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Candleriggs, 353 8000. 9.30pm. £10. Brazilian-inflected jazz with the virtuoso bass player and his group. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. FREE Rebecca Vasmant Balbir’s Saffron Lounge, 61 Kilmarnock Road, 632 8564. 10.30pm. The Ministry of Sound DJ is a bred-in-the-bone jazz lover. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. FREE Late Night Jazz Club Glasgow Thistle Hotel, Cambridge Street. 11pm–2.30am. See Wed 27. Edinburgh ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Joined by indie rockers The Dark Jokes. FREE JM Bellish Henderson’s @ St John’s, St John’s Terrace, 3 Lothian Road, 229 0212. Noon. See Fri 22. FREE Graham High Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 6.45pm. The guitarist is joined by guests playing Hot Club- style jazz. ■ The Jazz Bar Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Hard bop and lesser-known standards from the accomplished five- piece. FREE Jazz on the Mound Whiski Rooms, 4, 6 & 7 North Bank Street, 225 7224. 9.30pm. See Thu 21.
Indian-western fusion of jazz, Indian classical music, Bollywood film music and new Indian music, with guitarist Simon Thacker, singer Japjit Kaur, tabla player Sarvar Sabri and violinist Jackie Shave. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. FREE Late Night Jazz Club Glasgow Thistle Hotel, Cambridge Street. 11pm–2.30am. See Wed 27.
Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 23. FREE Stretch Dawrson The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. 8pm. Western Swing. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 23. FREE Jazz on the Mound Whiski Rooms, 4, 6 & 7 North Bank Street, 225 7224. 9.30pm. See Thu 21. Temple ■ Colin Tully and Sensorium Temple Village Hall. 7.15pm. £10 (children £3; family £25). Most of the time Colin Tully teaches Alexander Technique for a living, but back in the day he was asked by Bill Forsyth to compose the score for Forsyth’s classic movie Gregory’s Girl; here, Tully and his band play the score along with a host of originals.
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Glasgow ■ MacNiven/O’Malley Quintet City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 2pm. £8. Trumpeter Tom McNiven and trombonist Phil O’Malley lead a group playing mostly hard bop with some originals. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. FREE Penman’s Jazzmen King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 2pm. The sound of New Orleans from the veteran trad players. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. ■ Scottish Youth Jazz Orchestra The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 2pm. £8. The training ground for Scotland’s future young professionals. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. FREE Byres Road Big Band City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 6pm. SNJO alumnus Paul Towndrow (saxophone) leads the big band. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. ■ Ian Shaw City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 6pm. £12. Award-winning jazz singer in concert. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. ■ Niki King & the Elements Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. Soul-jazz from the Perrier Jazz Award winner and her band. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. FREE Here’s to Life! Balbir’s Saffron Lounge, 61 Kilmarnock Road, 632 8564. 7.30pm. Tunes from the Great American Songbook with singer Judith Williams, pianist Euan Stevenson and trumpeter Lorne Cowieson. Fun fact: ‘Here’s to life’ is an English translation of the old Hebrew toast L’chaim, which given the Jewish contribution to American popular song is not inappropriate. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. ■ Ryan Quigley Big Band The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £16. The trumpeter’s band performs a tribute to the Beatles. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. ■ City of Strangers Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8.30pm. £10 (£7). See Tue 26. ■ John Irvine and Danielle Tonner King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Finger-style jazz rock guitarist from Edinburgh. ■ Svara-Kanti City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8.30pm. £12. Virtuosic
Glasgow ■ Corrie Dick Quartet City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 1pm. £6. Young London-based drummer with his band, performing a mixture of original material and standards. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. ■ Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra/Scottish National Jazz Orchestra The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 2pm. £12. The enterprising Mr Smith leads an ensemble of crack young players, and then returns to the stage with the SNJO, the greatest big band in the UK, in a double bill of big band classics including pieces by Ellington and Basie. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. ■ Nova Scotia Jazz Band with Brian Kellock City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 6pm. £12. Pianist Brian Kellock is at ease in a lot of different contexts; a few years ago he was spinning out rapturously modernist solos in the SNJO’s celebrated version of Rhapsody in Blue, and here he sits in with the Dixieland-flavoured Nova Scotia Jazz Band. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. FREE Tom Gibbs & Louise Mochan Balbir’s Saffron Lounge, 61 Kilmarnock Road, 632 8564. 6pm. Pianist Gibbs and singer Mochan in concert. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. ■ Ginger Baker’s Jazz Confusion The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8.30pm. £16. The legendary drummer brings his jazz-world fusion band to Glasgow. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. ■ Konrad Wisniewski with Lorne Cowieson’s Melodia City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8.30pm. £10. Melodia (not to be confused with Melodiya, the former official record label of the USSR) is Lorne Cowieson’s project to embrace melody in jazz – here featuring special guest tenorist Wisniewski. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. FREE Late Night Jazz Club Glasgow Thistle Hotel, Cambridge Street. 11pm–2.30am. See Wed 27. Edinburgh FREE The Wolf Sessions The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. 3pm. See Sun 24. FREE Jazz on the Mound Whiski Rooms, 4, 6 & 7 North Bank Street, 225
7224. 7.30pm. See Thu 21. 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. Singer Alison Affleck, pays homage to the 30s and 40s music of pianist Teddy Wilson. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Sun 24.
