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Isle of Bute Jazz Festival 2013 Welcome to the
In 2012 we celebrate 25 years of The Isle of Bute Jazz Festival. Come back next year and SILVER JUBILEE join us for the 26th year of quality live jazz on the beautiful Isle of Bute. Isle of Bute Jazz Festival
The Jazz Festival Committee welcomes you and hopes that you will have an enjoyable weekend. The 26th Isle of Bute Jazz Festival We have a great selection of bands for you to enjoy this year, with some old and some new will take place from Friday 3rd friends. This year we welcome back The Chicago Teddy Bears Society Jazz Band, from Liverpool and Richard White’s Fivers from London and new faces, the Nova Scotia Jazz Band, Jamie Brownfield, Stretch Dawrson and the fabulous Fat Sam’s Band. We also have a Ceilidh dance and May to Sunday 5th May 2013 open mike Folk Sessions. There are two jam sessions this year after many requests were received.
We are grateful to many people who helped make the 2012 Festival possible – not least the following: Book your accommodation early The local community, Argyll & Bute Councillors, Len Scoullar, Robert MacIntyre & Isobel Strong and local businesses who support us every year to avoid disappointment. Friends of The Isle of Bute Jazz Festival Caledonian MacBrayne and The Co-operative for their continuing & generous support If you would like to be kept informed by email or by post, please complete the form All advertisers in this souvenir programme below and hand it in to the Jazz Festival Shop James McMillan, General Manager of Rothesay Pavilion & his hard-working staff Nigel Sutherland, Andy Walters & Malcolm Johnston for design work
Our local Rotary Club and other volunteers for their support and assistance with ticket Name ...... checking Address ...... Ann Saul & Donnie MacLeod for gathering in the business advertising and Carol-Anne Dickson for artiste liaison...... Committee Members who gave freely of their time & expertise to help organise the Postcode ...... Telephone………………………………….. Festival whilst also running their own businesses: E-mail: ...... Margaret Shields (Ardyne Hotel) - Tim & Ann Saul (Brechin’s Brasserie) - Elaine Campbell (Wm. Skelton & Co) - John Patterson (Bute Fabrics) Maggie & Mike Spear, Donnie
MacLeod, Donald Kinnear & Big Dougie Lyle If you prefer to post this form later, please send it to:
Have a great weekend! Isle of Bute Jazz Festival Ltd. 40 Ardmory Road, Tim Saul Rothesay Chairman – The Isle of Bute Jazz Festival Ltd. Isle of Bute, Scotland. PA20 0PG P.S. Don’t forget to buy your tickets for the Farewell Concert at The Glenburn Hotel on Monday 7th May from 1230 hours. Tickets from the Jazz Festival Shop at just £6
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TIM SAUL JAZZ QUINTET & BUTE JAZZ FRIENDS
Zavaroni’s Café he band formed as a trio in 2005 and has developed into a larger 24-26 West Princes Street, Rothesay 20 Argyle Street ensemble involving an increasing number of local players, together Telephone: 01700 503389 with frequent visiting guests from further afield. They play throughout [email protected] the year at concerts and for private functions. Welcomes Jazz fans T www.printpointbute.webs.com for meals, snacks, filled rolls, hot This year they are BOOKS - STATIONERY - DVDS - PRINTING drinks and our delicious, world- hosting the Festival COLOUR PHOTOCOPYING - FAXING famous ice cream Jam Session in the LAMINATING - COMB AND THERMAL Pavilion Café on Sunday from 1200 - BINDING 1500. The trio will PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPHS All to sit in or take-away also be performing COFFEE SHOP - INTERNET ACCESS at the Farewell VHS TAPES CONVERTED TO DVD We are just a short walk from Session at The MEMORY CARDS BURNED TO CD the Pavilion Glenburn Ballroom ARTS AND CRAFTS on Monday VINYL GRAPHICS AND SIGNS lunchtime 1230— 1430 when we are pleased to welcome special guests Norman King on tenor sax, (who is taking a break from playing in Thailand) and Chris Clark on guitar and vocals, who appeared with us last year in an outstanding concert at the St Blane’s Hotel. (You will need a separate ticket for the Farewell Session at The Glenburn Hotel, which is available from the Festival Shop.)
Players and singers are welcome at the Sunday Jam Session and this is an opportunity to enjoy some spontaneous, un-rehearsed, musical mayhem with some of the talented musicians who are entertaining you over the Festival weekend!
