Music JAZZ
FREE David Donnelly Joseph Pearce’s, 23 Elm Row, 556 4140. 8pm. Jazz and country supporting new album ‘Future Analogue’. ■ Stormy Sunday Blues Night The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£3). Blues night organised by vocalist James Carr, featuring a showcase of blues singers and soloists. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, Charlotte Square, 225 8674. 8pm. All singers and instrumentalists are welcome at this jazz jam with a different host every week and a stellar trio. Featuring Glasgow-based guitarist Chris Clarke. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Sun 6.
Monday 21
Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 7. ■ Glamour & The Baybes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 7.
Tuesday 22
Glasgow FREE Lunchtime Jazz Ramshorn Theatre, 98 Ingram Street, 552 3489. 1.15pm. Jazz students from the university perform under the direction of Stewart Forbes. FREE The Hot Club of Glasgow Ivory Hotel, Langside Avenue Shawlands, 636 0223. 7.30pm. See Tue 8. Edinburgh ■ The Six O’Clock Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. See Tue 8. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Live Funkout The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 8.
Wednesday 23
Glasgow ■ Lord Todd Prom Lord Todd Bar, Campus Village, University of Strathclyde, 548 2435. 7.30pm. £9 (£7; children £5). Musical journeys from Baroque to The Beatles with Strathclyde University’s Guitar Ensemble, and across Continents with the Celtic Ensemble. Edinburgh ■ Edinburgh University Jazz Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz classics from this 17-piece band playing cool arrangements of jazz and funk tunes. ■ Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Wed 9.
Thursday 24
Glasgow ■ David Newton Quartet The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 8pm. £6 (£5). Pianist Newton teams up with saxophonist Stewart Forbes, bassist Brian Shiels and drummer Alyn Cosker. ■ Eddie Walker & Fraser Spiers St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £9 (£7). Folk, blues, ragtime and great guitar and harmonica playing. Edinburgh ■ Trio of Oz The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £15 (£12). Star- studded night at the Jazz Bar with New York’s Rachel Z and her piano/bass/drums backing which happens to feature Omar Hakim, drummer with David Bowie, Miles Davis, Sting, Dire Straits and many more. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 3.
102 THE LIST 3–31 March 2011
Friday 25
Edinburgh ■ Wendy Carle Taylor The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7pm. £10 (£8). Covering all bases from French chanson, through jazz and blues to traditional Scottish tunes. Tonight’s gig is the official launch of her new album The Vanishing Day. ■ The Jazz Bar Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 4. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Live guests include the Raymond Harris Fusion Experience.
Saturday 26 Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 5. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 5. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–4am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring The Soul Foundation.
Sunday 27
Glasgow FREE Marco Cafolla Electric Trio The Butchershop Bar & Grill, 1055 Sauchiehall Street, 339 2999. 3pm. Modern jazz and driving funk. ■ Swing Sensation Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. £tbc. Big band swing dance nights with live music from Glasgow’s 14-piece Swing Sensation. ■ Jazz Under my Skin Café Cossachok, 10 King Street/Trongate 103, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. Jazz standards and bluesy skat from singer/guitarist Chris Clark. Edinburgh FREE Tinderbox Project The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3–5pm. See Sun 6. FREE Jayne Seawright & Mark Goundry Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7pm. Jazz vocalist. ■ Food with Eivind Aarset The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £10. Dynamic and forward-thinking music enhanced and tempered with live sampling, drums and electronics, while they are joined by electric jazz guitarist Aarset. ■ Napier Music Course Singers Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). A selection of vocalists from the Napier music course. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, Charlotte Square, 225 8674. 8pm. All singers and instrumentalists are welcome at this jazz jam with a different host every week and a stellar trio. Featuring a selection of guests and surprises to mark the Whigham Jazz Club’s Second Anniversary (27 Mar). ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Sun 6.
Monday 28
Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 7. ■ Glamour & The Baybes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 7.
Tuesday 29 Glasgow ■ Rush Hour Jazz City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 5.30pm. £4.
