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Glasgow FREE Jamie Bell Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Fingerstyle jazz guitarist. 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 Street, 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 8
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 FREE Fraser Urquhart Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. Relaxing piano. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet See Fri 3. ■ 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 9 Edinburgh FREE Desafinado Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. Brazilian jazz from this duo. ■ Meadow The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8pm. £15 (£12). Cool precise jazz focusing on ‘timbre, colour and texture’ featuring Thomas Stronen (drums), John Taylor (piano) and Tore Brunborg (sax). ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2–£3. See Thu 2.
Friday 10
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. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Featuring funk rock from The Number Nine.
Saturday 11 Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 4. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 4. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs.
Sunday 12 Edinburgh FREE Hot Tin Roof The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sun 5.
■ 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 St, Charlotte Square, 225 8674. 8pm. All singers and instrumentalists welcome at this jazz jam with a different host every week and a stellar trio joined by young jazz singer Crawford McInally Kier. ■ The Sunday Sinners See Sun 5.
Monday 13 Edinburgh FREE Ron Carruthers Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. See Mon 6. FREE The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. See Mon 6. ■ The Babes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). See Mon 6.
Tuesday 14 Edinburgh FREE The Six O’Clock After Work Blues See Tue 7. FREE Steve Tyler See Tue 7. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session See Tue 7. ■ Valentine’s Evening at the Jam House The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 9pm. Menu prices vary. Dance your loved one off their feet with a night of live swing and jazz from the Maria Speight band, with a suitably romantic menu on offer too. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak See Tue 7.
Wednesday 15 Glasgow FREE Live Jazz See Wed 8.
Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh University Jazz Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5pm. Open rehearsal. ■ Claire Daly The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Inspired interpretations of classic jazz from Dublin vocalist Daly at this ‘Anti-Valentine Night’. ■ Will Pickvance & Friends The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian St, 225 6313. 8pm. £5. Cabaret, music and comedy from pianist and performance artist Mr Pickvance, playing original compositions referencing everyone from Rachmaninoff to Fats Waller and Tom Waits. ■ Ka-Tet See Wed 8.
Thursday 16 Edinburgh FREE Ged Brockie & Doug Urquhart Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. See Thu 2. ■ Click Clack Club The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. 8pm. £3. Funky experimental music club. Featuring improv specialists Ego Ergo Aggro, ragga punk and rock’n’roll from the Kings of Cheeze, and trio The Casey Kays with vocalist extraordinaire Freddie King. ■ Future Heroes See Thu 2.
Friday 17 Edinburgh FREE Lachlan’s Sounds of Jazz Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. See Fri 3. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet See Fri 3.
JAZZ Music
■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Featuring old school R&B from The Blueswater Collective. every week and a stellar trio with guitarist/vocalist Tom Davis. ■ The Sunday Sinners See Sun 5.
Saturday 18 Monday 20
Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones See Sat 4. ■ World Premiere Quintet See Sat 4. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Featuring Hammond funk from The Privates. Edinburgh FREE Ron Carruthers Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. See Mon 6. FREE The Jazz Bar Big Band See Mon 6. ■ The Babes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). See Mon 6.
Sunday 19 Tuesday 21
Glasgow ■ Nigel Clark & Friends Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 10 King Street, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. The acclaimed Scottish jazz guitarist presents a contemporary jazz selection. Edinburgh FREE Tinderbox Project The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 2pm. 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 Hot Tin Roof The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sun 5. ■ Stormy Sunday Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Blues night organised by vocalist James Carr, featuring a showcase of blues singers and soloists. Featuring Safehouse and Willie Logan band. 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
Glasgow FREE Gus Stirrat Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Bassist Stirrat and guests with a mixture of modern jazz and standards. Edinburgh FREE The Six O’Clock After Work Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Tue 7. FREE Steve Tyler Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. See Tue 7. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session See Tue 7. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak See Tue 7.
Wednesday 22
Glasgow FREE Live Jazz Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. See Wed 8. Edinburgh FREE Fraser Urquhart Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. See Wed 8.
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