Music JAZZ
■ BBDO Big Band Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). Open rehearsal/gig from the 13-piece Blow the Bloody Doors Off Big Band. ■ Ka-Tet See Wed 8.
Thursday 23 Edinburgh FREE Desafinado Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. See Thu 9. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet See Fri 3. ■ Future Heroes See Thu 2.
Friday 24
Edinburgh FREE Graham High Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. See Fri 10. ■ Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: the Music of Weather Report with Peter Erskine The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £17.50 (£12.50 ; under 16s free with an adult). See Thu 23. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet See Fri 3. ■ 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 soul, blues and rock six-piece The Declaration Band.
Saturday 25
Glasgow ■ Big Boy Bloater O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. Over-14s show. Respected blues session guitarist who has recently toured with Imelda May. 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). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring quirky jazz with a dash of burlesque glamour from Lou Hickey (25 Feb).
Sunday 26 Edinburgh FREE Hot Tin Roof The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sun 5. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet See Fri 3. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Sun 5.
Monday 27 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 28
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. 104 THE LIST 2 Feb–1 Mar 2012
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Glasgow FREE Live Jazz Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. See Wed 8. Edinburgh ■ BBDO Big Band Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Wed 22. ■ Duck Baker Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 8pm. £9 (£7; members £6). Guitarist with a vast array of styles from blues, gospel and Appalachian music to Scots-Irish. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet See Fri 3.
Thursday 1 Glasgow ■ Duck Baker St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). See Wed 29.
Edinburgh ■ Future Heroes See Thu 2.
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 2 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.
FREE Open Folk/Trad Session The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. 9pm. Informal folk/trad session.
Friday 3
Edinburgh ■ The Magic Tombolinos and The Black Diamond Express Electric Circus, 36–39 Market St, 226 4224. 7pm. £7. Raucous world music mixing Balkan, jazz, gypsy and flamenco. ■ Whisky Kiss The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £7 in advance; £9 on the door. A cool take on traditional Scottish dancing with the ‘ceilidh in a club’. ■ Edinburgh Ceilidhs Lauriston Hall, 28 Lauriston Street, 339 5374. 8pm. £8 in advance; £10 on the door. Traditional fun with ceilidh bands and a piper. Refreshments available. FREE The Ale House Open Mic Night The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. 9pm. Mixed open mic night with folk, blues, pop and more. Each slot is either 15 mins or three songs. Sign up at 8.30pm or text 07792 716013 to book a slot. ■ Balkanarama Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Rd, 558 3758. 9pm–3am. £7 before 10pm; £9 after. A blend of klezmer, Balkan, gypsy punk and electronic beats featuring live music, bellydancing, VJs and a live jam session. Featuring North Strand Kontra Band and the 15-peice Puff Uproar & the Shimmering Sound Affair, plus DJ Marco (Orkestra del Sol).
Sunday 5 Glasgow ■ Bella Hardy Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £12. Young fiddler and friends. ■ From Russia With Lev Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 10 King Street, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. Russian, classical and gypsy folk melodies from violinist Lev Atlas.
Edinburgh ■ Unpeeled The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5. Showcase of four new acts of any genre from rock and indie to folk and acoustic. Edinburgh ■ Jani Lang Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £6 (£5). Energetic group combining Scottish and Hungarian folk traditions.
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
Glasgow FREE Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk, blues and beyond.
Tuesday 7 Edinburgh ■ Café Ceilidh St Colm’s Parish Church, 158 Dalry Road, scotsmusic.org/events/542 1.15pm. Donation. Relaxed day time music session hosted by Linten Adie. ■ Vieux Farka Toure The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £17.50. World music and Saharan desert blues. ■ Fiona Cuthill & Stevie Lawrence Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 454 2060. 7.30pm. £tbc. A mix of modern Celtic sounds with prog rock and trad folk from this duo (both currently members of Rallion). ■ Ceilidh Club The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 8.30pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps. Featuring Heeliegoleerie.
Wednesday 8 Edinburgh FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6.30pm. Laid-back folky sounds from Graham Laird and Mike Bennet.
Thursday 9 Glasgow ■ The Banana Sessions Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. Times tbc. £tbc. A modern, quirky take on folk from vocalist Roberta Pia and her band.
Django Django
The handpainted video for Django Django’s new single ‘Default’ (view it on nowness.com) features animation and brushstrokes by band members David McLean and Tommy Grace, both eca graduates. The video also comes with two options to click after viewing, ‘Love’ or ‘Don’t Love’. We’re firmly in the latter camp. See our album review, page 87. ■ Stereo, Glasgow, Sun 19 Feb.