Music JAZZ
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. ■ 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, including Brazilian rhythms from Das Contras (6 Nov) and cinematic soundscapes from Hidden Orchestra (13 Nov).
Sunday 7
Glasgow FREE Live Jazz Cafe Rogano, 11 Exchange Place, 248 4055. 1.30pm. Popular soul, blues and classic jazz. FREE Perdido The Inn, Station Road, Bearsden, 942 6752. 8–11pm. Mainstream Latin jazz, swing and vocals. The less inhibited are encouraged to get up and have a boogie. ■ Big Guitar Weekend RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5027. Times vary. £prices vary. See Fri 5. Edinburgh 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. Hosted by Clark Stuart and featuring Herb Alpert-inspired jazz ensemble Lollipops (7 Nov) followed by singer Mike Rogers (14 Nov).
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■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Mix of folk, blues, rock and Celtic influences. Hawick FREE Sunday Lunchtime Jazz: Kenneth McAllister Quartet Beanscene, Tower Mill, Kirkstile, 01450 376 228. 12.30pm. Light and entertaining jazz quartet.
Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £10. Luxembourg-born vibes player Schumacher teams up with Cumbernauld saxophonist Wisniewski for a set of evocative, emotional and energetic jazz. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Live Funkout The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Guitarist Aki Remally leads this funk band.
Monday 8 Wednesday 10
Edinburgh ■ 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. ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz classics from this 17-piece ensemble. ■ Glamour & The Baybes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Mix of rock, jazz, blues and funk from this four-piece powered by drummer Jordie Gilmour.
Tuesday 9 Edinburgh ■ The Six O’Clock Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. Live acoustic blues from John Hunt and friends. FREE Steve Tyler Henderson’s, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. Classical jazz guitar. ■ Pascal Schumacher Group with Konrad Wisniewski The Voodoo
Glasgow ■ Pascal Schumacher Group with Konrad Wisniewski City Halls: Recital Rooms, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £10. See Tue 9. Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh University Jazz Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. Open rehearsal. FREE■ Interplay Henderson’s, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. Featuring guitarist Lachlan and guests. ■ Benn Clatworthy Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Exhilarating sax work from this former Ronnie Scott pupil. ■ Mike Kearney Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Talented piano player/vocalist Kearney leads this funk/blues five-piece.
Thursday 11 Glasgow ■ Benn Clatworthy Quartet The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248
It’s a good time for purveyors of eerie malevolence, Esben and the Witch. They’ve just been nominated in the ‘Next Big Thing’ category at the Q Awards; their debut album Violet Cries is set for release early next year; and they’re currently enjoying a US tour with Foals (adding another name to a list of tour-mates that includes The xx, School of Seven Bells and Wild Beasts). We also appreciate their promoting method – asking record shops to label their music under ‘Uneasy Listening’. ■ Captain’s Rest, Glasgow, Fri 12 Nov. 74 THE LIST 4–18 Nov 2010
5210. 8pm. £5 (£4). See Wed 10. Edinburgh FREE Ged & Doug Henderson’s, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. Jazz guitar duo featuring Ged Brockie and Dougie Urquhart. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz four-piece. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 4.
Friday 12
Edinburgh FREE Lachlan’s Sounds of Jazz Henderson’s, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. Accomplished jazz. ■ Skunk Funk The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Fri 5. Melrose ■ Nova Scotia Jazz Band Wynd Theatre, 7 The Wynd, 01896 820028. 8pm. £10. A new quartet featuring reeds, bass, banjo and cornet, and offering some fresh interpretations of classic jazz of the 1920s and 30s.
Saturday 13
Glasgow FREE Iain Ewing Quartet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. Cool swing and jazz. ■ Ian Siegal and Ben Prestage The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 8pm. £12. Double bill featuring acclaimed British bluesman Siegal and Folirda one-man-band Prestage. FREE Nebulon Rio Café, 27 Hyndland Street, 334 9909. 9pm. Funk, jazz and blues. Edinburgh FREE The Gentlemen of Jazz Harry’s Bar, Randolph Place, 539 8100. 2.30pm. See Sat 6. FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 6. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 6. ■ Fish Fry The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Sat 6.
Bathgate ■ Borders Big Band Regal Community Theatre, 24–34 North Bridge Street, 01506 630085. 7.30pm. £13 (£11). Celebrate the era of the Big Band with the hugely popular music of Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and many other favourites. Dundee ■ China Moses Caird Hall, City Square, 01382 434940. 8pm. £15 (£12). Jazz, swing and raw, passionate blues make French singer China Moses (daughter of the great Dee Dee Bridgewater) one of the best newcomers to the scene. Part of the Dundee Jazz Festival.
Sunday 14
Glasgow FREE Live Jazz Cafe Rogano, 11 Exchange Place, 248 4055. 1.30pm. See Sun 7. FREE Perdido The Inn, Station Road, Bearsden, 942 6752. 8–11pm. See Sun 7. Edinburgh FREE Tinderbox Project The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 4pm. Open rehearsal for this 30-piece orchestra of young players with tutors/mentors from some of Edinburgh’s best rock, funk, jazz and indie players. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8.30pm. See Sun 7. ■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1