Welcome to the website for Stewart Forbes. It is currently under re-construction so please excuse any mess and broken links over the next few days. If you should wish to get in touch, please do not hesitate to make contact using the e-mail address shown at the top of the page.
NEWS & PROJECTS
Edinburgh Jazz Festival 2011
Stewart was honoured and delighted to receive critical acclaim for his alto saxophone work in Ken Peplowski’s Ensemble for the music of West Side Story during the Edinburgh Jazz festival 25th July – 26th July 2011.
Following on from earlier success this year at the Jazz Bar, the Brian Keddie Sextet was reformed and successfully rercreated it’s classic hard bop sound that became so much a part of the Scottish jazz scene in the 1980’s. Originally featuring Jimmy Deuchar, Stewart Forbes and Gordon Cruickshanks in the frontline, the new group features Colin Steele and Stewart.
Autumn 2011 Jazz News
17th September – Jazz bar with Colin Steele and the ‘World Premier Quintet’.
1st October – Stewart Forbes and friends at the Lockerbie Jazz Festival
1st October – SYJO and Stewart Forbes at the Lockerbie Jazz Festival – Lockerbie Academy.
23rd October – Stewart Forbes and the Peter Johnston Organ Trio @ ‘Hamish’s Hoose’ – part of the Paisley Festival 2011.
30th October – Stewart Forbes and the Marco Cafolla Electric Trio appear at the fantastic new jazz venue ‘The Weir’ – 31 Main Street, Bridge of Weir, PA11 3NA (www.bridgetheweir.co.uk). This great little venue recently played host to Lianne Carol and sold out. Well worth the visit if you can make it along !
Sunday evening the 13th November – Stewart will be hosting the show at the ever popular Whighams jazz bar in Edinburgh, along with the ‘house’ rhythm section, and jam session to follow !
Show Time
As ever, Stewart remains one of the most in demand saxophone doublers (clarinet / flute and all the saxophones) . . .
25th September 2011 – The Gordon Cree Concert Orchestra – Darvel Parish Church
3rd October – 8th October 2011 ‘Me and My Girl’ – Kings theatre, Glasgow.
23rd October finds Stewart in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with the Scottish Festival Orchestra with guest Angela Rippon. Stewart will be featured on clarinet in Artie Shaw’s ‘Begin the Beguine’ and Benny Goodman’s ‘Lady be Good’ and as well as soloing on Alto saxophone and playing flute / picc also !
29th October – The Dean Park Show – The Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow.
Soul Groove !
13th August – the famous Scottish soul band from Kirkcaldy – ‘Gaels Blue’ – Philp Hall, Kirkcaldy. Remembering their successes in the 60’s !
22nd October – the ever popular Motown show – ‘How Sweet It Is’ – Theatre Royal Glasgow.
High Five
Stewart’s new CD ‘High Five’ is now available to buy direct form this site. Please see the recordings page for more info.
Stewart Forbes “Alto Ego” project
Stewart will be performing at the Green Room, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Wednesday 23rd June, 8pm. This is part of an ongoing project “Alto Ego”, which pitches the alto saxophone against varying ensembles of differing styles. Making up the numbers on this concert: David Newton , Brian Shiels and Alyn Cosker.
Tickets are available from the Glasgow Concert Halls website (browse to the Jazz Glasgow section), or from the GRCH box office on the day.
High Five
Stewart is proud to announce the release of his new CD, “High Five”. It features five of Scotland’s premier pianists – David Newton, Alan Benzie, Mira Opalinska, David Patrick and Richard Michael, each of whom take turns to duet with the saxophone.
Check out the Recordings page for more info and some sound-clips.
