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Welcome to the 29th Isle of Bute Jazz Festival.We have a great selection of bands for you to enjoy this year, with old friends and newfaces. Making a welcome return to Bute are Martin Bennett with his Old Green RiverBand, Richard White’s Fivers, Jazz Main, Anth Purdy, Jamie Brownfield, the SavannahJazz Band, the Chicago Teddy Bears and Penman's Jazzmen. George Macdonald is backwith his open mike sessions at the Struan Bar and we welcome new faces Swingology,with their distinctive gypsy swing style from Liverpool.
On a sadder note, Jenny Brown who was the seemingly indestructible leader of theannual Jazz Brolly Parade, passed away in December 2015. More information is onpage 42 of this programme. Our cover photo shows Jenny in buoyant mood at theannual brolly parade. Thanks to Zak Harrison for this memorable image.
Finally, PLEASE support our business advertisers, who support YOUR Festival!
Have a great weekend!Tim Saul
Chairman – The Isle of Bute Jazz Festival Ltd.
2 Bridgend StreetRothesay
01700 502922
Coffee & LunchesTuesday to Saturday from 1030
Jazz & DineFriday 30th April
Chris Clark & OliviaEnnemoser
Saturday 2ⁿd May Richard White
& Tim Saul
Sunday Lunch 3rd May Richard White
& Tim Saul
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ARDENCRAIG HOUSE APARTMENTSFive extremely spacious and comfortable apartments in a superbly
converted Georgian mansion.Beautifully located in a sheltered position overlooking the Firth of Clyde.
Open all yearShort breaksavailableTel: 01700505077
The Ardyne Guest House10 Guest rooms • Excellent breakfast using local produce
38 Mountstuart Road, Rothesay, Isle of Bute PA20 9EB • 01700 502052
www.theardyneguesthouse.co.uk • email info@theardyne guesthouse.co.uk
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Jazz Festival Ticket OfficePlease Note New Location
OPENING TIMESFriday 29th April 10:00 - 21:00
Saturday 30th April 10:00 - 19:00Sunday 1st May 11:00 - 19:00
The Festival Ticket Office is now located at theRothesay Pavilion Charity Office
30 - 31 East Princes Street, Rothesay 01700 504250
Standard Weekend Rover £60Valid all sessions Friday to Sunday only
Single Session Ticket £10Valid for all sessions Friday to Sunday only • Under 18’s £5
Day TicketsFriday £20 • Saturday £25 • Sunday £25
Valid all venues all day & eveningA separate ticket is required for each day
Monday Farewell Concert at The Glenburn Hotel £10The Farewell Session at the Glenburn Hotel is a STRICTLY limited capacity event.Admission only by Supersaver Rover Ticket or by Farewell Concert ticket, available
from the Festival Shop or on the door subject to venue capacityStandard Rover Tickets and Single Session Tickets not valid for this event.
Please purchase your tickets in advance from the Festival Office andkeep your Weekend Rover Ticket with you always. Official Festival
Programmes are also available
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A BUTEIFUL HOLIDAY SPOT
Before the days of cheap air travel, the Isle ofBute was Glasgow's holiday playground withthe bustling wee town of Rothesay at its hub. Itis much quieter now but the attractions ofgreat scenery, easy walks and cycling routesremain along with the jewel in the crown –Mount Stuart.
Mount Stuart Special OfferWe are delighted to announce the MountStuart Trust has agreed to provide free entry tothe house for any Jazz Festival visitor with aWeekend Rover or a Day ticket.
This stunning Gothic Revival home is about fivemiles south of Rothesay, was constructed bythe 3rd Marquess of Bute at the end of the 19thcentury and is accessible by bus.
Rothesay AttractionsYou can't fail to see magnificent RothesayCastle which dates from the early 13th centuryand is of unusual circular design. Scottishroyalty stayed here at various times.
In Stuart Street behind the castle is the ButeMuseum which charts the island's history fromMesolithic and Neolithic to the present day.
On the waterfront you will find The DiscoveryCentre which includes Tourist Information, Thefamed Victorian Toilets and the Putting Greenand Gardens – the latter were instrumental inthe town winning top prize in last year'sBeautiful Scotland awards.
Further AfieldBus services can take you to Rhubodach onBute and Colintraive a five minutes ferry tripaway in the north, Ettrick Bay in the west andKilchattan Bay to the south while cyclists willfind the east coast roads are generally flat.
Ascog Hall Fernery about three miles south ofRothesay is worth a visit with its beautifullyrestored Victorian fernery together with threeacres of conventional gardens and a verypeaceful spot on the southern end of Bute is StBlane's Chapel, a 12th century ruin and thebirth place of Christianity on the island.
Leisure ActivitiesBute has three golf courses – the largest is the18 hole Rothesay Golf Club above the town;the 13 hole Port Bannatyne course has superbviews over the Kyles of Bute to the Cowal hillsand Bute Golf Club's nine hole course atKingarth takes in a magnificent vista of theArran mountains.
For fishermen, the inland Loch Fad, (see picturebelow) which has now re-opened, hosts manycompetitions during the year and Loch Quien isanother favoured spot, together with miles ofeasily accessible coastline.
Bute is magical for horse riding and there aretwo stables – the Ardbrannan Riding Centre onthe southern outskirts of Rothesay and theKingarth Trekking Centre which is about fiveminutes ride from the long sandy beach atKilchattan Bay.
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Bute may represent only a tiny part of theBritish Isles but it has a rich cultural historydating back to 7,000 BC and an immensediversity of flora and fauna which haveprovided a wealth of exhibits for a littlegem of a museum in Stuart Street, behindRothesay Castle.
The independently run Bute Museum,which opens Monday to Saturday from10.30 am to 3.30 pm and on Sundays from1.30 pm to 3.30 pm, is an ideal place to
immerse yourself for a few hours in theisland's often surprising past taking in ar-chaeology from the Neolithic, Bronze andIron Ages, the Viking era and the island'srecent industrial past which has all butdisappeared from today's landscape.
Half the Museum is devoted to geology –a fault line runs through the middle of theisland – plants, animals and birds. It is agreat place for youngsters as many casesare at low level and a even a small childcan look straight in at steamer models orseashore exhibits.
