Motherwell
I The Good, the Bad 8: the Queen Motherw'ell ('oncert llall. (‘iy ic ('entre. Windmillhill Street. 01698 302999. £20. ()y'er- l4s show. l‘ii'st Scottish gig from Damon Albarn's supergroup. also featuring The (‘Iash's Paul Simoiion. ex- \'er\e guitarist Simon Tong and .-\frobeat pioneer Tony Allen.
Wednesday 31
Glasgow
I The Black Velvets Barfly. 2o0 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. Spm. £5. Retro cayeman rocking in the win of Jet from this l.i\erpudlian outfit.
I Michael Simons Tchai ()yna. lou Deanston l)ri\e. 049 72.53. 8pm. £2. See Wed 24.
I The Vivians, The Only Jones and Hi 5 Alive Box. Sauchiehall Street. 014! 332 5431. Spin. The Viy ians are a liye— piece glam punk troupe from lidinburgh. I Switches and The Kick King Tut‘s Walt \Vah lltit. 272a St Vincent Street. 22l 5279. S..30piii. £(i. .\'ew indie contenders. with oodles Ul. c‘ltztl'itL‘lL‘t‘.
I The ID Parade, Captain Howdie and Crawford Smith Linen l90o. l I I0 l’ollokshaws Road. (i49 ()007. 9pm. Free. Acoustic night.
I Lecorum Bar Bloc. I l7 Bath Street. 574 (i000. 9pm. l‘i'ee. See Mon 29.
I PixelHB, Crisis Project and Bozilla l3tli .\'ote (Rife. 50 ()0 King Street. 553 ims’. 9pm. £4. (iameboy- wielding melodic wonder l’iselllS is the chief guest at this lind of the Month (‘lub.
Edinburgh
I Fabian, My Tiny Robots and Obsidian ('abaret \‘oltaii'e. 30 38 Blair Street. 220 (il 70. 7pm. £2. Mixed bag of rock. indie and altei'itatiye pop.
I Paddy Rasta and Fables Last Stand \Vhistlebinkies. 4 (i South Bridge. 557 5| l4. 9pm. l-"ree. Reggae and indie.
Esbjorn Svenssion Trio
Glasgow
I The Automatic, The View, The Horrors and Mumm-Ra (‘arling Academy (ilasgow. l2l liglinton Street. 0870 77] 2000. 7pm. £l5.50. The annual \Mli tour splits in two this year. This ‘indie rock' strand has the liyperactiy e pop rock of \Vales' finest The Automatic. Scots indie rockers The View and goth punks The Horrors.
I The Bluetones .-\B(‘2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 22o 0000. 7pm.
£ l 2.50. See Tue 30.
I Goattest 2 Barfly. 200 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 7pm. £tbc. l.iy'e band bonan/a. featuring l.ost‘n'.\iotion. Suicide l'nderground. Jamie McKay. Brian McLaughlin. (lay in (iordoii. The l.atecomers. Liam l-‘erns. Kindle. Acoustic Butterfly. ('hris (iorman. liye Bulloch. ('lear ('tit and Scul'fers.
I Frank Turner, Dive Dive and Beans on Toast .\'ice'n‘Slea/y. 42l Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8.30pm. £6.50. Solo gig from the Million I)ead man. heading in a folkier direction.
I Red Snowman, The Cardinals and Arcadian l3ili .\'oie (ale. 50 ()0 King Street. 553 |(i3S. 9pm. £4. l'nsigncd band hill. including aspiring stadium rockers The (‘ardinals
Edinburgh
I Neville Staples’ Specials The Liquid Room. 9e Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. £l0. Former Specials and l-‘un Boy Three \ocalist runs throuin the best in 2-Tonc.
I Interstate 6 \\'liisilebiiikies. 4 (y South Bridge. 557 5] l4. 9pm. l‘ree. The country -rock/Americana fiye piece introduce their new \‘ocalisl Kirsty.
I Rieser and Barry Price lleriot-\\‘att l'niyersity l'nion. Riccai'ton. 45l 5333. 9pm. l’ree. Double bill of indie istudeiits and their guests only l.
"Some of their music grooves like acoustic
drum 'n' bass. some of it floats like the most beautiful and substantial chill out, with flavours of Bach, Jarrett and all sorts in there. Yet more of it rum- bles like a Radiohead freak out, with thundering bass pedals and droning, buzzy piano chords" MOJO.
Esbjorn Svensson (p), Dan Berglund (b), Magnus Ostrom (d)
GLASGOW + Viktoria Tolstoy Sat 10 Feb, Fruitmarket 0141 353 8000 / www.jazzglasgow.com EDINBURGH Sun 18 March, Usher Hall 0131 228 1155 l www.usherhall.co.uk PERTH
Mon 19 Mar, Perth Concert Hall 08456126324 I www.horsecross.co.uk
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Jazz
Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to henry@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Henry Northmore and Kenny Mathieson.
Thursday 18
Glasgow
I Real Live Jazz Session Rio (‘afe. 27 llyndland Street. 33 9909. S l lpm. l-‘ree. l.iy e weekly session featuring a changing line-up of straight ahead. no messin' bands.
Edinburgh
I Guest Band Night The Jan Bar. l (‘hambers Street. 220 4290. 9pm. Free. (itlcsls still the btit expect contemporary
ia/I and some backbeat funk.
Edinburgh
I Guest Band Night The Jan Bar. 1 (hambers Street. 220 4290. 9.30pm. Free. See Thti IS.
I Skunk Funk The Jan Bar. l (hambers Street. 2204290.
midnight 3am. £5. Night of top funk from 1)] \Vilk/booth and liye guests. including the seyen piece. yocal-led Soul Injection
i l9 Jam and the heayy dance grooyes of The Ruffness i2(i Jan l.
