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I The Wombats Carling Academy. 121 liglinton Street. 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £15. See Wed 12.
I The Antics Nice‘n'Slea/y. 421 Saucliiehall Street. 333 0900. 7.30pm. lndie.
I Paul Carrack Royal (‘oncert Hall. 2 Satichiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £22.50 £24.50. The voice behind hits such as Ace‘s ‘llow Long'. Squee/c‘s "l‘eniptcd‘ and Mike and the Mechanics' "The l.i\ ing Years‘ performs tracks from his extensise back catalogue.
I Sydney Devine Pay ilion Theatre. 121 chlield Street. 332 1846. 7.30pm. £111.50 £14. Scotland's \Cl‘y on it rhinestone cowboy returns for his annual PM 111011 residency.
I Flatbackiour l’iyo Pim. l5 Waterloo Street. 564 8100. 8pm. Morose balladeers curate an evening of acoustic music.
I Cage the Elephant King Tut‘s \Vah Walt lltit. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm.S()1.l)()1"1‘. See “t‘tl 12.
I Fake Problems, Tragical History Tour, All or Nothing and Dave Hughes 13th .\'ote Cafe. 50 60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. l’unky roots pop from the Florida headliners.
FQEE Matt Marka Bar Bloc. 1 17 Bath Street. 574 6066. 9pm. ()f Minneapolis band Ada Jane.
FQEE Rick Redbeard, Jim Byrne, Jonny Jack and Adam Ross The Drawing Room. 1055 Sauchiehall Street. 339 8866. 9pm. Tall acoustic tales from the Scottish wilderness.
FREE Bazodee The llalt Bar. 160 \Voodlaltds Road. 352 9996. See Thu 30. I DeSalvo, Copy Haho, Kylie Minoise, Pifco, Old Jesus and Jer Reid 8: Shane Connolly Stereo.
20 28 Renlield Lane. 222 2254. £7 for one day. £1 1 for two day s. l't‘lll'Sttll‘lL‘ noiseinongers. named after the Boston stranglei'. head the bill for the first night of 2 Days in Stereo.
I Theatre des Vampires and Maelstrom (‘1assic (irand. l8 .lamaica Street. 847 ()820. 1talian goth metal band supported by ('eltic prog metallei's.
Edinburgh
FEES Dr Ruby’s Musical Surgery The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 220 4298. 5 8pm. Sec Thu 30.
I De La Soul The liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. £15. The legendary fathers of conscious hip hop
\s ho brought its the classic album 3 I'i’l’l lligli (llIi/ Rising.
I Guillemots The Picture llousc. l.otltian Road. 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £14. ()yci‘- 14s show This Mercury .\1usic l’rize—nominated act offer jaunty indie music with a lot of heart and some epic pretensions. btiilt around broken rhythms. keyboards and kaleidoscopic lyrics.
FREE Lou Hickey and Das Contras The (axes. Niddry Street South. 557 S989. 7.3llpltt. 'licketed. Bittersweet songs with a subtle ja/z influence front burlesque singer 1.ou llickcy pltis Latino rock lorm l)as ('ontras. Free tickets from w w wthemi|l—1i\e.com.
I Sounds Like Silhouettes and The Energy Plan The Ark. 3 7 Waterloo Place. 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. lndie and rock.
I Limbo 'lilie Voodoo Rooms. l9a West Register Street. 556 7060. 8.30pm lam. £5 (£4). See Thu 30.
FREE State of Affairs and KiDDO llcriol-“till l'niyersity l'nion. Riccanoit. 451 5333. 9pm. (iuitai' drisen indie rock. I Thomas Davis, Falling Red and Disarm Bannei'man's. Niddry Street. 55() 3254. 9pm. £4. Psychedelic l-tllls singer/st)ngwriter.
FREE The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar. 1 ('liambers Street. 2204298.
1 1.30pm. See Thu 30.
Falkirk
I Alvin Stardust l‘alkirk Town Hall. West Bridge Street. 01324 506850. 8pm. £15 (£14). Sec Wed 12.
Jazz
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Edinburgh
I The Sinatra Years Brunton Theatre. Lady well Way. Musselbtirgh. 665 2240. 7.30pm. £14.50 (£12.50). Acclaimed jazz singer Tony Jacobs and the Jim Barry Quintet pay their respects to ()1' Blue liyes.