Here is a list of the usual suspects who may be seen over the weekend:
Paul McKay bass Robin Dow trombone Tim Saul keyboards Gerry Geoghegan saxophone David Gray drums Wilf Piers clarinet Caroline Gorman vocals John Denman vibes Norman King tenor saxophone Chris Clark guitar & vocals
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ACADEMY SWING T. J. JOHNSON’S BAND www.tjjohnson.co.uk
cademy Swing, the swing band of Rothesay Joint Campus have been .J. Johnson is widely performing at the Bute considered to be one of the AJazz Festival since 2004 and this year will be opening the festival. UK’s finest jazz and blues singers. He is also an The band has built a great T accomplished piano player, drummer reputation for itself over the past and a respected bandleader. Always eight years and performs regularly in the local community and further a true ambassador of the soul, TJ afield at venues such as the Loch sings songs of love lost and gained, of Fyne food fair. It has also toured life wholesome and corrupt, songs of regularly throughout Argyll giving hope, songs of the night, all with the community concerts and school demonstration performances on true passion and boozy swagger of Islay, Mull, Oban and Mid Kintyre. only a man who has been there and knows. Academy Swing plays a varied selection of styles, from trad jazz & big band, through to present day Backed by his group of top British popular music. The band is led by Tony Spencer, the Island’s Instrumental Music Teacher. Tony is a musicians TJ plays an extraordinary professional clarinettist who for fourteen years held the post of principal clarinet with the Band of the Grenadier Guards in London. blend of music that transcends the boundaries of jazz, blues, soul, country and gospel and is influenced by the likes of Ray Charles, Dr. John, Louis Armstrong, Johnny Cash, BB King, Nina Simone, Alberta Hunter, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Witherspoon and many more. His distinctive voice and unique Port Bannatyne Marina personal stage manner brings both the band and the audience together to Kames Bay, Port Bannatyne, Isle of Bute create an intimate yet exciting atmosphere that is rarely equalled. E-mail: [email protected] TJ and his band have toured extensively both in the UK and overseas for www.portbannatynemarina.co.uk twenty years or more and now while still maintaining a high profile at Tel. 01700 503116 international festivals and venues he is very involved in creating a vibrant new London music scene where TJ’s style and mix of music seems to be proving very popular with the young trendy’s and older jazz fans a like. Situated in Beautiful, Peaceful Surroundings
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BROWNFIELD BYRNE QUINTET Jazz Festival Ticket Office he Festival is pleased to welcome the Brownfield/Byrne Quintet The Ticket Office is located on Guildford Square, at the rear of the Car Park. (BBQ) who play straight ahead jazz with a fresh and youthful Tenthusiasm for the 'Blue Note' era hard bop
styles. The band perform standards and OPENING TIMES bebop favourites from the 40's and 50's.
Friday 1400 – 2200 You will be hearing a lot from this group in the future and their playing is far more Saturday 1000 – 2200 mature than their faces. Sunday 1100 – 2200 Jamie Brownfield (trumpet), just 19, (voted Monday 1100—1230 2nd place in the British Jazz Awards Rising Star 2011) is already a well recognised trumpet player with a style reminiscent of TICKETS AVAILABLE Clifford Brown .Liam Byrne (tenor sax) is a graduate from Leeds College of Music and The Guildhall, London, and has learnt a lot from Sonny Rollins. Andy Hulme (guitar), Nick Weekend Rover £45 Blacka (bass) and Marek Dorcik (drums) complete the line-up. Valid for all sessions except The Castle Picnic & the Farewell Concert at the Glenburn Hotel
Single Session/Picnic Ticket £6 Valid for all sessions including the Castle Picnic except evening sessions at The STRETCH DAWRSON Pavilion Jazz Club and the Farewell Concert at the Glenburn Hotel on Monday & THE MENDING Children under 12 years £3 for the Picnic only HEARTS Pavilion Jazz Club Evening Tickets £15 per night Country historians in some quarters Valid for Pavilion Jazz Club only Friday, Saturday and Sunday Night. claim Western Swing is part of country Please note that a separate ticket is required for each evening. music’s heritage pioneered by Bob Wills who blended country instrumentation Farewell Glenburn Jubilee Session — Monday Lunchtime — £6 with Dixieland jazz, big band sounds, Cajun and Mexican music, European polka bands and vocalisation using standards The Farewell Session at the Glenburn Hotel is a STRICTLY limited capacity event. from the 20’s onwards. Admission is by separate ticket available from the Festival Shop. Rover Tickets and Single Session Tickets are NOT VALID for this event. Here in Scotland we now have our own exponents in Stretch Dawson and the Mending Hearts. Catch them over the weekend at The Glenburn Ballroom on Please purchase your tickets in advance from the Festival Shop and Friday & Saturday afternoon and on Sunday afternoon at The Victoria Hotel.
keep your Weekend Rover Ticket with you at all times. Stretch Dawrson (guitar & vocals) Tom MacNiven (trumpet, guitar & vocals) Seonaid Aitken (fiddle, piano, , vocals) Roy Percy (bass, vocals)
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GEORGE MACDONALD PENMAN’S JAZZMEN eorge MacDonald will host a folk & traditional music session on Saturday & Sunday Gafternoons in the Struan Bar, Mountstuart Road, Rothesay. 25th Year George is a well known face on the Bute music scene, hosting regular weekly sessions in the Black Bull pub in Rothesay (Tuesday evenings) and in the Port Inn in Port Bannatyne (Thursday evenings).
