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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). ■ Leith Community Big Band St Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Easter Road, 7.30pm. £tbc. New Orleans and big band sounds. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £2 (£1). Expect a rich mix of styles as faces old and new drop in to perform with the House Trio each week. ■ Leith Jazz Festival Queen Charlotte Rooms, 56a Queen Charlotte Street, Leith, 555 6660. 8pm. £5 (£3). Two nights of jazz featuring a quartet on Tue and vocalist Maria Speight on Wed. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Live Funkout The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Guitarist Aki Remally leads this funk band.
Wednesday 16 Edinburgh ■ Leith Jazz Festival Queen Charlotte Rooms, 56a Queen Charlotte Street, Leith, 555 6660. 8pm. £5 (£3). See Tue 15. ■ Soul Society The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Funk and blues from Mike Kearney’s four-piece.
Thursday 17 Edinburgh ■ Kenny Wheeler Tribute Septet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £6 (£5). The International ‘For Wheeler’ Four Trumpet Quartet form the core of this seven-piece performing the music of composer/trumpeter Kenny Wheeler. ■ Nova Scotia Jazz Band Queen Charlotte Rooms, 56a Queen Charlotte Street, Leith, 555 6660. 8pm. £9 (£7). A new quartet featuring reeds, bass, banjo and cornet pay tribute to one of Leith’s most honoured musicians, band leader Alex Welsh. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 10.
Friday 18
Glasgow FREE Dias Brazil Boteco do Brazil, 62 Trongate, 548 1330. 7.30pm. See Fri 11. Edinburgh ■ Paul Towndrow’s Newology The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £4 (£3). Vibrant jazz standards and assured originals from the pen of gifted alto-saxophonist Towndrow. ■ Skunk Funk The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Fri 11.
Saturday 19
Glasgow FREE Marco Cafolla Jazz Quartet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. Modern jazz and funk from Herbie Hancock to Poogie Bell. Part of the West End Festival. Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 12. ■ Kim Edgar Iso Bar, 7 Bernard Street, Leith, 467 8904. 8pm. £8 (£6). Acoustic pop, jazz and original compositions on piano, guitar and voice from local musician Kim Edgar. Part of the Leith Festival.
■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 12. ■ Fish Fry The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Sat 12.
Sunday 20
Glasgow FREE Loretta Reid Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 2pm. Sunday Jazz from singer Loretta Reid. FREE Derek Fairlie Quartet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. Jazz funk from pianist Fairlie. Part of the West End Festival. Edinburgh FREE Ryan’s Jazz Jam Ryan’s Cellar Bar, 2–4 Hope Street, 226 6669. 5pm. See Sun 13. FREE Metropolitain Jazz Sundays Metropolitain Hotel, 4–6 Picardy Place, 556 6629. 7pm. See Sun 13. ■ Adam Jackson International Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Fresh jazz with a dash of alt.rock and improv form Glasgow-based saxophonist Jackson. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8.30pm. See Sun 13. ■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Sun 13.
Monday 21
Glasgow FREE Common Room Jam The Common Room, 77 Byres Road, 334 7132. 9pm. See Mon 14. Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 14.
Tuesday 22
Edinburgh ■ The Six O’Clock Blues & Swing Train The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. See Tue 15. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 15. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Live Funkout The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 15.
Wednesday 23
Glasgow FREE Live Jazz Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. A mixture of standards and originals played on guitar, drums and saxophone. Part of the West End Festival. Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Cool swinging jazz from the house trio on piano, bass and drums. ■ Soul Society The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Wed 16.
Thursday 24 Edinburgh ■ TrioVD Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 353 8000. 7pm. £7. Leeds trio with their improvisational sax/guitar/drums melange. ■ 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 10.
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 10
Edinburgh ■ Rantum Scantum The Jazz Bar, Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. An eclectic mix of contemporary, Americana and traditional songs and instrumental chops from the duo. FREE Stan Reeves Ghillie Dhu, Rutland Place, 222 9930. 7pm. Button accordion from Reeves (from the Robert Fish Band). FREE The Gorms Whiski, High Street, 556 3095. 10pm. Scottish/Irish music.
Arran ■ Arran Folk Festival Various Venues, Times vary. Prices vary. A week of concerts, sessions, ceilidhs, dances and fun. Guests include Dougie MacLean, Breabach, Finbar Furey, Finlay Napier & the Bar Room Mountaineers, Martin Stephenson and more. www.arranfolkfestival.com Falkirk ■ three4five Falkirk Folk Club, The Polish Club, Arnot Street, 01324 613395. 8pm. £5. Three folk acts for a fiver.
Friday 11 Glasgow ■ Arabic Dance Night St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 0870 013 4060. 7.30pm. £15. Annual Summer
Jazz Music
Hafla with dancing, and live drumming. ■ Iain Morrison & Band Brel, Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £7. Powerful Lewis singer-songwriter and piper with his new indie/folk line-up. ■ Friday Ceilidh Sloan’s, Argyle Arcade, Argyle Street, 221 8886. 8.30pm. £8 (£5; or two-course meal for £19.95). End-of-the-week ceilidh action. Edinburgh ■ Edinburgh Ceilidhs Roxy Art House, Roxburgh Place, 339 5374. 8pm. £6–£10. Traditional fun with ceilidh dance bands and a piper, and some international folk dances to complement the Scottish classics. Refreshments available. ■ Andy Chung The Pond, Bath Road, 225 1155. 8.30pm. Folk and original songs by local entertainer frae Fife. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE Old Dollar Bill Whiski, High Street, 556 3095. 10pm. Scottish bluegrass and alternative country. ■ The Burly Ghillie Dhu, Rutland Place, 222 9930. 10.30pm. £5 (£25 inc dinner from 7.30pm). Ceilidh dance music night with fine Scottish musicians every week.
Saturday 12 Glasgow ■ Lau Oran Mor, Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. Aian O’Rourke (Argyle, fiddle), Kris Drever (Orkney, guitar and vocals) and Martin Green (England, accordion) create a brilliant original music, highly inventive, melodic, complex and accessible. BBC Folk Band of the Year for the last 3 consecutive years. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Charity Ceilidh for Haiti St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 0870 013 4060. 7.30pm. £15. Fundraising ceilidh dance for Haiti with prizes, auction and raffle.
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