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Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath St, 248 5210. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). Fresh faced jazz pianist joined by Hungarian drummer Marton Juhasz and bassist Andrew Robb. session; £64 for 8 weeks. Dick Lee and Brian Kellock examine jazz through music, stories and chat across eight weekly sessions.
fromm Britney Spears to Iron Maiden and give them a gypsy jazz makeover. Sunday 11
Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Jazz four-piece.
Friday 18 Edinburgh ■ King Louis & The Primas Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Trombonist/vocalist Dave Batchelor leads this 50s-style jump jive six-piece.
Sunday 20
Edinburgh ■ Stormy Sunday Blues Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Blues night featuring a showcase of singers. Featuring The Daniel Smith Blues Band and Dougie & The Strongmen.
Wednesday 23
Glasgow FREE Sleepy Eyes Nelson Slouch, 203–205 Bath St, 221 5518. 9pm. Acoustic alt.blues. Edinburgh ■ Pete Johnstone Organ Quartet Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £7 (£5). High energy Hammond organ based jazz from the winner of this year’s Young Jazz Musician of the Year competition.
Wednesday 30 Edinburgh ■ David Newton & Bobby Wishart Quartet Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £7 (£5). UK piano star Newton plays modern jazz with Scottish saxophonist Wishart and his four-piece.
Thursday 1
Glasgow ■ Snarky Puppy O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. The Texas based collective, led by bassist/ composer Michael League, performing jazz-funk and progressive rock. ■ David Newton & Euan Stevenson: Two Pianos The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath St, 248 5210. 8pm. £7 (£5). The two pianists team up for this special ‘two pianos/four hands’ concert. Edinburgh ■ David Carnegie Quartet Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Jazz, electronica and free improv with a Caribbean twist from drummer Carnegie.
Friday 2 Edinburgh ■ Alison Affleck & Vieux Carré Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Energetic hot jazz from this five- piece with singer Affleck.
Thursday 24 Saturday 3
Glasgow FREE Lloyd R McAllister Mulberry St Bar Bistro, 778 Pollokshaws Rd, 424 0858. 7.30–9pm. European jazz and blues. ■ Pete Johnstone Organ Quartet The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath St, 248 5210. 8pm. £7 (£5). See Wed 23.
Glasgow ■ Gregory Porter O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £tbc. Mainstream jazz and soul from the Grammy-nominated singer and composer. Sunday 4
Friday 25 Edinburgh ■ Keith Edwards Quintet Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Saxophonist Keith Edwards with a uplifting classics and lesser-known tunes.
Edinburgh ■ Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 3pm. £3. Young jazz players in full flight. ■ William Young Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). US soul/jazz/ blues vocalist.
Edinburgh ■ Roots Showcase Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Roots, R&B and blues from Toby of Black Diamond Express and friends.
Tuesday 13
Glasgow ■ RCS Big Band in Concert RCS, 100 Renfrew St, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £11 (£8.50). The Big Band gets the joint jumping, under Chris Grieve’s direction. ■ The Spirit of Jazz Bongo Club, 66 Cowgate, 558 8844. 1–3pm. £12 per session; £64 for 8 weeks. See Tue 29. Wednesday 14
Edinburgh ■ Chick Lyall Quintet Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £7 (£5). Pianist Lyall leads this quintet through original compositions and newly arranged standards.
Thursday 15
Glasgow FREE Lloyd R McAllister Mulberry St Bar Bistro, 778 Pollokshaws Rd, 424 0858. 7.30–9pm. See Thu 24. ■ Chick Lyall Quintet The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath St, 248 5210. 8pm. £7 (£5). See Wed 14. Edinburgh ■ RCS Big Band Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Seventeen- piece ensemble of Royal Conservatoire Scotland jazz students, led by trombonist Chris Grieve.
FOLK
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Tuesday 22
Glasgow ■ Steve Tilston The Admiral, 72a Waterloo St, 221 7705. 8pm. £10. Liverpudlian singer-songwriter and highly skilled guitarist. Edinburgh ■ Blyde Lassies Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Rd, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £tbc. Shetland folk duo Frances Wilkins and Claire White. ■ Ceilidh Club Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 8pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers from the Edinburgh Ceilidh Club. Joined by the Jimi Shandrix Experience.
Wednesday 23
Glasgow ■ Tomlin Leckie Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo St, 564 8100. 7pm. £5. Bluesy-folky Franco- Scot singer-songwriter from Edinburgh. ■ Ceilidh Dance Classes St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Sq, 559 5902. 7.15pm. £5.50. Tricia Matthews leads these dance classes. ■ Declan Sinnott Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Rd, 636 6119. 7.30pm. £10. Veteran Celtic rock singer-songwriter who has worked with Christy Moore for nearly 30 years. Edinburgh ■ Steve Tilston Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 Pleasance, 650 2458. 7.30pm. £10 (£8; members £6). See Tue 22. FREE Weak Records Tour Dalriada, 77 Promenade, Portobello, 454 4500. 8pm. A showcase of artists signed to Weak Records with Americana and folk from The Jesus Taco, Tobias Thomhave, and Bobby Vacant & the Worn.
