Jazz Glasgow

 

Whether you're thinking of going to a gig or want to listen to some jazz on the radio, we'll bring you all the information you could possibly need on jazz in the city.


From festival to radio programmes and from main-stage concerts by international artists to club gigs, make sure you check our up-to-date listings so you won't miss out.

Martin Taylor & Alison Burns in concert

Sat 31st May '08, 7.30pm
City Halls

Riverboat Shuffle

Fri 20th Jun '08, 7.30pm
PS Waverly

BBC Radio Scotland Young Jazz Musician 2008

Mon 23rd Jun '08, 7.30pm
Old Fruitmarket

Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

Tue 24th Jun '08, 7.30pm
Old Fruitmarket

Todd Gordon & The Marcus Pope Big Band

Wed 25th Jun '08, 7.30pm
Old Fruitmarket

The Bad Plus

Thu 26th Jun '08, 7.30pm
Old Fruitmarket

Dennis Rollins' Badbone

Thu 26th Jun '08, 10.30pm
Old Fruitmarket

Herb Geller Quartet

Fri 27th Jun '08, 7.30pm
City Halls

Mari Wilson

Fri 27th Jun '08, 7.30pm
Old Fruitmarket

The Everything Treatment plus Ray Harris & the Fusion Experience with Mark Robb

Fri 27th Jun '08, 10.30pm
Old Fruitmarket

Kidsamonium

Sat 28th Jun '08, 1.00pm
Old Fruitmarket

Joe Wright Trio

Sat 28th Jun '08, 2.00pm
City Halls

Haftor Medbøe Group

Sat 28th Jun '08, 6.00pm
City Halls

Bobby Watson Live & Learn Sextet

Sat 28th Jun '08, 7.30pm
Old Fruitmarket

Paul Towndrow Quartet

Sat 28th Jun '08, 10.00pm
City Halls

Nils Petter Molvaer

Sat 28th Jun '08, 10.30pm
Old Fruitmarket

Tommy Smith's Youth Jazz Orchestra

Sun 29th Jun '08, 2.00pm
Old Fruitmarket

Ryan Quigley Sextet

Sun 29th Jun '08, 6.00pm
City Halls

Lee Konitz Trio

Sun 29th Jun '08, 7.30pm
Old Fruitmarket

The 3rd Jazz Glasgow Summer School will take place from Friday 27th June to Tuesday 1st July, utilising the state of the art education facilities at Glasgow’s City Halls. Last year the course sold out so book your place now!

This intensive course will run from 10.00am until 4.15pm each day, and will include classes in ensemble playing, ear training and theory. Course Director, Paul Towndrow will lead a team comprising some of Scotland’s most experienced professional jazz musicians and educators.

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We work with a whole team of people to put Jazz Glasgow together:

Assembly Direct

Their mission is to promote jazz concerts and related programmes in Scotland and internationally. Annually, they promote over 200 concerts from large-scale events to small intimate concerts.

BBC Scotland

The BBC is keen to promote jazz and support jazz musicians in Scotland. Jazz House is BBC Radio Scotland's dedicated programme (Wednesdays at 8pm) and features two hours of the latest mix of jazz releases from Scotland and beyond, featuring live session musicians and round-table guests every week. You can also listen in to Jazz Line Up (Saturdays at 4pm) and Jazz Legends (Fridays at 4pm) on BBC Radio 3.

City Halls

As Glasgow's Centre for Music and a creative hub,
"We are delighted to be hosting world class jazz events year round in the City Halls and Old Fruitmarket and playing our part in providing jazz for all in Glasgow."
Colin Hynd, Head of Project Development, Glasgow's Concert Halls

Glasgow International Jazz Festival

The Glasgow International Jazz Festival is one of the biggest jazz festivals in Europe and is held annually in June in the Merchant City area of Glasgow. In recent years, the festival has featured saxophonist David Murray and singer-songwriter Van Morrison, as well as showcasing more locally based talent, such as singers Carol Kidd and Tommy Smith.