I David Donnelly The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Jan and country supporting new album Future Analog.
SQOW
FEEEE The Easy Orchestra The Butterfly & the Pig. 153 Bath Street. 221 771 1. 9.30pm. The Friday morning houseband on BBC Radio Scotland's .llmxluluy 81- (‘o perform from their diverse songbook.
Edinburgh
FE’EE Freddy King Quartet liighty Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 80 Queen Street. 226 5097. 7 10pm. Bebop. swing. Latin and ballads frotn one of Scotland's premiere jazz singers.
I The Joe Acheson Quartet, Chemical Poest Big Band, Wounded Knee and Monosynth Orchestra The Ark. 3 7 Waterloo Place. 2289393. 8pm. £5. Cinematic and ambient jaz/ grooves from JAQ with alternative support.
I Head2Head The Jazz Bar. 1 (‘hainbcrs Street. 2204298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Graham Robb and Bill Kyle's jazz sextet that emerged from the ashes of their highly successful jazz rock fusion outfit llead.
I The Flavours and The Offenders The Jam House. 5 Queen Street. 226 4380. 8.30pm. £5. Party tunes from house band The Flavours with blues support.
I Skunk Funk The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298.
1 1.30pm 3am. £5 (£3). Night of top funk from 1)] Aki and live guests. including funk from Sotil Vaccination (31 ()ct) and funk/dance grooves from The Beat Poets (7 Nov).
Mothervvell
I The Gershwin Years Motherwell 'l‘lieatre. (‘is ic Centre. Windmillhill Street. 01698 302999. 7.30pm. £1 1 (£10.50). (‘abarct singer Tony Jacobs and the Jiin Barry Rhythm Kings present a celebration of the music and songs of Cole Porter. (icorge Gershwin. Irving Berlin. Jerome Kern. l-‘ats Waller and others.
G asgow
FEES: 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.
I The George Penman Jazzmen Jazz Supper ('afe Source. 1 St Andrew‘s Square. 548 6020. 8pm. £19.95. Vintage New Orleans jazz with a 50s flavour from this stalwart of the Scottish scene. Ticket price includes two courses and tea/coffee.
Edinburgh
FREEZE Trio Jazz The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 3.30pm. Relaxed afternoon slot with the house trio on piano (or guitar). bass and drums.
I Jake and Elwood: The Best Blues Brother Show in the World
Festival Theatre. 13/29 Nicolson Street. 529 6000. 7.30pm. £17.50—£21.50. A great big soul. blues and rhythm party with classic hits such as ‘Everybody‘. ‘Soul Man' and ‘Mustang Sally‘.
I Head2Head The Jazz Bar. 1
Chambers Street. 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 31.
I Fish Fry The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 1 1.30pm—3am. £5 (£3). Scottish jazz. funk. soul and Latin bands join l)Js lirik l)‘Viking and Astroboy. Featuring jazz funk from Ray Harris & the Fusion Experience with guest 1)] ABC ( 1 Nov) and grooves. hip hop. jazz and house from Monkey See Monkey Do (8 Nov).
Bathgate
I Brian Kellock 8. Liane Carroll Regal Community Theatre. 24—34 North Bridge Street. 01506 433634. 7.30pm. £10 (£7). Scotland‘s foremost jazz pianist
joins award-winning vocalist Liane
Carroll.
Kilmarnock I The Sinatra Years Palace Theatre. 9
Green Street. 01563 554900. 7pm. £4.
See Thu 30.
Paisley
I Fat Sam’s Band Paisley Town Hall. Abbey Close. 887 1010. 7.30pm. £1 1 (£9). Toe-tapping tunes covering
everything from jump-jive to swing. and
jazz greats froin Glenn Miller to Fats Domino from this nine-piece led by Hamish McGregor.
Edinburgh
I Liz 0. Fiona MacEwan Navy Club. 1 Broughton Road. 556 2973. 4pm. £5 (£3). The respected singer statnps her authority on a selection of jazz standards at this Halloween party.
REESE Becc Sanderson and Graeme Stephen Cafe Grande. 184 Bruntsfield Place. 228 l 188. 7—9pm. Classic rhythm and blues from Australian vocalist Sanderson.
