Music Society concert – jazz quartet

Feeling a bit after the party-ish? Here’s just the thing to cheer you up. On Saturday 18th January at 1.30pm, when you might have been doing a little gentle shopping in Brodick, the Bill Fleming will be playing in Brodick Hall. They are a terrific group who have made Scottish jazz popular all over the world, and their musical credentials are high by any standards.

Bill himself has held the baritone sax chair in the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra since 2005, and drummer Scott Mackay was a finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Jazz Musician of the Year. Paul Tracey, guitar, graduated from Strathclyde University with a First Class Honours in Jazz Performance. Double bassist James Lindsay has toured extensively in the US and Australia as well as all over the UK.

Their repertoire is extensive, and they offer a vast range of music from the well-loved classics of Cole Porter and Duke Ellington, through blues and Latin numbers to bebop and contemporary jazz. You’ll have time to get home in daylight, and tickets at £10 include a programme and a cup of tea or coffee, and even a Lucky Number spot prize. Tickets are on sale at Inspirations in Brodick, online from Arran Events or at the door. A wonderful mid-winter cheer-up.