Islay Jazz Festival 2008 Programme Friday September 12 Colin Steele and Dave Milligan Duo Port Mor 18:00 - £7 (?5 conc) Especially for Islay 10, two of the Festival's favourite musicians, trumpeter Steele and pianist, Milligan play ... more >> Jimmy Greene Quintet Bruichladdich Hall 19:30 - £9 (?7 conc) The tenor saxophonist is one of the major players on the New York modern jazz ... more >> Tommy Smith and Jacob Karlzon Ionad Chalium Chille Ile (Columba Centre) 20:00 - £10 (?8 conc) The first Islay Jazz Festival featured Tommy Smith playing in duo, and the Festival challenges ... more >> Melting Pot Bruichladdich Hall 22:30 - £8 (?6 conc) Funky jazz time with a rare reprise for Colin Steele's groove based band, featuring jazz ... more >> Saturday September 13 Colin Steele Quintet Rhinns Hall, Portnahaven 12:30 - £8 "A bop unit quite unlike any other. Steele's lithe, dancing folk-like themes give a definite ... more >> Mario Caribe - Islay 10 Bunnahabhain Distillery 16:00 - £10 (?8 conc) A concert that starts with one and ends with ten. That's musicians on stage. Mario ... more >> Jacob Karlzon - Local Heroes Ionad Chalium Chille Ile (Columba Centre) 18:30 - £9 (?7 conc) The Swedish pianist has some exciting Quintet music for Jimmy Greene (tenor sax), Ryan Quigley ... more >> Sheena Swanson and Stephen Duffy Bowmore Hall 20:00 - £8 (?6 conc) HOLIDAY ON ISLAY Sheena Swanson and Stephen Duffy sing the songs made famous by the great ... more >> Rosetta Trio and Jen Chapin Ionad Chalium Chille Ile (Columba Centre) 21:30 - £9 (?7 conc) Bassist, Stephan Crump is one of New York's top cutting edge bassists and composers. He's ... more >> Sexteto Del Fuego Bruichladdich Hall 22:30 - £8 (?6 conc) An explosive celebration of latin jazz, bossa rhythms and Brazilian vibes - led by the ... more >> Sunday September 14 Phil Bancroft Quartet RSPB Centre 12:00 - £8 One of the giants of the Scottish jazz scene, Bancroft's magisterial tenor saxophone sound can ... more >> Green / Greive / Quigley Sextet Ardbeg Distillery 12:30 - £8 Trumpet, Trombone, Tenor Sax front-line with a penchant for the uptempo Blue Note grooves and ... more >> Jacob Karlzon Trio ionad Chalium Chille Ile (Columba Centre) 15:00 - £7 (?5 conc) "A musical personality of great magnitude" (Politiken,Denmark). Karlzon is a pianist of rare touch who ... more >> Kevin MacKenzie Quartet Laphroaig Distillery 17:30 - £7 (?5 conc) The guitarist's bright, melodic and catchy tunes are written for the guitar/tenor sax partnership that was ... more >> Tam White with the Sermon Organ Trio Machrie Hotel 20:30 - £10 (?8 conc) Blues and jazz combine with the great Scottish blues singer fronting a classic Hammond Organ ... more >> Phil Bancroft Quartet Rosetta Trio and Jen Chapin Colin Steele Quintet Sexteto Del Fuego