Music Jazz
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. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Thursday 11 Edinburgh ■ Red Shift The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £6 (£5). John Kenny leads this octet featuring five trombones.
Place, 228 1188. 7pm. Cool and classy vocalist Reid. FREE The Black Diamond Express The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. midnight. Alternative rockabilly, roots, blues and R&B.
Monday 15 Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). Jazz classics from this 17-piece ensemble. FREE The Late Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10pm. Expect a rich mix of styles as faces old and new drop in to perform with the House Trio each week.
Friday 12 Tuesday 16
Glasgow ■ Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay, 467 5200. 7.30pm. £31.50. Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra punt their family- friendly R&B, swing and pop standards with guest vocalists. Edinburgh ■ The Jam House Experience The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6pm–3am. Free before 8pm; £5 before 11pm; £7 after. Great music from the Jam House house band The Flavours, with a range of talented guest artists. ■ Freddie King Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Cool jazz sounds from the vocally adventurous ‘King of Scat’ and entourage. ■ Skunk Funk The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Night of top funk from DJ Aki and live guests, including funky hip hop from The Freaky Family (12 Dec) and Latin/reggae from Das Contras (19 Dec).
Saturday 13
Glasgow FREE Scott Walker Quintet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3–6pm. New group celebrating the timeless stylings of Scott Walker. FREE The Michael Deans Quintet Bar Bloc, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 5–8pm. Quintet led by tenor saxophonist Deans, playing a modern blend of bebop, jazz and funk. ■ Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay, 467 5200. 7.30pm. £31.50. See Fri 12. Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3.30pm. Jimmy Taylor and band play songs by Mel Torme and other great jazz vocalists. ■ The Jam House Experience The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6pm–3am. Free before 8pm; £5 before 11pm; £7 after. See Fri 12. ■ World Premiere The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). A different selection of five leading jazz players come together for each session with no rehearsal. ■ Fish Fry The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm–3am. £3 before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. Scottish jazz, funk, soul and Latin bands join DJs Erik D’Viking and Astroboy. Featuring jazz funk from Golan Heights (13 Dec) featuring Martin Kershaw, Willy Molleson, Paul Harrison and Ed Kelly; Uber Juice play the Fish Fry Christmas Party (20 Dec); Senegal beats from Diwan (27 Dec) and Acid jazz and funk rock from Gecko 3 (3 Jan).
Sunday 14 Edinburgh FREE Lorna Reid and Graeme Stephen Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield
Glasgow FREE The Bottleneckers Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Fifties- style rhythm and blues band play a residency. Edinburgh FREE MusiChess The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5–8pm. Weekly chess evening with cool live background music. ■ The Bevvy Sisters Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 478 7810. 7.30pm. £6. An alternative take on swing. FREE Funk Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. Funk guitarist and DJ Aki leads this two drummer-fuelled funk band.
Wednesday 17
Glasgow ■ Swingin’ and Singin’ RSAMD (Academy Concert Hall), 100 Renfrew Street, 7.30pm. £9 (£6). Conductor and compère Bryan Allen leads the RSAMD Big Band and Musical Theatre Masters students in a toe-tapping concert of West End and Broadway Christmas showstoppers. Edinburgh FREE Teatime Acoustic The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5–8pm. Toby ‘Jack of Diamonds’ and friends offer up an unplugged session. FREE The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. Organic hip hop and jazzy grooves. FREE Soul Society The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. midnight. Funk and blues from Mike Kearney’s four-piece.
Thursday 18
Glasgow ■ Royal Scottish National Orchestra: Festive Concerts Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £12–£32 (concessions available). One of the world’s leading jazz singers, Jacqui Dankworth, joins the RSNO Big Band for an evening of swingin’ seasonal favourites. ■ Swingin’ and Singin’ RSAMD (Academy Concert Hall), 100 Renfrew Street, 7.30pm. £9 (£6). See Wed 17. Edinburgh FREE Interstate Six, in Reason and Mike Kearney Trio Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9pm. Indie and rock followed by jazz at midnight.
Friday 19
Glasgow ■ Swingin’ and Singin’ RSAMD (Academy Concert Hall), 100 Renfrew Street, 1pm. £9 (£6). See Wed 17. Edinburgh ■ The Jam House Experience The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6pm–3am. Free before 8pm; £5 before 11pm; £7 after. See Fri 12.
■ The Jazz Bar Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Varying line-ups of top musicians, assembled each week by mainstay of the Edinburgh jazz scene, drummer Bill Kyle. ■ Skunk Funk The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Fri 12.
Saturday 20
Glasgow ■ George Penman Jazzmen King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 467 5200. 2–5pm. £1. George Penman is a bassist and bandleader standing up for traditional jazz in Scotland. FREE The Michael Deans Quintet Bar Bloc, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 5–8pm. See Sat 13. ■ King King The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £10. Album launch party for this new Glasgow blues outfit featuring Alan Nimmo. Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3.30pm. See Sat 13. ■ The Jam House Experience The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6pm–3am. Free before 8pm; £5 before 11pm; £7 after. See Fri 12. ■ Cherry Poppin’ Daddies The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £12. Oregon’s finest exponents of swing who mix rock, swing, punk, ska and funk. ■ World Premiere The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 13. ■ Fish Fry The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm–3am. £3 before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. See Sat 13.
Sunday 21
Edinburgh ■ Stretch Dawrson & the Mending Hearts The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £5. Scotland’s only Western Swing band launch their new album. FREE The Black Diamond Express The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. Midnight. See Sun 14.
Monday 22 Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 15. FREE The Late Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10pm. See Mon 15.
Tuesday 23
Glasgow FREE The Bottleneckers Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. See Tue 16. Edinburgh FREE MusiChess The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5–8pm. See Tue 16. ■ Jazz Bar Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Relaxed afternoon slot with the house trio on piano (or guitar), bass and drums. FREE Funk Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. See Tue 16.
Wednesday 24 Edinburgh FREE Teatime Acoustic The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5–8pm. See Wed 17. FREE Aki’s Xmas Eve Funk Out The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 9pm. Christmas Eve special as funk guitarist and DJ Aki offers a special festive funk party.
Merry Christmas!
SAT 13 DEC : LIMBO Christmas party with COME ON GANG! + KID CANAVERAL + SUPER ADVENTURE CLUB
WED 17 DEC
THE KAELA ROWAN BAND + AUSTEN GEORGE
SAT 20 DEC
CHERRY POPPIN'
SAT 20 DEC DADDIES VEGAS!
TUE 23 DEC The Christmas Party ABERFELDY KING BRITT
SAT 27 DEC
SUN 28 DEC
TACKNO 'HEAVEN & HELL PARTY'
Saints & sinners, horns & halos
HOGMANAY MOTHERFUNK Free Hogmanay Party
TICKETS FROM USUAL OUTLETS AND www.thevoodoorooms.com
with special guests The Counsellors, The Banjo Lounge Trio, Miss Lily White, Dolores Delight, Nevada Tam's Ceilidh Room + more acts tbc...& featuring Frankie Sumatra, Bugsy Seagull, Sam Jose, Dino Martini, plus Nikki Nevada, The Vegas Showgirls & The Fabulous Scott Brothers
90 THE LIST 11 Dec 2008–8 Jan 2009