list.co.uk/music where most of the audience were in fact having supper, this carvery lunch offers either two or three courses and a free glass of wine while a jazz trio plays. FREE Jazz at Mint Hotel Mint Hotel, Finnieston Street, 552 3552. 1.30pm. Sophisticated jazz with a classical/Petersonesque flavour from the Euan Stephenson Trio with Lorne Cowieson. ■ Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 2pm. £8. Compositions by some of the greatest in jazz (Mingus, Nelson, Zawinul . . . ). ■ Andreas Varady Quartet City Halls: Recital Rooms, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 3.30pm. £10. Hailing from Slovakia but now based in Ireland, Varady (guitar) comes from a Hungarian Gypsy family. He’s headlined at Ronnie Scott’s, played with Louis Stewart and Martin Taylor and Tokai have built a limited edition Andreas Varady model guitar, all of which seems even more remarkable when you find out he’s only 13. ■ Cathie Rae & Graeme Stephen Ramshorn Theatre, 98 Ingram Street, 353 8000. 4pm. £8. Singer Rae and guitarist Stephen play some tunes from their new CD. ■ Jazz Glasgow Summer School Concert City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 4pm. £5 (children free). The annual summer school gives its concert. FREE Jazz at Mint Hotel Mint Hotel, Finnieston Street, 552 3552. 4pm. Classic Dixieland from the Nova Scotia Jazz Band. ■ Matthew Halsall City Halls: Recital Rooms, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 6pm. £10. Highly-praised Manchester trumpeter brings on his modal stylings. FREE Byres Road Big Band City Halls: Bazaar Bar, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 6.30pm. The local big band rocks the bar under the leadership of Paul Towndrow. FREE Jazz at Mint Hotel Mint Hotel, Finnieston Street, 552 3552. 6.30pm. Son al Son take you to Cuba. Featuring Ricardo Pompa and Lino Rocha on vocals. ■ Courtney Pine Europa The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £20. Pine successfully broke away from the dogged bop revivalism of mid-80s British jazz to become one of the most enterprising and original musicians in the country. His Europa project draws on themes from European folk music; Pine sticks to the honkalicious bass clarinet instead of his usual tenor. ■ Havana Swing Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. £8. Rather confusingly, not Cuban music but devotees of the Hot Club de France. A must for fans of all things plinky and Djangoid. ■ NeWt & Breach Ramshorn Theatre, 98 Ingram Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £10. In any jazz festival somebody’s got to be avant the rest of the garde, and it appears to be the inhabitants of this double bill. NeWt is a trombone/guitar/drums/electronica trio from Edinburgh; Breach mix Hammond grooves with Eastern European folk inflections. ■ Martin Taylor City Halls: Recital Rooms, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 9.30pm. £20. The genial guitar maestro in concert: when a player as ridiculously fleet as Pat Metheny describes you as ‘awesome’ and ‘unbelievable’, you know you’ve got some moves. With special guest, the 13-year-old Slovakian prodigy Andreas Varady, staying up late for the cause of jazz. FREE Late Night Club at The Thistle Glasgow Thistle Hotel, Cambridge Street, 552 3552. 11pm–3am. Cathie Rae seals her position as the busiest musician at this year’s festival by hosting the jam session for the third night in a row.
JAZZ & BLUES 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 23 Edinburgh ■ Tom Gibbs Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Creative, inventive jazz from Glaswegian pianist Gibbs. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Groovy funk four-piece (formerly known as Freaky Family) from guitarist Aki Remally.
Friday 24
Glasgow FREE Dias Brazil Boteco do Brasil, 62 Trongate, 548 1330. 7.30pm. Jazzy Brazilian rhythms, bossa nova, samba and salsa. FREE The Strathclyde University Big Band Café Source, 1 St Andrew’s Square, 548 6020. 9pm. The university’s big band get their boots on and come on like gangbusters in what’s guaranteed to be a hummer of an evening of solid trickeration. If you’re lucky, they might even play some music. Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz four-piece. ■ 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 The Soul Foundation.
