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Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Funk, soul and jazz from the Edinburgh-based band. £5 (£4). Saxophonist Keith Edwards and his band with a mixture of uplifting classics and lesser-known tunes.
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Glasgow ■ Rose Room The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 7.30pm. £10. Rose Room comprises virtuoso violinist and vocalist Seonaid Aitken, Jimmy Moon on double bass with guitarists Tom Watson and Tam Gallagher. The music embraces the swing jazz era with a dash of western swing.
Edinburgh FREE Daniel Smith The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5.45pm. Boogie woogie bluesy jazzy piano stuff. ■ The Blueswater The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). The Edinburgh-based collective performs rhythm’n’blues, funk, soul and rock’n’roll. Dundee ■ Christmas With The Rat Pack Caird Hall, City Square, 01382 434940. 7.30pm. £27. Beat the winter blues with seasonal classics including ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’, ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’, ‘Let It Snow’ and many more.
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Edinburgh ■ Maria Speight Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Bluesy set from the Alabama-born vocalist. ‘Part of the Glasgow Jazz Festival’.
Wednesday 24 Edinburgh FREE Aki & Dave Guitar Duo The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 9pm. Top class guitar duo.
Friday 26
Edinburgh ■ The Big Boss The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Jump jive band headed by blues slide and rock guitarist Dave Dixon.
Saturday 27 Edinburgh FREE Mike MacFarlane The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6.30pm. See Sat 13. ■ Blues’n’Trouble The Bongo Club, 66 Cowgate, 558 8844. 7pm. £12.50. Hard rockin’ blues action from Scotland’s answer to the Blues Brothers.
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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 ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). See Thu 18.
Monday 29
Glasgow ■ The Glenn Miller Orchestra Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 2.30pm. £22.50–£29.50. Ray McVay directs the world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra through their repertoire of swing and jazz band tunes. Edinburgh ■ Keith Edwards Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 9pm.
Edinburgh ■ VinCaffè Hogmanay Valvona & Crolla Vincaffè, 11 Multrees Walk, 557 0088. 8.30pm–1.30am. £95.00. Enjoy the food and wine of VinCaffè as Philip Contini and his Be Happy Band entertain you with songs from the American and Italian songbooks. ■ Jazz Bar Hogmanay Party The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 9pm–5am. £20 (£18). Night of jazz, soul and funk to see in the bells with the Jazz Bar Party Quintet featuring Colin Steele (trumpet), John Burgess (sax) and Brian Kellock (piano) plus vocalist Lorna Reid, Aki’s Funk Six and a funk DJ.
Thursday 1 Edinburgh ■ Sun Juice The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Funk, groove and swing from New Zealand saxophonist Doug Tiplady.
Friday 2
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. Saturday 3
Edinburgh FREE Daniel Smith The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5.45pm. See Sat 20. ■ Smokey Oklahoma The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Blues/rockabilly sextet fronted by Nicole Smit (Blueswater).
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Edinburgh ■ William Young The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). US soul/jazz/blues vocalist. Wednesday 7
Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). See Thu 18.
Thursday 8 Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). See Thu 18.
Friday 9
Edinburgh ■ Bobby Wishart Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Modern jazz (think Blue Note, Miles Davis and Coltrane) from Scottish saxophonist Wishart. ■ The Hook & Slingers The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Rock meets doo-wop.
Saturday 10
Edinburgh FREE Fergus McCreadie The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5.45pm. See Sat 13. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Late night jazz and funk acts plus DJs.
Wednesday 14 Edinburgh ■ Square One The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £7 (£5). High octane jazz and funk quartet
from Glasgow led by Joe Williamson (guitar) and Pete Johnstone (piano). Friday 16
Edinburgh ■ Alyn Cosker Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Brilliant jazz drummer and his band perform.
Saturday 17 Edinburgh FREE Daniel Smith The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5.45pm. See Sat 20.
Sunday 18 Edinburgh ■ Stormy Sunday Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Blues night organised by vocalist James Carr, featuring a showcase of blues singers and soloists. Featuring the Lewis Hamilton Blues Band.