Singers and players are welcome at these free entry events, so dig out your song books, polish up your fiddle, tune the bodhran and join in for a session of traditional music & song. Free entry but please remember that this venue is a pub, so there is no entry for under 18’s.
The Old Quay Café enman’s Jazzmen have been regular performers at every Isle of Sit In & Take Away Bute Jazz Festival since 1988.
P This impressive 25 year record was not interrupted when George Tea - Coffee - Snacks - Meals Penman sadly died three years ago after a long illness. Penman’s Jazzmen are perpetuating George’s legacy as Scotland’s top trad band, keeping the 23-25 East Princes Street, Rothesay trad jazz flag flying! 31 Marine Road Bikes Port Bannatyne The same great distinctive sound, sure to get your feet tapping. The Band are Repairs now a co-operative and maintain their position as one of Scotland’s Top Bute PA20 0LL Territory Bands. Cycle Hire
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It’s No Secret……. THE Where do the Locals Eat? KINGARTH HOTEL
RESTAURANT & SMIDDY BAR Jazz @ The 292 Club Isle of Bute pa20 9lu 01700 831662 Friday evening Simon & Maria Tettmar welcome you BOBBY WISHART to The Kingarth, the only true Country Inn on Bute, dating back to 1783 Saturday evening Telephone for a reservation
ROSE ROOM Extensive Bar Menu all day from1200 noon 4 High Street, Rothesay, PA20 9AR Sunday evening En-suite Hotel Rooms Tel: 01700 502001 GEORGE RODGER SEXTET Featuring Great Food - Great Atmosphere HERMIE LONGALONG & Saturday afternoon 1500-1700 Venue No. 4 LEANNA ZACCARINI George Rodger Sextet ———————————–——-——————————- Venue No 5 Sunday afternoon 1500-1700 The Victoria Hotel See the map on page 21 Brownfield/Byrne Quintet 55 Victoria Street, Rothesay, PA20 0AP Tel: 01700 500016 Rothesay’s Premier Restaurant
Ghillies Bistro/Bar 55 Victoria Street, Rothesay, PA20 0AP Tel: 01700 500016 European, Asian, Scottish, Tapas Style and More Venue No.11
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BUTE CEILIDH BOBBY WISHART QUINTET BAND featuring special guest David Newton
he Jazz Festival obby Wishart is one of the greatest jazz musicians in features a Ceilidh the UK. His band is a byword for quality and one of the dance on Friday finest combos performing today. When you consider the people that Bobby has worked with you begin to night at Craigmore B T realise why he has such a big reputation in the world of music. Bowling Club. Bobby regularly performs and broadcasts with his own groups Bute Ceilidh Band play a mix which feature the very best of the young, as well as the more of Scottish Ceilidh music, teaching the dance steps if required, together with established Scottish players including: Country music and pop songs from the 50s up to date. Carol Kidd, Voted UK No 1 Jazz Vocalist David Newton, Voted UK No 1 Jazz Pianist Sandro Ciancio, percussionist - the Scottish National Jazz Come along and join in for a great family night out with something for everyone. Orchestra and a member of Hue & Cry. Robert Henderson BAFTA nominated Composer Arranger Trumpeter Gino Ciancio No 1 Maltese Jazz & Fusion Pianist, Arranger/ Composer John Morrison vocals/guitar/caller Jimmy Duncan accordion Grant Mitchell, Pianist Arranger Producer with Lisa Stanfield Charlie Soane fiddle/mandolin Hugh McCormack drums Ewan Vernal – Deacon Blue & Capercaillie John MacPhee guitar/mandolin Steve Thornton bass guitar Graeme Duffin Guitarist Wet Wet Wet.
He has also performed with Ronnie Scott, Annie Ross, Salena Jones, Kiki Dee, Maggie Bell, Stevie Winwood, John Barry (Composer of Film Scores) Memphis Slim and Marion Montgomery to name just a few.
Bobby Wishart (tenor/soprano sax/flute) Gino Ciancio (keyboard) Andy Sharkey (bass) Sandro Ciancio (drums) Special Guest—David Newton (keyboard)
JENNY BROWN
One of our best known local jazz personalities, Jenny Brown has been a life-long supporter of jazz on Bute and an enthusiastic ambassador for the Isle of Bute Jazz Festival since it started in 1988.
You can see Jenny leading the Jazz Parade on Saturday morning in her role as Parade Marshall, a role which she has enthusiastically undertaken at every Festival since 1988.
