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■ Magnus Ostrom Band The Hub, Castlehill Royal Mile, 473 2000. 8.30–10.30pm. £20. An intoxicating mix of jazz, brooding post-rock and electronica. Monday 25
FREE Exhibition: Bulles Jazz Blues, Quand la BD swingue! Institut Français d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. 9.30am–6.30pm. See Fri 22. ■ Edinburgh Jazz Festival Orchestra, directed by Tim Hagans The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 473 2000. 8–10pm. £20 (£16). The masterpiece of sophisticated cool in jazz, Gil Evans’ classic music for Miles Davis is performed with US trumpet star Tim Hagans playing Miles’ role. ■ Lokomotive Trio and SHE Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 473 2000. 8–10pm. £10. Double bill of piano trios. ■ Morten Gunnar Larsen with Stale Ytterli Berlin, Broadway and Buenos Aires The Hub, Castlehill Royal Mile, 473 2000. 8–10pm. £15. Ragtime, stride and early jazz piano styles from Larsen. ■ Music Music Music with Lina Nyberg: West Side Story Bosco Theatre, The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens, 473 2000. 8–10pm. £12. One of the most adventurous and challenging vocalists working in jazz today. ■ Rene Marie Dans Paleis, The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens, 473 2000. 8–10pm. £15. Charming, inventive and imaginative jazz vocalist. ■ Dom James and the Dixie Ticklers The Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens, 473 2000. 8.30–10.30pm. £12. This young, hip band from London is devoted to revitalising classic New Orleans music.
EDINBURGH JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL Music
Tuesday 26 ■ Dave Donohoe Quintet Royal Overseas League, 100 Princes St, 473 2000. 12.30–2.30am. £9. Trombonist Donohue has put together a special five- piece band, with Ian Boyter on saxophone and clarinet, to play a set of classic jazz from the 20s and 30s. FREE Exhibition: Bulles Jazz Blues, Quand la BD swingue! Institut Français d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. 9.30am–6.30pm. See Fri 22. ■ Talk: Evan Christopher and New Orleans Jazz Royal Overseas League, 100 Princes Street, 473 2000. 4–6pm. £5. An expert on the New Orleans clarinet style in conversation with Dave Batchelor. ■ James Litherland & Tony Reeves Bosco Theatre, The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens, 473 2000. 6.30–8pm. £12. Guitarist and singer Litherland and bassist Reeves played with Litherland in Colosseum, having played with John Mayall. Very rare outing in Scotland for two high profile 70s musicians. ■ Sherman Robertson Band The Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens, 473 2000. 7–9pm. £12.50. Formidable guitarist playing electric Texas soul- blues, swampy Louisiana zydeco grooves and blues. ■ Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 473 2000. 8–10pm. £8. Edinburgh’s fine Jazz Bar Big Band joined by Erik Lars Hansen. ■ Ken Peplowksi Ensemble plays West Side Story The Hub, Castlehill Royal Mile, 473 2000. 8–10pm. £20. A ten-piece band, singing and playing the tunes from the show, adding in a few more Bernstein gems. ■ Niki King & the Elements The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8pm. £15–£20. Singing self-
penned tunes of 21st century love, life and loss. ■ Rene Marie Dans Paleis, The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens, 473 2000. 8–10pm. £15. See Mon 25. ■ Tommy Smith Karma Bosco Theatre, The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens, 473 2000. 9–11pm. £15. Up-tempo workouts mixed with more folk-influenced ballads. ■ Hypnotic Brass Ensemble The Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens, 473 2000. 9.30–11.30pm. £16. Street jazz, funk and hip hop from the nine-strong brass and drums ensemble that have played with Mos Def, Erykah Badu and collaborated with Gorillaz. Wednesday 27
■ Jim Petrie’s Diplomats of Jazz Royal Overseas League, 100 Princes Street, 473 2000. 12.30–2.30am. £9. Old school New Orleans and Chicago jazz. FREE Exhibition: Bulles Jazz Blues, Quand la BD swingue! Institut Français d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. 9.30am–6.30pm. See Fri 22. ■ Batchelors of Jazz The Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens, 473 2000. 6–7.30pm. £10. Classic Dixieland jazz played by some of Scotland’s finest jazz musicians. ■ Kyle Keddie Sextet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 473 2000. 6–8pm. £10. Music from the Blue Note era, plus tricky tunes by artists such as Tadd Dameron and George Russell. ■ Pelo Rojo, Pelo Negro Dans Paleis, The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens, 473 2000. 6–7pm. £10. Tara Dodgson’s explosive dance combines with the ‘Surf-Punk-Cuban Son’ of Toby Shippey, Allan Mckeown and Ricardo Fernandez Pompa in a collaborative project commissioned by Dance Base. ■ Rob Hall and Chick Lyall with Susheila Jamieson The Hub,
Castlehill Royal Mile, 473 2000. 6–7.30pm. £10. Saxophonist Hall and pianist Lyall create duets strong on atmospheres and melodies. ■ Haftor Medboe Group and The Discordian Trio Bosco Theatre, The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens, 473 2000. 8–10pm. £10. The guitarist creates seductive soundworlds with interwoven electronic effects. Discordian Trio play as part of the Breaking Ground series. Experimental jazzy fusions mixing prog-fusion and avant-jazz. ■ Hidden Orchestra & Red Snapper The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 473 2000. 8–10pm. £15 (£10). A beguiling, psychedelic, lush, sweeping and groovy hybrid of trip hop, drum & bass, soundscapes and funky electronics. ■ Angela King Dans Paleis, The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens, 473 2000. 8.30–10.30pm. £12. King’s celebrating a new recording with an effervescent band featuring Brian Kellock (piano), Kenny Ellis (bass), Tom Gordon (drums) and Martin Kershaw (sax). ■ Django à la Creole with Evan Christopher The Hub, Castlehill Royal Mile, 473 2000. 8.30–10.30pm. £15. New Orleans’ leading clarinet player spices up Django Reinhardt’s Hot Club music with creole, Latin and blues flavours. ■ Hypnotic Brass Ensemble The Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens, 473 2000. 9–11pm. £16. See Tue 26. Thursday 28
■ Joe Gordon’s Ragtime Banjoes Royal Overseas League, 100 Princes Street, 473 2000. 12.30–2.30am. £9. Veteran White Heather Club singer returns to his first love: Dixieland jazz with a selection of rags, stomps and ballads, and the wonderful trumpet playing of Mike Daly.
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