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admission to the Konrad Wis/nievvski Quartet in the Recital Room at 0.l5pml. I Infinite Quartet Brel. 30 4.3 Ashton Lane. 342 4066. 3pm. Free. lidinbtirgh based ja/l quartet it‘ltltlt'ltlg Rick Baml’ord and John Burgess.

I The Michael Deans Quartet Bar Bloc. l 17 Bath Street. 574 6066. .5 8pm. Free. Modern ja/l quartet led h} tenor saxman beans.

I Big Bob’s Jazz Band Bar l85. Bttchanan llotel. LS5 Buchanan Street. 332 7284. 5.30 0pm. Free. vainging Saturda} _ia// session.

Edinburgh

I The Mellotones 80 Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. S0 Queen Street. 226 5007. 2 5pm. Free Jimm} 'l';i_\lor and band pla_v songs h_\ .\lel Torme and other great jail \Uc‘altsls.

I House Trio The Jan Bar. 1 (‘hambers Street. 2204200. 3pm. Free. Relaxed al'ternoon slot \vith the House Trio on piano. bass and drums.

I Todd Gordon 8. Ian Shaw The Lot. 4/6 (irassmarket. 8.30pm. L' l 2. Two ol' Britain's leading male jal/ vocalists in concert together for the lirst time. vvith solo performances and in duet.

I The Sandra Stone Set 80 Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. S0 Queen Street. 226 5007. 0pm»~ midnight. Free. A mainsta} ol‘ the lidinburgh jal/ scene. .sultr} songstress Stone and band perl‘orm a selection ol‘ popular standards.

I The Jazz Bar Quintet The Jan Bar. l Chambers Street. 2204200. 0pm. Free. Varying line-ups for this the-piece band ol‘ top musicians. assembled each week b_v mainsta) ol' the Edinburgh _ia// scene. drummer Bill K) le.

I Fish Fry The Jan Bar. l Chambers Street. 2204200. I lpm—- 3am. Free before l l.30pm; £5 alter. Scottish jau.

Two highly-regarded exponents of the art of jazz singing, Edinburgh’s Todd Gordon and London’s tan Shaw, get together in concert for the first time. Both will perform solo sets (doubtless featuring material from their respective new albums), then team up for a duo outing. if": The Jazz Cent/‘0 (ll the Lot. Edinburgh, Sat 73 Maia

l'unk. soul and Latin hands join l)ls lirik l)'\'iking and .-\strohov l.atin soul lrom vocalist Rall l l3 .\la_\ l l'ollovv ed h} ska. reggae and Latin beats from the Bah} lilephantst 20 .\la_\ l.

Glasgow

I Jazz & Ragtime Three Judges. l)uinharton Road. 337 3055. 2pm. Free. Regular Sunda} ragtime and tan session in the ‘real (ilasgtm. real ale' ptih.

I Chris Clark Trio and Friends Bar Buddha. .S' (‘resvs ell Lane. 337 620l. 4 7pm. Free. Mellovs. mainstream jal/ l'rom Clark and hand \\ ith various guests joining til the tun each vveek.

I Rostov Children’s Quartet (‘at‘e (‘ossachok Rtissian (‘ultural ('entre. l0 King Street. 553 0733. S30pm. £5 (£3). A l‘otirsome ol~ _voung jal/ musicians taged 0. l3). vv ho are prodigies ol the \vorld’s lirst e\perimental ja/l school in (ilasgovv 's tvv iii cit} ol‘ Rostov -oti-l)on.

Edinburgh

I Martin Kershaw and Friends Forth Floor Restaurant Bar & Brasserie. Harv e_\ Nichols. 30 34 St .-\ndre\ss Square. 524 S350. l2.30 3.30pm. Kershavs provides the perlect musical accompaniment to a line Sunda} lunch \sith his soaring sax sounds.

I House Trio The Jan Bar. I (‘hambers Street. 2204200. 3pm. Free. See Sat 13.

