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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 with 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. 11pm. £2 (£1). Organic hip hop and jazzy grooves.
Rutherglen ■ Tea Dance Rutherglen Town Hall, 139 Main Street, 613 5700 . 1.30–3.30pm. £2.50. John Findlay provides the tunes for a mixture of sequence and ballroom dances. There’s also free tea and biscuits provided to replenish your strength after all that foxtrotting around. 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.
Friday 9
Glasgow FREE Dias Brazil Boteco do Brazil, 62 Trongate, 548 1330. 7.30pm. Jazzy Brazilian rhythms, bossa nova, samba and salsa. 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. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Night of top funk from DJ Aki and live guests including funk/soul from The Soul Foundation (9 Jul) and nu-jazz, Latin and Afro-funk from Ray Harris & The Fusion Experience (16 Jul).
St Andrews ■ Fife Summer Jazz Course St Leonards Music School, Times vary. £310–£370 (£205–£265). See Thu 8.
Saturday 10 Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. 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. 8pm. £4 (£3). A different selection of five leading jazz players come together for each session with no rehearsal.
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■ 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 Hammond grooves from The Privates (10 Jul) and hip hop from The Ordinary All Stars (17 Jul).
Sunday 11
Glasgow FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2–4pm. A variety of musical ensembles perform every Sunday this summer in the peaceful surroundings of the Victorian Walled Garden. Please phone for details of individual bands. ■ Nigel Clark Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. The acclaimed Scottish jazz guitarist plays Latin jazz (4 Jul) and Gypsy jazz (11 Jul). Edinburgh ■ Singers’ Night The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Opportunity to hear some of the latest emerging singers perform in an intimate setting with the cream of Scotland’s jazz musicians, featuring Edith Budge (11 Jul) and tbc (18 Jul). 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. This fortnight features Clarke Stuart (11 Jul) and Sue McHugh (18 Jul). ■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Mix of folk, blues, rock and Celtic influences.
Monday 12 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 13
Glasgow ■ Robert Cray Band Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £29.12–£39.34. The award-winning US blues guitar maestro returns with special guest Andy Fairweather Low. 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.
Wednesday 14 Dundee ■ Billie Holiday Songbook Dundee Rep, Tay Square, 01382 223530. 7.30pm. £16 (£8–£13). Award-winning Edinburgh jazz singer Niki King pays tribute to one of her heroines with a show that combines songs written by Holiday and those that she made her own through her distinctive singing style.
Thursday 15 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.
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