Tune Up - Music Touring Across Scotland

Tours: Ryan Quigley Big Band with Justin Currie

Fri 12th Mar 2010 - Fri 26th Mar 2010

Jazz trumpeter Ryan Quigley is joined by the cream of Scottish jazz talent and Del Amitri frontman Justin Currie as he takes his Big Band on the road for this very special Tune Up tour. Following a sell out concert at Glasgow International Jazz Festival's Homegrown Showcase in 2009, the Big Band is set to raise the bar with a show that will include several Del Amitri songs, as well as new material from Quigley's acclaimed debut album Laphroaig-ian Slip. The arrangements, written by Quigley, are tailored to suit Currie's delivery, pushing the singer in a jazzier direction without losing his own distinctive style. Highlights of last year's show included the Big Band's versions of standards such as 'All The Things You Are' and 'You Go To My Head', and, with Currie, a beautiful rendition of the Beach Boys' masterpiece 'God Only Knows'. As befitting a band featuring such talent as distinguished saxophonist Nigel Hitchcock, not to mention Quigley himself, expect some dazzling soloing. Quigley and Currie no doubt still have some surprises up their sleeves for this tour. Be sure to book your tickets early to avoid disappointment.