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■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Sun 1. Monday 9
Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 2. ■ Glamour & The Baybes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 2.
■ Junior Academy Big Band Concert RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £8.50 (£6.50). Toe-tapping Big Band music. Edinburgh ■ Roots Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Roots, R&B and blues from Toby Mottershead and friends. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Sun 1.
Tuesday 10 Monday 16
Edinburgh ■ The Six O’Clock Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. See Tue 3. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Live Funkout The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 3. Wednesday 11
Edinburgh ■ Sam Coombes Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £6 (£5). Edinburgh alto- saxophonist, touring CD Outlines. ■ Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Wed 4.
Thursday 12 Edinburgh ■ J-Phunk Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz/funk fusion outfit headed by electric bassist Sam Firth. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 28.
Friday 13
Glasgow FREE Cosmopolitan Big Band Café Source, 1 St Andrew’s Square, 548 6020. 9pm. Jazz standards, funk and soul from this 18-piece big band featuring vocals from Rachel Lightbody. Edinburgh ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring Big Hand.
Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 2. ■ Glamour & The Baybes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 2. Tuesday 17
Glasgow ■ Mira Opalinska & Douglas Whates: Cinema Paradiso Ramshorn Theatre, 98 Ingram Street, 548 2682. 1.15pm. £4. Mira Opalinska (piano) and Douglas Whates (double bass) improvise on their own compositions and play unique arrangements of works by classic film and world cinema composers. Edinburgh ■ The Six O’Clock Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. See Tue 3. ■ Primal Swing The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). US jazz trio featuring Jeffrey Jones, Brent Deacon and Loren Stidham. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Live Funkout The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 3.
Wednesday 18 Edinburgh ■ Klabbes Bank The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 467 3660. 8pm. £10. Young Swedish jazz collective led by Klas-Henrik Hörngren with a popular sound. ■ Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Wed 4.
Saturday 14 Thursday 19
Glasgow ■ The Penman Jazzmen King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 2pm. £1. See Sat 7. Edinburgh FREE A Tribute to Tubby Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope St, Charlotte Square, 225 8674. 2.30pm. A tribute to saxophonist Tubby Hayes, featuring his guitarist Louis Stewart alongside Simon Spillett, Brian Kellock, Ed Kelly and Tom Gordon. FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 30. ■ Jazz Bar ‘Tubby Hayes’ Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). A night dedicated to the late, great UK sax star Tubby Hayes, featuring Simon Spillett and Keith Edwards on sax. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Joined by reggae from Man at the Window.
Edinburgh ■ Larry Miller and Against the Grain The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £10. World renowned rockin’ blues guitarist, launching new album Unfinished Business. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 28.
Friday 20 Edinburgh ■ Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: Torah and Beauty & the Beast The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £17.50 (£10; under-16s free). Two new works composed by director/ saxophonist Tommy Smith, with Bill Evans on sax. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring Ka-Tet.
Sunday 15 Saturday 21
Glasgow FREE Blues Kitchen Sundays Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 6pm. See Sun 1. Glasgow ■ The Penman Jazzmen King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 2pm. £1. See Sat 7.
JAZZ & BLUES Music
■ The Harlem Gospel Choir Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £18.50. Uplifting gospel. ■ Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: Torah and Beauty & The Beast RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £17.50 (£10; under-16s free with a paying adult). See Fri 20. Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 30. ■ Oli Brown The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7pm. £12. See Thu 28. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 30. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Joined by Asazi Space Funk Explosion.
Sunday 22
Glasgow FREE Blues Kitchen Sundays Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 6pm. See Sun 1. Edinburgh ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Sun 1.
Monday 23
Glasgow ■ Bill Evans RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 6.30pm. £4 (£3). Jazz from the Grammy-nominated American saxophonist. Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 2. ■ Glamour & The Baybes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 2.
Tuesday 24
Edinburgh ■ The Six O’Clock Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. See Tue 3. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 3. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Live Funkout The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 3.
Wednesday 25 Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Thu 28. ■ Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Wed 4.
Thursday 26
Edinburgh ■ Sierra Maestra The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £17.50 (£14). ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Thu 28. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 28.
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FOLK & WORLD Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to henry@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Henry Northmore. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Thursday 28
Glasgow ■ Mike & Ali Vass St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). The Vass twins perform on fiddle and piano. Edinburgh ■ Canongate Cadjers Ceilidh Band The Royal Scots Club, 29–31 Abercromby Place, 556 4270. 8pm. £6. Live ceilidh music, Scots tunes and dancing. FREE Folk Music Session Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 8pm. Folk session.
Friday 29
Glasgow ■ The Mick West Trio Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 7.45pm. £8 (£7). Scots singer West is joined by guitarist and piper Frank McLaughlin and multi- instrumentalist Stevie Lawrence. Edinburgh FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 8.30pm. Traditional folk on flute, guitar and violin.
Saturday 30 Edinburgh FREE Allan Johnston & Friends Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 4pm. Original story songs, powerful harmonies, terrific banter, plus multi-instrumental Celtic virtuosity. ■ Scots Music Group Ceilidh St Bride’s Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace, 346 1405. 7.30pm. £8–£10 (£6–£7; members £5–£7). Fundraising ceilidh. Live music from Crowdie House. FREE Spangleshifters Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 8.30pm. Contemporary folk group.
Sunday 1
Glasgow FREE Donegal Live Glasgow Merchant Square, 71–73 Albion Street, 552 5908. 12pm–6pm. Celebrating the connections of UIster’s rugged north- western county to Glasgow, with live traditional music and dancing, plus markets, crafts, food and entertainment. ■ Donegal Live! Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £25 (£20). Featuring Daniel O’Donnell, Mickey Harte, The Campbells and more. Edinburgh FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 4pm. See Fri 29. FREE Bobby Nicholson & Eddy Hanson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 8pm. Folk session. ■ Jani Lang Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £6 (£5). Energetic group combining Scottish and Hungarian folk traditions. FREE Siobhan Wilson Malone’s Irish Bar, 14 Forrest Road, 226 5954. 9pm. Franco-Scottish folk singer-songwriter.
Monday 2
Glasgow ■ Peter Case Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. £tbc. Following the release of ‘Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John’, Peter Case returns with politically fuelled blues and folk rock songs. 28 Apr–26 May 2011 THE LIST 95