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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. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). See Wed 31. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, Charlotte Square, 225 8674. 8.30pm. All singers and instrumentalists are welcome at this jazz jam with a different host every week and a stellar trio. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £3 (£2). Motown style funk/soul from this six-piece fronted by Fiona Lynch and Joe Early.
Monday 5
Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 473 2000. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 29. FREE Maria Nash Waverley Bar, 1 St Mary’s Street, 557 1050. 9pm. See Mon 29. ■ Glamour & The Baybes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). See Mon 29.
Tuesday 6
Glasgow FREE Jazz Quartet Missoula, 110- 114 West George Street, 332 9724. 7pm. See Tue 30. Edinburgh FREE The Six O’Clock Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Tue 30. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 30. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). See Tue 30.
Wednesday 7 Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Wed 31. ■ Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Wed 31.
Thursday 8 Edinburgh ■ Stretch Dawrson The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Scottish band specialising in western swing. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 1.
Friday 9
Glasgow ■ Rose Room City Halls: Recital Rooms, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £12. Rose Room comprises virtuoso violinist and vocalist Seonaid Aitken, Jimmy Moon on double-bass with guitarists Tom Watson and Tam Gallagher. Embracing the swing jazz era with a dash of western swing. Edinburgh FREE Rosy Blue Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 9pm. Upbeat jazz. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late-night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Paul Mills Funk Band guests.
Saturday 10 Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298.
3pm. See Sat 3. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 3. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Punchy funksters Washington Street guest. Sunday 11
Glasgow FREE Alan Nimmo & The Magic Blues Surfers Bobar, 383 Byres Road, 341 6516. 8pm. See Sun 28. Edinburgh FREE Raw Blues Jam The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sun 4. ■ Zoe Gilby The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£3). See Sat 10. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, Charlotte Square, 225 8674. 8.30pm. All singers and instrumentalists are welcome at this jazz jam with ‘western swing’ from Stretch Dawson & The Mending Hearts. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £3 (£2). See Sun 4.
Monday 12 Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 473 2000. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 29. FREE Maria Nash Waverley Bar, 1 St Mary’s Street, 557 1050. 9pm. See Mon 29. ■ Glamour & The Baybes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). See Mon 29.
Tuesday 13
Glasgow FREE Jazz Quartet Missoula, 110- 114 West George Street, 332 9724. 7pm. See Tue 30. Edinburgh FREE The Six O’Clock Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Tue 30. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 30. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). See Tue 30.
Wednesday 14
Glasgow ■ Kurt Weill: September Songs Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8.30pm. £8 (£6). Linden Tree presents an evening of classics by American Kurt Weill, composer of hits that have been performed by artists from Louis Armstrong to PJ Harvey, starring Joyce Falconer. Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Cool swinging jazz from the house trio on piano, bass and drums. ■ Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Wed 31.
Thursday 15 Glasgow ■ Kent Duchaine The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 220 4298. 8pm. £8 in advance; £10 on the door; £21.95 with early dinner at 6pm. Hard driving blues from the steel guitar maestro. ■ Kurt Weill: September Songs Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8.30pm. £8 (£6). See Wed 14.
JAZZ & BLUES Music
Edinburgh ■ Electric Jazz Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz/funk fusion from Marco Cafolla. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 1.
Friday 16
Glasgow ■ Kurt Weill: September Songs Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8.30pm. £8 (£6). See Wed 14. Edinburgh ■ J-Phunk Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz/funk fusion outfit from Glasgow and Fife, headed by electric bassist Sam Firth. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs.
Saturday 17
Glasgow FREE Gus Stirrat Quartet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 6pm. Jazz sounds with bassist Gus Stirrat and his new band. ■ Kurt Weill: September Songs Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8.30pm. £8 (£6). See Wed 14. Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 3. FREE The Blueswater Collective Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. Blues, funk and rock’n’roll from this collective of former University of St Andrews students. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 3. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs with rocky sounds from The Dark Jokes.
Sunday 18
Glasgow FREE Alan Nimmo & The Magic Blues Surfers Bobar, 383 Byres Road, 341 6516. 8pm. See Sun 28.
Edinburgh FREE Raw Blues Jam The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sun 4. ■ 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. 8.30pm. All singers and instrumentalists are welcome at this jazz jam with a different host every week and a stellar trio with vocalist Terri Shaltiel guests. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £3 (£2). See Sun 4. Isle of Islay ■ Jazz Festival Walk RSPB Loch Gruinart, RSPB Visitor Centre Gruinart Bridgend, 01496 850505. 11am. £3 (members £1). What, you may wonder, has jazz to do with ornithology? Funny you should ask: there’s a jazz tune called ‘Ornithology’, which was co-written by the great Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker. This short guided walk is a good chance to brush up on your bird- spotting, before enjoying some lunchtime jazz at the Visitors’ Centre.
Monday 19
Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 473 2000. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 29. FREE Maria Nash Waverley Bar, 1 St Mary’s Street, 557 1050. 9pm. See Mon 29. ■ Glamour & The Baybes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). See Mon 29.
Tuesday 20
Glasgow FREE Jazz Quartet Missoula, 110- 114 West George Street, 332 9724. 7pm. See Tue 30. Edinburgh FREE The Six O’Clock Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Tue 30. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 30. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). See Tue 30.
Wednesday 21
Glasgow ■ Henrik Freischlader The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10 in advance; £12 on door; £23.95 with early dinner at 6pm. German-born blues artist who has supported BB King and Peter Green. Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Wed 14. ■ Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Wed 31.
Thursday 22
Edinburgh ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 1. FOLK Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to henry@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Henry Northmore and Norman Chalmers. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Thursday 25 Glasgow ■ Jeanna Leslie & Siobhan Miller St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £8 (£6). Winners of the 2007 BBC Radio 2 Young Musicians of the Year. ■ John Hinshelwood Band Tchai- Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £tbc. Americana and country sounds. FREE John Hinshelwood Tchai- Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Star of the Scottish roots, country and folk music scene plays originals and covers.
Friday 26
Glasgow ■ John Gilmour Smith St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £10. Glasgow singer-songwriter.
Monday 29
Glasgow FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. Folky jam session with an indie edge from Laura Wilkie (Rachel Sermanni Band) and Sarah Hayes (Admiral Fallow). 25 Aug–22 Sep 2011 THE LIST 129