Music JAZZ/FOLK
Wednesday 21
Glasgow FREE Live Jazz Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. A mixture of standards and originals played on guitar, drums and saxophone. Edinburgh ■ Paul Kirby Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Trio led by pianist Kirby, featuring Graeme Stephen on bass and Chris Wallace on 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 22 Edinburgh ■ Pete Johnstone Organ Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). High energy Hammond organ based jazz. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2–£3. See Thu 15.
Friday 23
Edinburgh FREE Debbie Davis & Jazz Main Point Hotel, 34 Bread Street, 221 5555. 8pm. See Fri 16. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 16. ■ 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 Ray Harris & The Fusion Experience.
Saturday 24 Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 17. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 17.
Monday 26 Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Small Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). A four-piece version of the Jazz Bar Big Band for a special Boxing Day performance. ■ The Babes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). See Mon 19.
Tuesday 27
Edinburgh FREE The Six O’Clock Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Tue 20. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 20. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Tue 20.
Wednesday 28
Glasgow FREE Live Jazz Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. See Wed 21. Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 16. ■ Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Wed 21.
Thursday 29
Glasgow FREE Cosmopolitan Big Band Café Source, 1 St Andrew’s Square, 548 6020. 108 THE LIST 15 Dec 2011–5 Jan 2012
9pm. Jazz standards, funk and soul from this 18-piece big band featuring vocals from Rachel Lightbody. Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 16. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2–£3. See Thu 15.
Friday 30
Edinburgh FREE Debbie Davis & Jazz Main Point Hotel, 34 Bread Street, 221 5555. 8pm. See Fri 16. ■ The Jazz Bar Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 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 James Brown is Annie.
Saturday 31 Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 17. ■ Hogmanay Hoot The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6pm. £25 (online tickets £19.95). The night starts off with a Hogmanay ceilidh and pipers, followed by a piano and drums duo then resident band The Flavours will be playing classic covers and party tunes into 2012. ■ Jazz Bar Hogmanay Party The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm–5am. £18 (£16). Night of jazz and funk to see in the bells featuring the Jazz Bar Hogmanay Quintet with trumpeter Colin Steele, the Latino funk and reggae sounds of Das Contras plus DJs. ■ Departure Lounge Hogmanay Bash The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 10pm–5am. £24. Another full
blown world music jazz party as DL take over the Caves for another Hogmanay with live music from Orkestra del Sol, Soul Foundation and Edinburgh Samba School featuring MC Conscious Route not forgetting DJ sets form Astroboy, Jiminez, Mr Zimbabwe and DJ Wastepicker. This is also the last Departure Lounge so your last chance to experience the magic.
Sunday 1
Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 16. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Sun 18.
Monday 2
Edinburgh FREE The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. See Mon 19. ■ The Babes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). See Mon 19.
Tuesday 3
Edinburgh FREE The Six O’Clock Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Tue 20. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 20. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Tue 20.
Thursday 5 Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 16. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2–£3. See Thu 15.
Vic Galloway presents . . .
FOLK Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to henry@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Henry Northmore. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Thursday 15
Glasgow FREE Tango Libre La Bodega Tapas Bar, Dance with Attitude Studios, 1120 South Street, 581 3401. 7.30pm. A weekly ‘Tango Salon’, with live music to dance to and of course tapas to fuel those moves. ■ Martin Stephenson & The Daintees Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club, 10 Chamberlain Road, 959 1428. 8pm. £15. Now resident in Scotland, the respected Geordie songwriter makes another trip to Glasgow in the company of his band The Daintees. Please note change of venue. Edinburgh ■ Stretch Dawrson The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5. Scottish band specialising in Western Swing. Album launch party. FREE Muckle Flugga Whiski Rooms, 4, 6 & 7 North Bank Street, 225 7224. 9.30pm–12.30am. Trad Scottish music from this ceilidh band.
Friday 16 Glasgow ■ The Saw Doctors Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £22.50. Over-14s show. Celtrock knees-up with one of Ireland’s most successful bands. ■ Martin Stephenson The Accies Club, Helensburgh Drive Jordanhill. 8pm. £12. Solo show from the Daintees frontman Stephenson, with
Jill O’Sullivan (pictured, above left, with her Sparrow & the Workshop bandmates) joins James Yorkston, Neil Pennycook (from Meursault) and Jenny Reeve for this Merry Special edition of Vic Galloway presents . . . ■ Electric Circus, Edinburgh, Thu 15 Dec. (Rock & Pop)