Last year a film crew from Canada's Take 5Productions spent a whole day with themuseum filming for a factual programmebehind a new series 'The Vikings' andamong other things looked at the famousHostage stone, a Viking sword hilt and amore recently discovered silver ingotwhich came from the Scalpsie area.
A prize exhibit dates from an excavationon neighbouring Inchmarnock when theremains of a woman, named as 'Queen ofthe Inch' were discovered along with abeautiful jet spacer-plate necklace buriedwith her. A facial reconstruction has beencreated from the re-excavated skull of the'Queen' and the necklace restrung, thecompleted display being unveiled by LordRobert Smith, owner of Inchmarnock in2008.
Bute Museum Library was first establishedin 1907 and moved to its current home in1926. The archive has grown massivelyover the years and there are evengenealogical records including severalfamily trees relevant to local families
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Suave, dapper, dare we say heartthrob – theIsle of Wight's Richard White is one of these ormore to his many fans who will be delighted tosee him north of the border with his Fivers at
Rothesay once again.
Regarded as one of Britain's outstanding reeds men, Richardis a multi instrumentalist playing alto and bass saxophones,clarinet and bass clarinet and piano, cutting his teeth in pubsand wine bars down south with the Festival's own Tim Saulamongst others.
Over the last 35 years he has honed his skills, notably fillingan absent space at a reunion of the original TemperanceSeven and playing in the likes of Rico Tomasso’s Rico’sRiverboat Shufflers, Bob Kerr's Whoopee Band, Beryl Bryden’sBudapest B(l)ooze Band and the Bryan Ferry Jazz Orchestra.
Richard White's Fivers play in a style loosely based on JimmieNoone's Apex Club Orchestra and as well as the gigs listedhere, he will play his usual prominent part in Saturday's Paradethrough the streets of Rothesay.
Expect his musical recipes to be drawn from the sweetest and hottest sources and piquantlyflavoured with suggestions of theaforementioned Jimmy Noone, the originalTemperance Seven and worthy predecessors.
The ingredients listed are guaranteed to intrigue,amuse and satisfy the most jaded of palates.
Richard White’s FiversFriday • Glenburn Ballroom • 2130 - 2330
Saturday • 292 Club • 1400 - 1630Sunday • Glenburn Bar • 2030 - 2300
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The stand out man in the sharp suit, twotone shoes and trilby is guitarist AnthonyPurdy who is a familiar face in pubs andclubs around the Blyth area in north eastEngland where he lives.
“I have been playing guitar from the age of15,” says Anthony. “ Music has alwaysbeen my passion, but it is the love andadmiration of the music from the 1930s,40s and 50s that inspired me to write andperform in that genre becoming AnthPurdy’s Swing Jazz Guitar Act.”These eras produced some of the greatestmusic ever written by some of the bestmusicians and Anth Purdy’s Swing JazzGuitar captures the sounds and styles tobring this wonderful music back to life.All original guitar instrumentals in the stylesranging from Swing, Western Swing, JumpJive, Gypsy Jazz and the sounds of the 50’s.
A unique act with itsroots in the early guitargreats. A man with aguitar, harmonica anddrum kit – it can onlybe Mike Whellans,the one-man bluesband who has takenhis inspiration fromDoctor IsaiahRoss, Jesse Fullerand Tony 'Duster'Bennett.
He started outas a 13-year-oldhaving found his
late father's drum kit in theloft and within a year was playing in dancebands. In the rock'n'roll era he got a guitar andformed The Castle Kings and on a memorablenight in the Borders playing as a support groupfor The Merseybeats, he shook the hand of thethen unknown John Lennon.
Mike turned professional in 1969 and went ontour with the Shetland fiddler Aly Bain in the early'70s. In the '80s and '90s he lived in Denmark,touring Scandinavia, Germany, Holland, Belgiumas well as the UK but is now back in Scotlandand recognised as one of the masters of the rareand specialised one-man blues band forms.Fellow professionals admire his inimitable styleon 6 and 12 string guitars, his mastery of themouth harp, vocals, show stopping 'mouthpercussion' and where it all started – his drumkit.
You've got to see it to believe it.
Anthony Purdy Mike Whellans
Friday Gambas Bar • 2000 - 2200 Esplanade Hotel • 1500 - 1700
Saturday Glenburn Bar • 1730 - 1930 Gambas Bar • 2000 - 2200
Sunday Gambas Bar • 2000 - 2200 Victoria Hotel • 2100 - 2300
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BLAIRBANKSelf-catering Apartment
3A Mountstuart Road, Rothesay
2 bedroom (split level) ground floorSleeps 6— Stunning views over Rothesay Bay
Trip Advisor 5/5— 7 min walk to HarbourAll Jazz Festival venues walkable
(Glenburn Hotel 1 min)www.blairbankbute.co.uk 01700 [email protected] 07860 184821
All THE
RITCHIESOF THE SEA
Salmon, Kippers,Haddock, Trout
All smoked on the IslandTake Some Home
111 MONTAGUE STREETROTHESAY
Tel./Fax: 01700 505414
Gambas bar72 Victoria Street, Rothesay
Friday & Sunday 8.00 - 10.00ANTH PURDY SWING JAZZ
GUITARSaturday 2.30 - 5.00
JENNY & HER JAZZ CATS8.00 - 10.00
MIKE WHELLANSPaul & Anne�e wish everyone a
fantastic Jazz weekend.Why not pop in for a pint &some great entertainment.Children welcome un�l 8.00 p.m.
DISCO Saturday evening10.00 p.m. �ll 1.00 a.m.
FREE WI-FI & POOL ROOM 01700 502938
Saturday 20th August 2016Public Stadium, Rothesay10.00 am - 6.00 pm
Full Programme details atwww.butehighlandgames.org
“A Great Day Out for the Family”
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Described by the late Humphrey Lyttletonas “totally, professional, one of the verybest in the business,” The Savannah JazzBand is the cream of Yorkshire exports andhas a strong connection with Bute, theirlatest CD being a recording of their 2014Festival performance.The band's driving and exciting New Orle-ans style satisfies listeners and dancersalike, attracting large audiences whereverthey play so if they are on your schedule of'must see' performers make sure you ar-rive at the venue in plenty of time.
