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children free). A tribute to composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter featuring legendary American saxophonist Branford Marsalis. Saturday 28
Musselburgh ■ Elkie Brooks The Brunton, Ladywell Way, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £25 (£24). Million-selling British songstress belts out the hits as well as material from her latest album.
Sunday 29
Edinburgh ■ Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: The Music of Wayne Shorter featuring Branford Marsalis The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £20–£25 (£15–£20). See Fri 27. ■ Bright Noise International Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £7 (£5). New York-based saxophonist Ben Bryden leads this high octane jazz five-piece.
Wednesday 2 Edinburgh ■ ACV The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £7 (£5). Double bassist Andy Champion’s Newcastle- based quintet.
Friday 4
Edinburgh ■ Head2Head The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Graham Robb and Bill Kyle’s jazz sextet that emerged from the ashes of their highly successful jazz rock fusion outfit Head.
Saturday 5 Edinburgh ■ Head2Head The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). See Fri 4.
Sunday 6
Glasgow ■ Big Band Dance Night GUU Debating Chamber, University of Glasgow, 32 University Avenue, 416 2026. Times tbc. £8. Jazz and swing social dancing session with music provided by Glaswegian jive bunnies ‘That Swing Sensation’. Hit the floor for a bit of a foxtrot or just sit back and enjoy big band classics from the likes of Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller. FREE Zig Zag Big Band Kudos Bar Restaurant, 29 Waterloo Street, 221 1066. 2–4pm. Eighteen-piece big band playing contemporary Scottish composers with a mix of new fresh arrangements of jazz classics. Edinburgh ■ Francois Bourassa Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £7 (£5). The pianist from Montreal, Quebec, performs jazz with her accompanying musicians.
Tuesday 8
Glasgow ■ Mike Whellans The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 7.30pm. £9. One of the few remaining one-man blues outfits in Scotland, playing electric and acoustic guitar, mouth harp, drums and mouth percussion. Paisley ■ Tommy Smith and Brian Kellock Paisley Arts Centre, New Street, 0300 300 1210. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). Setting a new musical standard with two of Scotland’s greatest jazz maestros let loose on imaginative reworkings of great standards.
Wednesday 9 Edinburgh ■ Martin Speake Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £8 (£6). The London-based three-piece perform jazz standards, improvisational and modern jazz from their new CD Always A First Time. ■ Mike Whellans Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 8pm. £10 (£8; members £6). See Tue 8. 40th birthday special.
Saturday 12 Musselburgh ■ Tony Jacobs & Friends The Brunton, Ladywell Way, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £15.75 (£13.75). The musician and his band performs classical jazz and swing songs from the 1920s to 1950s. A Swell Party with special guest Catherine Sykes.
Sunday 13
Aberdour ■ Alison Affleck & Vieux Carre Woodside Hotel, 78–82 High Street, 01383 860328. 2–5pm. £8. Energetic hot jazz from this five-piece with singer Affleck.
Wednesday 16 Edinburgh ■ Rachael Cohen Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £8 (£6). Saxophone- driven jazz combo.
Thursday 17 Edinburgh ■ Jamie Cullum Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7pm. £28.50–£41. Pint-sized easy-listening jazz maestro with poppy tendencies.
FOLK
Events are listed by date, then by city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to henry@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Henry Northmore. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry Thursday 19
Stirling ■ KAN Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £13 (£11). Instrumental folk quartet featuring Brian Finnegan (Flook), Aidan O’Rourke (Lau), Ian Stephenson and Jim Goodwin.
Friday 20
Glasgow ■ Annie Keating The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. Times tbc. £tbc. Acoustic indie folk from New Yorker Keating. ■ Southern Tenant Folk Union CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Gospel- influenced seven-piece with their own mix of old-time, bluegrass and Celtic folk music. Saturday 21
Glasgow ■ KAN CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7.30pm. £12 (£8). See Thu 19.
Monday 23 Edinburgh FREE Antihoot Open Stage Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 9pm. Anti-folk hero Lach hosts this open mic free-for-all featuring music, comedy, poetry, stories, magic and more.
Jazz / Folk | MUSIC 1 0 – 2 0 O c t o b e r 2 0 1 3 Paisley’s National Festival
Admiral Fallow and The Twilight Sad with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra Edwyn Collins Capercaillie Craig Hill – Tartan About! Rachel Sermanni with special guest Colin Macleod Fred MacAulay For line up and ticket info visit www.thespree.co.uk Book online or phone: 0844 844 0444 11–19 October 2013
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Fence Records presents: The Pictish Trail & Friends Chemikal Underground Records presents: Emma Pollock, Miaoux Miaoux, Loch Lomond Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain in concert with Ross Ainslie and Jarlath Henderson Donnie Munro The Best of Scottish Comedy in association with The Stand Comedy Club Horse Dàimh & Special Guests Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? in association with The Stand Comedy Club Mànran The Final Fling featuring: Breabach, Amelia Curran, Waiora & Andrew Howie Plus more music and comedy events and a full children’s programme
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