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CRITERIONCRITERION BARBAR Bute OFFICIAL JAZZ FESTIVAL MERCHANDISE 27 Gallowgate (opposite the fountain) Advice IS AVAILABLE FROM Centre Iain & Fiona THE FESTIVAL SHOP welcome all Jazz fans congratulates the Jazz festival organisers and & ON-LINE AT WWW.BUTEJAZZ.COM Big 35ml - Sky TV helpers on their continuing success Choose from a range of T-Shirts, Sweat shirts, polo shirts, and wishes them a very bright future baseball caps & quality china mugs all bearing the Friendly Atmosphere 25th Anniversary Logo
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ROSE ROOM NOVA SCOTIA JAZZ BAND
The Isle of Bute Jazz Festival is pleased to welcome the Nova ormed in summer 2010, Rose Room comprises virtuoso violinist and vocalist Seonaid Aitken, Jimmy Moon on double-bass with guitarists Tom Scotia Jazz Band to Bute for the first time. Watson and Tam Gallagher completing the line-up on solo and rhythm F guitars respectively. The music embraces many of the songs of the swing The band firmly follows the tradition of the groups led by Eddie jazz era with a dash of western swing Condon, Muggsy Spanier, Bix Beiderbecke and Alex Welsh. thrown in for good measure. Featuring the world
Tom Watson and class cornet of Mike Tam Gallagher are Daly, the banjo probably best wizardry of Duncan known for their work as Swing Guitars. Findlay, the elegantly The ‘Two Tams’ first swinging string bass of came to prominence after winning the Ken MacDonald and Danny Kyle open the clarinet and stage at 2001 Celtic saxophones of John Connections, have since performed at Burgess this sweet festivals in the UK and Europe establishing themselves as a formidable live act. and hot quartet are a fresh take on the Seonaid Aitken is well known as a solo artist in her own right and indeed is a fellow Danny award winner, receiving the award in 2010. Seonaid also performs classic jazz style. with her own Seonaid Aitken Set, playing music rooted in a more traditional folk style but with a modern twist. Rose Room is a new direction for Seonaid having In 2011 the band appeared at the Glastonbury, Crail and Swaledale developed a passion for swing jazz after listening to Stephane Grappelli. Festivals, the Ayr, Tarragona, Shetland, Glasgow, Swanage and Jimmy Moon needs no introduction to guitar players. Long term member of The Edinburgh Jazz Festivals and played concerts all over the UK with Moonshiners bluegrass band & number one luthier, in Scotland, his instruments their special guests Roy Williams, Digby Fairweather, Brian Kellock are played throughout the world by the cream of musicians However it is the double bass that Jimmy turns his hand to in Rose Room. and Forrie Cairns.
Nothing more needs to be said other than to prepare to be entertained and The band has recently released a CD which will be available at the charmed by this exciting new band on their third visit to Bute, first appearing here at the May 2011 Festival and again at an outstanding concert at The Pavilion in Festival. October last year. Mike Daly (cornet) Duncan Findlay (banjo) Seonaid Aitken (violin and vocals) Tom Watson (guitar and vocals) Ken MacDonald (string Bass) John Burgess (saxes & clarinet) Jimmy Moon (double bass) Tam Gallagher (guitar and vocals) Jack Cotterill (drums)
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MIKE WHELLANS
long-time fixture on the British and European scene, as a solo performer, band leader and session musician. A Having toured Canada and the USA, Mike Whellans is once again making his mark in the UK - he went down a storm at Glastonbury. Robert, Phe, Dolores Born in the Scottish Borders Mike began his musical life in the late 1950s playing his father’s & Staff drum kit. By age 14 he was playing in local dance bands and in 1969 Mike decided to turn Wish the Jazz Festival professional. Now, he’s back home again in the All The Best Scottish Borders and working as Scotland’s only (as far as we know) one-man blues band with his guitars, mouth-harps, vocals and drum-kit - and of course his show-stopping, “mouth percussion”. He is not to be missed at 8 Castle Street, Rothesay the Glenburn Hotel on Friday afternoon and Saturday evening and for his final Tel.: 01700 502371 show of the Festival at the Esplanade Hotel on Sunday night.
The Angela & Paolo Featuring Angela Duncan
Taverna ngela and Paolo met when they were working on a cruise ship in the BaR Caribbean for Costa Line Cruises. A Angela, who originally comes from Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, and Paolo who DOUGIE, LINDA is from Livorno, Italy have been working all over the world . Coming from different areas AND ALL THE STAFF of the 'entertainment business' (Angela from theatre/cabaret and Paolo from orchestra & WISH THE JAZZ FESTIVAL dance bands), they combine their experience ALL THE BEST to create a unique and entertaining evening.
Catch their easy listening music at the ALTERNATIVE MUSIC Glenburn bar on Friday night from 2000-2300 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH MARGARET ZAVARONI
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FAT SAM’S BAND
ed by Hamish McGregor and his white Clarinet, the band has toured world wide bringing its lively and entertaining style of ‘Jazz’ music to thousands. L Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, Fat Sam's Swing Band Large Selection of Family Meals occupies a niche in todays jazz and Fresh Cakes world that is virtually unique.