Formed in 1979, plenty of Yorkshire gritand hard graft has got them where theyare today – in demand all over the UK,Europe and across the pond in Canada andAmerica.The band's music is inspired by the legen-dary Ken Colyer and the Savannah styleassures a perfect blend of musicianship,wonderful cohesion, jazz craft and musicalvalues with an ability to cater for Dixielandas well as New Orleans tastes.Over the years they have enjoyed playingwith some very fine and talented musi-cians, and these days there is a constantstream of artists queuing up to guest with
this highly talented sextet.The band has a varied and ever changingprogramme and is constantly adding newnumbers to their extremely wide reper-toire. The Savannah Jazz Band is neverpredictable!
Personnel:John Meehan : drumsBill Smith : trumpetBrian ‘Sam’ Ellis : tromboneRoger Myerscough : clarinetChris Marney : banjoTony Pollitt : string bass
Savannah Jazz BandFriday • Glenburn Bar • 1700 - 1900
Saturday • Glenburn Ballroom • 2030 - 2300Sunday • Esplanade Hotel • 2130 - 2400
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Digby Fairweather no less, says JamieBrownfield is one of the best youngtrumpeters in Britain and this year there is anew twist to his performances at Bute as heteams up with trombonist, Mike Owen.
Welshman Jamie (24), started playing the cornet in a local brass band when he was nine,graduated to public jazz performances at 12, guesting wherever he could at local jazz clubs.
At 13 he formed the JB Quintet and he has been playing professionally in his bands and asa session musician for some years in all styles from New Orleans to Bebop.
Mike Owen was eight when he picked up a trombone and he was into New Orleans stylejazz as a 12-year-old, moving to New Orleans in 1989 for 10 years immersing himself as aplayer in the city and its music culture.
He upped sticks to Denmark in 2003, forming The Bordello Bedwarmers and the WoodlandJazz Band while he has also performed with alarge ensemble providing an entertainingmusical history lesson on the greatcomposers of New Orleans Jazz.Personnel: Jamie Brownfield trpt, Mike Owentrb, Anthony Ormesher gtr, Andrejez Baranekpno, Jim Swinnerton bs, Jack Cotterill dr.
Brownfield / Owen Swinging 6Friday • Victoria Hotel • 1500 - 1700
Saturday • Esplanade Hotel • 2130 - 2400Sunday • Glenburn Ballroom • 1300 - 1530
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Superbly located in parkland and woodland with Kames Bayclose by, these lovely traditional stone cottages form part ofthe historic Kames Castle estate on the island's east coast,once the seat of the Bannatyne family whose roots can be
traced back to King Alexander III.See www.kamescastlecottages.co.uk
BUTE COMMUNITY SWING BANDmake their third Festival appearancethis year. The band was formed in2012, under the musical direction of
Tony Spencer, who previously organised Academy Swing, based at RothesayAcademy.
Bute Community Band incorporates a Concert Band as well as the Swing Bandand provides an opportunity for enjoyable music making for all comers, withperformance opportunities for both adult players and younger musicians. Theband will play at Craigmore Bowling Club on Saturday afternoon between1230 - 1330.If you would like to join the band, please contact us via Facebook or telephone01700 503640. Bute Community Swing Band
Saturday • Craigmore Bowling Club •1230 - 1330
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BAR, RESTAURANT WITH ROOMSWhere the Locals Eat
Great Food & Atmosphere4 High Street, Rothesay, PA20 9AR
Tel: 01700 502001•
Bistro & Cocktail BarStylish Food in a Casual Atmosphere
Cocktails • Specialty Spirits • Real Ale55 Victoria Street, Rothesay, PA20 0AP
Tel: 01700 500016•
Rothesay’s Premier RestaurantDine with Amazing views over Rothesay Bay
55 Victoria Street, Rothesay, PA20 0APTel: 01700 500016
ESPLANADE
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Chicago Teddy Bears Society Jazz BandFriday • Victoria Hotel • 2100 -2330Saturday • Craigmore Bowling Club •
1430 - 1630Sunday • 292 Club • 1430 - 1700
A YouTube reviewer felt only one wordwas necessary to sum up the north westEngland based Chicago Teddy BearsSociety Jazz Band and we thoroughlyendorse this verdict – 'AWESOME'.
Formed in the early '70s they have beenacclaimed as one of the mostentertaining bands in their region withtight, polished performances of theirvast repertoire which ranges from NewOrleans through Dixieland toMainstream.
Audiences love their exuberantrenditions of the music and as well asBute they have a popular following atfestivals throughout Britain from Devonand Cornwall in the south to Pakefieldin the east, Keswick in the Lakes, the Isleof Man and several leading festivals inGermany.
On their own patch regular venuesinclude the Grappenhall Community
Centre, Warrington, Maghull Town Hall,Merseyside and La Salle Jazz Club inSalford.
They have hosted several of the topnames in jazz, notably Kenny Ball, KennyBaker, George Chisholm, John Barnesand Dave Shepherd. The great NatGonella sang with them at the Isle ofMan Festival and our Festival chairmanTim Saul performed with the band inLiverpool last year.
The boys have been together for morethan 12 years now so as well as beinggreat fun they are a well oiled machineable to cope with every eventuality andare guaranteed to put on a great show.
Their motto 'Have Band will Travel’means they are only too happy to takethe road north to Bute and add to theirmany Scottish 'Bears' fans.
Personnel: Paul Medina bs, Jim Lucastrpt, Dave Thomas clt, Brian Singletondr, Rae Owens gtr/bjo, AndrewMackenzie trb
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Friends of theIsle of Bute Jazz Festival
The Festival Committee wish tothank the Friends of the Festival fortheir generous support throughoutthe year and look forward tomeeting them at the reception onFriday evening in 292 Club. TheFestival Committee also wish tothank the Co-operative for theirgenerous support for providingrefreshments for the reception.
Swingology were formed in 2005 by five musiciansbased in Crosby, Liverpool, to play the toe-tappingmusic known as Gypsy Jazz. This style becamefamous in the 1930s and 1940s, popularised by thegreat Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli.
The band not only plays all the Gypsy Jazz standards, but a range of popular Jazz classics and somemodern and some quirky songs in the classic Swing Manouche style (the original term used for GypsyJazz).