Saturday 20
Glasgow
I The George Penman Jazzmen Downtown. (i/S Waterloo Street. 221 0500. 2.30pm. liree. Vintage New Orleans inn with a 50s llayoln‘ from this stalwart of the Scottish jaI/ scene.
I David Patrick Quartet Brel. 39 43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 3 opin. l-‘ree. l’iaiiist Patrick and hand put their stamp on the jam tradition.
Edinburgh
I The Mellotones S0 Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 80 Queen Street. 226 5097. 2.30 5.30pm. l-‘ree. Jimmy Taylor and hand play songs by Mel Torme and other great ja/I yocalists.
I Trio Jazz The Jan Bar. 1 (hambers Street. 2204290. 3.30pm. l-‘ree. Relaxed afternoon slot with the house trio on piano ior guitar). bass and drums.
I Terry Lightfoot Brunton Theatre. Lady w ell Way. Miisselburgh. (305 2240. 7.30pm. £l4 i£l l.50i. As one of the few l'K ja/l men to play alongside l.0llls .-\rmstrong it's only appropriate that Lightfoot presents this ‘Salutc to Satchelmiuith'.
I Rosey Blue Trio 80 Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 80 Queen Street. 226 5097. 9pm. Free. l'pbeat three-piece ja/l outlit.
I The Jazz Bar Quintet The Jan Bar. 1 ('hambers Street. 220 4290. 9.30pm. l‘ree. Varying line-ups of top musicians. assembled each week by mainstay of the lidinburgh jal/ scene. drummer Bill Kyle. I Fish Fry The Jan Bar. 1 (‘liambers Street. 2204290. Midnight 3am. £5. Scottisli iii/I. funk. sotil and Latin hands join l)ls lil'ik I)'\'iking and :\slt‘obo_\.
Peebles
I Rolling Hills Chorus liastgate Theatre & Arts Centre. liastgate. ()l72l 725 777. 7.30pm. £8 (£7: children £4). Special performance from this 30-strong barbershop chorus.
Edinburgh
I Trio Jazz The Jan Bar. l (‘hambers Street. 2204290. 3.30pm. liree. See Sat 20.
I Rosey Blue Duo (‘at'e (iraiide. l84 Bruntslield Place. 228 [188. 7pm. Free. l'pheat ja/l outfit.
I Electric Fire The Jan Bar. l ('hambers Street. 2204290. 9.30pm. Free. liunky backbeat jazz from this cool quartet led by saxophonist Zack Moir and guitarist Ben McDonald.
Edinburgh
I The Great Jazz Jam Session The Jan Bar. 1 (‘hambers Street. 2204290. 9pm. liree. lixpect a rich mix of styles as faces old and new drop in to perform with the House Trio each week.
Tuesday 23
Edinburgh
I The SHJQ Quartet The Jan Bar. l (hambers Street. 2204290. l0.30pm. l-‘ree. l'pbeat group featuring Bill Kyle ldrumsl. Doug Tiplady isaxesl. l’aul Kirby ipianol and Keyiii (ilasgow ibassi.
Wednesday 24
Glasgow
I Michael Simons TClltli ()y na. lot) I)eanston l)i'i\'e. (>49 7258. Spm. £2. (ilasgow-based guitarist playing folk. blues and beyond.
Edinburgh
I Jesse Davis Quartet Ja/I ('entre. The Lot. 4/(i (irassmarket. 4(i7 5200. 8.30pm. £10. Inspired by ('anonball and Bird. the New York saxophonist leads his quintet with passionate ady‘enture and yibrancy.
I Guest Band Night The Jan Bar. l (hambers Street. 220 4290. 9pm. l‘ree. See Thu IS.
I Jazz Jam and Open Mic Session S0 Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 80 Queen Street. 226 5097. 9pm. l‘ree. This tt'tisty Slls open mic session is still going strong. and all are welcome to join in the fun.
Glasgow
I Evan Christopher Quartet (‘ity llalls: Recital Rooms. ('andleriggs. 353 8000. 8pm. £10. The clarinettist takes a fresh but faithful perspectiye on the New Orleans tradition.
Edinburgh
I The Tom Bancroft Six Pack Jan ('entre. The Lot. 4/(i (irassmarket. 4(i7 5200. 8.30pm. £7. lixpect oy ertones of lillington. Mingus and ('arla Bley as Bancroft leads his sax and trombone- fronted hand down the post-bop trail. With Laura MacDonald ls). l’atil 'l‘owndrow tsl. Rick Taylor ltrbl. Paul Harrison (pi and Mario ('at‘ibe ibl.
I Guest Band Night The Jan Bar. l (‘hambers Street. 2204290. 9pm. l‘ree. See 'lhu IS.
Edinburgh
I Evan Christopher Quartet Ja/l (‘entre. The Lot. 4/0 (il'assmitl'lsei. 407 5200. 8pm. £l0. See Thu 25.
I Chris Wallace’s Farewell Gig: Truth Serum The Jan Bar. l (‘hambers Street. 2204290. 9.30pm. l'TL‘C. ‘Xlllsic‘ iron] the fringes ol the psy che’. with Martin Kershaw lsaxl. Paul Harrison (keysl. (iraeiiie Stephen (guitar) and. of course. (‘liris Wallace (drums).
I La Rumba Caliente Ja/I ('eiiti'e. The Lot. 4/(i (irassmarket. 22l SSW».
l lpm. £S. l.i\'e performance fusing the sounds of South and (’entral .'\lllL‘l‘lL';l with unique. funky and highly danceable sounds.
I Skunk Funk The Jan Bar. l (‘hambers Street. 2204290.
midnight 3am. £5. See l‘ri l9.
Glasgow I The George Penman Jazzmen