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some of Scotland’s top players on reeds, bass, banjo and cornet. Part of Fife Jazz Festival.
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St Andrews ■ Remembering Chet Byre Theatre, Abbey Street. 1.30pm. £8. A tribute to trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker from Iain Ewing, Colin Steele and Euan Stevenson. Part of Fife Jazz Festival. ■ Stephanie Trick Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, stephanietrick.com/ index.htm 5pm. £8. Young St Louis pianist, classically-trained but already recognised by the likes of Dick Hyman as a master of stride and classic jazz piano. Part of Fife Jazz Festival.
Tuesday 11
Edinburgh ■ Wendy Weatherby Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £7. Relaxing, lush American jazz classics from vocalist Wendy Weatherby. Wednesday 12
Glasgow ■ The Rubber Band Slouch, 203–205 Bath Street, 221 5518. 9pm. The Glasgow trio play blues, soul and funk. Edinburgh ■ Steve Fishwick Sextet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £8 (£6). Jazz from the London trumpeter and his sextet (which includes his brother Matt).
Thursday 13
Glasgow ■ Steve Fishwick Sextet The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 8pm. £7 (£5). See Wed 12. Edinburgh ■ Claire Daly’s Anti-Valentine Night The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Vocalist Daly leads an evening of ‘anti-Hallmark retaliatory songs’. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 23.
Ayr ■ Quattro MacJazz Gaiety Theatre, Carrick Street, 01292 288235. 7.30pm. £13.50 (£12.50; students £10). Scottish trad jazz band who blend gospel and blues into the mix.
Friday 14
Edinburgh ■ Bobby Wishart Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Modern jazz from Scottish saxophonist Wishart.
Saturday 15 Edinburgh ■ The Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular Show The Edinburgh Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 871 3014. 3pm & 7.30pm. £17–£38. See Fri 31.
Sunday 16
Edinburgh ■ Roots Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Roots, R&B and blues from Toby of Black Diamond Express and friends.
Wednesday 19 Glasgow FREE Slouch Blues Slouch, 203–205 Bath Street, 221 5518. 9pm. Late night bar bites, booze and blues. Gus Monroe guests.
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Thursday 23 Glasgow FREE Danny Kyle’s Open Stage Adelaides, 209 Bath Street, 248 4970. 4pm. Hosted by Danny Kyle’s good friend Liz Clark, a chance to see new musical talent before the young guns make it big, and watch as they compete to win a support slot at next year’s festival. ■ Peatbog Faeries O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7pm. £15. The Skye-based band fuses traditional Scottish pipe and fiddle tunes with jazz, hip hop, reggae and electronic influences. ■ Colin Macleod and Miss Irenie Rose St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 353 8000. 7.30–10.30pm. £13. Double bill of young singer-songwriters from the Isle of Lewis. ■ Rebel Musics: Wilson, Swarbrick, Gaughan & Ellis and support Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 353 8000. 7.30–10.30pm. £15. The rebel sounds of Scottish and Irish music blended with equally headstrong Jamaican reggae rhythms. FREE BBC Radio Scotland CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8pm. Live broadcast of acts form across the festival. ■ Deadly Duos: Olov Johansson & Catriona McKay The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 8000. 8–10.30pm. £12. Musicians join forces to bring traditional music to new heights. ■ James Grant and Lisa O’Neill Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8pm. £15 (£13.50). Ex-Love and Money man ploughs a folkier furrow with his solo career. ■ On Celtic Drover Tracks and Saurav Moni Mitchell Library, North Street, 353 8000. 8–11pm. £13. Music inspired by the history and lore of cattle droving including new work by Luke Daniels, Matheu Watson and Anne Rice. ■ Alkinoos Ioannidis with special guest Karine Polwart City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 9–11.30pm. £16. Greek-Cypriot singer/composer collaborates with the Scottish vocalist. ■ Celtic Connections Festival Club Walkabout, 128 Renfield Street, 353 8000. 10.30pm–4am. £5. Special late night club running every night of the Celtic Connections festival, providing you with somewhere to hear even more music once the gigs are over with special unbilled appearances from performing artists and food and drink in plentiful supply. ■ Celtic Connections Late Night Sessions The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11pm. £5. Not ready to go home yet? Join this informal session with a drink in hand and perhaps you’ll catch a unique meeting of musical minds as various festival performers collaborate.
Friday 24 Glasgow FREE Danny Kyle’s Open Stage Adelaides, 209 Bath Street, 248 4970. 4pm. See Thu 23. ■ Del Amitri and The Big Dish The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 7pm. £30–£35. The popular Scotrockers return for their first tour in over a decade, entitled The A to Z of Us. The Big Dish support.
■ Salsa Celtica O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. A heady mix of jazz, African, Latin and Celtic rhythms from this lively group. ■ Mary Chapin Carpenter & the BBC SSO and Jordie Lane Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30–10.30pm. £28–£31. Celebrated country pop singer- songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter teams up with the BBC SSO and Australian guitar/banjo fingerpicker Jordie Lane. ■ Nordic Fiddlers Bloc St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 353 8000. 7.30–10.30pm. £13. The three fiddlers from northern climes (Norway, Sweden and Shetland, to be exact) play a blend of Nordic music and Gaelic song. ■ Raghu Dixit Project and Shellie Morris Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £13. World music and Indian folk from the musician and his band. ■ Richard Dawson, Jeff Lang and The Mae Trio Platform, The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 276 9696. 7.30pm. £10. Acclaimed Northumbrian singer-songwriter drawing comparisons to John Martyn and Captain Beefheart. ■ Skipinnish, Archie McAllister, Pipe Major Duncan Nicholson and members of the Greater Glasgow Police Scotland Pipe Band The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 353 8000. 7.30–10.30pm. £14. Youthful zesty West Highland dance music from this esteemed band. Joined by Archie McAllister, Pipe Major Duncan Nicholson and members of the Greater Glasgow Police Scotland Pipe Band. FREE BBC Radio Scotland CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8pm. See Thu 23. ■ Deadly Duos: Laura Beth Salter & Jenn Butterworth The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 8000. 8–10.30pm. £12.
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Musicians join forces to bring traditional music to new heights. ■ Folk Nations and James Duncan MacKenzie Mitchell Library, North Street, 353 8000. 8–11pm. £13. New music composed by British and Indian musicians while on a week long residency in West Bengali capital Kolkata. ■ James Grant and Lisa O’Neill Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8pm. £15 (£13.50). See Thu 23. ■ Elephant Revival City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 9–11.30pm. £16. The American outfit performs contemporary folk music with Celtic, bluegrass, country and reggae influences. ■ Celtic Connections Festival Club Walkabout, 128 Renfield Street, 353 8000. 10.30pm–4am. £8. See Thu 23. ■ Celtic Connections Late Night Sessions The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11pm. £5. See Thu 23.
Saturday 25 Glasgow ■ Piping Concert Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 1pm. £13. National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland, Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson, Calum MacCrimmon’s ‘Boraraig’ and Angus MacColl perform. ■ Fèis Rois and Tolka in partnership with the National Celtic Festival, Australia St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 353 8000. 2–4.30pm. £11. Traditional music education programme Fèis Rois celebrates the 15th anniversary of the Ceilidh Trail project this year, with students going all the way to Australia to spread Highland music. Tonight, 22 students (including five who travelled to Australia) play under the leadership of James Ross.
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50+ concerts of the best live music in Edinburgh this Spring including:
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