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 22
Glasgow FREE Paddy Flaherty Rio Café, 27 Hyndland Street, 334 9909. 9pm. Jazz session. Edinburgh ■ The Jam House Experience The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6.30pm. Free before 8pm; £5.50 after. Great music from the Jam House house band The Flavours, with a range of talented guest artists. ■ Corrie Dick Collective The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Jazz and funk from this Glasgow-based drummer who was a finalist in the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year contest. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.15pm. £1. Organic hip hop and jazzy grooves.
Friday 23
Glasgow ■ The Beat’s On! The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £20. An electric night of funk, fun and dancing in aid of cancer support charity Friends of the Beatson. Edinburgh ■ The Jam House Experience The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6.30pm. Free before 8pm; £5.50 after. See Thu 22. ■ Picante The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Latin infused modern jazz and blues from this lively quintet led by drummer Ken Mathieson. ■ 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 Latin from Son Central (24 Oct) and funk from DC Ellis Band (30 Oct).
Saturday 24 Glasgow FREE Scott Mackay Quartet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. A line up featuring graduates from the renowned BA Applied Music degree at Strathclyde University. ■ Jackie Leven Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club, 10 Chamberlain Road, 959 1428. 8pm. £tbc. Respected
blues/rock vocalist Jackie Leven performs.
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. 6.30pm. Free before 8pm; £5.50 before 11pm; £7.50 after. See Thu 22. ■ World Premiere Quintet 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. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Scottish jazz, funk, soul and Latin bands join DJ Astroboy. The line-up includes the Paul Mills Band (24 Oct) and a mix of Balkan, gypsy and Middle Eastern flavours from The Baghdaddies (31 Oct). Ardrishaig ■ Tim Kliphuis Trio Ardrishaig Public Hall, Chalmers Street, 7.30pm. £tbc. Virtuoso Dutch jazz fiddler Tim Kliphuis has performed his blend of gypsy jazz, classical and folk music on stages all around the world.
Bathgate ■ Borders Big Band Regal Community Theatre, 24–34 North Bridge Street, 01506 433634. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). This 18-piece band features vocalists Bob Turner and Angie King and specialises in sizzling swing favourites featuring the music of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller.
Sunday 25
Glasgow ■ That Swing Sensation Jongleurs, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. £8. Big band sounds from Glasgow, playing classics by the likes of Ellington, Goodman and The Rat Pack. ■ Neil Wilson Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 01505 690907. 9pm. £6. Classical and world guitar rhythms from the Scottish guitarist. Edinburgh FREE Jayne Seawright and Mark Goundry Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7–9pm. Jazz vocalist. FREE Jazz Jam and Open Mic Session Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8–10.30pm. All singers and instrumentalists are welcome at this jazz jam with a different host every week and a stellar trio. ■ Rosie Nimmo The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £9. Jazz, blues and folk-infused vocals from Nimmo as she launches her new album.
■ The Black Diamond Express The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Alternative rockabilly, roots, blues and R&B.
Monday 26
Glasgow FREE Lemur Quartet Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, The Square, off University Avenue, 7.30pm. The Norwegian group of composers and improvisers blends classical composition, free jazz and contemporary sound, performing on flute, cello, horn and double bass. 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. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £2 (£1). Expect a rich mix of styles as faces old and new drop in to perform with the House Trio each week.
Tuesday 27
Glasgow FREE The Bottleneckers Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Fifties-style rhythm’n’blues band play a residency. Edinburgh ■ The Six O’Clock Blues & Swing Train The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5pm. Donation. Live acoustic blues from John Hurt and friends (chess sets available). ■ Mr McFall’s Chamber St John’s Church, Princes Street, 668 2019. 8.30pm. £10 (£8). The far-out music group, formed around a core string quartet from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, push back more musical boundaries as they launch their new CD of music by Gavin Bryars. ■ Tuesday Jam The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 9pm. £2 (£1). Open jazz jam with the House Trio. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Funk Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.15pm. £2 (£1). Funk guitarist and DJ Aki leads this two drummer-fuelled funk band.
Wednesday 28
Glasgow 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 FREE Edinburgh University Jazz Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5.30pm. Open rehearsal.
■ The Jam House Experience The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6.30pm. Free before 8pm; £5.50 after. See Thu 22. ■ Alister Spence/Joe Williamson Ensemble The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £6 (£5). The Australian pianist and Canadian bassist lead Raymond MacDonald, George Burt and Tom Bancroft through grooves, free improv and swing. ■ Soul Society The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Funk and blues from Mike Kearney’s four-piece.
Thursday 29
Glasgow FREE Paddy Flaherty Rio Café, 27 Hyndland Street, 334 9909. 9pm. See Thu 22. Edinburgh ■ The Jam House Experience The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6.30pm. Free before 8pm; £5.50 after. See Thu 22. ■ Newt The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £6 (£5). Original compositions from trombonist Chris Grieve, guitarist Graeme Stephen and drummer Chris Wallace joined by special guest Berlin-based saxophonist Silke Eberhard. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.15pm. £1. See Thu 22.
Friday 30
Glasgow FREE Cosmopolitan Big Band St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 559 5902. 9pm. Jazz standards, funk and soul from this 18-piece big band, featuring vocals from Rachel Lightbody.
Edinburgh ■ The Jam House Experience The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6.30pm. Free before 8pm; £5.50 after. See Thu 22. ■ Keith Edwards Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Saxophonist Keith Edwards and his band with a mixture of uplifting classics and lesser-known tunes. ■ Skunk Funk The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Fri 23.
Motherwell ■ Tony Jacobs: The Sinatra Years Motherwell Theatre, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, 01698 403120. 7.30pm. £17 (£16). A show celebrating not only Sinatra but also all the other classic singers of his time. Paisley ■ Peter Morrison Paisley Arts Centre, New Street, 887 1010. 7.30pm. £9.
Opera. With tickets at only £10 if you’re under 26, It’s a safe bet.
The Elixir of Love The Italian Girl in Algiers Theatre Royal Glasgow • Festival Theatre Edinburgh 24 October - 28 November 2009
78 THE LIST 22 Oct–5 Nov 2009