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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 21
Glasgow ■ RSAMD Wind Orchestra and Big Band Concert RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £9 (£6). Bryan Allan and Nigel Boddice conduct a jazz- inspired concert. ■ Christine Bovill Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 9pm. £8.50 (£6.50). A unique Scottish singer-songwriter and winner of the Glasgow Songwriting Competition 2007. Edinburgh ■ John Escreet Project The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.45pm. £8 (£6). This young New York based pianist leads a quintet featuring some of the most creative and exciting musicians on the global jazz scene, including saxophonist David Binney.
Friday 22
Glasgow ■ Christine Bovill Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 9pm. £8.50 (£6.50). See Thu 21. Edinburgh ■ Moss Freed Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Contemporary jazz from this Berklee-trained guitarist. ■ Skunk Funk The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Live guests including funked up soulful disco from The Number Nines (22 Jan) and funk and dancy jazz from Those Dutch Funk Guys (29 Jan).
Saturday 23
Glasgow ■ Christine Bovill Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 9pm. £8.50 (£6.50). See Thu 21. FREE Rupert Tracy Quartet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. Funk and 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. ■ 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). The line-up includes reggae meets dance beats from Bob Hillary & The Massive Mellow (23 Jan) followed by Those Dutch Funk Guys (30 Jan).
Sunday 24
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. ■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Mix of folk, blues and Celtic influences.
Monday 25 Glasgow ■ RSAMD Jazz Ensemble with Paul Harrison RSAMD, 100 Renfrew
Street, 332 5057. 6.30pm. £3 (£2). Paul Harrison, winner of the Best Pianist award at the inaugural Scottish Jazz Awards in 2009, joins the RSAMD jazz group. 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. 9pm. £2 (£1). Expect a rich mix of styles as faces old and new drop in to perform with the House Trio each week.
Tuesday 26
Edinburgh ■ The Six O’Clock Blues & Swing Train The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. Live acoustic blues from John Hurt and friends (chess sets available). ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Funk Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Funk guitarist and DJ Aki leads this two drummer-fuelled funk band.
Wednesday 27
Glasgow ■ RSAMD MusicLab and Red Note RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £9 (£6). The Academy’s new music ensemble performs together with Red Note for an all-Scottish concert with strong roots in the RSAMD, featuring Eddie McGuire’s Carrochan, Rory Boyle’s Night Pictures and music by Frank Spedding, Claire McCue and Ian Anderson. 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, featuring special guests Son al Son (27 Jan). ■ Koshka Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. Oleg Ponomarev, Nigel Clark and Lev Atlas perform gypsy-jazz fusion. Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh University Jazz Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5pm. Open rehearsal. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Drummer Bill Kyle leads this jazz four-piece. ■ Soul Society The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Funk and blues from Mike Kearney’s four-piece.
Thursday 28
Glasgow FREE Music in the University Glasgow University Concert Hall, University Avenue, 330 4092. 1.10pm. Frequent recital partners and two of Scotland’s leading jazz musicians, pianist Dave Milligan and trumpeter Colin Steele perform a programme of jazz-infused Scottish music. 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 Erik Lars Hansen’s Highlife Band playing jazz, swing, Latin and contemporary tunes alongside MC Lenny Love and dance lessons (between 6.30pm–8pm). ■ John Turville Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £5 (£4). London-based pianist who has played with the likes of Gilad Atzmon, Tim Garland and Robbie Robson.
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Friday 29
Edinburgh ■ Those Dutch Jazz Guys The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Jazz five-piece over from the Netherlands featuring Will Jasper on sax and Kurt Wiess on trumpet (you can also catch them in their funk incarnation at Skunk Funk at 11.30pm on the same night and at Fish Fry on Sat). ■ Skunk Funk The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Fri 22.
Saturday 30
Glasgow FREE Terri Shaltiel Quartet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. Soul, blues and Latin infused jazz from this Leeds vocalist. Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3.30pm. See Sat 23. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 23. ■ Fish Fry The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Sat 23.
Sunday 31 Edinburgh ■ Lorna Reid The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Cool and classy local vocalist. ■ Singers’ Night The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). See Sun 24. ■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Sun 24.
Monday 1 Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 25. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 9pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 25.
Tuesday 2
Edinburgh ■ The Six O’Clock Blues & Swing Train The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. See Tue 26. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Funk Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 26.
Wednesday 3
Glasgow FREE Mono Jazz Mono, 12 King’s Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. See Wed 27. Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh University Jazz Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5pm. See Wed 27.
Thursday 4
Edinburgh ■ Brian Kellock Trio with Julian Arguelles Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £14.50 (£12.50). Award winning pianist Kellock is joined by the ex-Loose Tubes saxophone hero Arguelles. ■ Trichotomy The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Inventive contemporary jazz three- piece from Australia. St Andrews ■ Carol Kidd & Nigel Clark Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, 01334 475000. 8pm. £14 (£10–£12). Scotland’s first lady of jazz in an increasingly rare concert outing, accompanied by guitarist Nigel Clark.
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