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221 5279. 2pm. £1. The late George Penman’s band continue to keep the faith with their take on vintage New Orleans jazz. FREE Declan Forde Quartet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. Eclectic mix of jazz, funk and blues from pianist Forde. FREE Perdido Bon Accord, 153 North Street, 248 4427. 9.15pm. Mainstream Latin jazz, swing and vocals. 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. 7.30pm. £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. 12.30–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs with rocking covers and originals from The Dark Jokes.
Sunday 24 Glasgow FREE Jazz’n’Eggs Merchants’ House, 45–47 Bell Street, Merchant City, 552 3539. 12.30–4pm. Local musicians serenade brunchers with some laid-back jazz. Part of the Merchant City Festival. FREE Jazz Café at the Tron Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 287 8910. 4–6pm. See Sat 23. FREE Blues Kitchen Sundays Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 6pm. The best in blues and rhythm’n’blues. ■ Gitane Ecosse Café Cossachok, 10 King Street/Trongate 103, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. Newly formed quartet headed by Polish gypsy jazz guitarists Ricardo Wiszniewski and Darius Szoma.
JAZZ & BLUES Music
Edinburgh FREE Raw Blues Jam The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Stripped back acoustic blues from the Hot Tin Roof Duo and guests. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Funk and soul from this six-piece fronted by Fiona Lynch and Joe Early.
Monday 25
Edinburgh ■ 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 26 Edinburgh ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Live Funkout The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Guitarist Aki Remally leads this funk band.
7.30pm. £14 (£12). Toe-tapping tunes covering everything from jump-jive to swing and jazz greats from Glenn Miller to Fats Domino from this nine-piece led by Hamish McGregor. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 21. Friday 29
Glasgow FREE Dias Brazil Boteco do Brasil, 62 Trongate, 548 1330. 7.30pm. See Fri 22. Edinburgh ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 12.30–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring freaked out blues from Earl Grey & The Loose Leaves. ■ The Jazz Bar Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7pm. £4 (£3). Hard bop and lesser-known standards from the accomplished five- piece.
Wednesday 27 Saturday 30
Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Thu 21. ■ 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 28 Edinburgh ■ Confluence Jazz Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7pm. £4 (£3). Edinburgh/Glasgow four-piece featuring Martin Kershaw, Paul Harrison, Euan Burton and Doug Hough. ■ Fat Sam’s Band Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240.
Glasgow ■ Ubiquitous Chip’s Jazz Lunch Ubiquitous Chip, 12 Ashton Lane, 334 5007. 1–4pm. Prices vary. Enjoy live jazz numbers over a specially put-together a la carte menu. Booking advised. ■ The Penman Jazzmen King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 2pm. £1. See Sat 23. FREE Derek Fairlie Quartet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. Jazz funk from pianist Fairlie. Edinburgh ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 12.30–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs joined by funkers Washington Street. FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar,
1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 23. FREE The Black Diamond Express Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. Alternative rockabilly, roots, blues and R&B.
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Glasgow FREE Blues Kitchen Sundays Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 6pm. See Sun 24. Edinburgh FREE Raw Blues Jam The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sun 24. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Thu 21.
Monday 1
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. FREE Maria Nash Waverley Bar, 1 St Mary’s Street, 557 1050. 9pm. See Mon 25. ■ Glamour & The Baybes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 25.
Tuesday 2 Edinburgh ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 9pm. £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). See Tue 26.
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