Music Jazz
Jazz Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to henry@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Henry Northmore and Kenny Mathieson. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Thursday 27 Edinburgh ■ Nigel Clark Guilty Lily, 284 Bonnington Road, 554 5825. 7.45pm. £5. Improvisations from the acclaimed Scottish jazz guitarist.
Friday 28
Glasgow ■ Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £8; season ticket £50 (£5; season ticket £30). Hear the future of Scottish jazz, directed by Stewart Forbes, as the young musicians perform the work of enduring jazz legends as well as contemporary jazz orchestral music. Part of NAYO Festival of British Youth Orchestras. FREE Linda Jackson Band Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Soul, jazz and rhythm’n’blues. Edinburgh ■ The Jam House Experience The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6.30pm. Free before 8pm; £5.50 after. Great music from the Jam House house band The Flavours, with a range of talented guest artists.
Saturday 29 Glasgow FREE The Pete Dyer Big Band The Winchester Club, 49 Bell Street, 552 3586. 2–5pm. Nineteen-piece jazz band. FREE The Maria Speight Quintet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3–6pm. Bluesy set from the Alabama- born vocalist acclaimed for her interpretations of the Great American Songbook with support from a top class line-up of musicians. ■ North Ayrshire Schools Orchestras and Choirs RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £8; season ticket £50 (£5; season ticket
£30). Everything from Corelli and Vivaldi’s fantastic Gloria to Earlene Rentz’s Swing Jazzy Saints and Beatles medleys from the musicians. Part of NAYO Festival of British Youth Orchestras. Edinburgh ■ The Jam House Experience The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6.30pm. Free before 8pm; £5.50 before 11pm; £7.50 after. See Fri 28.
Sunday 30
Glasgow FREE Stuart Brown Trio The 78, 14 Kelvinhaugh Street, 576 5018. 9pm–midnight. Innovative drummer leads his own trio.
Edinburgh FREE Haftor Medboe and Renee Stephanie Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7–9pm. Jazz guitarist Medboe is joined by Stephanie. FREE Jazz Jam and Open Mic Session Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8–10.30pm. All singers and instrumentalists are invited to join house band Nick Gould (tenor sax), Owen MacDonald (bass), Steve Grossart (piano) and Kevin Dorrian (drums). Livingston ■ Bop School – Jazz on a Sunday Howden Park Centre, Howden, 01506 777666. 2pm. £8 (£6). Bop School takes a fresh approach to a classic jazz style.
Monday 31
Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). Jazz classics from this 17-piece ensemble. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £1. Expect a rich mix of styles as faces old and new drop in to perform with the House Trio each week.
Tuesday 1 Edinburgh FREE MusiChess The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5–8pm. Weekly chess evening with cool live background music. FREE Tuesday Jam The Jazz Bar, 1
Bell Orchestre Instrumental band from Montreal with a shared history and sound to Arcade Fire, though Bell Orchestre go for a more epic glacial sound. Not surprising when you realise they share three members and recorded their debut album in the same studio and at the same time as AF recorded their breakthrough Funeral. ■ Arches, Glasgow, Mon 7 Sep.
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Chambers Street, 220 4298. 9pm. Open jazz jam with the House Trio. FREE Tuesday Heartbreak Funk Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.15pm. Funk guitarist and DJ Aki leads this two drummer-fuelled funk band.
Wednesday 2 Glasgow FREE Mono Jazz Mono, 12 King’s Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. Weekly jazz residency with a house quartet of Lorne Cowieson, Euan Stevenson, Andy Sharkey and Jim Drummond.
Thursday 3
Glasgow ■ National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland Collective City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10. The chamber ensemble featuring the most talented and experienced players from the NYJOS play a range of compositions, including their own original work. See tomorrow’s jazz stars before they’re famous!. FREE BAsix Jazz Musicians Gallus, 80 Dumbarton Road, 334 8012. 8pm. Eclectic jazz mix from some of Glasgow’s hottest young musicians. Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Drummer Bill Kyle leads this jazz four-piece. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.15pm. £1. Organic hip hop and jazzy grooves.
Friday 4
Edinburgh ■ National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland Collective The Lot, 4–6 Grassmarket, 225 9922. 7.30pm. £10 (£5). See Thu 3. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). See Thu 3. ■ Skunk Funk The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Night of top funk from DJ Aki and live guests. St Andrews ■ Celebrate the Music of Ella and Oscar Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, 01334 475000. 8pm. £12 (£10). Joni Keen presents her heartfelt tribute to the jazz greats she has loved since childhood. She is accompanied by the Euan Stevenson Trio for a night of jazz classics and anecdotes.
Saturday 5
Glasgow FREE The Pete Dyer Big Band The Winchester Club, 49 Bell Street, 552 3586. 2–5pm. See Sat 29. Edinburgh ■ Edinburgh Schools’ Jazz Orchestra Central Hall, West Tollcross, 229 2921. 12.30pm. £5; season ticket £50 (£3; season ticket £30). ESJO journeys through several eras of jazz music, from the Big Band styles of the 40s and 50s, Be-Bop and the funk/fusion movement of the 70s and 80s. Part of NAYO Festival of British Youth Orchestras. FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3.30pm. Jimmy Taylor and band play songs by Mel Torme and other great jazz vocalists. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Five leading jazz players come together with no rehearsal. ■ Fish Fry The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Scottish jazz, funk, soul and Latin bands join DJs Erik D’Viking and Astroboy.
Sunday 6
Glasgow FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2–4pm. A variety of musical ensembles perform every Sunday this summer in the peaceful surroundings of the Victorian Walled Garden. FREE Loretta Reid Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 2pm. Sunday Jazz from singer Loretta Reid. FREE Stuart Brown Trio The 78, 14 Kelvinhaugh Street, 576 5018. 9pm–midnight. See Sun 30. Edinburgh FREE Ken Scott and Dougie Urquhart Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7–9pm. Lively jazz. FREE Jazz Jam and Open Mic Session Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8–10.30pm. See Sun 30. ■ Sunday Singers Night The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Featuring Lorna Reid backed by a fine jazz trio.
Hawick FREE Kenneth McAllister Quartet Beanscene, Tower Mill, Kirkstile, 01450 376 228. 12.30pm. Light and entertaining jazz quartet.
Monday 7 Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 31. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £1. See Mon 31.
Tuesday 8
Edinburgh FREE MusiChess The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5–8pm. See Tue 1. FREE Tuesday Jam The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 9pm. See Tue 1. FREE Tuesday Heartbreak Funk Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.15pm. See Tue 1.
Wednesday 9
Glasgow FREE Mono Jazz Mono, 12 King’s Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. See Wed 2. Edinburgh FREE Jazz Singer’s Night Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. Hosted by Liz Dicks and Fiona Reid and backed by the Jim Clelland Trio. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). See Thu 3. ■ Soul Society The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.15pm. £1. Funk and blues from Mike Kearney’s four-piece.
Thursday 10
Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). See Thu 3. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.15pm. £1. See Thu 3. St Andrews ■ Scottish National Jazz Orchestra Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, 01334 475000. 8pm. £18 (£12). Master of the vibes Gary Burton joins the SNJO to pay tribute to saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter, with a range of Shorter classics including Nefertiti and Virgo Rising.