Music Jazz
Dundee ■ Froy Aagre Quartet Drouthy Neebours, 142 Perth Road, 01382 202187. 8pm. £10 (£3). Young Norwegian saxophonist, recently signed to ACT Records, makes her Scottish debut. Part of the Dundee Jazz Festival. Sunday 22
Glasgow ■ Jack Jones Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £25–£27.50. A true Las Vegas star who has received praise from the likes of Sinatra. Expect wit and smooth vocals in equal abundance. ■ John Williams and John Etheridge The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £20. A meeting of classical and jazz guitar greats performing solo sets, original compositions, African music and a piece by Paul Hart. ■ West End Jazz Trio Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. Unique arrangements of jazz standards from Chris Clark (guitar and vocals), Mira Opalinska (piano) and Douglas Whates (double bass). Edinburgh ■ Singers’ Night The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Opportunity to hear some of the latest emerging singers perform in an intimate setting with the cream of Scotland’s jazz musicians, featuring vocalist Joni Keen singing the songs of Ella Fitzgerald (22 Nov) and a double bill of Renee Stephanie and Victoria Bennett (29 Nov). FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8.30pm. All singers and instrumentalists are welcome at this jazz jam with a different host every week and a stellar trio. This fortnight features Liz McEwan (22 Nov). ■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Mix of folk, blues and Celtic influences.
Dundee ■ Sellars Brothers Quintet and Dundee University Big Band Drouthy Neebours, 142 Perth Road, 01382 202187. 6.30pm. £5 (£3). Jazz standards and Blue Note classics from Tony and Jason Sellars. Part of the Dundee Jazz Festival. Monday 23
Edinburgh ■ Fanfare Concert Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7pm. £8 (£4). Talented young musicians from Edinburgh schools give a concert encompassing everything from rock bands to orchestras to jazz ensembles. ■ Madeleine Peyroux The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £25. Crossover jazz vocalist with a cool swinging take on tracks by Hank Williams, Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen. ■ 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 24 Glasgow ■ Swing Jazz Night Sounds of Progress, 73–77 Trongate, 7.30pm. £5 for classes (free for DJ only from 9.30pm). Swing jazz night with music from the 20s–40s, with dance classes beforehand. 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). ■ Swing Jazz Night Old St Paul’s Hall, 63 Jeffrey Street, 8pm. £5 (free for DJ only from 9pm). See Tue 24. ■ 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 25 Glasgow ■ Rush Hour Jazz City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 5.30pm. £4. Strathclyde University BA Applied Music Jazz Majors present an occasional series of rush hour performances.
Glasgow ■ Brass Jaw City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £11. See Thu 19. Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh University Jazz Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers
Street, 220 4298. 5.30pm. Open rehearsal. ■ Edinburgh University Jazz Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz classics from this 16-piece band playing cool arrangements of jazz and funk tunes. ■ Soul Society The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Funk and blues from Mike Kearney’s four-piece.
Thursday 26
Glasgow ■ Moishe’s Bagel Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £10. Jazz inflected klezmer and Balkan dance music. Edinburgh ■ Chris Wallace & Loose Grip The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). New compositions from Canadian drummer Wallace. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.15pm. £1. See Thu 19.
Friday 27
Edinburgh ■ Steve Chadwick’s Magic Hat The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Manchester five-piece led by cornet/trumpeter Chadwick. ■ GOL The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 9pm. £3 (£2). A funky fusion of world music, jazz, electronica and traditional Persian arrangements from this UK/Iranian seven-piece. ■ Skunk Funk The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Fri 20.
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Glasgow FREE Magic Hat Ensemble Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 1pm. Dynamic band from Manchester led by Steve Chadwick. FREE The June Love Trio Trader Joe’s, 325 Hope Street, 332 4017. 2.30pm. See Sat 21. Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3.30pm. See Sat 21. ■ Moishe’s Bagel The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7–10pm. £8–£10. See Thu 26. ■ Joe Acheson Quartet, Elsewhere Orchestra, Zack Moir Collective and Freemoore Acoustic Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 7pm. £7–£9. Cinematic jazz grooves from JAQ with samples and loops as they head this night of leftfield jazz and beats with visuals from Ian Torres Hdez and interludes from DJ Astroboy. ■ Steve Chadwick’s Magic Hat The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 27. FREE Angie King Eighty Queen Street Bar and Restaurant, 80 Queen Street, 226 5097. 9pm. Gems from the Great American Songbook from this Scottish singer, backed by the George King Trio. ✽✽ The Heavy The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3. Ninja Tune signings The Heavy are four-piece who fuse dirty blues guitars and hip hop soul as they promote new album The House That Dirt Built. DJ support from the Trouble DJs.
Sunday 29
Alice Russell Coming to us all the way from far off Framlingham Alice Russell shares her golden soulful voice and funky instrumentals, in promotion of her Pot Of Gold album. She keeps good company, with the likes of Mr Scruff lending a hand on Pot Of Gold Remixes, also released this month. ■ Picturehouse, Edinburgh, Sat 21 Nov.
Glasgow ■ Judy Carmichael: Stride! City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £13. The pianist who was nicknamed Stride by Count Basie, plays her dynamic interpretations of classics, and has recently added singing to her repertoire.
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Edinburgh FREE NYJoS Access National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, 225 7534. 11am. The National Youth Jazz Orchestra’s new ensemble of musicians-in-training performs as part of the Homecoming celebrations. ■ Singers’ Night The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). See Sun 22. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8.30pm. See Sun 22.
Monday 30 Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 23. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 23.
Tuesday 1
Glasgow FREE The Bottleneckers Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. See Tue 24. Wednesday 2
Edinburgh ■ Eddie Walker Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 8pm. £8 (£7). Folk, blues, ragtime and great guitar and harmonica playing. ■ Jerry Bergonzi Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £6 (£5). Internationally renowned US sax star.
Thursday 3 Glasgow ■ Eddie Walker St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £8 (£6). See Wed 2.
Folk
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Thursday 19 Glasgow ■ Marian Bradfield St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £8 (£6). The voice on ‘A Woman’s Heart,’ Bradfield is one of Ireland’s most popular singer- songwriters.
Edinburgh ■ Rantum Scanctum The Jazz Bar, Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5pm. Donation. An eclectic mix of contemporary Americana and roots. ■ Roddy Hart & The Lonesome Fire Sneaky Pete’s, Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £9.50. Country-oriented Glasgow songwriter Hart has shared studio time with Ryan Adams and released an album featuring performances by Kris Kristofferson and Eddi Reader. ■ Andi Neate, Lorna Brookes and Emmet Scanlan The Lot, Grassmarket, 225 9922. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). A mix of acoustic roots, folk and jazz from a trio of great singers. ■ Barnardo’s Ceilidh Dance Counting House, West Nicolson Street, 667 7533. 8pm. £8–£10. The John Struart Ceilidh Band provides the music at this fundraiser (followed by a DJ, raffle and a Guitar Hero tournament). ■ Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers The Queen’s Hall, Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8pm. £16 (£12). Japanese traditional ritual drumming by Europe’s foremost Taiko drum group.