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JAZZ & BLUES Music
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. Man at the Window plus DJ Astroboy. Sunday 25
Glasgow FREE Alan Nimmo & The Magic Blues Surfers Bobar, 383 Byres Road, 341 6516. 8pm. Sunday blues session. 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. Henrik Freischlader Band and The Gerry Jablonski Band The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £10. German-born bluesman who has supported BB King and Peter Green. Roots Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Roots, R&B and blues from Toby of Black Diamond Express and friends. 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. Featuring Freddie King . 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 26
Edinburgh The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). Big band jazz classics from this 17- piece ensemble of pros from all over Scotland. FREE Maria Nash Waverley Bar, 1 St Mary’s Street, 557 1050. 9pm. Acoustic ballads and blues. Glamour & The Baybes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). Mix of rock, jazz, blues and funk from this four-piece powered by drummer Jordie Gilmour.
Tuesday 27
Glasgow FREE Jazz Quartet Missoula, 110- 114 West George Street, 332 9724. 7pm. Live jazz. Elegies From Angels, Punks and Raging Queens Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.30pm. £9 (£7). An evening of free verse set to blues, jazz and rhythm and blues, celebrating the lives of AIDS victims. Edinburgh FREE The Six O’Clock Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Live acoustic blues from John Hunt and his remarkable homemade guitars, plus guests. 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 The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). Guitarist Aki Remally leads this funk groove band.
Wednesday 28
Glasgow Elegies From Angels, Punks and Raging Queens Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.30pm. £9 (£7). See Tue 27. Edinburgh Ben Bryden’s Bright Noise The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £6 (£5). Ben Bryden and Steven Delannoye, sax players from Scotland and
Belgium respectively, return to the Jazz Bar fronting a five-piece band playing original music. Also featuring Des White (bass), Tim Basom (guitar) and Dustin Kaufmann (drums). Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). Talented piano player/vocalist Mike Kearney leads this funk/blues five-piece.
Thursday 29
Glasgow Elegies From Angels, Punks and Raging Queens Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.30pm. £9 (£7). See Tue 27. Edinburgh Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 22.
Friday 30
Glasgow Elegies From Angels, Punks and Raging Queens Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.30pm. £9 (£7). See Tue 27. Edinburgh Bobby Wishart Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Modern jazz from Scottish saxophonist Wishart. FREE Nick Gould’s Jazz Main Point Hotel, 34 Bread Street, 221 5555. 8pm. See Fri 23. Departure Lounge The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 10.30pm–3am. £7 in advance; £10 on the door. Heavyweight global sounds as Departure Lounge host another night of cosmic beats and futuristic funk. Joined by special guest Zed Bias (aka Maddslinky), plus a live set from Federation of the Disco Pimp. Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Authentic Stax grooves from The Privates, a three-piece Booker T-styled combo.
Callander Callander Jazz and Blues Festival Callander, 01877 330342. Times vary. Prices vary. A varied jazz programme against the atmospheric backdrop of the Trossachs National Park. From debut performers to those back by popular demand, from solo artists to 21-piece big bands, most styles of jazz, blues and soul are covered across various venues, plus a USP of jazz cruises along Loch Katrine.
Saturday 1
Glasgow Penman’s Jazzmen King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 2pm. By donation. See Sat 24. Elegies From Angels, Punks and Raging Queens Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £9 (£7). See Tue 27. FREE Richard Burton Band Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. Jazz standards and other tunes from Burton (alto), Frank Cairns (guitar) and Tommy Evans (bass). Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 24. Forth Valley Chorus – Back in Town! Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £12–£16 (£10–£14). Sweet Adeline’s UK Barbershop Championships gold medal winners the Forth Valley Chorus perform jazz, swing, gospel, pop and classic barbershop. World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 24. Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Live funk/soul band plus DJ.
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