Music Jazz
Wednesday 16
Glasgow ■ Live Jazz Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. A mixture of standards and originals played on guitar, drums and saxophone. FREE Mono Jazz Mono, 12 King’s Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. Weekly jazz residency with a house quartet of Lorne Cowieson, Euan Stevenson, Andy Sharkey and Jim Drummond. Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 11. ■ Soul Society The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.15pm. £2 (£1). Funk and blues from Mike Kearney’s four-piece.
Thursday 17
Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 11. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.15pm. £1. See Thu 10.
Bathgate ■ Joni Keen & her Trio Regal Theatre, North Bridge St, 01506 632558. 2pm. £7. Soothing and sophisticated jazz standards in this tribute to Ella Fitzgerald. ■ International Guitar Night Regal Theatre, North Bridge St, 01506 632558. 7.30pm. £11 (£8). Some of the world’s foremost acoustic guitar players, with founder of the IGN Brian Gore, Cecilia Zabala, Miguel de la Bastide and Andy Sheppard (not the saxophonist). The four will be performing their latest compositions and sharing new ideas on stage. Dundee ■ Jazz Dundee Rep, Tay Square, 01382 223530. 10pm. £5. Havana Swing are joined by special guest Jason Sellers.
Paisley ■ Swinging Down Memory Lane Paisley Town Hall, Abbey Close, 887 1010. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). Vocalist Nick Dawson and the John Petters Swing Band take you on a musical journey through the Golden Ages of swing music, from Irving Berlin and Cole Porter to Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole. St Andrews ■ An Evening with Phillip Dyson Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, 01334 475000. 8pm. £14 (£12). Internationally renowned pianist Dyson intersperses his music with shots of his wry, dry humour. The programme features music hall and early jazz hits including Joplin’s ‘The Entertainer’ and Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’.
Friday 18
Glasgow ■ Quarriers Musical Extravaganza City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £15. David Farrell Jazz Orchestra, Jenna McCormick and Shine Youth Music Theatre take to the stage at this charity gig. Edinburgh ■ Lucy Kerr Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Sax-led modern quartet. ■ Skunk Funk The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Fri 11.
Motherwell ■ The Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular Motherwell Theatre, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, 01698 403120. 7.30pm. £17 (£16). The return of the
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UK’s finest Rat Pack tribute night, with classic tunes including ‘Under My Skin’ and ‘Come Fly with Me’ and plenty of entertaining between-song patter. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 14. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 14.
Peebles ■ Celebrate the Jazz Divas Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Eastgate, 01721 725777. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). Vocalist Lorna Reid and her band take you on a swingin’ journey from jazz music’s 1920s roots to contemporary movements, looking at some of the iconic women who have brought passion and allure to its songs along the way.
Saturday 19
Glasgow FREE The Pete Dyer Big Band The Winchester Club, 49 Bell Street, 552 3586. 2–5pm. See Sat 12. Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3.30pm. See Sat 12. ■ Tom Gibbs Quartet and Joe Wright Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.30pm. £5 (£4). Creative, inventive jazz from Glaswegian pianist Gibbs and saxophonist Wright at this live recording for BBC Radio 3’s Jazz Line-Up. ■ Fish Fry The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Sat 12.
Sunday 20
Glasgow FREE Stuart Brown Trio The 78, 14 Kelvinhaugh Street, 576 5018. 9pm–midnight. See Sun 13. Edinburgh FREE Becc Sanderson and Graeme Stephen Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7–9pm. Classic rhythm and blues from Australian vocalist Sanderson. FREE Jazz Jam and Open Mic Session Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8–10.30pm. See Sun 13. ■ Sunday Singers Night The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). See Sun 13.
Monday 21 Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298.
Tuesday 22
Edinburgh FREE MusiChess The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5–8pm. See Tue 15. ■ Tuesday Jam The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 9pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 15. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Funk Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.15pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 15. Dundee ■ International Guitar Night Caird Hall, City Square, 01382 434940. 8pm. £12 (£10). See Thu 17.
