jazz
residencies
The following details are for regular, free. weekly dates: see main listings for one-off or ticketed shows. Gigs are listed by ci . then by day. Residencies wil be listed, provided that up-to-date details are supplied to us. Jazz Residencies listings are compiled by Kenny Mathieson.
Fridays
I Chris Clark Quartet Kelvinpark Lorne Hotel. 923 Sauchiehall Street. 334 4891. 8.15pm. Mainstream and Latin.
I Jazz Piano Baby Grand. 3/7 Elmbank Gardens. 248 4942. 10pm. Lounge pianist.
Saturdays
I George Penman's Jazzmen Cellar Bar. Ingram Hotel. Ingram Street. 248 4401. 2—5 m. Traditional.
I Lauder 5 Big Band Lauder‘s. Sauchiehall Street. 2—5pm. lnforrnal big band.
I Harry Margolis Big Band L'Attache. 27 Waterloo Street. 221 3210. 2—5pm. Bi band.
I ive Jazz Brel. 39 Ashton Lane. 3—6pm. Youngjazz musicians.
I Live Jazz Brewery Tap. 1055 Sauchiehall Street. 339 8866. 9pm. Jazz funk.
I Jazz Piano Baby Grand (see Fri). Lounge pianist.
Smdays
I George McGowan Big Band Fitter and Firking. 59 Dumbarton Road. 2.30—5.30pm. Big band jazz.
I West End Jazztet Russell's Bar Cafe. 77 Byres Road. 334 4973. 3—6pm. Swing and Latin jazz.
I Violet Leighton Polo Lounge. Wilson Street. 4—6pm. Singer.
I Jan In Jules’ Jules Bar and Restaurant. Forte Posthouse. Bothwell Street. 248 2656. 6pm. band from 7.30pm. Artists change monthly. special Creole menu available.
I Blackfriars Collective Blackfn'ars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9pm. Modern jazz.
Mondays
I Fionna Duncan and Friends McChuill’s. 40 High Street. 552 2135. 9pm. Sin er.
I Jazz Plano Baby Grand (see Fri). 9.30pm. Lounge pianist.
Tuesdays
I Bobby Wishart Russell‘s Bar Cafe
(See Sun). 8—1 1pm. Mainstream and
modern.
I Alan McPike and Pat Keating Alpen
Lodge. 25a Hope Street. 221 4648.
8.30pm. Hammond organ and vocals.
I Tom Urie Polo Lounge (see Sun).
9.30pm. Pianist.
I Jazz Piano Baby Grand (see Fri).
9pm. Lounge pianist.
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Wednesdays I Jazz Piano Baby Grand (see Fri). 9pm. Lounge pianist.
Thursdays
I Steven McDuff Quartet Yes Bar and Brasserie. 22 West Nile Street. 221 8044. 8—11pm. Singer.
I Jazz Ronnie RCi‘s. 73 Queen Street. 221 2200. 8pm. Funky 'azz.
I George Penman Al -Stars Bourbon Street. George Street. 0141 5520141. 8.30pm. Traditional.
I Jazz Piano Baby Grand (see Fri). 10pm. Lounge pianist.
EDINBURGH
Fridays
I Bill Kyle’s Jazz Pool Cellar Bar. Chambers Street. 220 4298. 10.30pm. Modern jazz.
I Live Jazz Henderson's. 25 Thistle Street. 225 2605. 8pm.
I Live Jazz Suruchi Restaurant. Nicolson Street. 556 6583. 8.30pm.
Saturdays
I Alex Shaw Trio Drum and Monkey. 80 Queen Street. 538 8111. l—3pm. Mainstream to hop.
I Toto And The Dexters Harry's Bar. Randolph Place. 539 8100. 3.30-5.3()pm. Mainstream.
I Liz McEwan Point Hotel. 34--50 Bread Street. 221 9919. 8.30pm. Singer.
I Live Jazz Nobles. 44a Constitution Street. Leith. 554 2024. 9.30pm.
I Four Cellar Bar (see Fri). 10.30pm. Guitarjazz.
Sundays
I Edith Budge The Dome Bar and Grill. 14 George Street. 624 8624. I~4pnr Singer.
I Diplomats 0f Jazz Royal Ettrick Hotel. 13 Ettrick Road. 228 6413. 2.30pm—5pm. Traditional.
I Jack Duff And Friends with Wendy Weatherby Braidbum Inn. 200 Mayfteld Road. 667 3867. 3-5.30pm. Mainstream. I Live Jazz Maison Hector. 47 Deanhaugh Street. 332 5328. 4.30—7pm. Mainstream.
Mondays
I 2/4 Blues Session Tron Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 226 0931. 8pm. Fortnightly.
I Live Jazz Henderson's (see Fri). 8pm. Pianist.
Tuesdays
I Swing 98 Malt Shovel. Cockburn Street. 225 6843. 9pm. Swin t.
I Louisiana Ragtime Ban Navaar House Hotel. 12 Mayfteld Gardens. 667 2828. 8.30pm. Traditional.
I Spirits 0f Rhythm Caley Sample Room. 58 Angle Park Terrace. 337 7204. 8.30pm. Traditional.
I Live Jazz Whistle Binkies. 4—6 South Bridge. 557 5114. 10.30pm. Modern. artists vary.
Wednesdays
I Fat Sam's Band Fat Sam‘s. 56—58 Fountainbn'dge. 228 3111. 8pm. Swing and jump-jive.