Swingology can make Django rock and even play some rock classics in this style. They not only playin local pubs and restaurants, but have appeared at Jazz and Folk festivals in this country and aroundEurope. Swingology has also played at Django in Liberchies, the birthplace of Django Reinhardt andare the only British band to have done so.
The band have released several CDs and have a large enthusiastic following. More information ontheir website : www.swingology.weebly.com
Zavaroni’s Café
Welcomes Jazz fans
For meals, snacks, filled rolls, hotdrinks and our delicious, world -
famous ice cream
All to sit in or take-away
We are just a short walk from allvenues
20 Argyle Street, Rothesay
SwingologyFriday • Glenburn Bar • 2100 - 2330
Saturday • Victoria Hotel •2130 - 2330
Sunday • 292 Club • 1900 - 2230
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Gifted vocalist/guitarist, Chris Clark firstfeatured in the 70s folk scene beforedisappearing into academia to study medicineat Trinity College, Dublin; pursuing a career inmedicine as well as music and becoming veryinterested in jazz, singing and playing his
favouritemellownumbers of the40s and 50s.
His show at theEdinburghFringe, ajourneythrough TheGreat AmericanSongbook withcaptivating
vocals, a classy piano trio and humorousanecdotes was a sell out and he recentlyrepeated it to similar acclaim at thePheasantry on London's King's Road andOliver's Jazz Bar in Greenwich.
He has worked with various line-ups includingGlasgow sessions with visiting New York greatsFrank Perowski (Lisa Minelli's musicaldirector), Warren Vache (cornet player on RodStewart's American Songbook series) and alsosupported the great Annie Ross of 'LambertHendricks and Ross' on her recent UK visits.
Chris loves warm, cosy gigs, up close andconnecting with audiences and as well asvarious Glasgow venues, he is a regular at theGleneagles Hotel.
One of the welcome newcomers to Bute for2016 is Glasgowbased OliviaEnnemoser whoas well as a soloartist performslead vocals withthe AcousticButterfly whichwon the DannyKyle Showcaseprize at CelticConnections.
Olivia loves and performs all kinds of musicgenres, especially the songs of jazz vocal divassuch as Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and thelate Amy Winehouse and will be accompaniedby Festival stalwarts, Chris Clark and RobertHenderson.
She sings not only in the modern pop idiom butalso expresses a fondness of the heartbreakmelodies of the great songwriters such Georgeand Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter and Larry Hart.
She takes the audience through some of thejazz and blues highlights of the 20th century,breathing life into the set list.
Chris Clark + Olivia Ennemoser
Friday • Jazz & Dine @ Brechin’s
Saturday • Glenburn Bar • 1430 - 1630
Sunday (with Robert Henderson)Esplanade Hotel • 1500 -1700
Monday (Chris Clark with Tim Saul Sextet)Glenburn Ballroom • 1230 - 1430
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Mac’s BarCastlehill Street
Rothesay(Opposite the Castle)
George & Katie Rossextend a warm
welcome to all jazzfans
World Famous Ice CreamHot and Cold Snacks,Rolls and Beverages
To Sit-in or Take-Away
Open 8 a.m. Till LateMake it a date
It’s a place to meetWith Lots to eat!!
BUTTERFLIESOF BUTE
45 VICTORIA STREETROTHESAY
PA20 0APTELEPHONE: 01700505393
GIFTS & SOFT FURNISHINGS
Cafe Zavaroni
John S. SlavenFresh Fish • Daily Deliveries
62 Montague StreetRothesay
01700 503723
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Open all year and offering thefinest selection of self-catering
properties across Bute.
Whether you are looking for thetranquillity of Kilchattan Bay or
the “hustle and bustle” ofRothesay, we are sure to have a property to suit your needs.
We still have a selection of flats available to rent over the Jazz Festivalweekend.
View all our properties at www.jpsbute.com
To book please call 01700 503906 or email [email protected]
Nick Gould is a talented tenor saxophonist whohas been high in demand on the Edinburgh jazz
circuit since 1998. He is a fluent improviser,comfortable in every environment and isthe bandleader and lead tenor in theSound of Seventeen Big Band. In 2003 Nickformed the quartet JazzMain. KevinDorrian (drums) ran his own quartet, KDQ,for many years, which gigged heavily inmany of Edinburgh’s pubs, clubs andhotels. This led to appearances at the
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Leith Jazz Festivals. Steve Grossart (keyboards)began his career early in life by taking on Classical piano and trumpet by the age often. By the time he played professionally at 15, he was already making a name forhimself as a very versatile musician. Iain Harkness (bass) started playing theaccordion at the age of five, winning theUnder 18 Scottish Championships at theage of 14, which is when he took updouble bass playing in the first GlasgowSchools Orchestra in 1975 / 1976, andthen also playing bass guitar.
Jazz MainFriday • Esplanade Hotel • 2100 - 2330
Saturday • Glenburn Bar • 2030 - 2300
Sunday • Victoria Hotel • 1500 -1700
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All venues have legal capacity limits set for your comfort and safety andare strictly enforced by management. Please respect their decision to refuse entryif you arrive and find the venue is full.
You are advised to arrive early to ensure you get a good seat.
Premises marked with an asterisk are pub venues and Liquor Licensing regulationsmay not permit access for young persons aged 16-17 and children aged 15 or under.See the venue map on page 24.
