Music Jazz
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. ■ Joe Bonamassa The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £22. Virtuoso of blues rock guitar. ■ 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, including leftfield jazz from Joe Acheson Quartet (5 Dec) and funk and soul from The Dirty Martinis (12 Dec). ■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Mix of folk, blues and Celtic influences. Dundee FREE Blueshouse The Bond, Dock Street, 01382 860957. 5pm. Live music.
Leven ■ Paul Lamb & the Kingsnakes Inn at Lathones, Lathones, Largoward, 01334 840494. 8.30pm. £20. See Fri 4.
Milngavie FREE Jazz Super The Cross Keys, 1 Station Road, 956 4211. 8pm. Live jazz while you dine from Bobby Wishart Quartet with vocalist Kenny Patterson.
Sunday 6 Glasgow ■ Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra RSAMD (Guinness Room), 100 Renfrew Street, 7.30pm. £5 (£3.50). See Fri 4.
■ Paul Booth Quintet and Ingrid Jensen City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £13. Booth is joined by his band and Canadian trumpeter Jensen. See preview, page ??.
Edinburgh FREE Ken Scott and Dougie Urquhart Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7–9pm. Lively jazz. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club 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. This fortnight features Freddie King (6 Dec) and Jess Abrams (13 Dec). ■ 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 (6 Dec) and a Napier Music Course singers showcase (13 Dec). Hawick FREE Sunday Lunchtime Jazz: Kenneth McAllister Quartet Tower Mill, Heart of Hawick, Kirkstile, 01450 360680. 12.30–2pm. Light and entertaining jazz quartet.
Monday 7 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.
The Twilight Sad In our four-star review of their debut album Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters, the
List proclaimed that the Twilight Sad are ‘a band who make sad music – yet it’s that particular Scottish sadness which finds itself couched in a kind of troop-rallying hope.’ Now back with Forget The Night Ahead, they’ve completed an extensive US tour, supporting Mogwai and are bringing their glorious brand of misery home – and it’s the perfect soundtrack to these twilight days. Go to enjoy some catharsis, and remember – there’s still hope. ■ Nice ‘n’ Sleazy, Glasgow, Tue 15 Dec; Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, Wed 16 Dec.
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Tuesday 8
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). ■ 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 9
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 ■ Maggie Bell & Dave Kelly The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £15. Scotland’s Queen of the Blues is back accompanied by the Blues Band maestro. ■ Red Shift The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £6 (£5). John Kenny leads this octet featuring five trombones. ■ Soul Society The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Funk and blues from Mike Kearney’s four-piece.
Thursday 10 Edinburgh ■ The Banana Sessions, Small Feet Little Toes and Freemore The Bowery, 2 Roxburgh Place, 7pm. £5. Harmonies and grooves from vocalist Roberta Pia and her band. ■ Graeme Stephen Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Guitarist Stephen and his adventurous jazz quartet. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 3.
Friday 11
Glasgow ■ Ari Hoenig Trio City Halls, Candleriggs, 01224 619769. 8pm. £12. New York drummer Hoenig is joined by fellow New Yorker Gilad Hekselmand on guitar and home-based bassist Euan Burton for an evening of manic beats. Edinburgh ■ RSAMD Jazz Course Ensemble The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Young five-piece on Scotland’s first full time jazz course at the RSAMD. ■ Skunk Funk The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Fri 4.
Hamilton ■ Todd Gordon’s White Christmas Hamilton Town House, 102 Cadzow Street, 01698 452299. 7.30pm. £15. Stylish, smooth and super seasonal, Gordon sings Sinatra-style festive favourites.
Saturday 12 Glasgow ■ Todd Gordon: The Sinatra Birthday Concert City Halls,
Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £15. Gordon takes on the mantle of Ol’ Blue Eyes with hits from his nearly 60-year career.
Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3.30pm. See Sat 5. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 5. FREE Faye Levy Trio Eighty Queen Street Bar and Restaurant, 80 Queen Street, 226 5097. 9.30pm. Live jazz sounds from singer Levy and this cool trio. ■ Fish Fry The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Sat 5. Milngavie FREE Jazz Super The Cross Keys, 1 Station Road, 956 4211. 8pm. See Sat 5.
Prestonpans FREE Dias Brazil Prestongrange Gothenburg, 227–229 High Street, 01875 819922. 8.30pm. See Fri 4.
Sunday 13
Edinburgh FREE Rosie Nimmo and Stuart Allardyce Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7–9pm. Jazz, blues and folk-infused vocals from Nimmo. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8–10.30pm. See Sun 6. ■ Singers’ Night The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). See Sun 6. Irvine ■ Sunday Jazz Harbour Arts Centre, 114–116 Harbour Street, 01294 274059. 2–4.30pm. £8 (£6). The legendary New Orleans Joymakers continue with their swinging session of traditional jazz.
Monday 14
Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 7. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 7. 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, under the helpful supervision of professional jazz musician Andy Mears and his experienced rhythm section. Players of all standards are welcome to come along and join in, or just listen.
Tuesday 15 Glasgow ■ James Lindsay Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Monthly jazz session with bassist Lindsay. FREE The Bottleneckers Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. See Tue 8.
Edinburgh ■ The Six O’Clock Blues & Swing Train The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5pm. Donation. See Tue 8. ■ Tuesday Jam The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 9pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 8. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Funk Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.15pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 8.
Wednesday 16 Glasgow FREE Celebrate Christmas! Barony Hall, Castle Street, 353 8000. 3pm. Strathclyde University’s annual concert