41: Valery Ponomarev International Quintet The Jazz Bar. I Chambers Street. 2204290. 9pm midnight. £5. See Thu 25.

I Jazz at the Balmoral Nli's Bar. the Balmoral Hotel. 1 Princes Street. 9pm. Free. Weekly jazz night showcasing a rotating line-up of excellent vocalists backed by top-class trios and quartets.

I The Saturday Night Fish Fry The Jazz Bar. I Chambers Street. 2204290.

1 1pm—5am. Free before £1 1.30pm; £5 after. This new late night session sees top Scottish jazz. funk. soul and Latin bands

join Trouble DJ lirik Da Viking and

Departure Lounge's DJ Astroboy for a night of dancelloor-lilling fun. This week Livesciences drop into the live lounge with their mix of jazz. hip hop and a touch of dub.

I Late Night Jazz Jam Session 80 Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 80 Queen Street. 226 5097.

1 1.30pm- 2.30am. Free. See Thu 25.

I Rumba Caliente Meets the Elephants Henry's Jazz Cellar. 8 Morrison Street. 467 5200. Midnight. £8. linjoy a mescal strength dose of hot Latin sounds. as local jazz star Toby Shippey. combines projects.

Sunday 28

Glasgow

I Jazz 8: Ragtime Three Judges. Dumbarton Road. 337 3055. 2pm. Free. Regular Sunday ragtime and jazz session in the ‘real Glasgow. real ale' pub.

I Sunday Jazz House The Artllouse Hotel. 129 Bath Street. 572 6002. 7-—10pm. Free. This week sees acComplished drummer Stuart Brown. who has recently supported .-\I (ireen and Nikki King. lead his trio through a cool Sunday set.

I Big Blues Jam Studio One. (irosvenor Terrace. 341 6516. 7.30pm. Free. Hosted by the New Blues Surfers with contributions from Studio One regulars such as Rev Doe and the Nimmo Brothers.

Edinburgh

I Martin Kershaw and Friends Forth Floor Restaurant Bar 8; Brasserie. Harvey Nichols. 3034 St Andrews Square. 524 8350. 12.30~3.30pm. Rising star Kershaw provides the perfect musical accompaniment to a line Sunday lunch with his soaring sax sounds.

I Live Jazz Cafe (irande. I84 Bruntsfield Place. 228 1188. 7pm. Live

jazz while you dine. with top musical

entertainment this week from respected

singer Liz Macliwan and veteran guitarist Dougie Campbell.

I Brass Jaw Henry's Jazz Cellar. 8 Morrison Street. 467 5200. 8.30pm. £7. Fun. exhilarating saXophone quartet. inspired by 29th Street and starring Paul Towndrow. Martin Kershaw. Brian Molley and Allon Beauvoisin.

4'1 Valery Ponomarev International Quintet The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204290. 9pm midnight. £5. See Thu 25.

Monday 29

Edinburgh

I Open Mic and Jazz Jam Session 80 Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 80 Queen Street. 226 5097. 9pm midnight. Free. The trusty open session night fully revamped with a new house trio giving even more opportunity to join in the fun.

I Jazz Open Mic Session The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204290. 9pm. Free. lixpect a rich mixture of styles as faces old and new drop in to perform with the House Trio each week.

Valery Ponomarev International Quintet The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 220 4290. 9pm midnight. £5. See Thu 25.

Tuesday 30

Edinburgh

I Live Jazz Sygn. 5 Charlotte Lane. 225 6060. 6.30 8.15pm. Weekly live new-age jazz night in the bar also known as the bar with no name.

I Laura Macdonald plays Cole Porter Henry's Jazz Cellar. 8 Morrison Street. 467 5200. 8.30pm. £7. See Thu 25.

I Bill Kyle’s Sh" Hot Jazz Quartet The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 220 4290. 9pm. Free. l'pbeat group featuring Bill Kyle (drums). Doug Tiplady (saxes). Paul Kirby (piano) and Kevin (ilasgow (bass).

Valery Ponomarev International Quintet The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204290. 9pm- midnight. £5. See Thu 25.

Wednesday 31

Glasgow

I Bed-Head Sextet Lloyds No.1. 151 West (ieorge Street. 229 7560. 7—-10pm. Free. Brand spanking new city centre residency for this fresh new (ilasgovv six-piece playing bebop and blues.

Kelly Jones was never really Britpop, so when he and his band made their own way to

I Michael Simons Tchai ()vna. l69 Deanston Drive. 0141 649 7258. 8pm. £2. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk. blues and beyond.

Edinburgh

I David Milligan Trio Henry's Jazz Cellar. 8 Morrison Street. 467 5200. 8.30pm. £7. Pianist Milligan is joined by bassist Tom Lyne and drummer Tom Bancroft for funky jazz in a Herbie Hancock/Chick Corea style.

I New Bands Night The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204290.

