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226 4224. 7pm. £10. New York’s lo-fi anti-folk hero and satirical cartoonist with current backing band. ■ Tonight Alive The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £12.50. Pop-punk quintet from Sydney. Musselburgh ■ The Dolly Parton Story The Brunton, Ladywell Way, 665 2240. 7.30– 9.30pm. £16 (£14). Dolly Parton tribute act. Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe. JAZZ
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Thursday 10 Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz four-piece.
Friday 11
Edinburgh ■ The Sun Juice Social Club The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Funk, grove and swing from New Zealand saxophonist Doug Tiplady. Sunday 13
Glasgow FREE Blue Lane The Lismore, 206 Dumbarton Road, 576 0103. 5–8pm. Quintet with tenor/guitar front line playing well-known tunes by the likes of Cannonball Adderley, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Horace Silver and Thelonious Monk. Edinburgh ■ Stormy Sunday Blues Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 8pm. £3 (£2). Blues night organised by vocalist James Carr, featuring a showcase of blues singers and soloists. Featuring Black Cat Bone and The Blues Tuesday Band. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8–11pm. All singers and instrumentalists are welcome at this jazz jam with a different host every week and a stellar trio.
Thursday 17 Edinburgh ■ Alison Affleck & Vieux Carré The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Energetic hot jazz from this five-piece with singer Affleck.
Friday 18
Glasgow FREE Blue Lane Bar Gumbo, 71–77 Byres Road, 334 7132. 9.30–11.30pm. See Sun 13. Edinburgh ■ Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival Various venues, 467 5200. Times vary. Scotland’s biggest jazz festival presents over 140 concerts in ten days all over the capital, in parks, churches, clubs and concert halls. With a programme featuring all jazz styles from early jazz to the avant garde, the EJ&BF usually manages to secure some world premieres, new bands, and new collaborations. Selected highlights listed below: for full listings please see list.co.uk. ■ Sleepy Eyes Nelson Tron Kirk, Hunter Square. 3–4pm. £4. Acoustic alt. blues. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. ■ J-Phunk The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £5 (£4). Jazz/ funk fusion outfit from Glasgow and
Fife, headed by electric bassist Sam Firth. ■ Mandela Day Concert Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 8pm. £22.50–£37.50. Three South African music acts take to the stage for the opening of Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival on Mandela Day. Revered pianist Abdullah Ibrahim who played at Nelson Mandela’s inauguration opens the show, followed by Freshlyground who performed the official song of the World Cup in 2010. Closing the show are the Mahotella Queens, one of South Africa’s most popular singing groups for 50 years. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.
Saturday 19 Edinburgh FREE Mardi Gras Grassmarket, 1–4pm. The Grassmarket transforms into a swinging, buzzing New Orleans high street with parades, brollie-dollies and bands performing all afternoon. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. ■ Iain Hunter The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 473 2000. 8.30–10.30pm. £15–£18.50. Swinging, rat pack inspired tunes with a top class vocalist and his trio.Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.
Stirling ■ National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £10 (£6; under 16s £3). Malcolm Edmonstone and Andrew Bain direct the popular young musicians in a programme featuring jazz classics as well as new compositions and arrangements.
Sunday 20
Glasgow ■ The Penman Jazzmen Bowlers Bar, 100 Tullis Street, Bridgeton, 556 1857. 2pm. £5. The late George Penman’s band continue to keep the faith with their take on vintage New Orleans jazz. Part of East End Social. Edinburgh ■ Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.30pm. £36–£52.50. Jools and his band play classic boogie woogie and rock’n’roll tunes for your merriment. Featuring guest vocalists Ruby Turner and Louise Marshall with special guest Melanie C. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. ■ Mike Stern / Bill Evans Band featuring Dennis Chambers and Tom Kennedy The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 473 2000. 8–10pm. £20–£25. Sax and guitar led contemporary jazz with guest hythm team of Chambers and Kennedy. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8–11pm. See Sun 13.
Monday 21 Edinburgh ■ Jerry Forde New Phoenix Jazz Band Royal Overseas League, 100 Princes Street, 473 2000. 1.30–3.30pm. £10. A varied and rare programme of some of the most memorable and emotive jazz of the early 20th century. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. ■ International Hot Jazz Quartet Assembly George Square, George Square, 473 2000. 6–7.30pm. £15. Duke Heitger (trumpet), Engelbert Wrobel (clarinet, saxophone), Paolo Alderighi (piano), Bernard Flegar (drums) play 20s and 30s jazz. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. ■ Otis Taylor The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 473 2000. 8–10pm. £17.50–£22.50. The guitarist and
singer performs Delta-inspired country blues. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. Tuesday 22
Edinburgh ■ Van Morrison Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.30pm. £44.50–£87.50. Legendary Irish curmudgeon and hugely influential blues and jazz artist plays tracks from his career. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. ■ Kaiser Bill Invented Jazz The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 473 2000. 8–10pm. £12.50–£16. Special concert examining the fact WWI helped spread jazz across the world, with Conal Fowkes. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.
Wednesday 23
Edinburgh ■ Colin Steele: Remembering Chet Tron Kirk, Hunter Square. 1.30–2.30pm. £6. A homage to one of the great icons of jazz delivered by trumpeter Steele. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. ■ Ken Mathieson Classic Jazz Orchestra play Jelly Roll Morton The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 473 2000. 8–10pm. £15–£20. A selection of early jazz. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. ■ Ryan Quigley Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £12 (£10). Mainstream jazz outfit. Featuring New York drummer Clarence Penn.
Thursday 24 Glasgow FREE Stretched Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Monthly evening of experimental jazz, rock and electronics.
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Edinburgh ■ Click Clack Club Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7.30pm. £6 (students £4). Funky Beefheart-influenced experimental music club. Featuring Steele Plays Zappa, Dominic Waxing Lyrical and Snibbo. ■ Conal Fowkes – Woody Allen and Jazz Tron Kirk, Hunter Square. 7.30–9pm. £10. Grammy-winning pianist, vocalist, and long-time Woody Allen associate Fowkes presents music he’s recorded for Allen’s films. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. ■ 30 Years of Blues ’N’ Trouble The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 473 2000. 8–10pm. £16–£20. Hard rockin’ blues action from Scotland’s answer to the Blues Brothers. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. ■ Celebrating the Great American Songbook. Forth Valley Chorus meets Todd Gordon, with special guest James Tormé Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 473 2000. 8–10pm. £12–£16. The 100-strong Forth Valley Chorus have put together a special programme with two leading interpreters of the Great American Songbook, Edinburgh’s Todd Gordon, and the American star James Tormé who will sing with a jazz trio and then with the Chorus. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. ■ Hot 8 Brass Band Assembly George Square, George Square, 473 2000. 9.30–11.30pm. £15. New Orleans trad jazz shot through with hip hop and rap, signed to Tru Thoughts. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. Musselburgh ■ Fat Sam’s Band The Brunton, Ladywell Way, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £16 (£14). Toe-tapping tunes covering everything from jump-jive to swing and jazz greats from Glenn Miller to Fats
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