Music JAZZ&BLUES
Edinburgh ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Rockin’ jazz from The Number Nine.
Saturday 19
Glasgow FREE ACV Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. Double bassist Andy Champion’s Newcastle-based quintet. 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. 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. Featuring Afrofunk from Asazi Space Funk Explosion.
Sunday 20
Glasgow ■ Buddy Whittington & his Band The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £13 in advance; £15 on door; £26.95 with early dinner at 6. American blues rock guitarist, endorsed by his hero John Mayall. 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. FREE Lorna Reid & Graeme Stephen Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7pm. Cool and classy vocalist Reid, with guitarist Stephen. ■ 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. ■ 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 21 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; expect trickier and more rousing charts than usual. ■ 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 22 Edinburgh FREE The Six O’Clock Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Live acoustic blues from John Hunt, his remarkable homemade guitars, and friends. ■ 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 23
Glasgow ■ Christine Bovill Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8pm. £9 (£7). A unique Scottish singer-songwriter and 104 THE LIST 17 Nov–1 Dec 2011
winner of the Glasgow Songwriting Competition back in 2007. Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh University Jazz Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 4pm. Open rehearsal. ■ 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 24 Edinburgh ■ Edinburgh University Jazz Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz classics from this 17-piece band playing cool arrangements of jazz and funk tunes. ■ Graeme Stephen Quintet: Sunrise The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8pm. £13 (£11). A live soundtrack to Frank Murnau’s Oscar- winning silent movie Sunrise, with a mix of jazz, folk and classical influences from guitarist Stephen and his band. There will also be a pre-concert talk at 7.15pm. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2–£3. See Thu 17.
Friday 25
Orchestra Festival IV CCA, 350 Glasgow ✽✽ Glasgow Improvisers Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7.45pm. £10 for two days; £6 for one day. Two days of free jazz and improv music from the GIO and guests (Renee Baker from the AACM, Miguel Carvalhais and Jan Bang), plus workshops and discussions, films, video scores and live remixes.
Edinburgh ■ Soulacoaster The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £tbc. Twelve-piece soul band playing hits made famous by the likes of Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and The Commitments. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz four-piece.
Saturday 26
Glasgow ■ Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra Festival IV CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 3pm. £10 for two days; £6 for one day. See Fri 25. FREE Marco Cafolla Jazz Quartet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. Modern jazz and funk. Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 3pm. See Sat 19. ■ Secret Architecture Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Creative improv quartet from New York, co-founded by Zach Mangan (drums) and Scotland’s own Fraser Campbell (sax). FREE John Anaya Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 9pm. American blues guitarist. ■ 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 funk/soul/jazz from Washington Street.
Sunday 27 Edinburgh FREE Tinderbox Project The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 1pm. Open rehearsal for this 30-piece orchestra of young players with tutors/mentors from some of Edinburgh’s best rock, funk, jazz and indie players. FREE Raw Blues Jam The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 6pm. See Sun 20. ■ Walter Trout & Popa Chubby The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 6.30pm. £20. Double bill of
full on blues guitarists. Trout who has played with John Mayall Blues Breakers, John Lee Hooker and Canned Heat while Chubby rocks the boogie blues, hard. FREE Jayne Seabright & Graeme Stephen Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7pm. Jazz vocalist. ■ 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. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £3 (£2). See Sun 20.
Monday 28
Glasgow ■ Blue Monday at the RCS Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, 332 5057. 6.30pm. £7 (£5). The RCS jazz department’s way of keeping you in touch with new developments in Scottish jazz. Artistic director Tommy Smith organises monthly sessions for students, staff and guest performers. Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 21. ■ Glamour & The Baybes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). See Mon 21.
Tuesday 29
Edinburgh FREE The Six O’Clock Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Tue 22. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 22. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). See Tue 22.
Wednesday 30 Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh University Jazz Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 4pm. See Wed 23. ■ Imelda May The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 6.30pm. £22.50. Rockabilly, blues and jazz from the sassy Irish chanteuse. ■ Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Wed 23.
Thursday 1 Edinburgh ■ Christmas at the Jam House The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6.30pm. £5. Funky Christmas party with live music and DJs. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2–£3. See Thu 17.
Friday 2
Glasgow ■ Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.30pm. £34.50. Holland and his Orchestra are joined by the slick soul vocals of Ruby Turner and Louise Marshall and special guest Shane MacGowan. Edinburgh ■ Christmas at the Jam House The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6.30pm. £10. See Thu 1. ■ The Jazz Bar Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Hard bop and lesser-known standards from the accomplished five- 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 with funk and soul from The Privates.
Saturday 3
Glasgow FREE Kim Macari Quartet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. Jazz trumpeter. ■ Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.30pm. £34.50. See Fri 2. Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 19. ■ Christmas at the Jam House The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6.30pm. £10. See Thu 1. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 19. ■ 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 Manchester funkers Rene Band.
Sunday 4
Glasgow ■ Brass Jaw City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £12. Fun, exhilarating saxophone quartet, playing big band, bebop and blues, ‘sans’ rhythm section. Special Christmas concert. Edinburgh ■ Fiddle Workshop with Tcha Limberger The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 2pm. £tbc. A chance to pick up tips direct from the Belgian gypsy jazz/folk fiddler. FREE Raw Blues Jam The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sun 20. FREE Rosie Nimmo & Stuart Allardyce Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7pm. Jazz, blues and folk-infused vocals from Nimmo. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £3 (£2). See Sun 20.
Monday 5
Glasgow FREE Alan Sweeney Quintet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. Jazz from this young guitarist and his quintet. ■ Christmas with The Rat Pack Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. 7.30pm. £15.50–£36.50. Relive the glory days of Frank, Sammy, Dean, Joey and Peter. Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 21. ■ Glamour & The Baybes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). See Mon 21.
Tuesday 6
Glasgow ■ Christmas with The Rat Pack Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. 7.30pm. £15.50–£36.50. See Mon 5. Edinburgh FREE The Six O’Clock Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Tue 22. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 22. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). See Tue 22.
Wednesday 7 Glasgow ■ Christmas with The Rat Pack Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. 7.30pm. £15.50–£36.50. See Mon 5.