I Kevin Glasgow and Russell Henderson (‘eiitotre. I03 (ieorge Street. 5.30pm. lilectric bass and tenor

I Live Jazz (‘at'e (irande. l.\’4 Bruntslield Place. 28 USS. 7pm. the jaw vvhile )UU dine. This vveek vv ith Subie (‘oleman and Kev in MacKen/ie.

I Jazz Night The Jam House. 5 Qtteen Street. 226 4350 Spin l‘ree llattor \lL‘tli‘Oc and his trio l'ccl tree to .putt til the lam. itist contact Medboe on arrival

Edinburgh

I The Great Jazz Jam Session The Jan Bat. l ('hambeis Street. 2204200. 0pm Free l:\pect a rich mt\ ot st_\les as laces old and nevs drop ill to perlorm \v ith the House Tt‘lo each \kt‘cis

Tuesday 1 6

Edinburgh

I Jason Faichney S} git. l5 ('harlotte Lane. 225 6060. 6pm. Free. \Veekl} residenc) tor the singer and pianist. pla_\ing ial/ iniected blues. boogie and soul.

I Live Blues The Jam House. 5 Queen Street. 226 4330. 0pm midnight Free. \Veekl} hltlcs \csslon at the Jam House lronted h} .\'or\al Barcla}. All are \selcome to ioin in.

I Bill Kyle’s Sh“ Hot Jazz Quartet The Jan Bar. l (‘hamhers Street. 220 4200. 0pm. Free. l'pbeat group leattiring Bill K}le tdt'uinsl. l)oug Tiplad) tsa\esl. l’aul Is'ii'h} tpianol and Kevin (ilasgovv thass l.

Wednesday 1 7

Glasgow

I Michael Simons Tchat Hum. 160 l)eanston l)ri\e. M0 7258. .\‘pm. £2. (ilasgovv-hased guitarist pla_\ing l'ollt. blues and he_vond.

Edinburgh

I Lorna Reid Trio Monhoddo. 34 Bread Street. 22| 5555. 6pm. Free. A selection oi live Song/tool. numbers truth the cool and class} local vocalist and hand.

I The Swing Kings and The Belrocks The Jam House. 5 Queen Street. 226 4380. 7.30pm. Free. Big hand and svv ing l'ollovv ed b} some good old lashioned rock'n'roll.

I Velvet and Mink The lot. 4/6 (irassmarket. S.30pm. £7 tUil. See Fri I2. I Jazz Jam and Open Mic Session 80 Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 80 Queen Street. 226 5007. 0pm midnight. Free. Four _\ears on. 80‘s trust} open mic session is still going strong. alheit novt midweek. .-\H are vvelcome to join in the inn.

I New Bands Night The Jan Bar. 1 ('hamhers Street. 2204200. 0pm. Free. t'p-and-coming bands shovvcase theirja/l talents each “eels. Trumpet and sax lead l.inse_\ .\lcl)onald/Rachel (’hen Quintet

t 17 .\la_\ l l‘ollovv ed b_\ the Fraser ('ampbell Quartet (24 .‘sla_v l.

Thursday 18

Edinburgh

I Jayne C Wright S_vgn. l5 ('harlotte lane. :35 (illbl). (Split. Free. See Thu l l. I Laura MacDonald Quartet The Lot. 4/6 (irassmarket. S30pm. £7 (£6l. (‘ontemporar_v tall from this Scottish saxophone star. leaditig her ovsn quartet. I Beat Root Juice The Jan Bar. l (‘hambers Street. 2204200. l0.30pm. Free. See Thu l l.

Edinburgh

I Vente d’Est The Lot. 4/6 (irassmarket. 8.30pm. £7 t£6l. (iet transported back to the original Hot (‘lub of France as \'ente d'list combine classics \vith nevs compositions true to the gsps} svving stsle.

I Guest Bands Night The Jan. Bar. l (‘hambers Street. 2204200. 0pm. Free. See Fri 12.