Stewart Forbes directs the University of Strathclyde’s Applied Music Jazz Majors through an early evening concert. FREE The Hot Club of Glasgow Ivory Hotel, Langside Avenue Shawlands, 636 0223. 7.30pm. See Tue 8. Edinburgh ■ The Six O’Clock Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. See Tue 8. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Live Funkout The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 8.
Wednesday 30 Edinburgh ■ NeWT Trio with Silke Eberhard The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £6 (£5). Funky sounds with inventive tunesmithery from the trio with Berlin-based Silke Eberhard rocking out on sax. ■ Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Wed 9.
‘boy band of Scottish traditional music’ play live. ■ Crumbling Jack and Friends The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8pm. £15 (£12). Songwriter AA Reid and singer Ian Robertson present songs and poetry in the company of some musical friends. FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8.30pm. Traditional folk on flute, guitar and violin.
Saturday 5
Glasgow FREE Ceilidhs at Lauries Lauries Bar, 34 King Street, 552 7123. 8pm. Traditional Saturday night shindig at Laurie’s Bar. Edinburgh FREE Allan Johnston & Friends Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 4pm. Original story songs, powerful harmonies, terrific banter, plus multi- instrumental virtuosity from the Celtic tradition.
Thursday 31 Sunday 6
Glasgow ■ NeWT Trio with Silke Eberhard The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 8pm. £6 (£5). See Wed 30. Edinburgh ■ Kerrie Stirling The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Kerrie’s band Soul Simplicity play at the launch of her new CD. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 3.Thursday 3
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Thursday 3
Glasgow ■ Jim Malcolm St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £8 (£6). Edinburgh-based singer- songwriter who is also the voice of Old Blind Dogs. FREE Lyra Busby Hotel, Field Road, Clarkston, 644 1136. 8pm. Irish, Scottish, Americana and English folk fused with rock. Edinburgh FREE Calum Wood & Roberta Pia Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8pm. Fun, young folk session with tunes and songs. ■ Unpeeled The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£3). Showcase of four new acts of any genre from rock and indie to folk and acoustic. The Bevvy Sisters guest.
Friday 4 Glasgow ■ The Bevvy Sisters Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £tbc. See Thu 3. ■ Laura’s Charity Ceilidh St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 07515 387717. 8pm. £10. Laura Greer is running the London Marathon and raising funds for Oxfam projects by means of a ceilidh. Featuring a raffle and auction: all proceeds/profits will go to Oxfam.
Glasgow ■ Russian Maslennitza Café Cossachok, 10 King Street/Trongate 103, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. Russian winter pancake festival with live Russian and Scottish music. Edinburgh FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 4pm. See Fri 4. FREE Bobby Nicholson & Eddy Hanson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8pm. Folk session. ■ Shore Light Wee Folk Club, Royal Oak, Infirmary Street, 557 2976. 8.30pm. £5. Bluegrass and roots trio. FREE The Water Tower Bucket Boys Malone’s Irish Bar, 14 Forrest Road, 226 5954. 9pm. A mix of old time bluegrass, punk rock, blues, Cajun and country.
Monday 7 Edinburgh ■ James Vincent McMorrow Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £7 in advance; more on the door. Ethereal folk, ‘equal parts grit and sugar’.
Tuesday 8
Glasgow ■ International Women’s Day Café Cossachok, 10 King Street/Trongate 103, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. Champagne, music and fun with sopranos Anush Hovhannissyan and Maria Atlas and baritone Michael Pavlov performing popular operettas, folk and jazz tunes in celebration of International Women’s Day. Edinburgh ■ David Vernon & Dick Lee Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £8. FREE The Fyrd Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8pm. Folk on guitar, vocals and violin from Eddy Hanson and Mike Breen. ■ Ceilidh Club The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 8.30pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps. Featuring live music from Whisky Kiss.
Wednesday 9
Edinburgh ■ Skerryvore Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £14.50 (£12.50). Expect blazing bagpipes, accordion and fiddle mixed with standard rock instruments as the Edinburgh FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Laidback folky sounds from Graham Laird and Mike Bennet. FREE The Black Cat Band Captains