Edinburgh Jazz Festival
Edinburgh
I Hot Charanga Sauce Henry ‘s Jazz Cellar. 8 Morrison Street. 467 5200. Midnight. £6.50. The startling Latin yoice of Carlos Pena fronts a new group playing Brazilian son music with Carrie Mcis'enna lllutei. l)aye Patrick lpianoi. Mario ('arihe (bass).
I Dave Fimister Quartet Royal ()yer-Seas League. 100 Princes Street. 225 1501. 12.30pm. £5. (‘lassic jazz in the mould of Ruby Braff.
I Harry Allen Quartet The Hub. Castlehill. Royal Mile. 473 2000. 12.30pm. £6.50. Pleasingly old fashioned sax work from this young American tenorman.
I Tommy Sampson Big Band with Eric Delaney and Danny Moss The Hub. Castlehill. Royal Mile. 473 2000. 3.15pm. £8. ()ne of Scotland‘s greatest liying big band leaders. now in his 80s. with his excellent band. featuring special guests in drummer Delaney and tenor saxophonist Moss.
I Jazz Saboteurs The Bridge Jazz Bar. 82 Sotith Bridge. 478 2510. 6 8pm. Free. See Fri 26.
I The Jazz Festival Charity Ball Sheraton (irand Hotel. 1 liestiyal Square. 456 3730. 7.30pm. £65 iinc cocktails and dinneri. A night of cocktails. music and dancing with Kenny Ball and his Jazzinen. Mike Hart‘s Society Syncopators. Barbara Morrison. Todd (iordon and auctioneer Paul Roberts all in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care.
I Dan Barret/Rebecca Kilgore Quartet The Htih. ('astlehill. Royal Mile. 473 2000. 8pm. £8. Top class swinging mainstream jazz from trombonist Barrett. yocalist Kilgore. liddie lirickson on banjo and guitar and John liorbes on bass.
I Phil Bancroft Quartet La Belle Angele. Hastie’s Close. 225 7536. 8pm. £8.50. ()riginal tunes from the pen of outstanding tenor saxophonist Bancroft. who leads an international quintet for the occasion. featuring Reid Anderson lbassi and Thomas Stronen (drums).
I The East Coast Jazzmen Royal ()yer-Seas League. 100 Princes Street. 225 1501. 8pm. £8. Trad jazz from the Dundee-based jazzmen.
I Jazz Barbecue By the Sea .\'ext (ieneration Club. 55 .\'ew Hayen Place. 554 5000. 8pm. £10. The best in traditional and swinging sounds from Mart Rodger's Manchester Jazz. Nairobi Trio and Louisiana Ragtime Band.
I Courtney Pine Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 201‘). 8.30pm. £15—£l8.50. Courtney is nothing if not a phenomenon. His fusion ofjazz with funk. drum 8; bass and hip hop grooyes has captured the imagination of a huge audience. and this gig will probably be well on its way to a sell out by now.
I The Blues Band, Connie Lush and Blues Shouter and Lights Out By Nine Caledonian Brewery. 42 Slateford Road. 623 8066. 8.30pm. £15. Paul Jones adds the vocals for the Blues Band who headline this night of rockin' R&B and blues.
I Sheila Jordan and Brian Kellock Henry's Jazz ('ellar. 8 Morrison Street. 467 5200. 9pm. £12. The constantly inyentiye American singer teams tip with Scotland's y irtuoso jazz pianist for an unforgettable collaboration.
I Tina May Apex International Hotel. 31 (ii'assinarket. 300 3456. 9pm. £10. May's powerful polished \ocals haye brought her acclaim around the world.
I Late Night Jam Session Royal ()y‘er-Seas League. 100 Princes Street. 225 1501. 11.30pm. £5.See1‘ri 26.
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There was a time when the )rospect of Tam White still being an active performer when he celebrated his 60th birthday would have seemed a remote one. but the Erlinhurgh-hased bluesman and sometime stonemason cleaned up his act. climbed on the ‘.'./(l{}()l1. and developed into a fully rounded artist. He is equally at home ‘.'.’|il‘ l)l.l(3§§ and jazz. and gives rock and country a fair shot as well. This gala triple hill '.'.’|ll set;- Tani team .ip ‘.'-.’|1l‘- Brian Kellock in their superb duo. lead his ow" Shoestring Band ‘.'.’|1ll Neil Warden and Fraser Spiers. and front the dynamic Power of Scotland Big Band. pulled in from Henry's for the occasion. I Tarn White's 6031* Birthday Concert «3 at the Queen '3 Ha// on Fri 26 Ju/.
Edinburgh
I Masquenada Henry‘s Jazz. Cellar. 8 Morrison Street. 467 5200. Midnight. £6.50. A Latin-inftisedjazz. selection from these former Cafe Graffiti regulars. including Chimp of Salsa Celtica fame on percussion and Colin Steele on trumpet.
I Dewey Redman and Ethan Iverson The Hub. Castlehill. Royal Mile. 473 2000. 12.30pm. £10. Texan saxophonist Dewey Redman teams tip with the excellent pianist lyerson for the first of two yery special Jazz liestiyal collaborations today. See preyiew.
I Mart Rodger Manchester Jazz Royal ()yer—Seas League. 100 Princes Street. 225 1501. 12.30pm. £5. New Orleans and popular jazz.