I Sunday Singers Session The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Showcasing excellent vocalists. including Andrea Turner (2 Nov) and Claire Daly (9 Nov). backed by a fine jazz trio.
Paisley
SEES Roger Cull Trio Canal Station. 1 Stowbrae. 889 3693. 3-5pm. Piano-led jazz standards. swing. bebop. bossa nova. samba and fusion.
I Fringe Voices! Joni Keen Quartet University of the West of Scotland. 8pm. £12.50. Up-and-coming new talent Joni Keen performed two packed-out shows at this year's Glasgow Jazz Festival and often performs with the creme de la creme of Scotland‘s jazz musicians. She‘s performing in Paisley for one night. so catch her while you can. Part of Voices in Paisley 2008.
Stirling
I Scottish National Jan Orchestra: New Tango Macroben. University of Stirling. 01786 466666. 8pm. £12 (£9). Director Tommy Smith leads the orchestra in an homage to Piazzolla and Brazilian Scenes. featuring music byArgentina‘s Astor Piazzolla. Brazil's Mario Caribe and Venezuela's Leo Blanco.
E inbur h I The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 7.30pm. £3 (£2). Jazz classics from this l7—picce ensemble.
FREE The Late Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 10pm. Expect a rich mix of styles as faces old and new drop in
Q to perform with the House Trio each
week.
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Glasgow
I Lunchtime Jazz Ramshom Theatre.
98 Ingram Street. 552 3489. 1.15—2pm. £4. Live jazz performed by students of the University of Strathclyde.
FREE The Bottleneckers Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9pm. Fifties- style rhythm and blues band.
Edinburgh
FREE MusiChess The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 5»-8pm. Weekly chess evening with cool live background music.
I Mike Whellans Leith Folk Club. The Village. South Fort Street. 478 7810. 7.30pm. £6. ()ne of the few remaining one-man blues outfits in Scotland. playing electric and acoustic guitar. mouth harp. drums and mouth percussion.
FREE Funk Session The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 220 4298.
l 1.30pm—3am. Funk guitarist and DJ Aki leads this two drummer-fuelled funk band.
Edinburgh
FREE Soul Society The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. Midnight. Funk and blues from Mike Kearney‘s four-piece.
Stirling
I Jazz Singers’ Open Mic 'l‘olbooth. Jail Wynd. ()1786 274000. 8pm. £5 (£3). A chance to give it some welly in a nurturing environment.
Edinburgh
I Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Drummer Bill Kyle leads this jazz four-piece.
St Andrews
I Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: New Tango Byre Theatre. Abbey Street. 01334 475000. 8pm. £15 (£9-£l l ). See Sun 2.
Glasgow
I Nell Bryden City Halls. ('andleriggs. 353 8000. 8pm. £10. Modern day Dixie from the Brooklyn singer-songwriter.
Edinburgh
I Martin Kershaw Queen's Hall. 87—89 Clerk Street. 668 2019. 8pm. £10—£12. The saxophonist plays his new Paolozzi-inspired suite Hero as u Riddle with a ten-piece ensemble. See preview. page 62.
I The Transatlantic Collective The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 220 4298. 8.15pm. £6 (£5). Dynamic contemporary jazz from this US-based four-piece led by bassist Mike Janisch. featuring Patrick Comelius (sax). John liscreet (piano). Neil Yates (trumpet) and Paul Wiltgen (drums). I Skunk Funk The Jazz Bar. l Chambers Street. 220 4298.
1 1.30pm—3am. £5 (£3). See Fri 31.
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Glasgow
FREE The Michael Deans Quintet Bar Bloc. l 17 Bath Street. 574 6066. 5—8pm. See Sat 1.
I Tommy Smith and the Scottish Youth Jazz Orchestra RSAMl) (Guinness Room). 100 Renfrew Street. 7.30pm. £8 (£5). Hear the future of Scottish jazz with up-and-coming young musicians of the SYJQ and internationally recognised saxophonist Tommy Smith.
Edinburgh
I The Transatlantic Collective Masterclass The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 3~-6pm. £10. ‘Jazz Group Masterclass‘ from this contemporary jazz outfit.
30 Oct~13 Nov 2008 THE LIST 7'!