noon-5pm.
VENUES
I Bar 91 9t Candleriggs. 552 52l l. I Blackfriars 36 Bell Street, 552 5924.
I Bourbon Street t08 George Street. 552 0141.
I City Merchant 97 Candlen’ggs. 553 1577.
I Fire Station 33 lngram Street. 552
2929.
I McChuiIl's 40 High Street, 552 2135.
I Marriott Hotel 500 Argyle Street, 226 5577.
I Old Fruitmarltet Albion Street. 287 5511
I Princes Square Buchanan Street. I P.S. Waverley Anderston Quay. 287 551 l.
I Ramshorn Theatre 98 Ingram Street, 552 3489.
I Tron Theatre Bar 63 Trongate. 552 8587.
FRIDAY 26
I Riverboat Shuffle its Waset'lc) 7.30pm. L‘lh. The main concert programme in the festival has heen reduced to a core of five nights this year. hut they hai e maintained the tenday spread by opening with the popular Riserhoat Sliuflle. and maintaining continuity through the puh fringe until the big names kick in mid- week. Tonight‘s traditional jazz comes from George l’enrrian's Ragtime Jar/men. Kit Carey's la/z Band. and Dave Wilson and the Uptown Slrul'llers‘.
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and performance by NIKKI YEOH
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july 3 1998 7.30pm
A project of The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland programme features composition
tickets: £8 £5 (concessions) £1 (children/students) macRobert box office: 01786 461081
credlt card bookings accepted
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I Dissentango'd liar ‘ll. 9.30pm. l-i'ec .lar/ funk.
SATURDAY 27
I Blues Brothers 98 liotrrhori Street. 9pm. £5 (£10.50 with dinner). Hourhori Street hosts the hlues programme this year. starting with this lllues Brothers sound-alike hand.
I 0.5. Murray Bar ‘) 1. 9.30pm. tree. ('utting edge jazz-dance fusion.
I Four Blackfriars. lllpm. l-ree. Ja/l funk.
, SUNDAY 28
I Jazz On A Summer's Eve l’t'inces Square. 7.30pm. fill. Dance to the traditional ja/r of Highy hairw earlier 's Half Dir/en and the Jan licosse All Stars.
I K.T. Blues Band, Gary Miller Blues
Band, Guilty Bourbon Street. 9pm £5. lllucs‘ triple hill. led h_\' the hard-driving l-‘it‘e-hased K.T. Blues Band.
I John Goldie Trio 't‘r-mi 'l‘licatrc l‘lar'. : ‘),.‘~()pm. L1 (£2). This line trio is led h}
the Airdrie-hascd guitarist. who has won
great acclaim as a merriher of Martin
'l‘ayloi's Spirit of Diango. John is featured on the hands new h\ e alliurn. (iv/m t | hint. and on his own self- prodticed dehut (‘l) with this trio. 'lnrn
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I Haftor Medboe 'l‘he hire Station.
l.3t)piii. l‘iee. (iurtar'rst.
' I Fraser Speirs’ Blues Cruisers l’r nit-es
Square. 3pm. l'ree. l’opular hliies outfit. I Cathie Rae Trio The l‘llt' Station Spin. lace. The singer is the latest lllL‘llll‘L'l ot the Rae _|a// clan to make her mark.
I Iain Copeland Trio lilaclslt'ttlls. ltlpm. l'lt‘t‘. Modern ia//.
' MONDAY 29
' I Cobra-matics Hourhori Street. ‘lpni
£3. Singer and harmonica plaser l);i\ ie Ritc‘liic"s current hand. plus iani \L‘SSlUll.
I Bobby Wishart Sextet 'lioti llicalrc
l3ar.‘).3llprn.{-1ttltllicsasoplionrst leads a hrgger than usual hand. which should mean some attractive enseriihle charts as well as the tisual incisr\e
soloing.
I Morph's Duo ('it} Merchant. ‘lpni. l‘rec. .laH funk.
I Graeme Wilson Quartet Blackfriars. ltlpnr. Free. The Hung Drawn ()trai'tct tenor s.r\ophonist's own hand.
. l programe this year. The saxophonist's hers accompanied by a stellar trio which features a
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TUESDAY 30
I Rev Doc and The Congregation
liourhon Street ‘lmi U l'tt‘H l .
harmonica-led hlucs outfit. I Swrrler 'l'r'orr 'l‘licatrc liar Itiprn. U (£3). (irritarist Kt'Vltl .'\l.'icl\'en/it“s
Illtlti\.tll\t' iaH-lunl. unit. leaturrng l’hrl Bancroft Isasesi. l)a\ id Milligan tpiarior. lolin Speirs ll‘dss guitarl and Tom Hancrott (drums).
I Hung Drawn Quartet tire Station. Spin, l'rce. ./\cconiplis'lied and rrnaginatrie saxophone quartet.
I Cathie Rae Trio ('1!) Merchant “pm. Free. Singer (see Sirrr 2M
I Chris Clark Quartet lilackliiars.
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_ . WEDNESDAY1 - s
I Jimmy Smith ( )ld i ‘tlllllldl'ltt‘l Spin. t. l 3 it I l I the inain progmninic gets underway with a \isrt from this llaniinoiid organ legend See pies iew.
I The Nimmo Brothers Hour-tron Sllct‘l. ‘lpni. t3. Rocking hlries hand. formerly
the liaclmatcr Blues hand
I The Unknown Quantity lilaclltiars ltlpm l'I-"t' ’l‘rniripc'r'r Rtll‘t‘ll Henderson lr'arls this 'iillt}“.lrll}.‘l\' named quintet.
I Late Night Jazz Club Marriott Hort-t.
llpm. l'iee. lllt‘ star: of the l-rriitmar‘ket
. programme also ushers in the late night
cluh. lt is the essential lesmal
e\per'ience for man}; which means it can
get prett} crowded down there in the Marriott. especiall} at the w echeritl. lironiia lluncan and her ‘lrio twitlt l’nran Kelloclt. Ronnie Rae and ion}
Mcl .ennairi are the house hand again this scar. and there is a good chance of catching some of the testr\al's lug names in rinhtittoned ramming mood as the night wears on.
I Dave Holland Group ()ltl
l-rurtmarket. 7. ltlpin. L'ltl (its). See
l‘l'c\icw 'l'lie Brian Kellock 'l‘rro will open the concert.
I Buddy Guy ()ld l'ltllllll;tll.c‘l l().3(lpni. {l3 (L'I l l. l'lash}. hard dr'ix'ing clcctric hlues in the classic (’hrcago
idiom from this highly popular guitarist and showman. with his four-piece American hand. Harmonica man l'rascr
Spiers and guitarist Sand} Tw-eedale will
play an opening set.
i I Chick Lyall and Robert Henderson
l’ririces Square 5pm l-r'ee l’ranoantl trumpet duo.