Venue Name Location Capacity Licensed Bar WheelchairAccess
EsplanadeHotel * First Floor 100 Yes None
292 Club Ground floor somesteps 100 Yes
FromChapelhillentrance
CraigmoreBowling Club Ground floor 100 Yes Some steps
United Churchof Bute
Ground floor &balcony 600 No
Lift to allfloors from
side entrance
Victoria Hotel First floor 100 Yes None
Glenburn HotelBar Ground floor 150 Yes Entrance
ramps
Glenburn HotelBallroom First floor 200 Yes Lift to 1st floor
Gambas Bar * Ground floor 100 Yes Step atentrance
Struan Bar * Basement - downsteps 100 Yes None
Bute Brewery * Ground floor, opengarden space 100 Yes
Level butunevensurfaces
Please see the next two pages for full event schedules
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2016 CONCERT PROGRAMME
FRIDAY 29th APRIL 2016 AFTERNOON & EVENING
292 CLUB1500 - 16301800 - 19002030 - 2200
JENNY & THE JAZZ CATSPatrons’ Reception (invitation only)
PENMAN’S JAZZMENWR DT SS
BUTE BREWERY 2030 - 2400 REGGAE ROAST - WITH SAMSONSOUNDS £10 on door
GLENBURN BALLROOM 1700 - 19002130 - 2330
HAVANA SWINGWHITE’S FIVERS WR DT SS
GLENBURN BAR 1700 - 19002100 - 2330
SAVANNAH JAZZ BANDSWINGOLOGY WR DT SS
VICTORIA HOTEL 1500 - 17002100 - 2330
BROWNFIELD / OWEN SWINGING 6CHICAGO TEDDY BEARS WR DT SS
CRAIGMORE BOWLING CLUB 2000 - 2230 OLD GREEN RIVER BAND WR DT SS
ESPLANADE HOTEL 1500 - 17002100 - 2330
MIKE WHELLANSJAZZ MAIN WR DT SS
GAMBAS BAR 2000 - 2200 ANTH PURDY SWING JAZZ GUITAR Free Entry
SATURDAY 30th APRIL 2016 MORNING & AFTERNOON
Street Brolly Parade at 1100 assembling at 1030 in Guildford Square
BUTE BREWERY 1300 - 1800 LOUISIANA LOUNGE Free Entry
GLENBURN BAR 1000 - 12001300 - 1430
Odyssey Brass & Woodwind exhibition andfree instrument health check drop-in with
Peter PollardFree Entry
292 CLUB 1400 - 1630 WHITE’S FIVERS WR SS DT
GLENBURN BALLROOM 1430 - 1700 OLD GREEN RIVER BAND WR SS DT
GLENBURN BAR 1430 - 16301730 - 1930
ALL COMERS JAM SESSIONANTH PURDY SWING JAZZ GUITAR WR SS DT
VICTORIA HOTEL 1430 - 1700 PENMAN’S JAZZMEN WR SS DT
CRAIGMORE BOWLING CLUB 1230 - 13301430 - 1630
BUTE COMMUNITY SWING BANDCHICAGO TEDDY BEARS WR SS DT
GAMBAS BAR 1430 - 1700 JENNY & THE JAZZ CATS Free Entry
STRUAN BAR 1400 - 1700 GEORGE MACDONALD'S FOLK SESSION Free Entry
TICKET CODES: WR - Weekend Rover • SS - Single Session •: DT - Day TicketTCM - Transclyde Music
FESTIVAL FRINGE EVENTS ARE HIGHLIGHTED GREEN
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2016 CONCERT PROGRAMMESATURDAY 30TH APRIL EVENING
292 CLUB 2000 - 2230 HAVANA SWING WR DT SS
GLENBURN BALLROOM 2030 - 2300 SAVANNAH JAZZ BAND WR DT SSGLENBURN BAR 2030 - 2300 JAZZ MAIN WR DT SSVICTORIA HOTEL 2130 - 2330 SWINGOLOGY WR DT SSCRAIGMOREBOWLING CLUB 1945 - 2230 Gus Munro / The GND Band
Promoted by Transclyde Music. TCM
BUTE BREWERY 2030 - 2400 WERKHA (TRU THOUGHTS) £10 on doorESPLANADE HOTEL 2130 - 2400 BROWNFIELD / OWEN SWINGING 6 WR DT SSGAMBAS BAR 2000 - 2200 MIKE WHELLANS Free Entry
SUNDAY 1st MAY 2016 MORNING & AFTERNOONUNITED CHURCH OF BUTE 1100 - 1200 OLD GREEN RIVER BAND Free EntryBUTE BREWERY 1300 - 1800 SUNDAY BEST Free Entry292 CLUB 1430 - 1700 CHICAGO TEDDY BEARS WR DT SSGLENBURN BALLROOM 1300 - 1530 BROWNFIELD / OWEN SWINGING 6 WR DT SS
GLENBURN BAR 1400 - 16001700 - 1900
OLD GREEN RIVER BANDPENMAN’S JAZZMEN WR DT SS
VICTORIA HOTEL 1500 - 1700 JAZZ MAIN WR DT SSCRAIGMORE BOWLING CLUB 1400 - 1630 JENNY & THE JAZZ CATS WR DT SSSTRUAN BAR 1400 - 1700 GEORGE MACDONALD'S FOLK SESSION Free Entry
ESPLANADE HOTEL 1500 - 1700 CHRIS CLARK, ROBERT HENDERSON &OLIVIA ENNEMOSER WR DT SS
SUNDAY 1st May EVENING292 CLUB 1900 - 2230 SWINGOLOGY WR DT SSGLENBURN BALLROOM 2030 - 2300 HAVANA SWING WR DT SS
GLENBURN BAR 2030 - 2300 WHITE’S FIVERS WR DT SS
VICTORIA HOTEL 2100 - 2300 MIKE WHELLANS WR DT SSGAMBAS BAR 2000 - 2200 ANTH PURDY Free EntryESPLANADE HOTEL 2130 - 2400 SAVANNAH JAZZ BAND WR DT SS
MONDAY 2nd May LUNCHTIME FAREWELL CONCERT
GLENBURN BALLROOM 1230 - 1430 TIM SAUL SEXTET + GUESTS
SuperSaver orMonday
ticket £10
Admission to all venues is subject to venue capacity and management discretion. Please note the ticketingrequirements for each event and purchase your tickets in advance. Every effort will be made to adhere to thepublished schedule but the organisers reserve the right to adjust the programme if circumstances require.
TICKET CODES: WR - Weekend Rover • SS - Single Session •: DT - Day TicketTCM - Transclyde Music
FESTIVAL FRINGE EVENTS ARE HIGHLIGHTED GREEN
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VENUE MAP
1. FESTIVAL TICKET OFFICE at the
Rothesay Pavilion Charity office.
2.
3. STRUAN BAR
4. ESPLANADE HOTEL
5. 292 CLUB
6. CRAIGMORE BOWLING CLUB
7.