CELTIC CONNECTIONS
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Thursday 15 Glasgow ■ Celtic Connections Opening Concert Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30– 10.30pm. £21–£24. This year’s festival opens with the live world premiere of Martyn Bennett’s final masterpiece Grit. Reconstructed by violinist and composer Greg Lawson for an orchestra of folk, jazz and classical players the performance features approximately 80 musicians and singers. ■ Celtic Connections Late Night Sessions Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. Times vary. £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 16 Glasgow FREE Danny Kyle Open Stage 2014 Finalists Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 5–7pm. Last year’s Danny Kyle Open Stage Finalists (The Chaplins, Austen George, Mischa Macpherson, Hò-Rò Arthur Nicolson and Griogair Morrison) open this year’s competition. They can also be seen enjoying support slots during this year’s festival. ■ The Crew of the Puffer present Para Handy A Highland Voyage St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30–10.30pm. £14. Allan MacDonald, Iain MacLeod and Russell Hunter, on pipes, vocals, mandolin, accordion and piano, recount comic adventures in music and song. ■ Mike Whellans and Fraser Nimmo The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 7.30–10.30pm. £12. The one-man blues band is joined by Scottish singer-songwriter and banjo player Fraser Nimmo. ■ The Pearlfishers Mitchell Library, North Street, 287 2999. 7.30–11pm. £16. Performing songs from new album Open Up Your Colouring Book alongside some old favourites. ■ Qristina & Quinn Bachand with The Rambling Boys Glasgow
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Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 8–10.30pm. £14. Award-winning Canadian siblings Qristina and Quinn Bachand present a contemporary blend of Celtic, Americana and jazz. ■ Sam Sweeney’s Fiddle: Made in the Great War Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8–10.30pm. £14. A multi-media performance mixing spoken word, film, regimental marches and music-hall songs that explores the story of Sam Sweeney’s fiddle, an instrument crafted in 1915 by a maker who died in WWI. ■ Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 8–10.30pm. £13. Scottish fiddler Sarah-Jane Summers and Finnish/Norwegian guitarist Juhani Silvola perform music from their self- titled debut album. ■ Horizons The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8.30–11.30pm. £18. A new partnership project promoting music from the UK and Ireland in the international market. The performance features Kate Rusby, Declan O’Rourke, Karine Polwart, Lewis & Leigh and Damien O’Kane. ■ World Beat Bothy The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 9pm—3am. £14. A diverse array of acts fusing folk and world music with heady dance beats. Artists include Da Lata, Halcyon and La Chiva Gantiva. ■ Celtic Connections Late Night Sessions Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. Times vary. £5. See Thu 15. FREE House Of Song Holiday Inn City Centre Theatreland, 161 West Nile St, 0871 423 4896 . Times vary. Doris Rougvie hosts.
Saturday 17
Glasgow ■ Celtic Connections Song School Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 11am–12.30pm. £10. Scotland’s top singers and tutors in various different styles of singing to teach some of their favourite songs and harmonies. Each day features different songs and each day finishes with a flash mob Big Sing on the main staircase with Muldoon’s Picnic ■ Gaelic Song with Darren Maclean Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 11am–12.30pm. £10. ■ Harmony Song with Corrina Hewat Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 11am– 12.30pm. £10. ■ Harmony Song with Corrina Hewat Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 1.30– 3.30pm. £10. See Sat 17. ■ Scots Chorus with Mick West Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 1.30– 3.30pm. £10. ■ Scots Song with Christine Kydd Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 1.30– 3.30pm. £10. ■ Angelique Kidjo with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30– 10.30pm. £23 (premium seats - limited availability), £20. A folk classical collaboration between nu-jazz and Afrobeat singer performer Angelique Kidjo and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. ■ Crossing the Minch – The Music of Pipe Major Donald MacLeod MBE Mitchell Library, North Street, 287 2999. 7.30–10.30pm. £14. Pipers Calum MacCrimmon, John Wilson, John Mulhearn, James Duncan Mackenzie and Rona Lightfoot, plus Alasdair White and the Glenfinnan Ceilidh Band honor the bagpipe composer PM Donald MacLeod MBE. 11 Dec 2014–5 Feb 2015 THE LIST 107