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225 2131. 6.45pm. Brazilian jazz from this duo. FREE Rosie Nimmo & Stuart Allardyce The Shore Bar & Restaurant, 3 The Shore, 553 5080. 8.30–10.30pm. Jazz, blues and folk-infused vocals from Nimmo. FREE Jazz on the Mound Whiski Rooms, 4, 6 & 7 North Bank St, 225 7224. 9pm. Funky jazz and blues. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). Groovy funk four-piece with ace guitarist Aki Remally.
Friday 14
Edinburgh FREE Lachlan’s Sounds of Jazz Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover St, 225 2131. 6.45pm. Accomplished jazz. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Jazz four-piece. FREE Whiski Trio/City Duo Whiski Rooms, 4, 6 & 7 North Bank St, 225 7224. 9pm. Upbeat funky jazz and blues. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring the Afro-funk of Asazi Space Funk Explosion.
Saturday 15
Glasgow FREE Perdido Jazz Quartet DRAM!, 232–246 Woodlands Rd, 332 1622. 3–5.30pm. Mainstream Latin jazz, swing and vocals. Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 3pm. Jimmy Taylor and band play songs by Mel Torme and other great jazz vocalists. FREE Mike MacFarlane The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 6pm. Finger-style jazz guitar from MacFarlane and friends. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). A different selection of five leading jazz players come together for each session with no rehearsal. FREE Live Jazz Whiski Rooms, 4, 6 & 7 North Bank St, 225 7224. 9pm. A selection of classy jazz acts. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Lou Hickey (ex-Codeine Velvet Club) guests.
Sunday 16
Glasgow ■ Junior Conservatoire Big Band Concert Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, 332 5057. 2pm. £6. Swing sounds from the student band. FREE Alan Nimmo & The Magic Blues Surfers Bobar, 383 Byres Rd, 341 6516. 8pm. Sunday blues session. Edinburgh FREE Hot Tin Roof The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 6pm. Stripped back jazz/blues duo. FREE Rosie Nimmo & Stuart Allardyce Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7.30– 9.30pm. See Thu 13. FREE Sax & Bass With That Whiski Rooms, 4, 6 & 7 North Bank St, 225 7224. 7.30pm. Funky jazz. ■ Stormy Sunday Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Blues night organised by vocalist James Carr, featuring a showcase of blues singers and soloists. This night features Jedd Potts & The Hillman Hunters and The Pentatonics. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope St, 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 The Kate Peters Septet. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). Motown style funk/soul from this six-piece fronted by Fiona Lynch and Joe Early.
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Edinburgh FREE Ron Carruthers Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover St, 225 2131. 6.45–9.30pm. Popular pianist. ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). 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 St, 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 18 Edinburgh FREE The Six O’Clock After Work Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 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. 6.45–9.30pm. Classical jazz guitar. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 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. ■ 101st Airbourne The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). Jazz and funk with a Hendrix twist from guitarist Aki Remally and his four- piece band.
203–205 Bath St, 221 5518. 9pm. Slouch Blues night. Edinburgh FREE Interplay Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover St, 225 2131. 6.45pm. Featuring guitarist Lachlan MacColl and guests. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 14. ■ Mike Kearney Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). Talented piano player/vocalist Mike Kearney leads this funk/blues five-piece.
Thursday 20 Edinburgh FREE Ged Brockie & Doug Urquhart Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover St, 225 2131. 6.45pm. Jazz guitar duo. FREE Jazz on the Mound Whiski Rooms, 4, 6 & 7 North Bank St, 225 7224. 9pm. See Thu 13. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 13.
Friday 21
Edinburgh FREE Graham High Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover St, 225 2131. 6.45pm. The guitarist is joined by guests playing Hot Club-style jazz. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). See Fri 14. FREE Whiski Trio/City Duo Whiski Rooms, 4, 6 & 7 North Bank St, 225 7224. 9pm. See Fri 14. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Afrobeat from Samba Sene & Diwan. Saturday 22
Wednesday 19 Glasgow FREE The Rubber Band Slouch,
Glasgow FREE Perdido Jazz Quartet DRAM!, 232–246 Woodlands Rd, 332 1622. 3–5.30pm. See Sat 15.
13 FOR 2013: NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS ’Well, if I were to use that threadbare metaphor of albums being like children, then Push The Sky Away is the ghost-baby’. So reads Nick Cave’s explanation of the upcoming NC&TBS album. Cave’s brilliantly haughty and dark presence is always a pleasure to welcome back. Forget the latest synth-pop-grind-core-whatever fad and reintroduce yourself to music with daring. NC&TBS aren’t a polite prod in the back at what cool rock sounds like – they are a furious smack in the face. ■ Push the Sky Away is out on Mon 18 Feb on Bad Seed Ltd.
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TOP 5 WORLD MUSIC EVENTS AT CELTIC CONNECTIONS This year’s festival offers riches from Africa, Eastern Europe and South America. Let The List’s jazz and world music reviewer Stewart Smith be your guide . . .
Salif Keita A rare Scottish outing for the great singer, Mali’s Salif Keita. From the colourful Afro-pop of his early career, to the reflective, acoustic sound of the past decade, he con- fronts prejudice and celebrates his faith with quietly powerful songs and an agile, gleaming voice. Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, Fri 1 Feb. Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares A startling transmission from behind the Iron Curtain, 1986’s Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares introduced Western listeners to the starkly beautiful, near supernatural sound of the Bulgarian State Radio and Television Choir. As with Gaelic psalms, the clear, open voices and dissonant diaphonic har- monies create a sublime power. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow, Fri 24 Jan. Sahara Soul A showcase of Mali’s vibrant contemporary music scene, featuring the hypnotic desert-blues, gnarled guitars and ecstatic ululations of Tuareg band Tamikrest, ngoni innovators Bassekou Kouyaté and Ngoni Ba, plus the beautiful songhai folk-blues of Sidi Toure – exiled by fundamentalists. Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Sun 27 Jan.
Mulatu Astatke The vibraphonist makes a welcome return after last year’s unforgettable Platform show. Mellow yet otherworldly, he blends traditional Ethiopian music with jazz, funk and Latin influences, and his superb band of British jazzers add wildcard flourishes to the sensuous grooves. Old Fruitmarket (with Lucas Sant- tana), Glasgow, Sun 20 Jan. Baloji Hip hop at Celtic Connections? Bring it on. Raised in Belgium, the loquacious rapper returned to his native Congo for 2011’s Kinshasa Succursale, spitting rhymes over the distorted kalimbas of the mighty Konono No. 1 and weaving words around vintage soukous and rumba grooves. O2 ABC (with Lek Sen), Glasgow, Sat 26 Jan.
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