MUSIC | Jazz
Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 15. FREE Mike MacFarlane The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sat 15. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). See Sat 15. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring funk and soul from Mike Kearney Ka-Tet.
Sunday 23
Glasgow FREE Kyle Irwin Quartet The Drum & Monkey, 93–95 St Vincent St, City Centre, 221 6636. 3pm. Sunday jazz session. FREE Alan Nimmo & The Magic Blues Surfers Bobar, 383 Byres Rd, 341 6516. 8pm. See Sun 16. Edinburgh FREE Hot Tin Roof The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, See Sun 16. ■ Singers’ Night The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Featuring ex-Edinburgh jazz vocalist Louise Dodds. Featuring Louise Dodds. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope St, 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. Christmas party with The Sound of Seventeen Big Band. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Sun 16.
Monday 24
Edinburgh FREE Jazz Bar Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 5pm–1am. Cool swinging jazz from the house trio on piano, bass and drums. Relaxed Christmas Eve session. Wednesday 26
Glasgow ■ Big Vern N the Shootahs and Wham Bam Rocketman The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £12 in advance; £14 on door; £25.95 with dinner at 6pm. Shake a tailfeather with Glasgow’s answer to The Blues Brothers. FREE Jaykey Binger Slouch, 203–205 Bath St, 221 5518. 9pm. Slouch Blues night. Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz four-piece. Boxing Day special. ■ Mike Kearney Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Wed 19.
Thursday 27 Edinburgh FREE Desafinado Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover St, 225 2131. 6.45pm. See Thu 13. ■ Blues’n’Trouble and The Reeferbilly Trio The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, 556 7060. 8pm. £8. Hard rockin’ blues action from Scotland’s answer to The Blues Brothers. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Wed 26. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 13.
Friday 28
Glasgow ■ Raymond Gubbay Christmas Festival: Glenn Miller Orchestra Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 124 THE LIST 13 Dec 2012–24 Jan 2013
13 FOR 2013: DAN DEACON This Baltimorean’s live gigs are now legendary for their audience involvement and collaboration – leading to ecstatic air punching and life-affirming euphoria when he hits the spot. Dan Deacon’s impossibly complicated, frenetically paced tracks are often mind-bogglingly bonkers, yet also beautifully infectious. ■ Stereo, Glasgow, Mon 11 Feb.
Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 3pm. £16.50– £29. Glenn Miller may not have been the greatest bandleader of the 1940s but Miller’s premature death and his smooth sound have earned him enduring popularity. Let the nostalgia flow over you in this concert of his band’s music. Edinburgh FREE Lachlan’s Sounds of Jazz Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover St, 225 2131. 6.45pm. See Fri 14. ■ King Louis & The Primas The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Trombonist/vocalist Dave Batchelor leads this 50s-style jump jive six-piece. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). See Sat 22.
Saturday 29 Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 15. FREE Mike MacFarlane The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sat 15. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). See Sat 15. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). See Sat 22.
Sunday 30
Glasgow FREE Alan Nimmo & The Magic Blues Surfers Bobar, 383 Byres Rd, 341 6516. 8pm. See Sun 16. Edinburgh FREE Hot Tin Roof The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, See Sun 16. ■ Singers’ Night The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Featuring ex-Edinburgh jazz vocalist Louise Dodds. Victoria Bennett guests. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope St, 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. Pre- Hogmanay special as Dave Batchelor and Hamish MacGregor present a tribute to Louis Prima. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Sun 16.
Monday 31 Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Hogmanay Party The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 9pm–5am. £18 (£16). Night of jazz and funk to see in the bells featuring the Jazz Bar Party Quintet with guest vocalist William Young and five-piece funk/soul act Future Heroes, plus DJs, a glass of bubbly on arrival and a ‘midnite bite’.
Tuesday 1
Edinburgh FREE The Six O’Clock After Work Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 6pm. See Tue 18. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Wed 26. ■ 101st Airbourne The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Tue 18.
Wednesday 2 Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Wed 26. ■ Mike Kearney Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Wed 19.
Thursday 3 Edinburgh ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, See Thu 13.
Friday 4
Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Hard bop and lesser-known
standards from the accomplished five-piece. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm– 3am. £5 (£4). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Expect soul, pop and funk from The Number Nine.
Saturday 5 Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 15. FREE Mike MacFarlane The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sat 15. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). See Sat 15. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm– 3am. £5 (£4). See Fri 4.
Sunday 6
Edinburgh FREE Hot Tin Roof The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, See Sun 16. ■ Neil Warden/Stevey Hay Blues Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £7 (£5). Blues headed by these two guitarists. Pianist Brian Kellock is one of tonight’s guests. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope St, 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 Paul Mills and his band. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Sun 16.
Monday 7 Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 17. ■ The Babes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). See Mon 17.