I Madaleine Pritchard The Lot. 4/6 (irusstililrkL‘i. l0.30pm. £7 (£6). Funk- infused. soull‘ul. Atlantic st}|e jazz. from the silk} voiced ex-(‘ommitinents singer and her hand.

I Late Nite Groove the Jan Bar. l ('hambers Street. 220 4200, midnight .ztilti L5 See l‘irl l3.

Saturday 20

Glasgow I Tom Colquhoun Brel. 30 43 Ashton l ane. 342 4066 3pm Free Renovsned tall and [anti guitarist I The Michael Deans Quartet Bar Bloc. ll“ Bath Street. 516066. 5 Spin. Free. See Sat 13 I Big Bob's Jazz Band Bat lts‘5. Buchanan llotel. l.\'5 Buchanan Street. 332 "284. 5.30 0pm. Free. See Sat l3. Tommy Emmanuel (‘it_v llalls. ('andleriggs. 353 S000. 30pm L'l4.50. .-\ustralta's revered linger picker plass through a daHling range ol' st_\ les.

Edinburgh

I The Mellotones 80 Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. S0 Queen Street. 2265007. 2 5pm. Free. See Sat l 3.

I House Trio The Jan Bar. l (‘hambers Street. 220 4200 3pm. Free. See Sat l3.

I The Maria Speight Quintet S0 Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 30 Queen Street. 226 5007. 0pm midnight Free. Blues) set lrom the .-\lahama-born vocalist acclaimed lor her Interpretations ol' the (treat .-\merican songbook \s ith support lroin a top class line-up ol

I The Jazz Bar Quintet The Jan Bar. l (‘hambcrs Street. 220 4200. 0pm. i'il't‘t‘. .SCL' Sat l3.

I Fish Fry The Jan Bar. l (‘hamhers Street. 2204200. I lpiti 3am. Free hel‘ore {I l.30pin; 5 alter. See Sat l3.

Glasgow

I Jazz & Ragtime Three Judges. l)timbarton Road. 337 3055. 2pm. Free. See Sun I4.

I Chris Clark Trio and Friends Bar Btiddha. S ('resvsell Lane. 337 620l. 4 7pm. Free. See Sun l4.

Edinburgh

I Martin Kershaw and Friends Forth Floor Restaurant Bar a Brasserie. llarve} Nichols. 30 34 St Andrevvs Square. 524 8350. l2.30 3.30pm. See Sun I4.

I House Trio The Jan Bar. l ('hambers Street. 2204200. 3pm. Free. See Sat I3.

I Live Jazz ('ale (irande. IX4 Bruntslield Place. 22% HRS. 7pm. l.ive ja/z \vhile _vou dine. This vveek vsith the Rosie Blue Duo.

I Jazz Night The Jam House. 5 Queen Street. 226 4380. 8pm. Free. See Stin 14.

Edinburgh

I The Great Jazz Jam Session The Jan Bar. 1 (‘hambers Street. 220 4200. 0pm. Free. See Mon 15.

Stirling

I Johnny Silvo Stirling Folk (‘lub. Stirling (‘ountv Rugby Football Club. Bridgehaugh Park. (‘auwvvafliead Road. 0l250 2lt<52 1. 8pm. A blend ol‘ja/l. blues. l'olk. countr} and soul.

Edinburgh

I Jason Faichney S)gn. IS (’harlotte Lane. 225 6060. 6pm. Free. See Tue l6. I The Bad Plus Queen‘s llall. ('lerk Street. 668 2010. 8pm. £3 ~~£l7. lithan lversen. Reid Anderson and Dave King l'orm this radical and inventive piano trio. See previevv. page 6|.

I Live Blues The Jam House. 5 Queen Street. 226 4380. 0pm~— midnight. Free. See Tue I6.

I Bill Kyle’s Sh“ Hot Jazz Quartet The Jazz Bar. l Chambers Street. 2204200. 0pm. Free. See Tue l6.

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