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Friends of the Isle of Bute Jazz Festival
The Organisers wish to thank the Friends of the Festival & advertisers for their generous support. The Committee look forward to meeting you at the Friends Reception on Friday evening in the Pavilion Café at 6.30pm, with refreshments generously provided by the Co-operative Group
Norman H Lamond Willie McFie, Bute Tools Iain & Helen Macleod The Grapes Bar Mary Macfarlane J S Slaven Fishmongers Jean Gandhi Ritchie’s of Rothesay Bertha Jones Bute Property Services Jim & Margaret McPhee Prospect House No 12 Jamie Hodge Macqueen's of Rothesay Nigel & Margaret Brown Caledonian MacBrayne Ronald & Edith Forrester Argyll & Bute Council Anne Hodge PrintPoint Leonard & Irene Cumming Colin Zavaroni Keith & Dot Drummond-Brassington Malcolm Johnston, Bute Signs & Graphics Chris & Dr. Viv Shelley Port Bannatyne Marina Josephine Whittaker The Bike Shed Irene Bradley The Old Quay Café Elizabeth Bicknell Ian Bruce, Victoria & Esplanade Hotels Bute Marketing & Tourism Ltd Kingarth Hotel Colin & Jesse Mackay Castle Gallery Lyn & Marjorie Bulloch Loch Fad Fisheries 12 Gordon & Sandra Stevenson Criterion Bar Ray & Linda Bruce Bute Advice Centre Bill & Jan McQueen Sophie Reid, The Dressing Room Donald & Nancy Kinnear Good Things David & Elaine Daniels Islander Bar Mhairi Hunter Taverna Bar Ishbel Parry Galatea Bar musicker Bill Hassall Ettrick Bay Tearoom Thomas McClymont R.H. McIntyre, Butchers Bijan Raychawdhuri Glenburn Hotel Frederick Rigby Musicker Café 11 high street Professor Laurie & Mrs Jennie Prescott Butterflies of Bute Jim & Kim Findlay Port Bannatyne Post Office Vera Harvey Ardbeg Post Office Peter & Margaret Burgoyne Fresh’n’Press Jean Ross Ardencraig House Apartments Thomas Bryce T.F. Glen & Son All jazz fans! Robert Purdon W. Glen Footwear Catherine Fosh The Commodore Guest House Lucy Cartledge Macqueens Family Butchers Welcome to our café . . . . . nice Neil & Margaret Lamb George & Katie Ross, Mac’s Bar Ruth Oliver John & Sue DennIss, Musicker Café Josephine Whittaker UCB Ladies’ Guild Try our coffee . . . . . mmm nice McNairs Building Supplies Nancy Noddings The Ardyne Brechin’s Brasserie Jazz c.d.’s for sale . . . . . very nice Wm Skelton & Co. Solicitors Andy & Joan Walters, Munro’s C. M. Soane Chartered Accountants Open 10-5 everyday, except Sunday
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NORMAN KING orman King is a gifted tenor sax player, dou- bling flute and clarinet. He graduated form Middlesex University with a BA (Hons.) de- gree in Jazz Studies and is currently working Nin Thailand. He recently performed at the Saxophone Jazz Summit at the Phuket Jazz Festival.
You can hear Norman at Brechin's Brasserie on Friday & Saturday evenings at an exclusive jazz dinner (see advert on the inside front cover) and on Saturday afternoon at the Glenburn Jam Session. He appears on Sunday lunchtime at the Pavilion Café Session and on Monday lunchtime at the Glenburn Ballroom Farewell Session with the Tim Saul Trio & Chris Clark.
CHRIS CLARK Welcome to Macqueens of Rothesay A Traditional Family Butcher 1-3 Bishop Street, Rothesay, Isle of Bute inger and jazz guitarist Chris Clark has just released an album of self-penned songs plus jazz standards, that Delivering the finest of Bute Lamb & Beef as well as Ayrshire Pork JAZZ WEEKEND GOURMET HAMPER has been well received with radio play on programmes weekly across the UK, Macqueen’s offer a wide selection of products & hampers to suit all pockets! 2 X BUTE BEEF RIB EYE STEAKS such as the ‘Ian Anderson Show’ and the ‘Jazz House’, Macqueen the butchers is a GRASS FED BUTE BEEF STEAKS, A LITTLE MARBLING MAKES busy vibrant shop run by THESE SUCCULENT AND ADDS GREAT FLAVOUR. MIN. WEIGHT Sboth BBC Radio Scotland. The album has also been featured on 450G. brothers David and Ronald radio programmes in the Boston area, USA, including the sta- Macqueen who are continuing the family 2 X STUFFED FREE RANGE CHICKEN BREASTS tion of the Berkeley College of Music, the leading jazz educator STUFFED WITH MACQUEENS SPECIAL RECIPE HAGGIS & butcher business established in the States. In live gigs Chris is good company with anecdotes WRAPPED IN DRY-CURED STREAKY BACON. MIN 230G EACH by their father Alastair M about the great songwriters and with a mellow mode of jazz Macqueen in 1976. LUXURY STEAK PIE FOR TWO singing that has a laid-back style often compared with Curtis This traditional butchers HOME MADE USING BUTE BEEF RUMP STEAK SLOW-COOKED TO shop is situated on Bishop OUR OWN RECIPE TOPPED WITH FLAKY PUFF PASTRY 600G Stigers. He is currently touring a solo set (vocal/jazz guitar) Street in the town of performing tunes from the ‘Great American Songbook’ with a Rothesay and is close to the GARLIC MINI BEEF ROAST FOR TWO ferry terminal and new BUTE BEEF TOPSIDE ROASTING JOINT OVEN READY AND busy schedule of gigs across the UK. he has gigged with a varie- marina. The shop is LIGHTLY BRUSHED WITH GARLIC OIL 500G SERVES 2
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Mac’s Bar Café Zavaroni World Famous Ice Cream Castlehill Street Hot and Cold Snacks, (Opposite the Castle) Rolls and Beverages To Sit-in or Take-Away George & Katie Ross Open 8 a.m. till Late extend a warm welcome
to all Jazz fans Make it a date It’s a place to meet Why not pop in after the Jazz Picnic? A Trip Down Memory Lane BE SURE TO VISIT THE BUTTERFLIES From the programme of the 10th Jazz Festival in 1997, we found the above JAZZ photo of Bob Kerr & His Whoopee Band, OF BUTE featuring a very young Richard White FESTIVAL (extreme right of picture) now of White’s Fivers fame! 45 VICTORIA STREET ROTHESAY SHOP Richard has now thankfully abandoned PA20 0AP IN GUILDFORD SQUARE the striped suit for more elegant attire.
