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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 9
Glasgow FREE Euan Stevenson Trio Rio Café, 27 Hyndland Street, 334 9909. 9pm. Pianist Stevenson leads this group paying tribute to Ellington, Garner and Evans. Edinburgh FREE Ged & Doug’s Jazz Duo Henderson’s, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 6.30pm. Jazz guitar duo featuring Ged Brockie and Dougie Urquhart. FREE Nick Gent Henderson’s, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 6.30pm. Up- beat jazz and bossa nova. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz four-piece. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Organic hip hop and jazzy grooves.
Friday 10
Edinburgh FREE Graham High & Ian Carlton Henderson’s, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 6.30pm. Guitar duo playing Hot Club-style jazz. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Thu 9. ■ 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 a Hispanic Festival Party Night (17 Sep). Paisley ■ Loretta Reid Paisley Arts Centre, New Street, 887 1010. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). Loretta performs swing, jazz, blues and pop songs by the likes of Sinatra, Peggy Lee and Duffy. Backing provided by Scottish musicians Alan McPike and Alyn Cosker.
Saturday 11
Glasgow FREE The Dias Quartet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. Pulsating grooves from this jazz-funk quartet fronted by Brazilian trumpeter Reginaldo Dias. FREE The Mandelbrot Set Rio Café, 27 Hyndland Street, 334 9909. 9pm. Jazz. Edinburgh FREE The Gentlemen of Jazz Harry’s Bar, Randolph Place, 539 8100. 2.30pm. Featuring vocalist Liz MacEwan. 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. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £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. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Scottish jazz, funk, soul and Latin bands join DJ Astroboy, including Washington Street (11 Sep).
Peebles ■ Lights Out By Nine Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Eastgate, 01721 725777. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). The ever- popular stomping blues powerhouse perform.
Sunday 12
Glasgow FREE Live Jazz Cafe Rogano, 11 Exchange Place, 248 4055. 1.30pm. Popular soul, blues and classic jazz. FREE Duffy’s Blues Jam The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 5pm. Blues session.
Edinburgh FREE Haftor Medboe & Renee Stephanie Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7pm. Jazz guitarist Medboe is joined by Stephanie. ■ Sunday Singers Night The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Featuring a top vocalist backed by a fine jazz trio. ■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Mix of folk, blues, rock and Celtic influences. Cupar ■ Fife Jazz Club Lomond Hills Hotel, High Street, Freuchie, 01592 750625. 2–5pm. £7 (£5 in advance). Presenting Main Street Blues.
Monday 13
Edinburgh FREE Ron Henderson’s, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 6.30pm. Laidback favourites from pianist Ron (who has played over 1000 performances at Henderson’s). ■ 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. ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz classics from this 17-piece ensemble. ■ Glamour & The Baybes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Mix of rock, jazz, blues and funk from this four-piece powered by drummer Jordie Gilmour. Paisley ■ Moishe’s Bagel Paisley Arts Centre, New Street, 01644 420374. 7.30pm. £10.
Tuesday 14
Glasgow FREE The Hot Club of Glasgow Ivory Hotel, Langside Avenue, Shawlands, 636 0223. 7.30pm. Informal jam session of Django-Reinhardt-style gypsy jazz and swing. 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). FREE Steve Tyler Henderson’s, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 6.30pm. Classical jazz guitar. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Live Funkout The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Guitarist Aki Remally leads this funk band.
Wednesday 15
Glasgow ■ Live Jazz Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. A mixture of standards and originals played on guitar, drums and saxophone. Edinburgh ■ Hans Theessink Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 01309 691170. 7.30pm. £8 (£7). The Dutch-born, Vienna-based bluesman and master guitar-slinger Hans Theessink showcases songs from his latest CD Visions. ■ Graeme Stephen Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Guitarist Stephen and his adventurous jazz quartet. ■ 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 16 Glasgow FREE Pete Johnstone Trio Rio
Bleeding cool Glasgow bedroom producer Tom Dam Mantle Marshallsay (joined by Calum Cunneen for live sets) launches his new EP ‘Purple Arrow’ at this Growing Records showcase night, in the company of guests Becoming Real and Fox Gut Daata, the latter chipping in with a DJ set. ■ Nice ‘n’ Sleazy, Glasgow, Sun 19 Sep.
Jazz Music
Jazz inflected klezmer and Balkan dance music. Café, 27 Hyndland Street, 334 9909. 9pm. Jazz trio.
Edinburgh FREE Rosy Blue Duo National Gallery Complex, The Mound, 624 6200. 6–6.30pm. Jazz standards, blues and original material inspired by the Galleries’ collections. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Thu 9. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 9. Dundee ■ Jazz at the Rep Dundee Rep, Tay Square, 01382 223530. 10pm. £6. Jazz sessions with house band Havana Swing.
Friday 17
Edinburgh FREE Graham High & Ian Carlton Henderson’s, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 6.30pm. See Fri 10. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Thu 9. ■ Skunk Funk The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Fri 10.
East Kilbride ■ The Frank Holden Experience Village Theatre, Maxwell Avenue, 01355 248669. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). Frank Holden, who has ‘actually been in the presence of Mr. Sinatra on three occasions’, performs a night of tribute classics with support from his Big Sinatra Swing Band. Isle of Islay ■ Jesse Davis and Paul Harrison Lagavulin Distillery, Port Ellen, 0131 467 3660. 6–7pm. £8. Inspired by Canonball and Bird, the New York saxophonist marries passion, adventure and vibrancy, while Paul Harrison provides inventive piano playing with bite. Part of Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival. ■ Violet Leighton Band & Swanson/Harrison/Palmer with Subie Colman Bruichladdich Hall, Bruichladdich, 467 3660. 8.30–10.30pm. £10 (£9). Local diva Leighton sings her way through a moving jazz selection before raising the roof with her soul sisters. Part of Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival. ■ Mario Caribe Quintet Ionad Chalium Chille Ile, Gartnatra, Bowmore, 0131 467 3660. 9.30–11pm. £10 (£9). Super group formed especially for the festival with the likes of Colin Steele on trumpet, John Burgess on sax, Zoe Rahman on piano and Stu Brown on drums. Part of Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival.
Saturday 18
Glasgow FREE Marco Cafolla Jazz Quartet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. Modern jazz and funk. FREE Declan Forde Quartet Rio Café, 27 Hyndland Street, 334 9909. 9pm. Eclectic mix of jazz, funk and blues from pianist Forde. Edinburgh FREE The Gentlemen of Jazz Harry’s Bar, Randolph Place, 539 8100. 2.30pm. See Sat 11. FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 11. ■ Moishe’s Bagel Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 01644 420374. 7.30pm. £14 (£12). See Mon 13. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 11. ■ Fish Fry The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Sat 11.
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