Music Jazz
■ 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 synths, funk, samples and loops from Joe Acheson Quartet (20 Mar) and big funk tunes from The Union (27 Mar). Drummond, featuring special guests saxophonist John Burgess (3 Mar) and singer Lorna Reid (10 Mar). FREE Marco Cafolla Jazz Quartet Blue Dog, 151 West George Street, 229 0707. 11pm. Modern jazz and funk from Herbie Hancock to Poogie Bell.
Sunday 21
Glasgow ■ Jacques Loussier Trio City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 3pm. £12. Award-winning French pianist and composer Jacques Loussier has made a name by giving classical music the jazz treatment, creating brilliant amalgams and improvisations on the works of classical composers. Here he performs music by Bach, Vivaldi and Chopin. See page preview 81.
FREE The Five Aces The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 9pm. Garage and rhythm’n’blues . Edinburgh FREE Ryan’s Jazz Jam Ryan’s Cellar Bar, 2–4 Hope Street, 226 6669. 5pm. Jazz trio (pianist Paul Harrison, trombonist Phil O’Malley and bassist Ed Kelly) play acoustic swing and bop tunes from Count Basie through to Herbie Hancock. FREE Jayne Seawright and Mark Goundry Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7–9pm. Jazz vocalist. FREE Lorna Reid and David Patrick Metropolitain Hotel, 4–6 Picardy Place, 556 6629. 7pm. Cool and classy vocalist Reid, with pianist Patrick. ■ Napier Music Course Singers Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Vocalists from the Napier music course, tutored by singer Renee Stefanie. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8.30pm. All singers and instrumentalists welcome at this jazz jam with a different host every week and a stellar trio. Marking their first anniversary with a special appearance from Tam White (28 Mar). ■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Mix of folk, blues and Celtic influences.
Monday 22 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 23
Glasgow FREE The Bottleneckers Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 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. 6pm. Donation. Live acoustic blues from John Hurt and friends (chess sets available). ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Live Funkout The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Funk guitarist Aki Remally leads this funk band.
Wednesday 24
Glasgow 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 76 THE LIST 18 Mar–1 Apr 2010
material from latest album Gypsy in my Soul, from the cool and classy vocalist and band. Ticket price includes a glass of wine. Advance booking essential. Edinburgh ■ Popa Chubby The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £13. New York City bluesman in the vein of Joe Bonamassa and Walter Trout. ■ 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). See Fri 19.
Stirling ■ Woody Pines and Ramsay Midwood Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £14 (£12). Four-piece roots outfit from North Carolina who are labelmates of UK favourites The Wilders. Support is from Texan maverick bluesman Ramsay Midwood. Part of The Blend Festival.
Saturday 27
Glasgow FREE Matthew Herd Quintet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. Led by tenor saxophonist Herd. Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 20. ■ Bobby Wellins & The David Patrick Trio The Lot, 4–6 Grassmarket, 225 9922. 8pm. £13. The great Bobby Wellins, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award at 2009’s Scottish Jazz Awards, joins pianist David Patrick’s trio. See preview, page 63. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 20. FREE Dias Brazil Dalriada, 77 Promenade, Portobello, 454 4500. 9pm. See Fri 19. ■ Fish Fry The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Sat 20.
Dundee FREE Al Hughes The Bond, Dock Street, 01382 860957. 5pm. See Thu 25.
Glenrothes ■ Sierra Maestra Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, 01592 611101.
7.30pm. £15 (£13). With a sound recalling the 1920’s heyday of Cuban music, the group have played a huge part in the explosion in popularity of Latin American music. Stirling FREE Music in the Bar Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. noon. Start the weekend with this family-friendly traditional music session in the bar. Part of The Blend Festival.
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Glasgow FREE The Five Aces Clutha Vaults, Stockwell Street, 552 7520. 5.30pm. See Sun 21. ■ King’s Park Brass St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 0870 013 4060. 7.30pm. £6 (£5). A vast repertoire ‘From Broadway To Graceland’ played in the brass style. ■ Swing Sunday with Swing Sensation Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. £8. Big band sounds from Glasgow playing classics by Ellington, Goodman and The Rat Pack. ■ Bobby Wellins & The David Patrick Trio City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £13. See Sat 27. FREE The Privates Hammond Orchestra The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 9pm. Hammond-driven instrumental group play at Shout Bamalama.
Edinburgh FREE Ryan’s Jazz Jam Ryan’s Cellar Bar, 2–4 Hope Street, 226 6669. 5pm. See Sun 21. FREE Rosie Nimmo and Stuart Allardyce Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7–9pm. Jazz, blues and folk-infused vocals from Nimmo. FREE Lorna Reid and David Patrick Metropolitain Hotel, 4–6 Picardy Place, 556 6629. 7pm. See Sun 21. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8.30pm. See Sun 21. ■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Sun 21. Stirling ■ Sierra Maestra Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £14 (£12). See Sat 27. At 7pm there is a pre-gig Cuban Disco, which is free to ticket
Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh University Jazz Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5pm. 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 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 25
Glasgow ■ Claude Bourbon St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 0870 013 4060. 8pm. £8 (£6). French-born guitar virtuoso plays a solo set of rhythm and blues mixed with elements of world music. Edinburgh ■ Joni Keen The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Sophisticated sounds as this jazz vocalist launches her new CD. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 18.
Bathgate ■ Al Hughes Regal Community Theatre, 24–34 North Bridge Street, 01506 630085. 7.30pm. £8. Live blues from Lights Out By Nine man Hughes. Falkirk ■ Eddie Walker Falkirk Folk Club, The Polish Club, Arnot Street, 01324 613395. 8pm. £tbc. Folk, blues, ragtime and great guitar and harmonica playing.
Friday 26 Glasgow FREE Dias Brazil Boteco do Brazil, 62 Trongate, 548 1330. 7.30pm. See Fri 19. ■ Lorna Reid Quartet Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 887 1010. 7.45pm. £11 (£10). A selection of live numbers, including
New Young Pony Club and Is Tropical Besides the appeal of a date with kinky-popsters, New Young Pony Club (they of ‘Ice Cream’ fame), the
support, Is Tropical, promises an added dose of throbbing electropop. A new London three-piece, they play on whatever instruments they can scrounge off friends (stray accordions can often be found wandering through the guitars and drum machines), and the ‘heave ho!’ shout-along chorus on the apparently Lemmings-inspired, indie-electro sea shanty ‘Seasick Mutiny’ is fabulous. (Niki Boyle) ■ King Tut’s, Glasgow, Tue 23 Mar.