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hardcore metallers, with new vocalist Scott Roberts. ■ Brian Olive Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Retro garage rocker who cut his teeth in The Greenhorns and Soledad Brothers.
Thursday 2
Glasgow ■ Nina Nesbitt Beanscene, 40-42 Woodlands Road, West End, 352 9800. 7pm. £6. Balerno teen singer/songwriter who does a spot of modelling on the side. ■ Alejandro Toledo & the Magic Tombolinos Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £7.50. London outfit blending Balkan sounds with rock and punk energy. ■ Kina Grannis King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £10. Over-14s show. Whimsical singer/songwriter pop from this Japanese/American artist, who recently released a stop-motion video using 288,000 jellybeans which took two years to make. Now that’s dedication. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 5. ■ Born To Be Wide Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6 (Music Union members £4; under 18s £3). Music industry seminar/social club that aims to bring musos, journalists, promoters, record shop workers and musicians together. This month’s seminar is on the relationship between emerging bands and festivals, with Dave Corbett (T in the Park), Katch Holmes (Knockengorroch) and Shaun Arnold (Go North). ■ Unpeeled The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5. See Thu 5. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2–£3. See Thu 5.
JAZZ 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 5 Edinburgh FREE Ged Brockie & Doug Urquhart Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. Jazz guitar duo. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2–£3. Groovy funk four-piece with ace guitarist Aki Remally.
Friday 6
Edinburgh FREE Lachlan’s Sounds of Jazz Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. Accomplished jazz. FREE Debbie Davis & Jazz Main Point Hotel, 34 Bread Street, 221 5555. 8pm. Latin, soul and funk from this jazz vocalist. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz four-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. Featuring Afrobeat from Diwan. Saturday 7
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 St, See Fri 6. Live acts tbc. Sunday 8
Edinburgh FREE Hot Tin Roof The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 6pm. Jazz/blues duo. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 6. 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 and a stellar trio with western swing from Stretch Dawrson & The Mending Hearts. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). Motown style funk/soul from this six-piece fronted by Fiona Lynch and Joe Early.
Monday 9
Edinburgh FREE Ron Carruthers Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. Popular pianist. FREE The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. Big band jazz classics from this 17-piece ensemble of pros from all over Scotland; expect trickier and more rousing charts than usual. ■ The Babes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). Mix of rock, jazz, blues and funk from this six-piece playing arrangements of Prince, Herbie Hancock, Zappa and improv renditions of classics.
Tuesday 10
Edinburgh FREE The Six O’Clock After Work Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Live acoustic blues from John Hunt, his remarkable homemade guitars, and friends. FREE Steve Tyler Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover St, 225 2131. 7pm. Classical jazz guitar. ■ 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. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). Guitarist Aki Remally leads this funk groove band.
Wednesday 11 Edinburgh FREE Fraser Urquhart Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. Relaxing piano. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St. See Fri 6. ■ 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 12 Edinburgh FREE Desafinado Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. Brazilian jazz from this duo. ■ Tinderbox Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Edinburgh’s youth orchestra avoids the classical repertoire and sticks to pieces by Björk, Hendrix and Radiohead, as well as writing and arranging its own work – highly unusual behaviour for any orchestra, let alone one made of people aged 13-21. Special fundraising show.
JAZZ Music
■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2–£3. See Thu 5. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Sun 8.
Friday 13 Monday 16
Edinburgh FREE Graham High Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. The guitarist is joined by guests playing Hot Club-style jazz. FREE Debbie Davis & Jazz Main Point Hotel, 34 Bread Street, 221 5555. 8pm. See Fri 6. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 6. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street. See Sat 7.
Saturday 14 Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 7. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 7. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street. See Sat 7.
Sunday 15 Edinburgh FREE Hot Tin Roof The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sun 8. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street. See Fri 6. 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 and a stellar trio with a jazz-centric set from trad singer and cellist Wendy Weatherby.
Edinburgh FREE Ron Carruthers Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. See Mon 9. FREE The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. See Mon 9. ■ The Babes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). See Mon 9.
Tuesday 17
Edinburgh FREE The Six O’Clock After Work Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Tue 10. FREE Steve Tyler Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. See Tue 10. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 10. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Tue 10.
Wednesday 18 Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh University Jazz Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 4pm. Open rehearsal. FREE Interplay Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. Featuring guitarist Lachlan MacColl and guests. ■ David Berkman Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £10 (£8). Driving, swinging jazz from the New York pianist, updating Errol Garner, Monk and Herbie Hancock.
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