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Edinburgh FREE Hot Tin Roof The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sun 29. ■ Stormy Sunday Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Blues singers and soloists. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, Charlotte Square, 225 8674. 8pm. Featuring Jayne Seawright. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Sun 29.
Monday 21
Edinburgh FREE Ron Carruthers Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 6.45pm. See Mon 30. FREE The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. See Mon 30. ■ The Babes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). See Mon 30.
Tuesday 22
Glasgow FREE The Hot Club of Glasgow Ivory Hotel, Langside Avenue, 636 0223. 7.30pm. See Tue 1. ■ Night & Day Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8.30pm. £10 (£7). Exploring the light and dark of Cole Porter’s songwriting ouevre. Edinburgh FREE The Six O’Clock After Work Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Tue 1. FREE Steve Tyler Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 6.45pm. See Tue 1. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 1. ■ 101st Airbourne The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Tue 1.
Wednesday 23
Glasgow FREE Live Jazz Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. See Wed 2. ■ Night and Day Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8.30pm. £10 (£7). See Tue 22. Edinburgh FREE JM Bellish Henderson’s @ St John’s, St John’s Terrace, 3 Lothian Road, 229 0212. 12–2.30pm. See Wed 2. FREE Interplay Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 6.45pm. See Wed 9. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Sun 29. ■ Mike Kearney Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Wed 2.
Thursday 24
Glasgow ■ Night & Day Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8.30pm. £10 (£7). See Tue 22. Edinburgh FREE Desafinado Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 6.45pm. See Thu 26. ■ The Larry Miller Band and Against the Grain The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7.15pm. £10. Renowned rockin’ blues guitarist plus Rory Gallagher tribute band. FREE The Offenders Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 7.30pm. High quality blues. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2–£3. See Thu 26.
JAZZ Music
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Thursday 26
Glasgow ■ Taigh Ceilidh Ghlaschu Argyll Hotel, 973 Sauchiehall Street, 337 3313. 7.30pm. £2 (£1). Gaelic songs, stories, comedy, poetry and craic. Weekly. FREE Tango Libre La Bodega Tapas Bar, Dance with Attitude Studios, 1120 South Street, 581 3401. 7.30pm. With live music and tapas. Weekly. ■ Andy Irvine St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £10 (£8). Irish singer and mandolin player who co-founded Sweeney’s Men and Patrick Street. FREE JEM Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Indian and Scottish music on cello and sax. Edinburgh ■ Andi Neate The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £6 (£5). Folk and jazz from Highland lass launching her album Flying Full Circle.
Friday 27
Glasgow ■ Caimbeulaich a’ Ghriopa – The Campbells of Greepe Glasgow Gaelic School, 147 Berkeley Street, Partick, glasgowgaelic.glasgow.sch.uk 7.30pm. £tbc. A family reunion with revered Gaelic singer Kenna Campbell, her daughters Mary and Wilma Kennedy, brother Seumas and niece Maggie MacDonald. Plus special guests. FREE Wing & A Prayer Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Folk/blues duo. ■ Friday Ceilidh Sloans, 62 Argyll Arcade, City Centre, 221 8866. 8.30pm. £9 (£6). Weekly ceilidh action. Edinburgh FREE Adam Holmes Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 4pm. Folk. FREE The Ale House Open Mic Night The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. 9pm. Mixed open mic. FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 9pm. Traditional folk on flute and violin.
Cumbernauld ■ Michael Marra Cumbernauld Theatre, Kildrum, 01236 732887. 7.45pm. £10 (£8). One of Scotland’s most prolific songwriters. Saturday 28
Edinburgh FREE Allan Johnston & Friends Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 4pm. Original story songs, powerful harmonies, terrific banter. ■ Scots Music Group Ceilidh St Bride’s Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace, 346 1405. 7.30pm. £8 (£6) in advance; £10 (£8) on the door. Fundraising ceilidh featuring The Robert Fish Band. FREE Jack Badcock & Ciaran Ryan Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 9pm. Banjo, guitar and voice.
Sunday 29 Edinburgh FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 4pm. See Fri 27.
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