8. UNITED CHURCH OF BUTE
9. GUILDFORD SQUARE
10. VICTORIA HOTEL
11. GLENBURN HOTEL
12. GAMBAS BAR
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Struan BarMountstuart Road
FREE ENTRY
George MacDonald’s
Folk & Open Mic Sessions
Saturday & SundayAfternoons from 2.30 pm
Golfers BarEst. 1901
Wendy, Tommy & StaffOffer a warm welcome to
All “Jazz Fans”
Your Alt Live music choiceFriday and Saturday
10 p.m. Till lateFRINGEVENUE
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Fresh ‘n’Press
Laundrama4 Argyle Street, Rothesay
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Havana Swing are inspired by the music ofDjango Reinhardt's fabulous quintet, the HotClub de Paris. Havana Swing are the Dundeemen who keep that Hot Club flame aglow, andit's a testimony to their ability and artistry that
the Spirit of Django remains iconic, revered andmost of all fantastic fun. "The animated, intenseplaying of Walt Smith, and the fine fieryensemble rhythm-section combine to elevatethis band." Just Jazz magazine
Personnel: From left to right: Dave Rattray(guitar), Walt Smith (clarinet), Marcus Ford(guitar) and Kenny Irons (double bass).
Havana Swing have gone to great lengths toemulate the sound and feel of this timelessmusic. In addition, the band perform their owncompositions, which creates the opportunityto play original material in that inimitable jazzstyle so popular with jazz audiences throughoutthe world.
Based in Dundee, Havana Swing can be heardat annual Scottish Jazz Festivals, and theyprovide entertainment for weddings andcorporate functions, birthday parties etc. atlocal jazz venues, hotels and restaurants.
Since the release of their recorded concert DVD"Django's Discovery" the band's followingresults in sell out festival audiences. Theircommitment still extends to participating in themain European Jazz Festivals on the continent,while stating that the Bute Jazz Festivalcompares with anywhere ! 2016 marks the 30thanniversary of the founding of this phenomenalband!
G e o r g eMacDonaldwill host hisfolk and
traditional music session on Saturday andSunday afternoons in the Struan Bar,Mountstuart Road, Rothesay. Singers andplayers are welcome, so dig out your songbooks, polish up your fiddle, tune thebodhran and join in for a session oftraditional music and song. Free entry butplease remember that this venue is a pub,so there is no entry for under 18’s.
Havana SwingFriday • Glenburn Ballroom • 1700 - 1900
Saturday • 292 Club • 2000 - 2230
Sunday • Glenburn Ballroom • 2030 - 2300
George MacDonald’s Folk Session
Saturday & Sunday • Struan Bar1400 - 1700
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Jazz abounds with characters and one thing isa certainty, Penman's Jazzmen featuring a revi-talised line-up this year, is full of them.A firm Festival favourite, they performed in frontof a huge congregation at last year's Jazz PraiseService at the United Church of Bute whenduring an extended exaltation to the Lord a bandmember who will remain anonymous was heardto remark 'how many more ….. verses are there?'Core members of this naughty but nice band goback to 1959 when they came together as TheGeorge Penman Jazzmen under the lateGeorge Penman with a first engagement atLenzie Town Hall. Since his death seven yearsago they have continued to play their popularbrand of Trad Jazz all over Scotland.Until a week before Christmas last year theywere regulars at the King Tut's Wah Wah Hut inGlasgow – an enjoyable gig which lasted sevenand a half years – and for their fans Buteprovides an opportunity to see and listen to themonce more.Personnel: John Siton, David Fimister, BillMullen, Duncan Nairn, George Howden trb,Harald Vox bjo.
Penman’s JazzmenFriday • 292 Club • 2030 - 2200
Saturday •- Victoria Hotel • 1430 - 1700Sunday • Glenburn Bar • 1700 - 1900
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Eating OutThere’s plenty of choice, but pleaseremember to make a reservation, sincerestaurants get very busy over theFestival weekend. Some restaurantsmay be offering entertainment todiners. Festival tickets may be requiredfor these jazz dining events so pleaseask when making a dinner reservationdirect with the establishment.
Motor homesFree parking for motor homes isavailable, courtesy of Argyll & ButeCouncil, on the Promenade behind theDiscovery Centre. Access is fromRothesay Pier by the Victorian Toiletswhere there are toilets and showers.
Ticket CheckingTicket checks are carried out bymembers of Bute County Cricket Cluband Rothesay Rotary Club and byFestival volunteers who have kindlyagreed to help. There will be randomticket checks at various times duringthe weekend, so please ensure that youhave a valid ticket for your concert.
Jam SessionThe annual Festival Jazz Jam Sessionwill take place in the Glenburn Hotelbar on Saturday afternoon from 1430until 1630. This session is for ‘All
Comers’ so if you fancy a blow or asong, come along and join the fun. It’sa good opportunity to meet and greetsome of the musicians who areentertaining you this weekend. Rover,Day Tickets and Single Session Ticketsare valid for this session.
Festival OrganisationThe Isle of Bute Jazz Festival is operatedby Isle of Bute Jazz Festival Ltd,registered office 15 Crichton Road,Rothesay, Isle of Bute PA20 9JR,Company No. 350693, Charity No.SCO28601. Board directors andcommittee members are all volunteersand give their time freely to organisethe Festival each year. The Festival is aregistered charity and can claim Gift Aidon donations received. Please ask for aGift Aid form which allows us to recoveran additional sum from HMRC for every£1 given.
Please Support Live Music!There may be unauthorised and unlicensedaudio and video recordings of past Festivalconcerts in circulation. Artists featured onthese recordings have not given consent forthe release and sale of their work. If you areasked to purchase such items it isrecommended that you decline. The Isle ofBute Jazz Festival Ltd. have not authorisedany such sales and no responsibility isassumed, accepted or implied. Pleasesupport the visiting bands by purchasingonly their own licensed CD & DVDrecordings.
