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Saturday 26
Glasgow ■ George Penman Jazzmen King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 467 5200. 2–5pm. £1. George Penman is a bassist and bandleader standing up for traditional jazz in Scotland. FREE The Pete Dyer Big Band The Winchester Club, 49 Bell Street, 552 3586. 2–5pm. Nineteen-piece jazz band. FREE From Russia with Music Trongate 103, 3–9pm. An ensemble of young Russian musicians from Glasgow’s twin city Rostov-on-Don, will entertain the crowds with classical, jazz and folk music. Part of the Merchant City Festival. ■ Todd Gordon – Moon River to the Days of Wine and Roses Eastwood Park Theatre, Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Scottish jazz singer pays tribute to lyricist, composer and singer Johnny Mercer. ■ Best of British Jazz Showcase Concerts The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £10. Phil Bancroft’s ‘Home – Small as the World’, Burt/MacDonald Sextet, Rhythmica, Paul Towndrow’s Newology and Trio VD play. See Thu 24. ■ International Guitar Night City Halls: Recital Rooms, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £14. Some of the world’s foremost acoustic guitar players get together for a showcase of their talents and different styles. This year’s line-up is Lulo Reinhardt, Brian Gore, Itamar Erez. FREE Jazz at Guy’s Guy’s Bar & Restaurant, 24 Candleriggs, Merchant City, 8pm. See Thu 24. Edinburgh 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. ■ 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 Thu 24. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). A different selection of five leading jazz players come together for each session 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 DJ Astroboy. Including the breezy Latin/reggae beats of Das Contas (26 Sep).
Bathgate ■ JW’s Bluesburner Regal Theatre, North Bridge St, 01506 632558. 8pm. £12 (£10). New blues band from Eagles Story Project members John Wardell (guitars/vocals) and Gus Boyd (bass/vocals), combining soulful vocals with raw guitar sounds.
Sunday 27
Glasgow FREE From Russia with Music Trongate 103, 3–9pm. See Sat 26. ■ That Swing Sensation Jongleurs, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. £8. Big band sounds from Glasgow playing classics by the likes of Ellington, Goodman and The Rat Pack. ■ International Guitar Night City Halls: Recital Rooms, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £14. See Sat 26. FREE Stuart Brown Trio The 78, 14 Kelvinhaugh Street, 576 5018. 9pm–midnight. Innovative drummer leads his own trio. ■ Rostov Youth Jazz Band Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. See Sat 26. Edinburgh FREE Rosy Blue Duo Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7–9pm. Upbeat jazz outfit.
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). ■ The Black Diamond Express The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Alternative rockabilly, roots, blues and R&B.
Monday 28 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. £2 (£1). Expect a rich mix of styles as faces old and new drop in to perform with the House Trio each week.
Tuesday 29
Edinburgh ■ The Six O’Clock Blues & Swing Train The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5pm. Donation. Live acoustic blues from John Hurt and friends (chess sets available). ■ Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £8. Bluegrass concert. ■ Tuesday Jam The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 9pm. £2 (£1). Open jazz jam with the House Trio. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Funk Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.15pm. £2 (£1). Funk guitarist and DJ Aki leads this two drummer-fuelled funk band.
Wednesday 30
Glasgow ■ Odembe OK Jazz All Stars The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £10–£12. Jazz twelve-piece from Democratic Republic of the Congo led by guitarist Dizzy Mandjeku. ■ Live Jazz Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. A mixture of standards and originals played on guitar, drums and saxophone. 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.
Edinburgh ■ The Jam House Experience The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6.30pm. Free before 8pm; £5.50 after. See Thu 24. ■ Clare Daly and Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £7 (£5). Offering a fresh, irreverent take on familiar material with her innovative vocal styling. ■ Soul Society The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Funk and blues from Mike Kearney’s four-piece. Falkirk ■ International Guitar Night Falkirk Town Hall, West Bridge Street, 01324 506850. 7.30pm. £13 (£10–£11). See Sat 26.
Thursday 1 Edinburgh ■ The Jam House Experience The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6.30pm. Free before 8pm; £5.50 after. See Thu 24. ■ International Guitar Night Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £13 (£11). See Sat 26. ■ Guest Band Night The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Guests still tbc but expect
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contemporary jazz and some backbeat funk. ■ Odembe OK Jazz All Stars The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8.30pm. £12 (£10). See Wed 30. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.15pm. £1. See Thu 24. to show tunes, with music provided by a live six-piece band. ■ Claire Martin: A Modern Art City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £15. Hip interpretations of jazz standards and contemporary songs from this much heralded vocalist, who has picked up five BBC Jazz Awards along the way.
Friday 2
Edinburgh ■ The Jam House Experience The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6.30pm. Free before 8pm; £5.50 after. See Thu 24. ■ International Guitar Night The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8pm. £12 (£10). See Sat 26. ■ Guest Band Night The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). See Thu 1. ■ 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, including hip hop funk with two MCs from The Ordinary Allstars (25 Sep) funky Hammond organ sounds from The Privates (2 Oct).
Callander ■ Callander Jazz and Blues Festival Various Venues, 01877 339399. Times vary. Prices vary. A weekend of live jazz and blues hand-picked from the local and international scenes and set in the heart of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Paisley ■ Maeve O’Boyle Paisley Town Hall, Abbey Close, 887 1010. 7.30pm. £10 (£6). Intelligent and creative modern indie-folk from O’Boyle, who recently won the Danny Kyle Award at Celtic Connections.
Saturday 3 Glasgow ■ New York, New York Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £14. All-singing, all- dancing show featuring the highlights of the American Songbook from jazz greats
Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3.30pm. See Sat 26. ■ 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 Thu 24. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 26. FREE Faye Levy Trio Eighty Queen Street Bar and Restaurant, 80 Queen Street, 226 5097. 8.30–11.30pm. Live jazz sounds from singer Levy and this cool trio. ■ Fish Fry The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Sat 26. Callander ■ Callander Jazz and Blues Festival Various Venues, 01877 339399. Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri 2.
Sunday 4
Glasgow FREE Loretta Reid Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 2pm. Sunday Jazz from singer Loretta Reid. Edinburgh FREE Martin Waugh Trio The Yard Leith, 2 Bonnington Road Lane, 554 1314. 1pm. Waugh croons along to standards made famous by Sinatra and the rest of the Rat Pack. FREE Jazz Jam and Open Mic Session Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8–10.30pm. See Sun 27. ■ Sunday Singers Night The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Featuring William Young backed by a fine jazz trio.
Odemba OK Jazz Allstars Stars Scottish debut from African collective for a night of hypnotic guitars, horns, driving rhythms and dancefloor jazz. This twelve-piece are led by guitarist Dizzy Mandjeku in this special gig to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the death of the King of Congolese Rumba, Grand Maitre Franco Luambo Makiadi. ■ Arches, Glasgow, Wed 30 Sep; Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Thu 1 Oct.
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