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Jack Rose & the Black Twig Pickers Old school US banjo, washboard, guitar and fiddle music from Virginia’s Black Twigs joined by the finger-picking
guitar stylings of Jack Rose (formerly of drone/noise band Pelt) mixing blues, ragtime and trad folk. ■ Stereo, Glasgow, Sat 7 Nov.
FREE The June Love Trio Trader Joe’s, 325 Hope Street, 332 4017. 2.30pm. See Sat 7. ■ Empirical City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £11. This fresh young jazz quartet incorporate everything from African and Cuban traditional music to classical music into their sound. See preview, page 62. ■ Big Guitar Weekend RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. £165 weekend pass; concerts individually priced. See Fri 13. Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3.30pm. See Sat 7. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 7. FREE The Sandra Stone Set Eighty Queen Street Bar and Restaurant, 80 Queen Street, 226 5097. 8.30pm. A mainstay of the Edinburgh jazz scene, sultry songstress Stone and band perform a selection of popular standards. ■ Fish Fry The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Sat 7.
Dundee ■ Jake and Elwood: The Best Blues Brother Show in the World Caird Hall, City Square, 01382 434940. 7.30pm. £19.50–£17.50 (£18–£16; children £10). See Fri 13.
■ Ken Mathieson’s Classic Jazz Orchestra – Play Duke Ellington Discovery Point, Discovery Quay, 01382 434940. 8pm. £10 (£3). Eight-piece outfit taking a fresh look at classic jazz and putting a new spin on original compositions. Part of Dundee Jazz Festival. Johnshaven ■ A Funny Valentine: The Story and Music of Chet Baker Johnshaven Village Hall, Montrose, 01561 361956. 7.30pm. £tbc. See Fri 13.
Stirling ■ The Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular Albert Halls, Dumbarton Road, 01786 473544. 7.30pm. £19 (£17). The return of the 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.
Sunday 15 Glasgow ■ Big Guitar Weekend RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. £165 weekend pass; concerts individually priced. See Fri 13.
Dundee ■ East Coast Jazzmen Apex City Quay Hotel, 1 West Victoria Dock Road, City Quay, 01382 434940. 1pm. £15 (inc two course lunch). Dixieland jazz and swinging tunes of the 40s and 50s. Part of the Dundee Jazz Festival.
Monday 16
Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 9. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 9. Leven ■ Jonathan Kalb Inn at Lathones, Lathones, Largoward, 01334 840494. 9pm. £12. Old school blues.
Livingston FREE Jazz Jam Howden Park Centre, Howden, 01506 777666. 7.30–9.30pm. Come along for a chance to improvise in a friendly and relaxed setting supervised by professional jazz musician Andy Mears and his rhythm section. Players of all standards are welcome to come along and join in, or just listen.
Edinburgh FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8–10.30pm. See Sun 8. Perth ■ Empirical Perth Theatre, 185 High Street, 01738 621031. 8pm. £12 (£10). See Sat 14.
Jazz Music
Tuesday 17
Glasgow FREE The Bottleneckers Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. See Tue 10. Edinburgh ■ The Six O’Clock Blues & Swing Train The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5pm. Donation. See Tue 10. ■ Jonathan Kalb Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £8. See Mon 16. ■ Tuesday Jam The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 9pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 10. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Funk Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.15pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 10.
Wednesday 18
Glasgow ■ Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £22.50–£24.50. Former Rolling Stones bassist makes a return to his musical roots with the Rhythm Kings, playing the kind of jazz and blues that first inspired him all those years ago.
Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh University Jazz Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5.30pm. See Wed 11. ■ Zack Moir Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Sonic surprises and experimental jazz from the Edinburgh saxophonist. Stirling ■ Empirical Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £12 (£10). See Sat 14.
Dundee ■ Mercy Mercy Mercy Drouthy Neebours, 142 Perth Road, 01382 202187. 8pm. £10 (£3). New band playing the music of Cannonball and Nat Adderly from trumpeter Colin Steele and saxophonist Martin Kershaw. Part of the Dundee Jazz Festival.
Thursday 19
Edinburgh ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.15pm. £1. See Thu 5. Dundee ■ Phil Mason’s New Orleans All Stars Apex City Quay Hotel, 1 West Victoria Dock Road, City Quay, 01382 434940. 8pm. £12. An exuberant and charismatic group of UK-based jazz musicians, dedicated exponents of the New Orleans sound. Part of the Dundee Jazz Festival.
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