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THURSDAY 5

I Love/Hate and Jesus Messerschmitt The Cathouse. Union Street. 248 (>606. 8pm. £7.30 plrrs booking fee. Au intitnate show for these metalheads. if it‘s possible to be intimate while attacking your audience at severe decibel levels.

I Big Licks, Junkyard Dogs and Bell Bottom Blues The Brew house. John Street. 552 3801. 8pm. Free.

I Strawberry MacSorleys. .Jarrraica Street. 221 849‘). 9pm. Free.

I Seattle Kilkennys. Jolm Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free.

I Live Music The Hall Bar. Wotxllands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free.

I Live Music The Whisky Bar. West Campbell Street. 332 1032. 0pm. Free.

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Gigs are listed by day. performances will be listed, provided that up-to-date details are supplied to us. Jan Listings compiled by Kenny Mathieson. For details oi all events in Edinburgh see Festival coverage on pages 3-68.

I Jack Webb ouartet Pizztt t-prress. 151 Queen Street. 221 3333. 9pm. £4. including aperitif. call for reservations. Webb's band features organ-style keyboard sounds in a funky ja/l mode. with a touch of rhythm and blues thrown in.

I Counselled Out Bourbon Street. 108 George Street. 552 01-1 l. 9pm. Free. Soul atrd rhythm and blues.

SATURDAY .24

I Alex Yellowless Hot Club Pizza lispress. 151 Queen Street. 221 3333. 9pm. £5. including aperitif. call for reservations. llot Club-style treatments of material ranging front l)_iango and Stephane to Stevie Wonder.

I Ella Fitzgerald Songbook willt Madeleine MacDonald Bourbon Street. 108 George Street. 552 01-11. 9pm. Free. The Glasgow chanteuse squares up to the late Ms Fitzgerald‘s imposing vocal legacy. with the aid of her backing crew. The Jan Mess.

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SUNDAY 25

I Ella Fitzgerald Songbook with Madeleine MacDonald Bourbon Street. 108 George Street. 552 0141. 9pm. Free. See Sat 24.

MONDAY 26

I Edith Budge and the Tom Finlay Quartet Bourbon Street. 108 George Street. 552 0141. 9pm. Jazz. blues and gospel singer with her regular backing band. all the way from Edinburgh.

TUESDAY 27

I Fite Youth Jazz Orchestra RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £0 (£3). Richard Michael leads this award-winning youth orchestra. which featured recently in the BBC Young Musician of the Year series. as part of the Festival of British Youth Orchestras. FYJ() are also featured in the Edinburgh branch of this festival. at lunchtime today (Central Hall. Tollcross. l2.3()pm. £3

(£1 )). while the Lothians Schools Jazz ()rchestra can be heard in the same venue on Sun 24 (as above).

I Hermitage Bourbon Street. 108 George Street. 552 0141. 9pm. Free. Jazz fusion outfit led by saxman Hermie Longalong.

WEDNESDAY 28

I Shelagh Buchanan Guintet Bourbon Street. 108 George Street. 552 014 I. 9pm. Free. Jazz singer working the standards repertoire.

THURSDAY 29

I Hip Replacement Pizza Express. 151 Queen Street. 221 3333. 9pm. £3. including aperitif. call for reservations. Don‘t expect this trio to be on the solemn side.

I Buby Garter Bourbon Street. 108 George Street. 552 0141. 9pm. Free. The Glasgow-born singer makes a second sweep through town on her current extended tour.

FRIDAY 30

I Dave Batchelor Band Pizza Express. 151 Queen~Street. 221 3333. 9pm. £4. including aperitif. call for reservations. Trombonist Dave Batchelor leads a youthful band which also features the director of the Strathclyde University Big Band. John Davies.

I Graig McMurdo and That Swing Titang Bourbon Street. 108 George Street. 552 0141. 9pm. £4. Slick. high energy swing and jump-jive from this popular singer and his band. although I can‘t see that the Bourbon Street stage will permit his normal groovy dancing as well. He'll doubtless think of something.

SATURDAY 31

I Dan Martin Band Pizza Express. 151 Queen Street. 221 3333. 9pm. £5. including aperitif. call for reservations. Smooth vocalist. with a fine backing trio of Eddie Richmond (keyboard). Ronnie Rae (bass) and Tony McLennan (drums).

I Violet Leighton Bourbon Street. 108 George Street. 552 0l4l. 9pm. Free. One of the very best of the current crop of Scottish-based jazz singers.

SUNDAY 1

I Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra Bourbon Street. 108 George Street. 552 0141. 2.30pm. Free. A new Sunday afternoon slot launches with Bobby Wishart conducting the current edition of this line youth big band. which is surely due a name change at some point in the near future.

I George Penman’s Jazzmen Bourbon Street. 108 George Street. 552 014 I. 8.30pm. Free. Glasgow‘s leading Dixielanders.

MONDAY 2

I Fred Guimby Quartet Bourbon Street. 108 George Street. 552 0141. 8.30pm. Free. Modern jazz front the only eight- piece quartet in town.

TUESDAY 3 '

I Hermitage Bourbon Street. 108 George Street. 552 014 I. 8.30pm. Free. Saxophor‘ist Hermie l.ongalong leads this jazz-fusion outfit.

WEDNESDAY 4

I Martin Taylor’s Spirit or Diango Village Theatre. East Kilbride. 013552 48669. 7.30pm. The guitarist marks the release of the second Spirit of Django album. Yours Apart. with an extensive UK tour. He begins with several Scottish dates. going on to the Adam Smith Theatre. Kirkcaldy (Thurs 5). The Music Hall. Aberdeen (Fri 6). High School. Dumfries (Sat 7). and The Rep Theatre. Dundee (Sun 8). before returning right at the end for an Edinburgh gig at The Queen's Hall (1‘)()ct).

I Bobby Wishart Guintet Bourbon Street. 108 George Street. 552 0141. 8.30pm. Free. Bop and beyond from this leading Glasgow band. led by saxman Bobby Wishart.

THURSDAY 5

I sophisticated Swing Pizza lixpress. 151 Queen Street. 221 3333. 9pm. £4. including aperitif. call for reservations. George ()gilvie is best known for his Dixieland outlit. but this trio catches him in mainstream swing mood.

I Brian Kellock Trio Bourbon Street. 108 George Street. 552 0141. 8.30pm. Free. Scotland's leading jazz pianist does his stuff. with featured vocals from Sylvia

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Gigs are listed by date.Pertonnances will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least one week before publication. Folk and World Listings compiled by Norman Chalmers. For details of all events in Edinburgh see Festival coverage on pages 3-68.

FRIDAY 23

I Ceilidh Dance The Ferry. Clyde Place. 9pm. £6 (£4). Tickets at the venue or in advance from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 551 l.

I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. Doors open 8pm. music at 9pm. £5.

I Piping Recital Piping Centre. McPhaper Street. Cowcaddens. 7.30pm. £5 (£3.50). Tire Piping Centre. in conjunction with BBC Radio Scotland

present the first of their autumn recitals

94 Tire List 23 Aug-5 Sept 1996