Thursday 24
Glasgow FREE Weak Records Tour McChuills, 40 High St, 552 2135. 9pm. See Wed 23. Edinburgh ■ Declan Sinnott The Caves, Niddry St South, 557 8989. 7–11pm. £10. See Wed 23.
Friday 25
Glasgow ■ Grousebeater Soundsystem King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6.50. Joining a growing trend for fusing trad Scots folk with hip hop and techno, Grousebeater Soundsystem formed in early 2009 in the Highlands, gradually converting others to their B’n’B (Bodhran and Bass) sound. Edinburgh ■ Eddi Reader Queen’s Hall 87–89 Clerk St, 668 2019. 7pm. £23.50. The popular folk pop chanteuse, known for her work with Fairground Attraction tours her latest album Vagabond.
ARTIST ROOMS: Louise Bourgeois A Woman Without Secrets
Edinburgh ■ SNJO with Makoto Ozone Queen’s Hall 87–89 Clerk St, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £20 (£17.50). Makoto Ozone plays Mozart’s Piano Concerto No 9 and joins in for Tommy Smith’s epic re-orchestration of Rhapsody in Blue.
Sunday 27
Glasgow ■ SNJO with Makoto Ozone RCS, 100 Renfrew St, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £12.50–£19.50. See Sat 26. Edinburgh ■ Debbie Davis & The Boogie-Time Band Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Latin, soul and funk from this jazz vocalist.
Monday 28
Glasgow ■ Blue Monday at the RCS RCS, 100 Renfrew St, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £9.50 (£7.50). The RCS jazz department’s way of keeping you in touch with developments in Scottish jazz; artistic director Tommy Smith organises monthly sessions for students, staff and guest performers. Alyn Cosker (drums) leads this session.
Tuesday 29 Edinburgh ■ The Spirit of Jazz Bongo Club, 66 Cowgate, 558 8844. 1–3pm. £12 per
Edinburgh ■ The Spirit of Jazz Bongo Club, 66 Cowgate, 558 8844. 1–3pm. £12 per session; £64 for 8 weeks. See Tue 29. Wednesday 7
Edinburgh ■ Gerwin Eisenhauer’s Booom! Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £8 (£6). Jazz arrangements of videogame theme tunes (including Pac Man, Tetris and Zelda) from the German drummer.
Glasgow ■ Gerwin Eisenhauer’s Booom! The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath St, 248 5210. 8pm. £8 (£6). See Wed 7. Edinburgh ■ GOL Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, 556 7060. 7.30pm–1am. £5–£10. A funky fusion of world music, jazz, electronica and traditional Persian arrangements from this UK/Iranian seven- piece as they release their new album Strange Times. Book online to receive a free album download code. ■ Bonzai Quartet Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Genre-defying jazz led by Daniel Abrahams on guitar.
Glasgow ■ Charlie & the Bhoys Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £19. Folk rockers with Celtic (in both senses of the word) influences. Edinburgh ■ King Eider The Caves, Niddry St South, 557 8989. 7pm–3am. £6 in advance; £7 on door. Acoustic folk/blues five-piece. Album launch party for The Deeper The Water.
Saturday 19 Glasgow ■ Bridie Jackson & The Arbour CCA, 350 Sauchiehall St, 352 4900. 7pm. £10. Folk from Newcastle vocalist Jackson accompanied on cello, violin, mandolin and bell plates. ■ Anarkali Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Rd, 636 6119. 7.30pm. £7. Glasgow-based Anarkali, a band whose Indian name disguises that they are mainly influenced by the sounds of their Scottish and Irish homelands. ■ Diane Cluck Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £8.50. The New York based singer-songwriter and guitarist plays anti-folk.
Friday 9 Sunday 20
Edinburgh ■ Gypsies Of Bohemia Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Manchester outfit take pop favourites Edinburgh ■ Gerry Creen Wee Folk Club, Royal Oak, Infirmary St, 557 2976. 8.30pm. £5. Popular Belfast-based singer-songwriter.
Louise Bourgeois, COUPLE I, 1996, Fabric, hanging piece, 203.2 x 68.6 x 71.1cm. ARTIST ROOMS National Galleries of Scotland and Tate. Lent by the Artist Rooms Foundation 2013. Photo: Christopher Burke, © The Easton Foundation/Licensed by DACS
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