Music Jazz
FREE Late Night Jazz Club Thistle, Cambridge Street, 0871 376 9043. 11pm. See Thu 24. FREE Blues on the River The Ferry, 42 Clyde Place, 429 1010. Times vary. See Sat 26. FREE Late Night Jazz at Thistle Glasgow Thistle Hotel, Cambridge Street, 0871 376 9043 . Times vary. With Ryan Quigley. Part of the Glasgow Jazz Festival.
Edinburgh FREE Dyce Grooves The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. A ‘Youth Jazz’ special as this young seven- piece ensemble (aged 12–17) from Aberdeen City Music School are joined by Richard Michael (piano) and Dick Lee (sax). 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 Metropolitain Jazz Sundays Metropolitain Hotel, 4–6 Picardy Place, 556 6629. 7pm. Laid-back jazz with vocalist Lorna Reid joined by pianist David Patrick (13 Jun) and guitarist Graeme Stephen (20 Jun). 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. Saxophonist Konrad Wiszniewski (27 Jun) is followed by an American Independence Day special as Jess Abrams performs from the American Songbook (4 Jul). ■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Mix of folk, blues and Celtic influences. Livingston ■ Birdland Howden Park Centre, Howden, 01506 777666. 2pm. £9 (£7). Close vocal harmonies à la Andrews Sisters, from this female-fronted group comprising Jess Abrams, Lorna Reid and Marianne Patrick.
Monday 28 Glasgow ■ Jazz Glasgow Summer School 2010 City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 10am–4.15pm. £280. See Sat 26. 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.
Tuesday 29
Glasgow ■ Jazz Glasgow Summer School 2010 City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 10am–4.15pm. £280. See Sat 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). ■ 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. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Live Funkout The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Guitarist Aki Remally leads this funk band.
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Glasgow ■ Jazz Glasgow Summer School 2010 City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 10am–4.15pm. £280. See Sat 26. Edinburgh ■ Dias Brazil The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 25. ■ Mike Kearney Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Talented piano player/vocalist joined by special funky guests. ■ Soul Society The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Funk and blues from Mike Kearney’s four-piece.
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Thursday 1
Edinburgh ■ Dr John & The Lower 911 The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £25–£26. One of New Orleans’ most distinctive voices, Dr John is right up there with true greats Louis Armstrong and Fats Domino and is universally celebrated as the living embodiment of the Crescent City’s rich musical heritage. ■ Graeme Stephen Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Energised and inventive freestyle guitar playing with original compositions. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 24. Montrose ■ The Vieux Carre Jazzmen Links Hotel, Mid Links, 01674 671000. 8pm. £5. The Tyneside band play the best in trad jazz favourites.
Friday 2
Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz four-piece featuring saxophonist Doug Tiplady and pianist Pete Johnstone. ■ Skunk Funk The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Night of top funk from DJ Aki and live guests, including Paul Mills’ ‘Mind Excursion’ Funk Band (25 Jun) and The Dirty Martini’s Funk Band (2 Jul). Montrose ■ The Vieux Carre Jazzmen Links Hotel, Mid Links, 01674 671000. 8pm. £5. See Thu 1.
Saturday 3
Glasgow FREE Andy Sharkey Quartet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. Tight jazz four-piece from bassist Sharkey with Euan Stevenson on piano. Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 26. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 26.
Kelburn Garden Party For those who prefer their festivals more dainty and handbag-sized, rather than industrial-sized, sprawling and gi-huge-eous, this laidback ‘free-spirited’
weekender at Kelburn Castle could be your thing. The site of 2006’s Graffiti Project hosts its second Garden Party, with DJ sets, live music, camping, poetry by the river, and the tempting sounding ‘Hammock Zone’. ■ Kelburn Castle and Country Centre, Fairlie, Sat 3–Sun 4 Jul.
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■ Fish Fry The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Sat 26. Easdale Island ■ Ray Harris & The Fusion Experience Eilean Eisdeal Hall, Easdale Island, by Oban, 8pm. £8 (£6). Nu-jazz and full on funk. Montrose ■ The Vieux Carre Jazzmen Links Hotel, Mid Links, 01674 671000. 2pm. £5. See Thu 1.
Sunday 4 Edinburgh FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8.30pm. See Sun 27. ■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Sun 27.
Monday 5
Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 28. St Andrews ■ Fife Summer Jazz Course St Leonards Music School, Times vary. £310–£370 (£205–£265). A five-day jazz music course. Work with some of the best tutors in the country and develop skills in playing, public performance and improvisation. Some knowledge of your chosen instrument is preferable, but not essential. Advanced booking recommended.
Tuesday 6
Edinburgh ■ The Six O’Clock Blues & Swing Train The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. See Tue 29. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 29. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Live Funkout The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 29. St Andrews ■ Fife Summer Jazz Course St Leonards Music School, Times vary. £310–£370 (£205–£265). See Mon 5.
Wednesday 7
Glasgow FREE Mono Jazz Mono, 12 King’s Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. Monthly jazz residency with a house quartet of Lorne Cowieson, Euan Stevenson, Andy Sharkey and Jim Drummond alongside special guests. St Andrews ■ Fife Summer Jazz Course St Leonards Music School, Times vary. £310–£370 (£205–£265). See Mon 5.
Thursday 8
Edinburgh FREE Alina Bzhezhinska and Ryan Quigley National Gallery Complex, The Mound, 624 6200. 6pm. The acclaimed harpist and award- winning trumpeter come together for a vibrant and unusual combination of instruments performing jazz standards and original works. ■ Marco Cafolla Electric Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Modern jazz and driving funk. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 24. St Andrews ■ Fife Summer Jazz Course St Leonards Music School, Times vary. £310–£370 (£205–£265). See Mon 5.