Jazz in Biggar
at the
Biggar Little Festival
Change of plan... sadly, the Swingcats can't make it now, but we have an even better show for you, in Paul Harrison's Sermon Organ Trio.
Thursday 14th October 2010
at 9PM in The Municipal Hall
"Paul Harrison stokes up a Hammond heat in full flow, Malcolm Macfarlane always full of smart improvisations
and Tom Gordon, a perpetually stylish font of energy, precision and oomph." (The Herald)
&
Rob Hall and Chick Lyall
Friday 15th October 2010
at 8PM in St Mary's Hall
For more information click HERE
For more information see the JAZZ EVENTS page of this website, click on the 'JAZZ EVENTS' button on the left.
Do you like Jazz?
Do you know people who say that they don’t like jazz, without realizing the broad spectrum of jazz music that is available? From “trad” to “swing” to many contemporary forms, to the downright “experimental”, I would suggest that there is genuinely something for everyone.
Most of us like music of one type or another, and today there is more music available than ever before – radio, CD, TV, ipod, and the internet give us fast access, and digital sound quality is high.
Despite this, there is nothing that can replace the excitement and spontaneity of live performance. That’s what “Jazz in Biggar” is about. It is also about discovery – giving anyone, of any age, the opportunity to hear live jazz, and decide whether they like it (all our concerts are free to under-eighteens).
What is Jazz anyway?
Putting it simply, jazz is just improvised music, or “spontaneous composition” built around a basic tune, or chord sequence. All the famous classical composers used improvisation -“variations on a theme…” - the only difference being that these variations were studiously written down and copied by their students. Modern jazz musicians do it “in real time”.
Jazz in Biggar
Jazz in Biggar is starting to gain an identity. It began at the 2006 Biggar Little Festival, and, since then, many jazz musicians have played in Biggar – artists like Colin Steele, David Milligan, Phil Bancroft, Stu Ritchie, Alan Pendreigh, George Burt, Allon Beauvoisin, Stuart Brown, Mario Caribe, Paul Harrison, Martina Almgren, Laura Macdonald, Aidan O’Donnell, Graeme Scott, Rob Hall, Chick Lyall, Brian Molley, David Patrick, Konrad Wisniewski.
Committee
Mike Chad (Chair)
Gil Dunn (Secretary)
Tracy Short (Treasurer)
George Burns
Bill Stott
Do you listen to Jazz?
I’ll add you to the emailing list and when we are ready to formalise membership, you will be among the first to receive an invitation to join. In the meantime, we'll do our best to let you know what events are coming along.
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