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Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 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 Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Finger-style jazz guitar from MacFarlane and friends. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). A different selection of five leading jazz players come together for each session with no rehearsal. FREE Sandy Tweeddale The Granary, 32–34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 10pm–midnight. Acoustic blues. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm– 3am. £5 (£4). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring reggae from the iFoundation.
Sunday 27
Edinburgh FREE Hot Tin Roof The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Stripped back jazz/blues duo. FREE Fraser Urquhart Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 6.45pm. Relaxing piano. ■ William Young The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). US soul/jazz/blues vocalist. ■ 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. Livingston ■ Main Street Blues Howden Park Centre, Howden, 01506 777666. 2pm. £9 (£7). This bluesy four-piece perform classics from legends such as BB King, Muddy Waters and Elmore James.
Monday 28
Glasgow ■ Nic Svarc Organ Quartet The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 8pm. Jazz, funk and boogaloo from these Leeds College of Music graduates. Edinburgh FREE Ron Carruthers Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 6.45pm. Popular pianist. ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £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 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.
Tuesday 29 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. 6.45pm. 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. ■ 101st Airbourne The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). Jazz and funk with a Hendrix twist from guitarist Aki Remally and his four-piece band.
Glasgow FREE Slouch Blues Slouch, 203–205 Bath Street, 221 5518. 9pm. Late night bar bites, booze and blues. Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh University Jazz Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 4pm. Open rehearsal. ■ Jim Rotondi-Eric Alexander Organ Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £12 (£10). Pianist/organist Renato Chicco is joined by saxophonist Alexander and trumpeter Rotondi. ■ Mike Kearney 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 31
Glasgow FREE The Blokes Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 10pm. Blues and folk residency. Edinburgh ■ NeWt The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £7 (£5). Original compositions from trombonist Chris Grieve, guitarist Graeme Stephen and drummer Chris Wallace. ‘NeWt play Jaws’ special as they pay tribute to film composer John Williams with unique prog-jazz interpretations of his famous movie themes. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 24.
Friday 1
Glasgow ■ The Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. 7.30pm. £17–£21. The return of the UK’s finest Rat Pack tribute night, with classic tunes including ‘Under My Skin’ and ‘Come Fly with Me’ and plenty of entertaining between-song patter. Edinburgh ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm– 3am. £5 (£4). See Sat 26. FREE JM Bellish Henderson’s @ St John’s, St John’s Terrace, 3 Lothian Road, 229 0212. 12–2pm. Pianist channels the spirit of one of the most renowned virtuosi in jazz, Art Tatum. FREE Lachlan’s Sounds of Jazz Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 6.45pm. Accomplished jazz. ■ The Jazz Bar Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Hard bop and lesser-known standards from the accomplished five-piece.
Kirkcaldy ■ Angie King Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, 01592 583302. 8pm. £12. Top class vocalist influenced by the great jazz performers Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan. With Ken Mathieson’s Classic Jazz Orchestra and Champian Fulton. St Andrews ■ Graeme Stephen: Nosferatu Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, 01334 475000. 7.45pm. £8.50. Ace guitarist plays solo in accompaniment to Murnau’s classic silent horror film, Nosferatu. Part of Fife Jazz Festival. ■ Carla Cook Quartet Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, 01334 475000. 8pm. £12.50. Jazz vocalist Carla Cook is joined by her trio of musicians for an evening of soul-infused, big-band- inspired music. Part of Fife Jazz Festival.
Strathmiglo ■ King Louis & The Primas Strathmiglo Hall, kinglouisandtheprimas. co.uk 8pm. £10. Trombonist/vocalist Dave Batchelor leads this 50s-style jump jive six-piece. Part of Fife Jazz Festival.
Saturday 2
Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 26. FREE Mike MacFarlane The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sat 26. ■ The Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular The Edinburgh Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 871 3014. 7.30pm. £17–£21. See Fri 1. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). See Sat 26. Glenrothes ■ Red Stripe Band Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, 01592 611101. 8pm. £10. Infected with the spirit of Jools Holland, Red Stripe play everything from blues to jump-jive, with a dash of rock and roll for good measure. Part of Fife Jazz Festival.
Kinghorn ■ Inverkeithing Community Big Band Bay Hotel, Burntisland Road, 01592 892222. 1.30pm. £5. Under the direction of Margaret Douglass, the Inverkeithing Community Big Band perform the music of Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Woody Herman. Part of Fife Jazz Festival. Kirkcaldy ■ Brian Kellock Trio Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, 01592 583302. 8pm. £12. Award-winning pianist with an idiosyncratic style performs with a couple of his pals, Kenny Ellis on bass
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and Stu Ritchie on drums. Part of Fife Jazz Festival. St Andrews ■ Arctic Youth Jazz Orchestra and Fife Youth Jazz Orchestra Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, 01334 475000. 4pm. £8. The young jazz players of Northern Sweden team up with Fife’s own up-and-comers for a smoking double-band format in one of those rare ‘greater than the sum of its parts’ performances. Saxophonist Helena Kay and her quartet also take the stage. Part of Fife Jazz Festival. ■ Champian Fulton Trio Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, 01334 475000. 7.45pm. £12. Vocalist and pianist Champian Fulton lingers happily in the Tin Pan Alley and swing eras, delving into a treasure trove of overlooked songs from jazz’s golden ages. Part of Fife Jazz Festival. ■ Norrbotten Big Band Play Charles Mingus Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, 01334 475000. 8pm. £15. Under the direction of Michael Abene, Sweden’s Norrbotten Big Band break out their brass to take on the catalogue of jazz great Charles Mingus. Their younger countrymen, the Arctic Youth Jazz Orchestra, open the night. Part of Fife Jazz Festival.
Sunday 3 Edinburgh FREE Hot Tin Roof The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sun 27. ■ Singers’ Night The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Opportunity to hear some of the latest emerging singers perform in an intimate setting with the cream of Scotland’s jazz musicians. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Sun 27.
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