Music Jazz
Sunday 2
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 Ken Scott and Dougie Urquhart Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7–9pm. Lively jazz. FREE Metropolitain Jazz Sundays Metropolitain Hotel, 4–6 Picardy Place, 556 6629. 7pm. Laid- back jazz. ■ Salsa Celtica The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 013398 81603. 7pm. £12. A heady mix of jazz, African, Latin and Celtic rhythms from this lively group. 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. Claire Daly hosts (2 May) with 9 May tbc. ■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Mix of folk, blues and Celtic influences. Hawick FREE Sunday Lunchtime Jazz: Kenneth McAllister Quartet Tower Mill, Heart of Hawick, Kirkstile, 01450 360680. 12.30pm. Light and entertaining jazz quartet.
Monday 3
Glasgow FREE Common Room Jam The Common Room, 77 Byres Road, 334 7132. 9pm. Underground jazz from Glasgow-based drummer Corrie Dick and his trio, along with special guests every week. 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 4
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). Guitarist Aki Remally leads this funk band.
Wednesday 5 Edinburgh ■ Soul Society The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Funk and blues from Mike Kearney’s four-piece.
Stirling ■ Jazz Singers’ Open Mic Night Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. Singers £5; audience £3. Give your lungs a workout with some jazz and blues classics at this open mic affair. Thursday 6
Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 30. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 29.
Friday 7 Glasgow FREE Dias Brazil Boteco do Brazil, 62 Trongate, 548 1330. 7.30pm. See Fri 30. ■ Andi Neate City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £10. A mix of folk and jazz from this Highland lass.
Edinburgh ■ Jphunk Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz/funk fusion outfit from Glasgow and Fife, headed by electric bassist Sam Firth. ■ Skunk Funk The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Fri 30. Saturday 8
Glasgow FREE Perdido Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. Mainstream Latin jazz and vocals. ■ Michael Buble SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.30pm. £50–£80. Vancouver vocalist who croons on everything from ‘For Once in My Life’ to ‘Moondance’ with swing affectation and cheesy banter.
Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 1. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 1. ■ Fish Fry The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Sat 1. Glenrothes ■ The Pasadena Roof Orchestra Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, 01592 611101. 7.30pm. £14 (£12). The Orchestra celebrates the music of the great entertainers from Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington to Billie Holiday and Bix Beiderbecke.
Prestonpans FREE Dias Brazil Prestongrange Gothenburg, 227–229 High Street, 01875 819922. 8.30pm. See Fri 30. Stirling ■ Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Saxophonist Tommy Smith leads his young protégés through a selection of classic and contemporary big band music.
Sunday 9 Glasgow ■ Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). See Sat 8.
FREE Metropolitain Jazz Sundays Metropolitain Hotel, 4–6 Picardy Place, 556 6629. 7pm. See Sun 2. ■ Sunday Singers Night The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Featuring William Young backed by a fine jazz trio. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8.30pm. See Sun 2. ■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Sun 2.
Monday 10
Glasgow FREE Common Room Jam The Common Room, 77 Byres Road, 334 7132. 9pm. See Mon 3. Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 3. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 9pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 3.
Tuesday 11
Glasgow FREE The Bottleneckers Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. See Tue 4. Edinburgh ■ The Six O’Clock Blues & Swing Train The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. See Tue 4. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Live Funkout The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 4.
Wednesday 12
Glasgow ■ Live Jazz Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. A mixture of standards and originals played on guitar, drums and saxophone. Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 30. ■ Soul Society The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Wed 5.
Thursday 13
Edinburgh ■ Click Clack Club The Hide (downstairs from the Argyle Bar), 15–17 Argyle Place, 221 9759. 8pm. £4 suggested donation. New regular night with Odd Times and Ego Ergo Aggro (which both feature Salsa Celtica’s Steve Kettley) for a mix of jazz, funk and a dash of weirdness. ■ Ken Mathieson Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Swinging jazz from the veteran drummer, who is joined by pianist Campbell Normand and bassist Ed Kelly. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 29. Dundee ■ Peter Green Fat Sam’s, 31 South Ward Road, 01382 228496. 8pm. £23. A legend of the British blues scene, Peter Green in concert. ■ Jazz at the Rep Dundee Rep, Tay Square, 01382 223530. 10pm. £6. Jazz sessions with house band Havana Swing.
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Edinburgh FREE Ryan’s Jazz Jam Ryan’s Cellar Bar, 2–4 Hope Street, 226 6669. 5pm. See Sun 2. FREE Lorna Reid and Graeme Stephen Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7pm. Cool and classy vocalist Reid, with guitarist Stephen. Greenock ■ Strictly Swing Arts Guild Theatre, Campbell Street, 01475 723038. 7.30pm. £16. The hits of Crosby, Cole and Sinatra, with instrumental backing from all-girl band The Jazz Belles, taking you back to the Golden Age of glamour and jazz.
78 THE LIST 29 Apr–13 May 2010
Folk
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 Norman Chalmers. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Thursday 29
Glasgow ■ Tokyo Rosenthal and Porchsong Anthology Brel, Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £7. Sounds in the Suburbs presents Americana from a seasoned musician who has been compared to the likes of Kris Kristofferson and Jackson Browne. ■ Folk Fae Fife Tchai Ovna, Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. A folk mission from the Kingdom to Glasgow.
Edinburgh ■ Rantum Scantum The Jazz Bar, Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. Eclectic Celtic/Americana duo. FREE Stan Reeves Ghillie Dhu, Rutland Place, 222 9930. 7pm. Folk from Reeves (from Robert Fish Band). ■ John Fairhurst The Voodoo Rooms, West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £5. Stomping old-school blues and roots. FREE The Gorms Whiski, High Street, 556 3095. 10pm. FREE Kevin Gore Ghillie Dhu, Rutland Place, 222 9930. 7pm. Contemporary acoustic folk from this Edinburgh singer-songwriter. ■ Guid Crack Club Waverly Bar, St Mary’s Street, 556 9579. 7.30pm. £3 suggested donation. Edinburgh’s monthly storytelling club welcomes all to listen or perhaps contribute to an evening of yarn spinning. A delightful combination of words and song. FREE Old Dollar Bill Whiski, High Street, 556 3095. 10pm. Scottish bluegrass and alternative country. Falkirk ■ Wendy Arrowsmith Falkirk Folk Club, The Polish Club, Arnot Street, 01324 613395. 7.30pm. £tbc. Lincoln- based singer with Scottish roots.
Dundee ■ Shooglenifty The Doghouse, Ward Street, 01382 206812. 8pm. £12. The ultimate acid croft experience, from the band that spreads Celtic trance dance grooves wherever it plays. Girvan ■ Girvan Folk Festival Various venues, 01465 712128. Times vary. Weekend ticket £30 (£25); day/concert tickets £3-£25; workshops £4. Concerts, ceilidhs, dances, competitions, and sessions throughout the weekend. Line- up includes instrumental firebrands with Gaelic song in Daimh, ballads, Scots songs and subtle arrangements from the Mick West Band; venerated Irish traditional singer Len Graham with Jack Lynch; Killultagh and Friends, The Tattiehowkers Ceilidh Band and many more.
Stirling ■ Patsy Reid Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £10 (£8). Two- time Glenfiddich Fiddle Champion Reid performs her Celtic Connections New Voices composition, Bridging the Gap, which aims to transcend the divisions between traditional and classical music. Biggar ■ Johnny Dickinson Elphinstone Hotel, 8pm.£10 (£8 for members) Tickets from Atkinson-Pryce Books, Biggar, 01899 221225. Driving blues guitar man from England’s North East.