TELEPHONE: 01700505393 (next to Toffoletti’s Newsagents) You can see a slight older Richard with his White’s Fivers band at the Pavilion
On Sale: Café on Friday evening, Saturday TICKETS, PROGRAMMES, evening at The Victoria Hotel and Sunday night at The Glenburn Ballroom. 25th Anniversary T-Shirts, Mugs, Sweatshirts & caps, etc.
See page 6 for opening times GIFTS AND SOFT FURNISHINGS
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Eating Out Down Memory Lane There’s plenty of choice if you are eating out, but please remember to make a reservation, since the restaurants get very busy over the Festival weekend. Some restaurants may be offering entertainment to diners. Festival tickets are NOT valid for these jazz dining events and if you wish to attend you will need to make a dinner reservation direct with the establishment.
Motorhomes Free parking for motorhomes is available on the Promenade behind the Discovery Centre. Access is from Victoria Street opposite Zavaroni’s Café, which is convenient for breakfasts. There are shower facilities on the pier at the Victorian Toilets.
Out of Town Venue There is one venue out of town at the Kingarth Hotel, Kingarth, not far from Kilchattan Bay. Admission to this venue is by Weekend Rover Ticket or by a Single Session Ticket. Please check with the Festival Office or with the venue to ensure that you will be able to get in since capacity is limited. You can travel by West Coast Motors service bus, but please check the timetable!
Ticket Checking Ticket checking will be carried out by members of the Rotary Club and by volunteers who have kindly agreed to assist this year. Venue staff and Committee members will conduct random ticket checks at various times during the weekend, so please ensure that you have a valid ticket for your concert.
Jam Sessions The Festival Jazz Jam Sessions will take place in the Glenburn Hotel bar on Saturday and in the Pavilion Café on Sunday from 1200 until 1500 hours. The Saturday afternoon session is for ‘All Comers’ and the Sunday ‘Pro’ Jam Session at the Pavilion Café will be an opportunity to see some of the visiting stars play together in an informal setting. If you fancy a blow or a song, come along and join the fun. It’s a good opportunity to meet and greet some of the musicians who are entertaining you this weekend. Rover and Single Session Tickets are valid for this session.
Organisation of the Festival The Isle of Bute Jazz Festival is operated by Isle of Bute Jazz Festival Ltd, registered office 15 Crichton Road, Rothesay, Isle of Bute PA20 9JR. Company No. 350693.Charity No. SCO28601.
The board of directors and committee members are all volunteers and give their time freely without payment to organise the Festival each year. The Jazz Festival is a registered charity and can claim Gift Aid on donations received. If you are making a donation to help support the Festival, please ask for a Gift Aid from, which allows us to recover an additional sum from HMRC for every £1 given.
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CHICAGO TEDDYBEARS SOCIETY JAZZ Black Bull Inn BAND “It's not what you do, it's the way that you do it" and there is something about the way the Chicago Teddybears Society Jazz Band do it that attracts large (Facing Outer Harbour) audiences everywhere they go.
Based in the North West of England Bar Lunches and Suppers since the early At Reasonable Prices 1970's, the band has undergone one or two changes, but the current line-up Monday to Saturday : 12 midday till 2.30 p.m. have been together
for the last twelve Sizzlers Available years resulting in Friday & Saturday : 6 p.m. till 9.30 p.m. the tight, polished performances Food Served Sunday : 12.30 p.m. till 8 p.m. which are the hallmark of the band.
The Teddybears are acclaimed as one of the most entertaining bands in the UK, with a repertoire ranging from Dixieland through New Orleans to Mainstream and Struan Bar Golfers have thrilled audiences with their exuberance and vitality.