Saturday 25
Glasgow ■ The Penman Jazzmen King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 2pm. £1. The late George Penman’s band continue to keep the faith with their take on vintage New Orleans jazz. FREE JazzCo Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. Featuring many former and current Strathclyde University music students. FREE The Privates Hammond Orchestra Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. Hammond-driven instrumental group. Part of the West End Festival. 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. ■ Kyle/Keddie Sextet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Modern jazz from drummer Bill Kyle and trombonist Brian Keddie. ■ 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 Afrobeat from Diwan.
Sunday 26 Glasgow FREE Jazz & Media Ale Festival Three Judges, 141 Dumbarton Road, 337 3055. 3pm. Live jazz and a selection of ales. Featuring Muldoon’s Ragtime Band. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Blues Kitchen Sundays Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 6pm. The best in blues and rhythm’n’blues. FREE Marco Cafolla Trio The Butchershop Bar & Grill, 1055 Sauchiehall Street, 339 2999.
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6.30–9pm. Make the most of the long summer evenings with some modern soul, jazz and funk courtesy of the Marco Cafolla Electric Trio and Sunday Roast courtesy of the Butchershop. Part of the West End Festival. Edinburgh FREE Dyce Grooves The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 2.30pm. 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 Lorna Reid & Graeme Stephen Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7pm. Cool and classy vocalist Reid, with guitarist Stephen. ■ BB King and Avery Sunshine Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 7.30pm. £39–£49.50. Blues legend. ■ Stormy Sunday Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£3). Blues night organised by vocalist James Carr, featuring a showcase of blues singers and soloists. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, Charlotte Square, 225 8674. 8pm. All singers and instrumentalists are welcome at this jazz jam with a different host every week and a stellar trio. Featuring singer American vocalist William Young. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Motown style funk/soul from this six-piece fronted by Fiona Lynch and Joe Early.
Monday 27 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. ■ 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.
Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 24. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 23. Friday 1
Glasgow FREE Dias Brazil Boteco do Brasil, 62 Trongate, 548 1330. 7.30pm. See Fri 24. Edinburgh ■ Bobby Wishart Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Modern jazz from Scottish saxophonist Wishart. FREE The Banjo Lounge Quartet Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. Lounge versions of pop tunes played in redneck jazz style on the five-string banjo. ■ 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 Paul Mills Funk Band.
Saturday 2
Glasgow ■ Simply Big Band Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. Times tbc. £tbc. A two-hour larger-than-life musical extravaganza bringing you the best of the glory days of American big band. Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 25. ■ 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. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs.
Tuesday 28 Sunday 3
Edinburgh FREE The Six O’Clock Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Live acoustic blues from John Hunt and friends. FREE Craig McMurdo The Compass Bar, 44 Queen Charlotte Street, Leith, 554 1979. 7.30pm. Jazz and swing vocalist McMurdo. A special ‘Moon, June, Croon, Swoon’ residency. ■ 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 29 Edinburgh ■ Benjamin Moussay Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £6 (£5). French pianist Moussay draws on classical traditions, rock and electronica to create music that’s been praised for its cinematic qualities; he’s been compared to Paul Bley. ■ Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Talented piano player/vocalist Mike Kearney leads this funk/blues five-piece.
Thursday 30 Glasgow ■ Alzjazpalz King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 2pm. £1. Old school jazz from Alastair McDonald and friends.
Edinburgh FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, Charlotte Square, 225 8674. 8pm. All singers and instrumentalists are welcome at this jazz jam with a different host every week and a stellar trio. Featuring 60s singer Ken Charleson. ■ University of London Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Seventeen-piece big band up from London, directed by Pete Long (Ronnie Scott’s Club Big Band). ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Sun 26.
Monday 4
Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 27. ■ The Paul Garner Band The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £6. Gritty progressive guitar/organ blues trio ■ Glamour & The Baybes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 27. St Andrews ■ Fife Summer Jazz Course St Leonards School, The Pends, 01334 472126. Times vary. £275–£390 (£215–£330). 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. Booking essential.
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