I Blue Hyenas, Big Girls Blues, Dr Chicago and Jim Condie Guitar Workshop (‘aledonian Brewery. 42 SlittL‘iit‘l'tl Road. ()23 8066. lpiii. £6. (itll busting blues and steel guitar from this line—up with an interactiy e workshop from Jim ('ondie at the start til the day.
I Buck Clayton/Buddy Tate The Hub. Castlehill. Royal Mile. 473 2000. 3.15pm. £7. Drummer Ken Mathieson leads this sextet in a tribute to the music of two late jazz. greats. trumpeter Buck Clayton and tenor saxophonist Buddy Tate. Saxophonist Danny Moss is a featured soloist.
I Jazz Saboteurs The Bridge Jazz Bar. 82 South Bridge. 478 2510. 6—8pm. Free. See Fri 26.
I Leon Redbone The Hub. Castlehill. Royal Mile. 473 2000. 8pm. £15. Laid-back grtiy'elly' meals and deft lingerpicking guitar from the inimitable Redhone.
I Dennis Rollins Bad Bone and Co La Belle Angele. Hastie's Close. 225 7536. 8pm. £0.50. High energy funk from trombonist Dennis Rollins and his
tight dancetloor-friendly hand. See panel.
I Nairobi Trio Royal ()yer-Seas League. 100 Princes Street. 225 1501. 8pm. £8. New Xealand outlit specialising in Hot Club and sw ing style sounds.
I BBC Big Band with Ann Hampton Callaway Queen‘s Hall. ('lerk Street. 668 201‘). 8.30pm.
£1 1.50 £16.50. The ey er popular BBC
Big Band are joined by one of America's foremost jazz Vocalists. who regularly tops the bill at Carnegie tlall.
I Louisiana Red, Paul Lamb and the Kingsnakes and Rev Doc and the Congregation Caledonian Brewery. 42 Slateford Road. 623 8066. 8.30pm. £12. (iuitarist Louisiana Red played with the likes of Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker in the early day s of the Chicago scene. He headlines another night of blues action at the Brewery.
I Dewey Redman Trio Henry ‘s Jazz. Cellar. 8 Morrison Street. 467 5200. 9pm. £14. Part two of today's Dewey Redman double-header. The prospect of hearing the saxophonist with Reid Anderson on bass and Dayid King on drums in the confined space of Henry‘s is exciting. and then some. See preview.
0 Barbara Morrison Apex International Hotel. 31 (irassmarket. 300 3456. 9pm. £10. See Mon 2‘).
I Late Night Jam Session Royal ()y'er-Seas League. 100 Princes Street. 225 1501. 11.30pm. £5. See Fri 26.
Edinburgh
I Late Night Jam Session Henry's Jazz. Cellar. 8 Morrison Street. 467 5200. Midnight. £5. See liri 26.
I Daryl Sherman and Kenny Davern The Hub. (‘asilehilL Royal Mile. 473 2000. 12.30pm. £8. ('lassic jazz \‘ocals from the loyely yoiee of Sherman backed tip by the big swing sounds of clarinettist Dayern.
I Pontchartrain Serenaders Royal ()yer-Seas League. 100 Princes Street. 225 1501. 12.30pm. £5. Jazz from the deep sotith of the [S of A.
I Andy Gunn, Delta Croft Revue, Lights Out By Nine and Dave Dixon Masterclass Caledonian Brewery. 42 Slateford Road. 623 8066. 1pm. £6. Three blues bands and a workshop from slide guitarist Dixon.
I Scott Hamilton The Hub. Castlehill. Royal Mile. 473 2000. 3.15pm. £10. Swinging and imaginatiye mainstream jazz from this great tenor saxophonist.
I Jazz Saboteurs The Bridge Jazz Bar. 82 South Bridge. 478 2510. 6 8pm. Free. See Fri 26.
I Rae Brothers New Orleans Jazz Band Royal ()yer-Seas League. 100 Princes Street. 225 1501. 8pm. £8. .\'o. not the iidinburgh branch of the Rae jazz clan this time this North of lingland band serve up traditional jazz. I The Bad Plus The lltib. ('astlehill. Royal Mile. 473 2000. 8pm. £10. Scottish debut for" this superb trio with its in-yotir-face mid-West sensibility and musical roots in a potent combination of rock and ayant-garde jazz. Catch their alternatiye take on the music of Abba. .\'ei1 Young. Nirvana. and more.
I Blues ’n’ Trouble, Zoot Money Big Roll Band and Dana Dixon Blues Band Caledonian Brewery. 42 Slateford Road. 623 8066. 8.30pm. £12. A high octane night of blues and R&B to bring the Deuchars Blues Festiyal to a close.
I Carol Kidd Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 201‘). 8.30pm. £12.5(l—E2250. Scotlanth first lady of jazz continues to btiild on her reputation as a first-rate interpreter of standards. I Jazz at the Trafalgar Suite Waterloo Buffet. 3 Waterloo Place. 556 7597. 8.30pm. £5. See Sun 28.
I Laura MacDonald Trio Henry ‘s Jtl/l Cellar. 3 \itit‘t'isoll Street. 467 5200. 9pm. £8.50. Contemporary jazz from this rising Scottish saxophone star. with a new trio line-tip featuring two eyen younger intisicians. Aiden ()‘l)onnell on bass and James Blease on drums.
I Late Night Jam Session Royal ()yer-Seas League. 100 Princes Street. 225 1501. 11.30pm. £5. See Hi 26.