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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 22 Glasgow ■ Vocal Jazz Workshops St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 01368 866895. 10am–5pm. £400 (£375).
Four-day workshop with Liane Carrol, Sophie Bancroft and Brian Kellock. 12 places, booking and experience essential. ■ Koshka Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. Gypsy-jazz fusion. Part of the Merchant City Festival. Edinburgh ■ Jazz & the City The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £7 (£5). International harpist Alina Bzhezhinska is joined by jazz stars Martin Kershaw (saxophone) and Mario Caribe (double bass) for this vibrant trio. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz fourpiece featuring
Calvin Johnson An inspiration to unpaid music interns everywhere, Calvin Johnson began his musical
career by volunteering at a local radio station in his hometown of Olympia, Washington when he was fifteen. KAOS-FM’s policy of playing underground artists, as opposed to just the corporate-backed giants, inspired Johnson’s own DIY ethos and led him to set up several bands including Dub Narcotic Sound System and Beat Happening. This solo tour sees him pairing his droney, somehow pleasantly moany voice with acoustic guitar, and is supported for his Glasgow date by the rather awesome surreal and percussive sound of Glasgow’s all-female collective, Muscles of Joy. ■ with Muscles of Joy, Hyndland Community Hall, Glasgow, Tue 3 Aug; with Ben Butler & Mousepad and eagleowl, Pilrig St Paul’s Church Hall, Edinburgh, Wed 4 Aug.
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saxophonist Doug Tiplady and pianist Pete Johnstone. ■ Will Pickvance and Friends Henderson’s at St John’s Café, Lothian Road, 229 0212. 9pm. £6. Cabaret, music and comedy from pianist and performance artist Mr Pickvance, playing original compositions referencing everyone from Rachmaninoff to Tom Waits. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Organic hip hop and jazzy grooves. Stirling ■ NYJOS Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £10 (£2–£6). Trumpeter Chris Batchelor is special guest in another imaginative programme from the National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland, directed by Malcolm Edmonstone and Andrew Bain.
Friday 23
Glasgow FREE Dias Brazil Boteco do Brazil, 62 Trongate, 548 1330. 7.30pm. Jazzy Brazilian rhythms, bossa nova, samba and salsa.
Edinburgh ■ Lucy Kerr Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Sax-led modern quartet. ■ Skunk Funk The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Top funk from DJ Aki and guests, including The Union (23 Jul) and Paul Mills’ ‘Mind Excursion’ Funk Band (30 Jul). Dundee ■ Lefty & Friends The Bond, Dock Street, 01382 860957. 9pm. £tbc. Blues and country from Dundee-based Lefty & Friends.
Saturday 24
Glasgow FREE Top Trumps Parnie Street. 12.30pm. A re-working of the classic brass band from Orkestra del Sol. Part of the Merchant City Festival. ■ The Penman Jazzmen King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 467 5200. 1pm. £tbc. The late George Penman’s band continue to keep the faith with their take on vintage New Orleans jazz with special guest Wendy Weatherby. FREE Scott Mackay Quartet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. A line up featuring graduates from the renowned BA Applied Music degree at Strathclyde University. FREE Top Trumps John Street. 3.30pm. See Sat 24. Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. Jimmy Taylor and band play songs by Mel Torme and other great jazz vocalists. ■ Jim Hart Quintet featuring Ralph Alessi The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). The New York trumpeter joins vibes player Hart’s fine London-based quintet for a night of innovative jazz. ■ Fish Fry The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Scottish jazz, funk, soul and Latin bands join DJ Astroboy, including hip hop/funk from Super Six Funk Machine (24 Jul) and Alba Reggae (31 Jul).
Edinburgh FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8.30pm. All singers and instrumentalists are welcome at this jazz jam with a different host every week and a stellar trio including Paul Kirby (25 Jul) and Angie King (1 Aug). ■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Mix of folk, blues, rock and Celtic influences.
Bathgate ■ Alex Yellowlees Quartet Torphichen Kirk, Torphichen, 01506 635257. £10 (£8). Featuring Alex on the violin, with virtuoso guitarist Mike Nisbet, Ged Brockie on acoustic guitar and Kenny Ellis on double bass. Livingston ■ Wendy Weatherby Howden Park Centre, Howden, 01506 777666. 2pm. £9 (£7). Relaxing, lush American jazz classics from vocalist Wendy Weatherby with Ron Carruthers on piano.
Monday 26
Glasgow ■ National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £10. See Thu 22. 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, joined by New York sax player Frank Perowsky (2 Aug).
Tuesday 27
Edinburgh ■ The Six O’Clock Blues & Swing Train The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. Live acoustic blues from John Hurt and friends (chess sets available). ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £2 (£1). Expect a rich mix of styles as faces old and new drop in to perform with the House Trio each week. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Live Funkout The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Guitarist Aki Remally leads this funk band.
Wednesday 28 Edinburgh ■ Paul Kirby Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Quartet led by pianist Kirby. ■ Mike Kearney Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Talented piano player/vocalist Kearney leads this funk/blues five-piece.
Thursday 29 Edinburgh ■ Fat Sam’s Band Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £14 (£12). Toe-tapping tunes covering everything from jump-jive to swing and jazz greats from Glenn Miller to Fats Domino from this nine- piece led by Hamish McGregor. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 22.
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Glasgow FREE Top Trumps John Street. 12.30pm. See Sat 24. FREE Bobby Wishart Trio King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 2pm. Leading saxophonist Wishart with a cool, smooth soundtrack for a chilled Sunday brunch. FREE Top Trumps Parnie Street. 5pm. See Sat 24. Glasgow FREE Dias Brazil Boteco do Brazil, 62 Trongate, 548 1330. 7.30pm. See Fri 23. FREE Cosmopolitan Big Band Café Source, 1 St Andrew’s Square, 548 6020. 9pm. Jazz standards, funk and soul from this 18-piece big band featuring vocals from Rachel Lightbody.