Glasgow Jazz Festival 2008
Discover a different beat in GlasgowCity Inn is proud to sponsor the Royal Bank Glasgow Jazz Festival, which expresses the vibrancy of today's jazz scene, with over 160 separate performances at countless venues throughout the city. Enjoy some fabulous free events on the Royal Bank Big Stage and some of the world's finest musicians in the Spiegeltent, both in George Square.
Kick back and enjoy the smooth tones of the season with City Inn's Glasgow Jazz Festival Packages, all including:
- One night stay in stylish accommodation with 24 hour room service, iMac entertainment system with complimentary music and movie library
- Full Scottish Breakfast
- Two tickets to the Glasgow Jazz festival event of your choice:
Riverboat Shuffle - £79 per package
Friday 18 July 7.30pm
PS Waverley, leaves from outside the Science Centre, (50 Pacific Quay?Glasgow G51 1EA) 7.30pm prompt
Let Kit Carey Jazz Band, George Penman's Jazzmen and Dave Wilson & The Uptown Shufflers entertain you as you sail down the River Clyde.
Polar Bear - £89 per package
Sunday 22 June 8.00pm
Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5HB
Led by drummer Seb Rochford (who is also part of the band Acoustic Ladyland), Mercury Music Prize nominees Polar Bear merge elements of cool jazz, funk, dance music, free jazz, electronica and drum and bass.
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra
plays 3 decades of Steely Dan - £95 per package
Tuesday 24 June 7.30pm
Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs,?Glasgow, G1 1NQ
The endlessly versatile SNJO tonight becomes the Hoops McCann Band, Steely Dan's offshoot orchestra, playing this iconic group's sophisticated, grooving masterpieces from the classic Do It Again to later favourite Two Against Nature.
Dennis Rollins' Badbone - £95 per package
Thursday 26 June 10.30pm
Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs,?Glasgow, G1 1NQ
High energy, groove based, funky dance music with jazz attitude and stylings.
Tomasz Stanko's Nordic Quintet
+support Mira Opalinska - £109 per package
Saturday 28 June 7.30pm
Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5HB
Renowned Polish jazz musician, Tomasz Stanko was the leader of the quartet Jazz Darings and with Krzysztof Komeda's bands before working with his own groups recording for the prestigious ECM label.
Terms and conditions: Rate is per person, based on two people sharing and inclusive of VAT. Phone bookings only will be accepted. Package is non-refundable except on the occasion that the performance is cancelled. The package elements and rate are non-negotiable.
To book this fabulous package, please contact our reservations team on:
Tel: +44 (0) 845 838 1277
Fax: +44 (0) 141 248 2754
E-mail: glasgow.reservations@cityinn.com
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