I Single Point Of Light, Terra Diablo and Lapsus Linguae King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3.50 (advance), £4 (door). Local band triple bill.
I Playpen, Makeshift and Seth Fury Murrys, Maxwell Street, 221 6511. 9pm. £3, including ent to post-gig club.
I The Vagabon s The Scotia, Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free. Residency for this covers band.
I Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free. I Live Music Nice ‘n’ Sleazy, Sauchiehall Street, 333 9637. 8.30pm.
Edinburgh
I Bench The Attic, Dyer’s Close, 71 Cowgate, 225 8382.. 7.30pm. £4. Edinburgh’s own scratch funk upstarts Bench mix chunky basslines with quirky samples and the talents of DJ Mikey Magic. Petrol 3 play their Bond-esque drum & bass and Belfast-based Olympic Lifts mix hip hop beats with pop tunes. Part of Planet Pop.
I Bombskare, Flu Jag. Kempes and Timebomb Soldiers The Venue, 17—21 Calton Road, 557 3073. 8pm. £4. Massive ska collective Bombskare headline.
I Kate Cassidy Canons’ Gait, 232 Canongate, 556 4481. 9pm. See Thu 10.
jazz
listings
THURSDAY 10
Edinburgh
I Jazz Joint Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 538 7385. 10pm—5am. £4 (£3). DJ Demus supplies the jazzy tunes on decks with a band to be confirmed.
Edinburgh
I Rarefaction Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 538 7385. 10pm—5am. £5. Band on stage midnight. A drum & bass meets hip hop and jazz collaboration with hot young keyboardist Paul Harrison, drum machine wizard Stuart Brown, sax player Martin Kershaw and vocalist A.J., of Blacka’nized fame.
I Agitprop Bar Fez, 16a Queen Street, 226 2530. 10.30pm. Free. A three-piece outfit with a world bias, playing Cuban and African-influenced music.
SATURDAY 12
Edinburgh
I Urban Frequency Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 538 7385. 10pm—5am. £5. This Glasgow-based jazz hand turn up the funk and soul.
Edinburgh
I Neil Dickson Bar Fez, 16a Queen Street, 226 2530. 8pm. Free. A folk, rock and jazz selection on guitar and vocals from Dickson.
I D] Night Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 538 7385. 10pm—5am. £2. A broad-ranging mix from across the jazz- dance spectrum from resident DJ Demus of new Edinburgh label Paralax Records.
MONDAY 14
Edinburgh
I The Monday Social Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street. 538 7385. 10pm—5am. £2. laid-back tunes with the king of musical eclecticism, Joseph Malik (Lizzard Lounge).
TUESDAY 15
Edinburgh
I Goddard Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 538 7385. 10pm—5am. £4 (£3). Band on stage 10pm. These up-and- coming funksters play a selection of original and classic tunes.
I HeadZHead Cellar No. 1, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. Free. Original compositions from this five-piece, which features former Head bassist Graham Robb and drummer Bill Kyle, alongside a selection of top Scottish jazz musicians.
WEDNESDAY 16 Edinburgh I Fat Sam's Swing Club Ego, 14 Picardy Place, 478 7434. 8pm. £5 (£3). Fat Sam’s Band are the live attraction tonight and they’ll be taking in all the kings of swing, from Cab Calloway to Glenn Miller. Livening up the joint are dancefloor expert Dr. Jive and vinyl expert Frankie Sumatra (Vegas). I Singers' Night Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 538 7385. 10pm—5am. £4 (£3). Band on stage at 9.30pm. Nicola King, vocalist with Basic Collective, daughter of Freddy and sister of Tony, is tonight’s diva.
THURSDAYt? Edinburgh
I Dave Milligan Trio Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 538 7385. 10pm—5am. £4 (£3). Band on stage at 10pm. Pianist Milligan and his trio supply a melodic jazz selection. DJ Demus minds the decks.
Kirkcaldy
I Adrian Byron Burns and AI Hughes Path Tavern, Mid Street, 01592 263671. 8.30pm. £4. BBC Acoustic Blues Artist of the Year Burns and Lights Out By Nine singer Hughes present and evening of high class blues.
folk&world
listings
THURSDAY 10
Glasgow
I Ian Davison New Dawn Folk Club, Riverside Club, Fox Street, 569 7287. 7.30pm. £4 (£2.50). Glasgow songwriter accompanied by percussionist lain Murray.
Stirling
I Alasdair Fraser's Skyedance Albert Halls, Dumbarton Road, 01786 473544. 7.30pm. £12 (£8—£10). California-based Scots fiddler with his American Celtic band, touring music from the new Labyrinth album.
Glasgow
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club, Fox Street, 248 3144. 8pm. £6. Music from the lain Cathcart Band.