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Last at the Festival in 2009, MartinBennett's Old Green River Bandmakes a welcome return with theirexciting musical mix described bysome as 'New Orleans meetsRhythm and Blues'.This much loved well travelledManchester based band took Londonby storm when they played at The100 Club in Oxford Street threeChristmases ago with a dynamicperformance from its blend of oldheads and young blood.Martin is a veteran of the Europeanscene having spent the last 20 yearstouring and playing in all the majorclubs and festivals from Norway tothe Canaries and has also made twotours of Australia. On medical advicehe has in recent years reconstructedhis career on keyboard rather thantrombone but vocals are still animportant part of his repertoire.The Old Green River Bandcomprises six musicians, each withthe same enthusiasm, determination,musical ability and sense of bandidentity sharing the ambition ofplaying top class music with integrityand passion.
Band members include theinvigorating and highly professionaltrumpeter, Chez Chesterman,exciting young drummer JoolsAldridge – watch out for his solos –the talented and inventive reedplayer Howard Murray, energetic andindividual John Finch on trombonewhile the 'magical' Ross Birchmorehas developed a big sound full oftone on bass.Don't miss them at this year's JazzPraise Service at the United Churchof Bute dedicated to Jenny Brown.Personnel: Martin Bennett pno, ChezChesterman trpt, John Finch trb, HowardMurray reeds, Ed Lloyd Hughes bs, JoolsAldridge dr.
Martin Bennett’s Old Green River Band
Friday • Craigmore Bowling Club2000 - 2230
Saturday • Glenburn Ballroom • 1430 - 1700
SundayUnited Church of Bute • 1100 - 1200
Glenburn Bar • 1400 - 1600
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Tim has many years of musicalexperience playing in jazz combos, dancebands and show bands. As well as playingkeyboards he is also an accomplishedguitarist and saxophonist.
On Bute he also leads the local Hot Club Quartet, Les Gitanes which specialisesin the music of Django Reinhardt and other band members appearing withhim on Monday will be bass player Paul McKay whose distinguished musicalcareer included a 30 year spell with the Manchester based Hallé Orchestra,and guitarist Alec Mac whose background is in folk, pop and traditional Scottishmusic.Getting out his drum kit will be David Gray who has played in dance and pipebands and is a jazz natural, while the charming Anna Harrison, who in herother life manages the Rothesay Cancer Research UK charity shop, will bewowing the audience with her superb vocal talents. Expect to see Festivalfavourites Chris Clark (guitar), Robert Henderson (trumpet) and John Denman(vibraphone) in the line-up along with Norman King (tenor sax) following hisrecent return to the UK after working in Thailand for the past eight years.
Tim Saul Sextet + Guests
Monday • Glenburn Ballroom • 1230 - 1430
Odyssey Brass &Woodwind will presenta display on Saturday atthe Glenburn Hotel. Allmusicians are welcometo come along and trythe new instrumentsand also bring their
own brass & woodwindinstruments for a freeof charge health checkwith Peter Pollard.
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Glasgow based trumpeter, Robert Hendersonhas been into music for as long as he canremember and playing since he was a
youngster in short trousers - his greatest early influencebeing his father who introduced him to jazz as well asclassical music.
Now some 35 years later he is a much in demand highlycreative trumpeter whom reviewers have variouslydescribed as being “possessed by the spirit of jazz,” and“wired to the moon!”
His first performance was at a school concert in St Helier onJersey playing baritone horn while these days he is a longterm member of A Band Called Quinn in which he plays
keyboards as well as trumpet.
Robert's jazz favourites include Ellington,Basie, Sinatra, and Ella Fitzgerald, and atRothesay this year, he will be playingalongside Chris Clark and Olive Ennemoser aswell as guesting with the Tim Saul Sextet.
Robert HendersonSaturday • Glenburn Bar • 1430 - 1630Sunday • Esplanade Hotel • 1500 - 1700
Monday • Glenburn Ballroom • 1230 - 1430
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Rothesay PavilionRothesay Pavilion Project
From 2015 to 2018, Bute’s much-lovediconic Pavilion on the seafront of Rothesayis closed for restoration and refurbishment.This is a £10 million project lead by Argylland Bute Council in partnership withRothesay Pavilion SCIO – a new charityformed especially to programme andmanage the Pavilion when it reopens to thepublic.
Funds for the Rothesay PavilionRestoration Project have been raised frommultiple sources including Heritage LotteryFund, Highlands & Islands Enterprise andHistoric Environment Scotland, and willallow for essential repairs and majorimprovements to this historic landmarkbuilding.
With full disabled access, dedicated galleryspace, a new shop and café, a new second
venue, rooftop meeting/training room andlettable offices, plus a beautifully restoredmain auditorium and dance floor, thePavilion will be given a whole new lease oflife for the community and visitors alike.Already plans are afoot for the activities totake place at the Pavilion when it reopens.
Alongside a busy and varied programme ofmusic, theatre, comedy, dance andexhibitions we plan to include a residentyouth drama company, young promoters’group, and community choir, plus space forhosting classes, conferences and tradefairs, meetings, wedding and parties.
Old friends like Bute Jazz Festival, whichhas long used the Pavilion as its mainvenue, will also be back and we lookforward to hosting Bute Jazz Festival 2018as part of our opening season!
Julia TwomlowArtistic Director and Chief ExecutiveRothesay Pavilion
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Jazz @
BOWLING CLUBGrosvenor Road, Rothesay
Friday evening
Martin Bennett’sOLD GREEN RIVER BAND
Saturday LunchtimeBUTE COMMUNITY
SWING BANDCHICAGO TEDDY BEARS
Sunday LunchtimeJENNY & THE JAZZ CATS
Freshly made sandwiches available
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Jazz @The 292 Club
FridayJENNY & THE JAZZ CATSPENMAN’S JAZZMEN
SaturdayWHITE’S FIVERSHAVANA SWING
SundayCHICAGO TEDDY BEARS
SWINGOLOGYThe Club Committee & Staff extend a
warm welcome to all Jazz Fans
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If you have purchased a rover ticket or an all day ticket you can gain free entry to the nineteenth-century neo-gothic Mount Stuart five miles south of Rothesay – an impressive enough mansionfrom the outside but virtually guaranteed to blow you away with its lavish furnishings once youstep inside.Created by the 3rd Marquess of Bute this red sandstone palace is one of the most technologicallyadvanced houses of its age. It is believed to be the first in the world to have a heated indoorswimming pool, the first in Scotland to be purpose built with electric light, central heating, atelephone system and passenger lift, most of which are still in use today.Arguably the finest house to emerge from the Gothic Revival, the magnificent 80 foot high marblehall is constructed from rare Italian and Sicilian marble and alabaster. White Carrara marble linesthe walls of the spectacular chapel, indeed Mount Stuart is said to contain more marble than anyother building in the British Isles.The stunning vaulted ceiling of the marble hall captures themes from astrology and astronomy –'the stars in their courses' are mapped above as well as a remarkable stained glass windowdepicting the signs of the zodiac.Impressive gardens, each set against a backdrop of the Firth of Clyde, are something to behold.Wildflower meadows and a distinctly west coast shoreline wilderness contrast with the moreformal beauty of the lawns and gardens while the wooded areas provide shelter for drifts ofdaffodils followed by carpets of bluebells.
