Music Jazz
FREE Lucy Kerr Quartet Brel. 39—43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 3—6pm. Sax-led modem quartet.
FREE The Michael Deans Quintet Bar Bloc. 1 17 Bath Street. 574 6066. 5—8pm. Quintet led by tenor saxophonist Deans. playing a modern blend of bebop. jazz and funk.
Edinburgh
FREE The Mellotones Eighty Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 80 Queen Street. 226 5097. 2—5pm. Jimmy Taylor and band play songs by Mel Torme and other reat jazz vocalists.
FREE Trio Jazz The Jazz. Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 2pm. Relaxed afternoon slot with the house trio on piano (or guitar). bass and drums.
I Camerata Ritmata Brunton Theatre. Ladywell Way. Musselburgh. 665 2240. 7.30pm. £14 (£12). Unique new cross- gcnre quartet featuring award-winning classical guitar virtuoso Simon Thacker and vocals from special guest Daisy Chute (All Angels).
I Here’s Esther The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 7.30pm. £12.50 (£10). See Thu 21.
I Beat Meets the Bard The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 9pm. £6.50 (£4.50). See Thu 2|.
I Lorna Reid Trio liighty Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 80 Queen Street. 226 5097. 9.30pm. A selection of live numbers from the cool and classy local vocalist and band.
I Fish Fry The Jazz. Bar. I Chambers Street. 2204298. l—5am. £5 (£3). Scottish jazz. funk. soul and Latin bands join DJ Astroboy. with The Fontanas (23 Aug) and BT‘n'J (30 Aug).
Dundee
I Martin Taylor and Alison Burns Dundee Rep. Tay Square. ()1382 223530. 8pm. £12 (£10). The Grammy Award- winning guitarist plays solo and joins forces with jazz vocalist Burns.
Peebles
I Erlings New Orleans Jazz Band No.2 Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre. Eastgate. ()1721 725 777. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Erling Norberg brings his Jazz. Band over for a relaxing evening of music.
Sunday 24“
Glasgow
FREE Jazz Futures The 78. 14 Kelvinhaugh Street. 576 5018. 3pm. Paul Towndrow has brought together this ensemble of up-and-coming jazz talent to help develop their performing skills throu th on-stage interaction.
FRE Stuart Brown Trio The 78. I4 Kelvinhaugh Street. 576 5018. 9pm—midnight. Highly promising young trio led by this innovative drummer.
Edinburgh
FREE Trio Jazz The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 220 4298. 2pm. See Sat 23.
FREE Lorna Reid and Ant Law Cafe Grande. 184 Bruntsfield Place. 228 l 188. 7—9pm. Providing the live jazz sounds to dine to this week is cool and classy vocalist Reid.
I Leah cough-Cooper ‘Numan Equivalent’ Quintet The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Sharp and inventive contemporary jazz from the alto saxophonist and her band. I The Neil Cowley Trio The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 1 1pm. £6. Soul and funk specialist who has toured with the likes of the Brand New Heavies. Gabrielle and Zero 7.
Falkirk
I Peter Morrison and Friends Falkirk Town Hall. West Bridge Street. ()1324 506850. 2.30pm. £13 (£12). Morrison is joined by his daughter Jackie. Alastair Macdonald and Ian Muir for some good old fashioned entertainment in an evening of music and comedy. with hits from the West End and Broadway
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shows. light opera. and a Scots song or [\NO.
Musselburgh FREE Cathie Rae and Colin Steele
' Ravelston House Hotel. I82 North lligh
Street. 665 2478. 8pm. Classical jazz vocalist. Rae. and trumpeter. Steele. join forces.
Edinburgh
I The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 9pm. £3 (£2). Jazz. classics from this l7-piece ensemble.
FREE Late Jam Session The Jazz
f Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 1 1pm. ‘ The House Trio is joined by various
special guests.
Glasgow
FREE The Bottleneckers Blackft‘iars.
36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9pm. Fifties- style rhythm and blues band play a residency.
Edinburgh
I Random Jazz The Jazz Bar. 1
Chambers Street. 2204298. 8.30pm. £3
(£2). (iuests join drummer Bill Kyle and : guitarist Kevin (ilasgow. FREE Funk Session The Jazz Bar. 1
leads this two drummer-fuelled funk band.
Chambers Street. 2204298. 1 1.30pm <3am. Funk guitarist and DJ Aki
I Guest Band Night The Jazz Bar. 1
Chambers Street. 2204298. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). (iuests still the but expect
A contemporary jazz and some backbeat
funk.
FREE Jazz Jam and Open Mic Session liighty Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 80 Queen Street. 226 5097. 9pm. liighty’s trusty open mic session backed by the house trio.
FREE The Banana Sessions The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 1 1.30pm. Harmonies and grooves from vocalist Roberta Pia and her band.
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Edinburgh I Guest Band Night The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 8.30pm. £3
(£2). See Wed 27.
Glasgow FREE The Easy Orchestra Budda.
3 408 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2010. 6.30pm.
See Fri 22.
I Strathclyde Youth Jazz
Orchestra RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street.
332 5057. 7.30pm. £8 (free- £4). A
programme of contemporary and classic
jazz. I’ur! oft/1e I'i'slit'u/ (it'liririsli Yum/i
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FREE The Easy Orchestra The
Butterfly & the Pig. 153 Bath Street. 221
7711. 9.30pm. See Fri 22.
’ Edinburgh
’ I Jess Abrams 8. Trio liighty Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 80 Queen
1 Street. 226 5097. 7.30pm. The jazzy CS
vocalist performs alongside her talented
trio.
I Guest Band Night The Jazz. Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). Sec Wed 27.