Wednesday 23
Glasgow FREE Mono Jazz Mono, 12 King’s Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. See Wed 16. Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 11.
Stirling ■ T-Model Ford Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £12 (£10). Intriguing old Delta bluesman T-Model Ford is probably 88, but he’s not sure. With a classic bluesman’s life that could only have been dreamed up by a particularly imaginative scriptwriter, he is sure to present a fascinating live show, with a mix of Chicago and Delta blues. See preview, page 65.
Thursday 24
Glasgow ■ T Model Ford, The Black Hand Gang and Paul Malcolm King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £12.50. See Wed 23. Edinburgh ■ Benn Clatworthy Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Exhilarating sax work from this former Ronnie Scott pupil. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.15pm. £1. See Thu 10.
Bob Log III For a unique take on the Delta blues, Bob Log III is your man. He is clad in a crash helmet and cat suit with a
telephone wired into his face-plate, leaving his hands free to concentrate on slide guitar while he uses his feet to drum. Expect a bizarre sci-fi- meets-The Cannonball Run approach to the one-man band format. ■ King Tut’s, Glasgow, Tue 22 Sep.
Folk
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Thursday 10
Glasgow ■ Dick Gaughan St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Scotland’s tireless socialist troubadour and brilliant singer/guitarist is back in one of his favourite haunts. ■ JEM Tchai Ovna, Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Indian and Scottish music on guitar, cello and sax. ■ Koshka Café Cossachok, King Street, 553 0733. 10pm. £6. Gypsy tunes with elements of jazz, rock and flamenco played by the brilliant twin fiddles of Lev Atlas and Oleg Ponomarev with guitarist-extraordinaire Nigel Clark.
Dunfermline ■ Eric Bogle and John Munro Carnegie Hall, East Port, 01383 602302. 7.30pm. £12 (£8–£10). Australia-based Scots-born singer/songwriters Bogle and Munro on the Waltzing Matilda No More Tour, their final tour of Scotland.
Falkirk ■ Chloe Hall Falkirk Folk Club, The Polish Club, Arnot Street, 01324 613395. 8.30pm. £6 (£5). The Australian songwriter combines gentle lyrics with melody and charm. She’s just released a fine new album. Linlithgow ■ Linlithgow Folk Festival Various venues, 01506 843376. Times vary. Prices vary. A weekend of concerts, ceilidh sessions, craft fairs, instrumental and singing workshops, pub sessions, canal cruises, street events and an open- air stage. Visit www.linlithgowfolk.com
Friday 11
Glasgow ■ Fiddlers’ Bid The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 01595 745555. 8pm. £15. A dynamic band led by a four-piece front line of fiddles, with a brand-new album on release. Leading exponents of Shetland’s new musical traditions. ■ Sam Baker Royal Concert Hall, Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £13. Admired singer-songwriter from Austin, Texas, who had to relearn how to play guitar after his hand was injured in a bomb blast. Edinburgh ■ Chloe Hall Cabaret Voltaire, Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £3. See Thu 10. ■ Neko Case The Voodoo Rooms, West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £12.50. Canadian alt.country chanteuse, who once topped John Peel’s Festive 50. ■ Edinburgh Ceilidh Dances Lauriston Hall, Lauriston Street, 339 5374. 8pm. £6–£10. Traditional dancing with live bands, a caller and a piper, and some international folk dances among the Scottish classics. Refreshments available.
Cumbernauld ■ The Gift He Gave Us: The Life and Works of Robert Burns Cumbernauld Theatre, Kildrum, 01236 732887. 8pm. £8 (£6). Cumbernauld and District Burns Club present a night of Scottish entertainment in celebration of the Bard’s 250th birthday. The evening includes poetry, music and factual accounts of sections of Rabbie’s life. After-show social – all are welcome.