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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 19
Edinburgh ■ Definitely Dancing The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6pm–2am. Free before 10pm; £5 after. If you have the Strictly bug here’s a chance to indulge in some ballroom dancing with live accompaniment from The Erik Lars Hansen’s Highlife Band playing jazz, swing, Latin and contemporary tunes alongside MC Lenny Love and dance lessons (between 6.30pm–8pm). ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.15pm. £1. Organic hip hop and jazzy grooves. Dundee ■ Brass Jaw Drouthy Neebours, 142 Perth Road, 01382 202187. 8pm. £8.50 (£3). Fun, exhilarating saxophone and trumpet quartet, starring Ryan Quigley, Paul Towndrow, Konrad Wiszniewski and Allon Beauvoisin. Part of the Dundee Jazz Festival. See preview, page 65. ■ Phil Mason’s New Orleans All Stars Apex City Quay Hotel, 1 West Victoria Dock Road, City Quay, 01382 434940. 8pm. £12 (£3). An exuberant and charismatic group of UK based jazz musicians, dedicated exponents of the New Orleans sound. Part of the Dundee Jazz Festival.
Friday 20
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 ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Drummer Bill Kyle leads this jazz four-piece. ■ 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 Motown sounds from The Soul Foundation (20 Nov) followed by ska act Big Hand (27 Nov). Dundee ■ Josefine Lindstrand Group Drouthy Neebours, 142 Perth Road, 01382 202187. 8pm. £8.50 (£3). Swedish singer who also dabbles in pop and electronica and won ‘Jazz in Sweden’ Artist of 2009. Part of the Dundee Jazz Festival. ■ Salsa Celtica Caird Hall, City Square, 01382 434940. 8pm. £15 (£6). A heady mix of jazz, African, Latin and Celtic rhythms from this lively group. Part of the Dundee Jazz Festival.
Saturday 21 Glasgow FREE Marco Cafolla Quartet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 1pm. Modern jazz and funk. FREE The June Love Trio Trader Joe’s, 325 Hope Street, 332 4017. 2.30pm. Old school jazz and Nina Simone covers. ■ The Glasgow Gospel Choir Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7.30pm. £5–£7.50. 25-strong choir with special guests Black Diamond Express, The Remedies and Martin Gray for a night of gospel, soul, funk and Motown. FREE Used Blues Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 9pm. Night of rhythm and blues.
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Charity Baw Nope, not a fundraiser for testicular cancer – this charity ball’s for Oxfam, and funds raised are going to
support the fight against climate change. Acts such as The Real Tuesday Weld, Aberfeldy, The Parsonage, Withered Hand, Come On Gang!, Big Ned, Benni Hemm Hemm and Little Eskimos are confirmed, plus DJ sets from Paul Vickers (Dawn of the Replicants), Pictish Trail, On The Fly (both Fence Collective) and Radio 1 Scotland’s Vic Galloway. Optional fancy dress under the theme Ball Boys & Belles of the Ball is encouraged. ■ Roxy Art House, Edinburgh, Sat 21 Nov.
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. ■ Josefine Lindstrand Group Peter’s Yard, Quartermile, 8pm. £10. See Fri 20. ■ 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 high-octane funk form Asazi Space Funk Explosion (21 Nov) and Trouble present the garage punk meets blues of The Heavy (28 Nov).
BBC Scotland presents a one-off live concert
with the
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and very special guests:
God Help the Girl
from Belle & Sebastian Only Scottish show!
Eddi Reader and her band
McIntoshRoss from Deacon Blue
Plus music from the landmark TV series A history of Scotland
Usher Hall, Edinburgh Sunday 29 November, 7.30pm Tickets: 0131-228 1155
www.usherhall.co.uk
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