I Skunk Funk The Jazz. Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 220 4298. 11.30pm—3am. £5 (£3). See l-‘ri 22.
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Glasgow I George Penman Jazzmen King Tut's Wah Wah l-lut. 272a St Vincent
Street. 467 5200. 2 5pm. £1. See Sat 23.
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FREE Steve Kettley’s Odd Times Brel. 39 43 Ashton Lane. 473 2000.
3 -6pm. Jazz-based performance with strong world and oriental-influenced tunes by this saxophonist/flautist/composer (Cauld Blast ()rchestra. Salsa Celtica) and his band.
FREE The Michael Deans Quintet Bar Bloc. l 17 Bath Street. 574 6066.
5 8pm. See Sat 23.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Schools’ Jazz Orchestra Central lfall. West 'l‘ollcross. 2260000. 12.30pm. £5 (free £2.50). :\ programme of contemporary and classic jazz. I’ur! oft/iv l't’Slfl'tl/ affirms/I l'ouI/i ()I't‘llt’.\ll'(l.\'.
FREE The Mellotones liighty Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 80 Queen Street. 226 5097. 2 5pm. See Sat 23. FREE Trio Jazz The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 220 4298. 3.30pm. See Sat 23.
I World Premiere The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). A different selection of five leading jazz players come together for each session with no rehearsal.
I Martin Waugh Trio fiighty Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 80 Queen Street. 226 5097. 9.30pm. Waugh croons along to standards made famous by Sinatra and the rest of the Rat Pack.
I Fish Fry The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 1 1.30pm 3am. £5 (£3). See Sat 23.
Glasgow EEEE Jazz Futures The 78. 14 Kelvinhaugh Street. 5765018. 3pm. See Sun 24.
ESE? Stuart Brown Trio The 78. I4 Kelvinhaugh Street. 5765018.
9pm midnight. See Sun 24.
Edinburgh
EREE Ken Scott and Dougie Urquhart Cafe (irande. 184 Bruntsfield Place. 228 1188. 7 9pm. 1.i\ely' jazz.
I Sunday Singers Session The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 8.15pm. £3 (£2). Spot showcasing excellent vocalists. including Claire l)aly. backed by a fine jazz trio.
Edinburgh I The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 220 4298. 9pm. £31£2). See Mon 25.
FREE Late Jam Session Tilt Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 1 1pm. See Mon 25.
EREE The Bottleneckers Blackft'iars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9pm. See Tue 26.
Edinburgh
I Random Jazz The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). See Tue 26.
FREE Funk Session The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298.
1 1.30pm 3am. Sec Tue 26.
Edinburgh
FREE Jazz Jam and Open Mic Session liighty Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 80 Queen Street. 226 5097. 9pm. See Wed 27.
FREE The Banana Sessions The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 1 1.30an See Wed 27.
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Edinburgh
I Guest Band Night The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). See Wed 27.
Folk
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Glasgow
I Sinsheen St Andrews in the Square. St Andrew ‘s Square. 559 5902. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). Christine Kydd and Barbara
1)y mock are one of Scotland‘s finest female harmony singing duos and accompany themselves. sometimes. with guitar and bodhran.
Edinburgh
FREE Music at the Museum National Museum of Scotland. Chambers Street. 247 4422. 12.45pm. :\ daily programme of Scottish music performed in liawthornden Court.
I Blazin’ Fiddles Brunton Theatre. Ladywell Way. .‘ylusselburgh. 665 2240. 7.30pm. £14 (£12). Since starting off as individual fiddlet's in a show case totit‘. Blazin' l'iddles have grown into a fully - fledged fiddler supergroup w ith a worldwide following. Their barnstorming shows are more like an informal party fuelled by some of the most esciting. passionate and sensitive music around.
I Mike and Ali Vass Wee Polk Club. Royal ()ak. Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 8.30pm. £5. from the Highlands. the brother and sister perform on fiddle and piano.
I The Edinburgh Military Tattoo Castle lisplanade. lidinbtirgh Castle. Royal Mile. 08707 555118.9pm.
£13 £47. The unique blend of military inusic. ceremony. solo piping. entertainment and theatre features groups from across the globe. set against the celebrated backdrop of lidinburgh Castle. Booking essential.
Glasgow
I John Crocker and John Alexander Woodend Tennis tk
Bow ling Club. Chamberlain Road. 959 1428. U). The Wandering l'S folk rocker is making a walking tour of the CR. and doing some gigs.
Edinburgh
FREE Music at the Museum National .\litsetim of Scotland. Chambers Street. 247 4422. 12.45pm. See Thu 21. I Sinsheen Wee Polk Club. Royal ()ak. Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 8.30pm. £5. See Thu 21.
I The Edinburgh Military Tattoo Castle lisplanade. lidinburgh Castle. Royal .\1i1e.(l8707 555118. 9pm.
£13 £47. See Thu 21.
Edinburgh
FREE Music at the Museum National .\litseum of Scotland. Chambers Street. 247 4422. 12.45pm ck 1.45pm. Sec Thu 21.
I The Edinburgh Military Tattoo Castle lisplanade. lidinburgh Castle. Royal Mile. 08707 555118. 7.30pmtk 10.30pm. £13 £47. See Thu 21.
I Stairheid Gossip Wee Folk Club. Royal ()ak. Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 8.30pm. £5. All-female a cappella group specialises in Sc‘ttls/AIttL‘t‘lc‘tlll songs.
Melrose
I Melrose Pipe Band Championships 8. Highland Dance Contest St Mary 's School. High Street. 01896 820388. lllaiit 5pm. £5 (£1).
()y er 50 pipe bands. Highland dancers. and a grand finale march through the slt‘L‘L‘ls.