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Glasgow ■ George Benson and Christian Scott SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.30pm. £45–£50. George Benson’s singing has earned him more fans than his remarkable guitar-playing; here he does both. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. FREE Late Night Jazz Club Glasgow Thistle Hotel, Cambridge Street. 11pm–2.30am. See Wed 27.
Edinburgh FREE Stretch Dawrson’s Swing Laboratory The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Mon 25. ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 25. ■ The Babes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). See Mon 25. St Andrews ■ Fife Summer Jazz Course St Leonards School, The Pends, 08451 555555. Times vary. £390 (non- residential £275). A five-day jazz music course. Work with some of the best tutors in the country and develop skills in playing, public performance and improvisation. Some knowledge of your chosen instrument is preferable, but not essential. Booking essential.
Tuesday 3 Edinburgh FREE The Six O’Clock After Work Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Tue 26. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 26. ■ 101st Airbourne The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Tue 26.
St Andrews ■ Fife Summer Jazz Course St Leonards School, The Pends, 08451 555555. Times vary. £390 (non- residential £275). See Mon 2. Wednesday 4
Edinburgh ■ Alogrhythmical The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Groovy jazz and Latin sounds from this five-piece playing original compositions from pianist/guitarist Ewen Maclean. ■ Mike Kearney Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Wed 27.
St Andrews ■ Fife Summer Jazz Course St Leonards School, The Pends, 08451 555555. Times vary. £390 (non- residential £275). See Mon 2. Thursday 5
Glasgow FREE Big Swing Band Sloans, 62 Argyll Arcade, City Centre, 221 8866. 8pm–midnight. Eighteen-piece band offering a modern twist on old-time favourites. Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar,
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1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Thu 21. FREE Jazz on the Mound Whiski Rooms, 4, 6 & 7 North Bank Street, 225 7224. 9.30pm. See Thu 21. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2–£3. See Thu 21. St Andrews ■ Fife Summer Jazz Course St Leonards School, The Pends, 08451 555555. Times vary. £390 (non- residential £275). See Mon 2.
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Glasgow ■ The Baby Blues Club Arta, The Old Cheesemarket, 62 Albion Street, 552 2101. 8pm. £10. Big band sounds featuring fantastic vocals from the Michelle Elii at this night inspired by 1930s Harlem with singing and dancing from a whole cast of entertainers. Edinburgh FREE Jazz on the Mound Whiski Rooms, 4, 6 & 7 North Bank Street, 225 7224. 9.30pm. See Thu 21. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring the Hammond funk of The Privates.
St Andrews ■ Fife Summer Jazz Course St Leonards School, The Pends, 08451 555555. Times vary. £390 (non- residential £275). See Mon 2.
Saturday 7 Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 23. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 23. FREE Jazz on the Mound Whiski Rooms, 4, 6 & 7 North Bank Street, 225 7224. 9.30pm. See Thu 21.
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Edinburgh FREE The Wolf Sessions The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. 3pm. See Sun 24. FREE Jazz on the Mound Whiski Rooms, 4, 6 & 7 North Bank Street, 225 7224. 7.30pm. See Thu 21. 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. Joined by saxophonist Stewart Forbes. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Sun 24. Kirkcaldy ■ Eliot Murray Quartet Styx, 28a Victoria Road, 01592 265483. 2–5pm. £8. Multi-instrumentalist/singer and his band in a concert supported by the Fife Jazz Club.
Milngavie FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallion Road, 956 6100. 2–4pm. See Sun 1.
Monday 9 Edinburgh FREE Stretch Dawrson’s Swing Laboratory The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Mon 25. ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 25.
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