Mountstuart Road As the band's reputation has grown, they now travel extensively for Jazz Festivals, private functions or corporate events, hence the saying "Have band FREE ENTRY Bar will travel". However, such is, the demand from their staunch local supporters Est. 1901 that they still play monthly residences at three or four of the best jazz scenes George MacDonald’s in the North West.
Folk & Open mic session Maxwell, Tommy & Staff After a great reception at the 2011 Festival, we are pleased to welcome them 1400—1700 back to Bute for a second visit. offer a warm welcome to Saturday & Sunday all “Jazz Fans” afternoons Derek Galloway (trombone) Ken Doran (trumpet/vocals) Your Alt Live music choice Neville Goodwin (piano) Tony Ormesher (banjo/guitar) Venue No 3 Rae Owens (bass/tuba/vocals) Brian Singleton (drums/vocals) Friday and Saturday Dave Thomas (clarinet) 10 p.m. till late 18 www.butejazz.com www.butejazz.com 27
C.M. Soane C.A. www.cmsoane.co.uk
Wishes every success to the 2012 Isle of Bute Jazz Festival Post away the blues For professional Tax & Stamp your feet Accountancy Services to Sole Traders, The Bute Jazz Festival is just Small Businesses quite unique and Companies Best wishes for a successful Tel. 502256 event Pillar Box - Ardbeg Post Office Pop into Port Bannatyne Post Office
Bute Tools The Shop in the Port General Store & Hardware - Tableware - Gifts Key cutting - Art Gallery Nameplates - Timber Ironmongery - Electrical Plumbing - Garden Supplies Exclusive Original local Artwork Lawnmower Spares and Hire Tools and Tool Hire Service Acclaimed Freshly Roasted Coffee Gas For Home Heat and Industry Suki Teas to die for Gifts & Greetings Cards Gift Vouchers Newspapers Provisions No Compromise Fair-trade & Ethical 45 Montague Street, We use the Electric Bakery for Bread Rothesay, Bute & Cakes, Macqueen's meat & Pies, Tel./Fax (01700) 503857 McAlister's Milk, Cheese and
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GEORGE RODGER SEXTET featuring Fresh ‘n’ The HERMIE LONGALONG & LEANNA ZACCARINI
eorge Rodger has been playing guitar Press Grapes Bar and singing for over 50 years, starting Montague Street during the skiffle & pop era and G moving into jazz in his teens in both Laundrama small and big band line ups. His Gypsy band —————– played at the 2011 Festival and this year he presents his own Sextet featuring Hermie 4 Argyle Street, Rothesay Longalong. Hermie, a professional musician and music teacher, plays saxophones, Tel: 01700 502074/07707103893 Best wishes to the flute and oboe and has performed with many famous and revered musicians including Billy Eckstein, Carol Kidd etc. He has performed in prominent cities in the Far East, Isle of Bute Jazz Festival The West Coast of USA and Europe. Washing, Drying & Ironing Dry Cleaning taken to Greenock from Tommy, Maggie and George’s band also features the dynamic vocals of Leanna Zaccarini, the backing of every 2 weeks the Bunch at the Grapes the great pianist Jim Cosker with George himself on guitar, Tony Muir on drums and bassist Hugh Gray.
Collection & Delivery Telephone: 503803 George Rodger (guitar) Hermie Longalong (reeds) Service Available Hugh Gray (bass) Leanna Zaccarini (vocals) (small charge) Tony Muir (drums) Jim Cosker (piano) ARDENCRAIG HOUSE APARTMENTS
Five extremely spacious and comfortable apartments in a beautifully converted Georgian mansion. Carefully located in a sheltered posi- tion overlooking the Firth of Clyde.
Open all year Short breaks available Tel: 01700505077
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MAP OF VENUES
9. TRINITY CHURCH TRINITY 9.
SQUARE 10. GUILDFORD HOTEL VICTORIA 11. HOTEL 12. GLENBURN
T. F. GLEN & SON W. GLEN 39 VICTORIA STREET FOOTWEAR ROTHESAY 43 VICTORIA STREET
01700 503807 ROTHESAY
292 CLUB 292 CLUB BOWLING CRAIGMORE CASTLE ROTHESAY
5. 6. 7. 8.
Ladies & Gents Quality Ladies & Gents
Clothing Footwear Stockist
Rieker - Padders Lotus - Rohde
Clothing from Weird Fish,
Lazy Jacks & Glenmuir
FESTIVAL TICKET OFFICE TICKET FESTIVAL PAVILION BAR STRUAN HOTEL ESPLANADE
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2012 SILVER JUBILEE JAZZ FESTIVAL PROGRAMME Please note that admission to all venues is subject to venue capacity and management discretion. Timings are approximate and if there are several bands performing there will be an interval to allow for equipment set-up. Please note the ticketing requirements for each event. You are advised to purchase your tickets in advance from the Festival Ticket Office since there is no admission on the door at any session except the Jazz picnic at Rothesay Castle on Sunday afternoon. Every effort will be made to adhere to the published schedule but the organisers reserve the right to adjust the programme if circumstances require.