9pm midnight. Free. New night with different up and coming bands showcasing theirjazz talents each week. I The Arabian Moustache lglu. 2b Jamaica Street. 476 5333. 10pm. Free. L'nique international four-piece. playing tango. jazz. folk and swing.

Glasgow

I Live Jazz Budda. 142a St Vincent Street. 243 2212. 7»-10pm. Free. See Thu 25.

Edinburgh

I Louise Dodds and Tom Scott Sygn. 5 Charlotte Lane. 225 6060.

2.30- 5.15pm. A third weekly residency for the lidinburgh vocalist.

I Paul Towndrow Henry‘s Jazz Cellar. 8 Morrison Street. 467 5200. 8.30pm. £7. Vibrant jazz standards and assured originals from the pen of the gifted alto-saxophonist.

I Guest Soloists Night The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 220 4290. 9pm. Free. See Thu 25.

I Louise Dodds Bar 38. 126- 128 (ieorgc Street. 220 6180. 9pm. Free. See Thu 25.

I Beat Boot Juice The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204290. 0.30am~3am. Free: £2 after 1 1.30pm. See Thu 25.

Glasgow

I Patrick Flaherty and the Jazz Pharoahs Tchai ()vna. 42 ()tago Lane. 357 4524. 2pm. £2. See Fri 26.

Edinburgh

I Martin Kershaw Plays the Music of Charlie Parker Henry’s Jazz Cellar. 8 Morrison Street. 467 5200. 8.30pm. £8. The accomplished alto saxuphnnlsl and band pay tribute to legendary jazz innovator Charlie Parker.

.. the top of the heap in the 905, it meant that they, like Travis, could inhabit a little - well actually pretty big - world of their own, unaffected by fashion or fad. A decent last album and two nights at the SECC suggest they’ve still got pull, with or without that mental drummer dude with the crazy hair.

SECC, Glasgow, Tue 6‘ 8 Wed 7 Sop.

marking the 50th anniversary of his death.

I Guest Bands Night The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 220 4290. 9pm. Free. See Fri 26.

I Live Jazz at Sugo Sugo. l4 15 Albert Place. Leith Walk. 9pm. Free. See Fri 26.

I Liz MacEwan and the Jack Finlay Trio NB‘s Bar. the Balmoral Hotel. 1 Princes Street. 9pm. Free. See Fri 26.

I The Groovediggaz Experience Henry's Jazz Cellar. 8 Morrison Street. 467 5200. Midnight. £8. See Fri 26.

I Late Nite Jazz/Funk/Dance The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204290. 12.30am. Free before 1 1.30pm; £5 after. See Fri 26.

Cumbernauld

I The Swingcats Cumbernauld Theatre. Kildrum. 01236 732887. 7.45pm. £7 £9. The harmonious and glamorous Swingcats perform their sassy adaptations of popular jazz classics.

Glasgow

I The Jazz Collective Brel. 39 43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 3-r6pm. Free. Bebop meets drum‘n’bass. featuring (ilasgow based bass player Jack Casey. pianist (ierry Rossi and drummer Ric Chandler.

I The Michael Deans Quintet Bar Bloc. 1 17 Bath Street. 574 6066. 5 6pm. Free. See Sat 27.

I Big Bob’s Jazz Band Bar 185. Buchanan Hotel. 185 Buchanan Street. 332 7284. 5.30 9pm. Free. See Sat 27. I Primetime and Jan Douglas Archie's. 27 Waterloo Street. 221 3210. 6- 9pm. Free. See Sat 27.

I Jazz Supper with the George Penman Jazzmen Cafe Source. 1 St Andrew's Square. 548 6020. 8pm. £16.95; two courses and coffee. linjoy classic New Orleans 50s jazz while you dine. from this stalwart of the Scottish jazz scene and band.

Edinburgh

I House Trio The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204290. 2 5pm. Free. See Sat 27.

I Martin Kershaw Plays the Music of Charlie Parker Henry ’s Jazz Cellar. 8 Morrison Street. 467 5200. 8.30pm. £8. See Fri 2.

I The Jazz Bar Quintet The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204290. 9pm. Free. See Sat 27.

I The Maria Speight Quartet Nli‘s Bar. the Balmoral Hotel. 1 Princes Street. 9pm. Free. Bluesy set from the Alabama- born vocalist acclaimed for her interpretations of the (irml :lnu'ril‘un Songbook with support from a top class line-up of mUsicians.

I Sue McHugh Quartet 80 Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 80 Queen Street. 226 5097. 9pm. Free. Linlilhgovv based vocalist Mcllugh leads her quartet through a selection ofjazz standards.

I The Saturday Night Fish Fry The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 220 4290.

l lpm~5am. Free before £1 1.30pm: £5 afler. See Sat 27.

I Rumba Caliente Meets the Elephants Henry's Jazz Cellar. 8 Morrison Street. 467 5200. Midnight. £8. See Sat 27.

Glasgow

I Jazz 8: Ragtime Three Judges. Dumbarton Road. 337 3055. 2pm. Free. See Sun 28.

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