Don't forget to take your Jazz festival ticket with you to gain free entry.
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A Huge ‘Thank You’ to .…………….The local community, Argyll & Bute Councillors, Len Scoullar, Robert MacIntyre,Isobel Strong and businesses who support us every year with advertisingFriends of The Isle of Bute Jazz FestivalFestival sponsors, Argyll & Bute Council, The Co-operative Group, CaledonianMacBrayne & ScotRailPaul Knowles & Rosie for agreeing to lead the Brolly Parade in memory of Jenny BrownAlan Beattie of Sonovie Light & Sound and his engineersRobbie & Karen Cameron, managers of the Glenburn HotelAndy Walters for our web site and for photography servicesBute Signs & Graphics for design work & banner printing and Zak Harrison for photosRothesay Rotary Club, Bute County Cricket Club and all volunteers for assistance withticket checking and staffing the Festival ShopThe Committee who gave freely of their �me and expertise to help organise theFestival
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More than 200 people from the Isle of Jazz andbeyond assembled at Rothesay's Trinity Churchon 9th December 2015, to pay tribute to JennyBrown, dubbed Queen of the Isle of Bute JazzFestival, who died at the age of 88. Jenny wasborn in the same street in Cardiff's Tiger Bay asShirley Bassey, moved to Bute when she was sixand was a staunch supporter of the Festival,founded by the late Phil Mason in 1988.
One of Rothesay’s great characters, Jenny loved to singand dance and in May 2015, just before the Festival,discharged herself from hospital so that she could playher traditional role as Grand Parade Marshal at theannual Brolly Parade, through the streets of Rothesay.The cover photograph of this programme shows Jennyleading the Isle of Bute Jazz Festival Parade in 2012.
The Rev. Drew Barrie described Jenny as an“indomitable spirit who brought great joy wherevershe went,” adding she encapsulated the spirit of theJazz Festival being vibrant, colourful, uplifting and fun.
Music played a huge part in Jenny's life. She adoredthe New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival which shefirst visited more than 40 years ago. She became aregular and performed with many top of the bill starsand her extrovert personality won her many friends onthe other side of the pond. Americans were intriguedby the black woman with the Scottish accent and shehad the honour of being the first woman to become a Grand Marshal in the New Orleans jazzparade.
Jenny was also retained for many a season by a hotel in Majorca catering exclusively for Germansand she learnt German in order that she could sing their favourite jazz numbers in their nativetongue. As well as giving unstinting support to jazz on Bute, she was always keen to back any newFestivals and to share her considerable organising experience. Less well known was her majorcommitment to charities, both local and international.
Following interment, a reception at Rothesay's Victoria Hotel was a lively affair just as Jenny wouldhave wanted it, with Tim Saul (keyboards and vocals), Ray Bruce (banjo), Paul McKay (bass), DavidGray (drums), Robin Dow (trombone) and John Blick (cornet) playing a selection of Jenny’s belovedjazz numbers in her singing repertoire.
It was an especially fitting tribute, since most musicians performing were members of the late PhilMason’s Jazz Friends band, who supported Jenny for many years in her regular appearances at theannual Isle of Bute Jazz Festival.
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JENNY & THE JAZZ CATS
Friday • 292 Club • 1500 - 1630
Saturday • Gambas Bar • 1430 - 1700
Sunday • Craigmore Bowling Club1400 - 1630
Anthony Purdy..................................10Brownfield/Owen 6..........................13Bute Community Swing Band...........14Bute Museum................................... 7Chicago Teddy Bears.........................16Chris Clark.........................................18Concert Schedule..............................22Festival Information.........................32George MacDonald...........................30Havana Swing...................................29Island information............................ 6Jazz Main..........................................20Jenny Brown Tribute.........................42Jenny & the Jazz Cats........................43Mike Whellans..................................10Mount Stuart House.........................38Odyssey Woodwind & Brass.............36Old Green River Band.......................33Olivia Ennemoser..............................18Penman’s Jazzmen............................30Robert Henderson............................36Rothesay Pavilion update.................37Savannah Jazz Band..........................12Swingology.......................................17Ticket Office information.................. 5Tim Saul Sextet.................................35Venue Information...........................21Venue Map.......................................24White’s Fivers................................... 9
Singer-songwriterJennifer Andrew,born and brought upin Glasgow, hasstrong links to the Isleof Bute. With familyhistory going backmany generations onthe island, Jenniferspent many holidaysstaying in PortBannatyne. She stillvisits as often aspossible and istherefore especially
excited to perform with her band in Rothesay.
Jennifer's soaring vocals are full of depth andfeeling: expressive, clear, and emotive,comparisons have been made to BarbaraDickson, Eddi Reader, and the contemporary folksinger Emily Smith.
Performing as Jenny and the Jazz Cats, she isjoined by George Rodger on guitar and HughGray on bass. Both are superb musicians with agreat wealth of musical experience. George isvery well known for his involvement in theGlasgow music scene, and is a familiar face at theannual Isle of Bute Jazz Festival. As well as beingan accomplished musician, Hugh handcrafts arange of guitars and other stringed instruments.
Appearances include the finals of the Danny KyleOpen Stage at Celtic Connections, the KylesFestival in Tighnabruaich as well as well receivedshows at the Edinburgh Fringe. Playing a mixtureof ballads and more upbeat songs, you will beassured of a memorable experience and afantastic afternoon with Jenny and the Jazz Cats.
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