Sat Jul 28, 8.30pm, Queen's Hall, Clerk Street, Edinburgh, £13-£15, 0131 668 2019 It's being hailed as a jazz remake of Shoot Out at the OK Corral, with saxophones instead of guns, and Scotland versus England without the lamentable goalkeeping from the home side.
Courtney Pine and Tommy Smith emerged amid great excitement on the jazz scene almost simultaneously in the 1980s.
Just as Smith was welcomed up here as the wunderkind from Wester Hailes, London responded to Pine with noisy approval, not least when he roared into action as the new kid on the block with the legendary George Russell's orchestra. Both musicians have retained their positions at the forefront of their generation, as well as nurturing platoons of talent within their respective bands. Yet although they've shared concert bills, they've never played together.
Until now.
As they celebrate the music of a hero they share, John Coltrane, with a specially assembled band including pianist Bheki Mseleku, sparks and hard bop bullets are sure to fly.
Also flying on this opening Edinburgh Jazz Festival weekend are the new French saxophone star Pierrick Pedron (Bosco Theatre) and trumpeter Colin Steele's brilliant multi-cultural extravaganza Stramash (the Hub) on Friday. The witty Swedish pianist Fabian Kallerdahl returns to the Lot on Saturday and the acclaimed New York saxophonist Adam Kolker makes his Edinburgh debut on Sunday. Visit www.edinburgh jazzfestival.co.uk.
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