Ryan Quigley Big Band: A Tribute to Maynard Ferguson The Ferry, Thursday 15 March 2012 Jazz, it has been said, is the sound of surprise, but this probably wasn’t intended to cover events last Th… more →
Byas'd Opinionwrote 1 year ago: Ryan Quigley Big Band: A Tribute to Maynard Ferguson The Ferry, Thursday 15 March 2012 Jazz, it has … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Brass Jaw, Recital Room, City Halls, Glasgow, Sunday December 4 **** You’ve got to hand it to … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Here’s some footage of Jazz Futures, a project set up by Paul Towndrow to help young musicians … more →
wrote 1 year ago: One of the most exhilarating musical experiences I’ve had in the past few months is experienci … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Scottish group Brass Jaw have been voted ‘Jazz Ensemble of The Year’ at the 2011 Parliamentary Jazz … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2011 Congratulations to Brian Kellock and Brass Jaw, who last night won th … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Glasgow Art Club, 21st April 2011 Since I last saw them, Brass Jaw have added a rhythm section. Well … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Glasgow Arts Club, Bath Street. Thursday, 23rd September 2010. The back room of the Glasgow Arts Clu … more →
wrote 3 years ago: The Vale Bar, Glasgow. 22nd April 2010. The first thing I noticed on arriving at the Vale was that t … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Scottish National Jazz Orchestra featuring the Mugyenko Taiko Drummers RSAMD, 10th April 2010 The li … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Alyn Shipton’s guest on Radio Three’s Jazz Library this week, discussing the work of Orn … more →
wrote 3 years ago: John Scofield and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra RSAMD, 6th March 2010 One of the reasons John … more →
wrote 3 years ago: The superb Scots saxophonist Paul Towndrow is at the Yardbird this evening. He whipped up a storm th … more →
wrote 3 years ago: So what’s on this weekend? Quite a lot actually. Highlight of the weekend has to be Christine … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Vale Bar, 1st February 2010 This was the first gig I’d been to at the Vale Bar. In fact, it wa … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Brass Jaw: Deal With It! (Keywork Records KWRCD010) A variation on the saxophone quartet, Brass Jaw … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Overview I don’t think anything changed drastically as far as jazz in Glasgow went in 2009. Th … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Here’s nine minutes or so of the Paul Towndrow Quartet (with Alyn Cosker, Paul Harrison and Ma … more →
wrote 3 years ago: For a variety of reasons – including sheer laziness – I haven’t posted much recent … more →