SATURDAY NIGHT FRIDAY AFTERNOON & EVENING 1930—2130 Penman’s Jazzmen Weekend Rover or Pavilion Pavilion Main Hall Glenburn Ballroom 1500—1700 Stretch Dawrson 2130—2400 T J Johnson Evening Ticket Glenburn Bar 1500—1700 Mike Whellans Weekend Rover or Single Weekend Rover or Pavilion Glenburn Ballroom 2100—2400 T J Johnson Session Ticket Pavilion Cafe 1930—2230 Brownfield/Byrne Quintet Glenburn Bar 2000—2300 Angela Duncan & Paolo Evening Ticket
“Friend’s Reception” Glenburn Ballroom 2100 – 2400 Fat Sam’s Band Weekend Rover or Single Pavilion Jazz Club Café Richard White’s Fivers Invitation only 1830 – 1945 Glenburn Bar 2100—2400 Mike Whellans Session Ticket
Weekend Rover or Single Victoria Hotel 2100—2400 Richard White’s Fivers 2000 – 2100 Academy Swing Weekend Rover or Pavilion Session Ticket Pavilion Main Hall 2130 – 2400 Chicago Teddy Bears Evening Ticket Weekend Rover or Single 292 Club 2000—2300 Rose Room Session Ticket Weekend Rover or Pavilion Pavilion Café 2030 – 2230 Richard White’s Fivers Weekend Rover or Single Evening Ticket Craigmore Bowling Club 2030—2330 Nova Scotia Jazz Band Session Ticket 1500—1700 Penman’s Jazzmen Weekend Rover or Single Weekend Rover or Single Victoria Hotel Esplanade Hotel 2130-2400 Bobby Wishart 2100 – 2400 Brownfield/Byrne Quintet Session Ticket Session Ticket
Weekend Rover or Single 292 Club 2000 – 2300 Bobby Wishart Band SUNDAY AFTERNOON Session Ticket Jam Session Weekend Rover or Single Pavilion Cafe 1200 – 1500 Weekend Rover or Single Tim Saul Quintet Session Ticket Craigmore Bowling Club 2000 – 2300 Bute Ceilidh Band Session Ticket Glenburn Ballroom 1300 – 1500 George Rodger Sextet Weekend Rover or Single Glenburn Bar 1600—1800 Nova Scotia Jazz Band Session Ticket Weekend Rover or Single Esplanade Hotel 2100—2400 Rose Room George McDonald’s Folk Session Ticket Struan Bar 1400 – 1700 Free admission Session Rothesay Castle Picnic 1500 – 1700 T J Johnson Single Session Ticket ONLY SATURDAY STREET PARADE 11.00 a.m. (assemble at 10.30 a.m.) Weekend Rover or Single From Guildford Square led by Parade Marshall Jenny Brown Victoria Hotel 1400 – 1600 Stretch Dawrson Session Ticket Master of Ceremonies Big Dougie Weekend Rover or Single Kingarth Hotel 1400—1700 Brownfield/Byrne Quintet Session Ticket
SATURDAY AFTERNOON SUNDAY NIGHT
Weekend Rover or Single Pavilion Main Hall 1330 – 1630 Chicago Teddy Bears Trinity Church 1730—1830 Penman’s Jazzmen Free admission Session Ticket 1900 – 2100 Rose Room Weekend Rover or Pavilion Pavilion Main Hall 2130 – 2400 Fat Sam’s Band Evening Ticket Weekend Rover or Single Weekend Rover or Pavilion Pavilion Cafe 1500 – 1700 Nova Scotia Jazz Band Pavilion Cafe 2000 – 2300 Chicago Teddy Bears Session Ticket Evening Ticket Weekend Rover or Single Glenburn Ballroom 1930—2230 Richard White's Fivers Weekend Rover or Single Session Ticket Glenburn Ballroom 1400—1600 Stretch Dawrson Session Ticket Weekend Rover or Single Victoria Hotel 2130 – 2400 Bobby Wishart Session Ticket
Weekend Rover or Single Weekend Rover or Single Glenburn Bar 1400—1700 All-comers Jam Session 292 Club 2000—2300 George Rodger Sextet Session Ticket Session Ticket Weekend Rover or Single Esplanade Hotel 2000 – 2300 Mike Whellans Session Ticket George McDonald’s Folk Struan Bar 1400 – 1700 Free admission Session MONDAY LUNCHTIME — Jubilee Farewell concert in the Glenburn Ballroom. Limited capacity, admission by special ticket ONLY £6, available at the Festival Shop George Rodger Sextet & Weekend Rover or Single Kingarth Hotel 1500—1700 Hermie Longalong Session Ticket 1230—1430 - featuring Tim Saul Trio, Norman King, Chris Clark + guests
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