I Jeannie Maxwell And The Jazzwegians Westbury Hotel. 92—98 St John's Road. Corstorphine. 316 4466. 7.30—11.30pm. Fortnightly. Traditional. I Live Jazz Henderson's (see Fri). 8pm. Artists vary.
I Live Jazz Suruchi Restaurant (see Fri). 8.30pm.
I Cellar Jazz Trio Cellar Bar (see Fri). 10pm. Mainstream.
Thursdays
I Diplomats Of Jazz Malmaison. Tower Place. Leith. 7.30pm. Traditional.
I Live Jazz Henderson’s (see Fri). 8pm. Artists var .
I Templeiiall Stompers Templehall Hotel. 77 Promenade. Portobello. 669 4264. 8.30pm. Traditional.
I Live Jazz Cellar Bar (see Fri). 10.30pm. Artists vary.
fo|k& world
listings
Gigs are listed by date. then by cit . Performances Will be listed, provi ed that details reach our offices at least ten days before publication. Folk 81 World istings compiled by Norman Chalmers.
THURSDAY 30
Glasgow
I Sangsters New Dawn Folk Club. Queen's Club. Queen Street. 221 6381. 8.30pm. £3—£5. Fife vocal harmony trio. strongly rooted in the tradition.
Glasgow
I Repercussion Sloanes Upstairs. Argyll Arcade. 8pm. £5 (£3). Dance your sox off to this funky percussion outfit plus DJ. Information 649 5313.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3144. Doors open 7.30pm. £5. Live bands.
I Ceilidh Dance The Ferry. Clyde Place. 9pm. £5. Tickets at the venue or in advance from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511.
Edinburgh
I Storytelling At The Netherbow Netherbow. High Street. 556 9579. 7.30pm. £5 (£3.50). Two evenings of stories. music and traditions of Clan MacGregor. with Paraig MacNeill and James MacDonald Reid.
SATURDAY 2
Glasgow
I Hunky Dory Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.30pm. Free.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3144. Doors open 7.30pm. £5. Live bands.
Edinburgh
I Kristina Olsen Tron Folk Club. Tron Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 2260931. 9pm. £4 (£3). Another return for the personable. multi-instrumental American with the great singing voice and a great line in songwriting.
June Tabor brings her moving voice to Glasgow's Cottier Theatre, Sun 3 May
I Storytelling At The Netherbow Netherbow. High Street. 556 9579. 7.30pm. £5 (£3.50). The second evening of stories. music and traditions ofClan MacGregor. with Paraig MacNeill and James MacDonald Reid.
I Ceilidh Dance Caledonian Brewery. Slateford Road. 7pm. £6. Fortnightly. Information 449 5414. Live bands.
Dunfermline
I Mayday Ceilidh Dance Glen Pavilion. 8pm. £5. Music from the Bill Black Band. Tickets available front the Carnegie Hall Box Office. 01383 314127. Information 01383 739387.
SUNDAY 3
Glasgow
I June Tabor and her Band Cottier Theatre. Hyndland Street. 8pm. £1 1. Tickets from the box office 357 3868. and the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 287 5511. The classy vocal chords of England's Queen of Song. superbly accompanied by her long-term collaborators Huw Warren (piano and accordion) and Mark Emerson (violin attd viola). Always moving and memorable. she brings songs from all sources. darkly distilled by a remarkable talent.
Edinburgh
I Songs and Ballads The Tass. High Street. 2—5pm. Free. Traditional song session in the afternoon. instrumental music into the evening.
I Russian Folk Songs Bar Kalinka. Henderson Street. Leith. 1.30—4pm. Free. Russian singer Iilena in the only Russian bar in Scotland. with a range of vodkas and authentic food available all day. Information 331 2502.
TUESDAY 5
Glasgow
I Kristina Olsen New Dawn Folk Club. Queen's Club. Queen Street. 221 6381. 8.30pm. £3—£5. Special night with the brilliant American. bluesy songwriter.
WEDNESDAY 6
Glasgow
I Weekly Scots Fiddle Workshops Kinning Park Complex. Cornwall Street. Kinning Park. 7.30-~9.30pm. £4 (£1.50). Workshops on Scots and Cape Breton fiddle styles. for advanced players. beginners and intermediate levels. Young beginners classes commence earlier in the evening. Information 779 9047. Also Cape Breton Step [)ance class. 6—7.15pm. £3. Infortnation 946 1087.
I Eddy Walker Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Elspeth Cowie Edinburgh Folk Club. Pleasance Theatre Cabaret Bar. The Pleasance. 8pm. £4 (£3). Solo song from the Seannachie and Chantan vocalist.
THURSDAY 7
Glasgow
I John McCormack New Dawn Folk Club. Queen‘s Club. Queen Street. 221 6381. 8.30pm. £3—£5.
I The Blues Poets Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Anam Pleasance Theatre Cabaret Bar. The Pleasance. 8pm. £7 (£5). Back from (literally) a world tour. the pan-Celtic band launch Riptide. the new album. with a home concert. See Music preview.
I Drop The Box Out OfThe Blue. Bongo Club. New Street. 558 7604. 9.30pm. £4 (£3). Making a name for themselves. this driving. rootsy young Shetland band walks the line through pop folk and dancey songwriting.
Aberdour
I Al Hughes Aberdour Folk Club. Forester's Arms. High Street. 01383 860544. 8.30pm. £3. Urban and country blues.