SATURDAY 12
Glasgow
I World Pipe Band Championships Glasgow Green, Greendyke Street, 553 1092. 9am—4.45pm. £4.50 (£2.50). Over 100 of the world's top pipe bands and
5 drum corps, plus children's
entertainment. beer tent, craft fair.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club, Fox
: Street, 248 3144. 8pm. £6. See Fri 11.
Glasgow
I Laura Cantrell King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut, St Vincent Street, 221 5279. New York-based singer and country music DJ performing songs from her latest album Not The 'l‘remblin 'Kind. Glasgow country boys The Radio Sweethearts provide the support. I’art ()fl’lanet Pop.
I The Picts Riverside Club, Fox Street, 248 3144. 8pm. £6. Folk rockery to move [0.
W Glasgow
I Black Umfolosi The Arches, Midland Street, 221 4001. 8pm. £8 (£7). An energetic and colourfully costumed display of a cappella song and southern African dance (including their famed gumboot dance in miner’s gear) from Zimbabwean stars. Part of the Beat Route series.
I Orain New Dawn Folk Club, Riverside Club, Fox Street, 569 7287. 7.30pm. £4 (£2.50). Powerful female singer, stylish guitar work and vocal harmony.
classical &
opera
Iisti n o s THURSDAY 10 Glasgow
I Strathclyde Police International Tattoo SECC, Finnieston Quay, 287 7777. Show cancelled.
I Quantavoce Pollok House, Pollok Country Park, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 616 6410. 7pm. £8 (£7). An evening of excerpts from La Traviata, The Magic Flute, West Side Story and Madame Butterfly, courtesy of four singers and a pianist from the Scottish Opera camp.
Imm— Glasgow
I Strathclyde Police International Tattoo SECC, Finnieston Quay, 287 7777. Show cancelled.
SATURDAY 12 Glasgow
I Strathclyde Police International Tattoo SECC, Finnieston Quay, 287 7777. Show cancelled.
I Music in the Courtyard Tollcross Park, Wellshot Road, 763 1863. 3pm. Free. The East End Concert Band provide the soundtrack for an afternoon in the park, with a tuneful mix of classics from across the years.
Edinburgh
I Michael Bonaventure (‘hrist (‘hurch. Morningside Road, 667 3633. £6 (£4). The organist is joined by soprano Katharine Douglas and pianist James Douglas for works by Bach, Debussy and others.
Glasgow
I Sunday Brunch Momac, 321 Hope Street, 353 1660. 12.30—2.30pm. A firm favourite with locals from the Theatre Royal and RSAMD, this regular Sunday bash features a changing programme of light classical music performed by both professionals and students.
listings MUSID
I Sunday Musical Recitals House For An Art Lover, Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road, 353 4773. l—3pm. £3.50 (£2.50). The recital season continues, with Gypsy Ensemble performing some classical faves in the striking surroundings of Mackintosh’s Music Room.
I The Voice Of The Violin Cafe Cossachok, Russian Cultural Centre, 10 King Street, 553 0733. 8.30pm. Russian violinist Lev Atlas, one third of the Rachmaninov Trio, performs some of his favourite pieces along with a new fiddle selection.
lladdington
I Heaven On Earth: Beatific Works By Franz Liszt St Mary ’s Parish Church, The Sidegate, 01620 823738. 3pm. Admission by donation. Miriam Gomez Moran performs works from the Romantic era, including Liszt ’s Sonata in B Minor and the two St Francis Legends.
Lochearnhead
I Murray Mclachlan Balquhidder Church, Balquhidder, 01877 384202. 7pm. £6 (£5). One of Britain's leading concert pianists performs works by Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninov and Debussy.
MONDAY 14 Glasgow
I The National Youth Orchestra of Wales City Hall, Candleriggs, 287 5511. 7.30pm. £7 (free-£3.50). The Festival of Youth Orchestras gets underway, as Christopher Adey conducts the orchestra and choir in Dukas’ The Sorcerer 's Apprentice, Holst’s The Planets, and a new work from Welsh composer Karl Jenkins.
TUESDAY 15
Glasgow
I Cambridgeshire County Youth Orchestra RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £7 (free—£3.50). Christopher Gayford conducts the orchestra in works by Brahms, Rachmaninov and Matthew Bug.
WEDNESDAY 16 Glasgow
I Southampton University Sinfonietta RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £7 (free—£3.50). Paul Ingram conducts the orchestra in Beethoven's Overture, C oriolan, Hummel‘s Trumpet (.‘oneerto, with soloist Mark Cox, and works by Faure and Mozart.
THURSDAY 17
Glasgow
I Manchester University Wind Orchestra RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. Show cancelled.
For more Edinburgh Music Listings check Festival supplement
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