Music CELTIC CONNECTIONS/JAZZ
■ Fiona Rutherford Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 1pm. £11. Scottish harpist and winner of the Clarsach Society’s 2010 Young Composer Award. ■ Already Harmony and a Little Further Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 1.30–3pm. £7. Fun voice warm-ups and a few more challenging and complex pieces are the order of the day at this workshop. ■ Bodhran for Players Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 1.30–3pm. £7. Mark Dunlop helps you in this workshop for people who’ve grasped the basics and want to develop more textured playing. Bring your own instrument. ■ Join a Band for a Day Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 1.30–3pm. £7. Be part of Glasgow samba band Barulho Beat for one afternoon: come along, learn a song, then take part in a performance on the steps of the Concert Hall. Ages 12+. ■ Spoons Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 1.30–3pm. £7. The annual spoons workshops with charismatic tutor Eddie Scott from the Isle of Eigg. Spoons provided but bring your own if you have them. ■ Hazy Recollections O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 2.30pm. £10. The HR group sessions bring together diverse artists from the indie, folk and roots scenes. Dead Man’s Waltz, Gabby Young, Hidden Lane Choir, Captain & the Kings and The Seventeenth Century guest on 5 Feb. ■ BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Final 2012 City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 5pm. £13. Six finalists compete to win a prestigious award that has been the springboard for many folk careers, including those of Anna Massie, Catriona Watt, Ewan Robertson and James Graham to name but a few. ■ Finale Showcasing Danny Kyle Open Stage Winners 2012 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 5pm. £5. The Open Stage, established in memory of folk music champion Danny Kyle has helped launch the careers of Malinky, Breabach and the Lori Watson and more. Six winners will be chosen from the 80 acts throughout the past fortnight to get the chance to play a set at next year’s Celtic Connections. ■ Floating Palace O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £15. One of the most intriguing collaborations of this year’s festival is helmed by the urbane Mr Robyn Hitchcock, former Soft Boy, with guests KT Tunstall, Martin & Eliza Carthy, Krystle Warren and alt.country gent Howe Gelb. ■ Rachel Sermanni & Friends St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £13. Young singer-songwriter from Carrbridge in the Highlands has been attracting attention since releasing her four-track EP The Bothy Sessions. She appears with her eight-piece band plus guests (including Admiral Fallow’s Louis Abbott). ■ Transatlantic Sessions Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £25–£28. See Thu 2. ■ Vieux Farka Toure and Bwani Junction The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £14. World music and Saharan desert blues. ■ UCS 40th Anniversary Celebrations The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £16. Commemorating the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders’ audacious work-in of 1971–2 with a new commission by composer Eddie McGuire. ■ Celtic Connections Festival Club Apollo 23, 11 Renfrew Street, 332 8209. 10pm. £8. See Thu 2. ■ Celtic Connections Late Night Sessions Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 10pm. £6. See Thu 2. 102 THE LIST 2 Feb–1 Mar 2012
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 2 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 3
Edinburgh FREE Lachlan’s Sounds of Jazz Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. Accomplished jazz. ■ 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 St, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz, funk and DJs. Featuring a mix of surf, swing rock and country from The Trainwreckers.
Dunfermline ■ Red Stripe Band Carnegie Hall, East Port, 01592 611101. 8pm. £10. Infected with the spirit of Jools Holland, RSB play everything from blues to jump-jive, with a dash of rock’n’roll. Part of Fife Jazz Festival. St Andrews ■ The Joe Temperley Quartet
featuring Dan Nimmer Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, 01334 475000. 8pm. £12. Bass saxophonist Temperley has played with jazz giants including Duke Ellington Orchestra and at 82 years old shows no sign of stopping. Joined by pianist Dan Nimmer. Part of Fife Jazz Festival.
Saturday 4
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. ■ Howlin’ Blues Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £5. Thirsty Dog host another line-up of live electric blues, delta slide and toe- tapping boogie with Edinburgh’s Booker’s Guitar and Glasgow’s Graeme Scott Blues Band. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Five leading jazz players come together for each session with no rehearsal. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Joined by acid jazzers Gecko 3.
Anstruther ■ Brass Jaw Craw’s Nest Hotel, Bankwell Rd, 01333 310691. 2pm. £10. Fun, exhilarating sax quartet, playing big band, bebop and blues, sans rhythm section. Part of Fife Jazz Festival. ■ Deja Blu Mayview Hotel, 40 Station Road St Monans, 01333 730564. 8pm. £8. Big blues and soul from this feisty trio. Part of Fife Jazz Festival. Dunfermline ■ Maggie Bell and Blues n Trouble Carnegie Hall, East Port, 01383 602302. 8pm. £10. The Stone the Crows lady is
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
Orlando Higginbottom (above), aka TEED, played Death Disco last year, alongside Azari & III, and is set to have a big year in 2012 when he and his ‘dino-dancers’ take their bleepy rave-pop on their first headline tour, followed by a slot at RockNess in June. TEED’s debut album is still pending, but in the meantime, check out the third EP, ‘Household Goods’, on Joe Goddard from Hot Chip’s Greco-Roman label. ■ King Tut’s, Glasgow, Sun 5 Feb.
considered Scotland’s Queen of the Blues and here performs blistering jazz with a rock edge. Part of Fife Jazz Festival. Glenrothes ■ The Big Dance Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, 01592 611101. 8pm. £10. The King of Swing Big Band wants you to dance and it won’t take no for an answer. Part of Fife Jazz Festival.
Kirkcaldy ■ Richard Michael and Lorna Reid Dean Park Hotel, Chapel Level, 01592 261635. 2pm. £8. Michael, familiar as director of the Fife Youth Jazz Orchestra for many years, does a nice line in jazz piano. Joined by swinging jazz from vocalist Reid. Part of Fife Jazz Festival. ■ Fife Jazz Orchestra Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Rd, 01592 583302. 8pm. £12. Drummer Tom Gordon leads the FJO, with special guest saxophonist Joe Temperley, who played with Duke Ellington’s band. Part of Fife Jazz Festival. Leuchars ■ Havana Swing and Greg Irons Quartet St Michael’s Inn, St Michaels. 2pm. £10. Django-inspired guitar jazz from Havana Swing, who balance their frenetic music-making with a sense of humour. Young drummer Greg Irons opens the gig. Part of Fife Jazz Festival.
St Andrews ■ Angie King Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, 01334 475000. 7.30pm. £10. Top class vocalist influenced by the great jazz performers Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan. Part of Fife Jazz Festival. ■ Kyle Eastwood Band/Dan Nimmer Byre Theatre, Abbey St, 01334 475000. 8pm. £12. Influenced by his famous father’s love of Davis and Brubeck and Kenton, Eastwood’s skilful and imaginative bass playing has won him a considerable fan base of his own. Part of Fife Jazz Festival.
Sunday 5
Edinburgh FREE Hot Tin Roof The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Jazz/blues duo. 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 featuring a mix of contemporary jazz with Indian influences from Caturbhyas. ■ 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. Glenrothes ■ Martin Taylor Victoria Hall, Main Street Coaltown of Balgonie. 4.30pm. £15. The virtuoso guitarist is steeped in the gypsy jazz tradition with over a decade of touring with Stephane Grappelli. Part of Fife Jazz Festival.
Monday 6 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.