Music JAZZ

Wednesday 5 Edinburgh Mike Kearney Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Wed 29.

Thursday 6

Glasgow FREE The Blokes Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 9pm. See Thu 23. Edinburgh Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz four-piece. Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 30.

Friday 7

Edinburgh Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Thu 6. FREE Hot Tin Roof The Granary, 32–34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 9.30pm. See Sun 26. Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Joined by Glasgow’s The Hook & Slingers. Saturday 8

Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 1. World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 1. Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring funk/ soul from Future Heroes.

Sunday 9

Glasgow FREE Alan Nimmo & The Magic Blues Surfers Bobar, 383 Byres Road, 341 6516. 8pm. See Sun 26. Edinburgh FREE Hot Tin Roof The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sun 26. FREE Rosie Nimmo & Stuart Allardyce Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7.30pm. Jazz, blues and folk-infused vocals from Nimmo. 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 Birdland. The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Sun 2.

Kirkcaldy Havana Swing Styx, 28a Victoria Road, 01592 265483. 2–5pm. £8. Gypsy jazz ensemble from Dundee pays homage to the music of Django Reinhardt and his contemporaries. Concert organised by Fife Jazz Club. Monday 10

Edinburgh The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 27. The Babes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). See Mon 27.

Tuesday 11

Edinburgh FREE The Six O’Clock After Work Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 80 THE LIST 23 Aug–20 Sep 2012

220 4298. 6pm. See Tue 28. Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 28. 101st Airbourne The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Tue 28.

Wednesday 12 Edinburgh Mike Kearney Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Wed 29.

Thursday 13

Glasgow FREE The Blokes Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 9pm. See Thu 23. Edinburgh Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 27. Tim Richards/Rob Hall Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). London pianist Richards (Spirit Level) joins forces with Glasgow-based saxophonist Hall. Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 30.

Saturday 15 Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 1. Harold Mabern Quartet featuring Eric Alexander The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £10 (£8). Much respected New York pianist Mabern is joined by saxophonist Alexander. Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring the high energy rock/blues of Kennel Wages.

Sunday 16

Glasgow FREE Alan Nimmo & The Magic Blues Surfers Bobar, 383 Byres Road, 341 6516. 8pm. See Sun 26. Nigel Clarke & Madaline Pritchard Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 10 King Street, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. Jazz guitarist Clarke is joined by vocalist Pritchard who has sung with bands such as The Commitments and Average White Band. Edinburgh Jazz Masterclass The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. £10. Interactive workshop with US pianist Harold Mabern and saxophonist Eric Alexander. FREE Hot Tin Roof The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sun 26. Harold Mabern Quartet featuring Eric Alexander The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £10 (£8). See Sat 15. 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 Clark Stewart. The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Sun 2.

Monday 17 Edinburgh The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 27. The Babes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). See Mon 27.

Tuesday 18

Edinburgh FREE The Six O’Clock After Work Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Tue 28. Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 28. 101st Airbourne The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Tue 28.

Wednesday 19 Edinburgh Immeasurable Code Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £10 (£8). Guitarist Phil Robson leads a band of creative, experimental musicians in an evening of jazz. This show will be recorded live for BBC Radio 3. Mike Kearney Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Wed 29.

Thursday 20

Glasgow FREE Camera Ritmata Glasgow University Concert Hall, University Avenue, 330 4092. 1.10pm. Simon Thacker, Paul Harrison, Mario Caribe and Stuart Brown draw on 13th-century Spanish music, Middle Eastern music, Jewish traditions and Indian and South Asian music for their improvisatory and cross-cultural maelstrom. Edinburgh Birdland The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Close vocal harmonies a la Andrews Sisters, from this female-fronted group comprising Jess Abrams, Lorna Reid and Marianne Patrick. Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 30.

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Thursday 23

Glasgow Taigh Ceilidh Ghlaschu Argyll Hotel, 973 Sauchiehall Street, 337 3313. 7.30pm. £2 (£1; students £1). An informal Gaelic night of songs, stories, music, comedy, poetry and craic. Please note: ‘The ‘Taigh Ceilidh’ seeks to offer a traditional Scottish Gaelic environment in Glasgow and therefore the language is used throughout this event.’ FREE The Blokes Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 9pm. Blues and folk residency. Stirling Martin Stephenson & The Daintees Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £16. Now resident in Scotland, the respected Geordie songwriter performs with his band The Daintees.

Edinburgh Late Ceilidh Night The Granary, 32–34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 10pm–3am. £5. Norman MacKay’s Ceilidh Experience provide the live music to accompany the cocktails and dancing in the Loft. Balkanarama Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 10.30pm–3am. £9 in advance; £11 on the door. A blend of klezmer, Balkan, gypsy punk and electronic beats featuring live music, bellydancing, VJs and a live jam session. Festival special with Smash Kafana, Grandma Staflash & Furious Grandads, Kuchke and DJ Kezza.

Saturday 25

Galashiels Rod Clements String Jam Club, Salmon Inn Bank Street, 01750 20538. 7.30pm. £9. A little bit bluesy, a slice of folkiness and a splash of rock from the founding member of Lindisfarne and contributor to Pentangle. St Andrews Devon Sproule Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, 01334 475000. 8pm. £16 (£8–£14). Honeyed, candid old style folk-pop from the young Virginia-based artist.

Sunday 26

Glasgow Devon Sproule and Two Wings Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £12.50. See Sat 25. Edinburgh Martin Alvarado: Asi es mi Tango The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 8pm–1am. £15 (with dinner £40). A rare set from tenor Alvarado, one of the most acclaimed tango musicians in the world. Cèilidh Mhòr Malone’s Irish Bar, 14 Forrest Road, 226 5954. 10.30pm–12.30am. £5. Lively ceilidh with music from Òr Ceilidh Band.

Monday 27

Glasgow FREE Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk, blues and beyond. Edinburgh Hyperborea and Talitha MacKenzie St John’s Episcopal Church, Princes Street, 221 2273. noon & 7pm. £tbc. Balkan/Medieval duo Hyperborea are joined by acclaimed Gaelic and Balkan singer Talitha MacKenzie playing a mix of Bulgarian, Macedonian, Gaelic, Breton, Serbian, Greek and Arabic music. Part of the Festival of Spirituality and Peace.

Tuesday 28 Glasgow FREE Robin Adams, Trusty & the Foe and Jonathan Henderson The Arches Café Bar & Restaurant, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1035. 7.30–10.30pm. A night of acoustic music. FREE Celtic/Folk Music Session Dukes Bar, 41 Old Dumbarton Road, 339 7821. 8pm. A selection of young trad musicians and the odd surprise guest.

Friday 24 Wednesday 29

Glasgow Deoch’n’Dorus Glasgow University Union, 32 University Avenue, 339 8697. 8.30pm–midnight. £8 (students £5). Ceilidh from the young band comprising members from Portree, Jura and Fort William who met on the RSAMD’s traditional music course. Friday Ceilidh Sloans, 62 Argyll Arcade, City Centre, 221 8866. 8.30pm. £9 (£6). End of the week ceilidh action. Glasgow The Sweetback Sisters Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £12. Classic country with a New York hipster twist from this six-piece featuring the vocal talents of Emily Miller and Zara Bode. FREE Big Timber Bobar, 383 Byres Road, 341 6516. 8–11pm. An acoustic blend of Americana, folk, covers and original material.