MUSIC | Jazz
THE WEEKND His louche online mixtapes got fans hooked (try ‘Glass Table Girls’ for starters), and finally the Canadian brought out his first album Trilogy late last year. Expect hip hop with an emo, sensitive-guy edge, smooth R&B vibes, and some outstanding, impassioned use of the f-word. ■ The ABC, Glasgow, Thu 21 Mar, see Rock & Pop listings.
Friday 8
Edinburgh ■ Picante The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Latin infused modern jazz and blues from this lively quintet led by drummer Ken Mathieson. Livingston ■ The Big Band Extravaganza Howden Park, Howden, 01506 773858. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). See Thu 7.
Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £7 (£5). Virtuoso Israeli saxophonist Atzmon merges his Middle Eastern roots with bebop styles. Thursday 14
Edinburgh ■ The Hot 8 Brass Band The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £13.50. New Orleans trad jazz shot through with hip hop and rap, signed to Tru Thoughts.
Saturday 9 Friday 15
Glasgow FREE Blue Lane The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 331 5170. 2.30–5pm. Quintet with tenor/guitar front line playing well-known tunes by the likes of Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins, The Jazz Messengers, Charles Mingus and Thelonious Monk. Livingston ■ The Big Band Extravaganza Howden Park, Howden, 01506 773858. 2pm & 7.30pm. £12 (£10). See Thu 7.
Sunday 10
Edinburgh FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, Charlotte Square, 225 8674. 8pm. Blues guitar from Steve Hay.
Wednesday 13 Edinburgh ■ Gilad Atzmon Orient House Ensemble The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers
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Edinburgh ■ Grooveyard The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Organ quartet playing Blue Note- era jazz and soul.
Saturday 16 Glasgow ■ Stevie Nimmo Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £14. Solo acoustic show from one half of the Nimmo Brothers.
Sunday 17 Edinburgh ■ Roots Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Roots, R&B and blues from Toby of Black Diamond Express and friends. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, Charlotte Square, 225 8674. 8pm. The Jude Williams Group guest featuring Kim Macari on trumpet and Riley Stone-Lonergan on tenor sax.
Monday 18 Edinburgh ■ Josh Johnston St Mark’s Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace, joshjohnston. com 7.30–9pm. £5. A mix of jazz, folk and classical from pianist Johnston.
Tuesday 19
Edinburgh ■ Resonate: Jazz The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £7 (£3). A mixed bill of young jazz performers from a selection of Edinburgh schools.
Wednesday 20 Edinburgh ■ Graeme Stephen Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £6 (£5). Drummer Chris Wallace joins guitarist Stephen in his adventurous jazz outfit.
Thursday 21 Edinburgh ■ Click Clack Club Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 8pm. £tbc. Funky Beefheart-influenced experimental music club. ■ 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. 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 featuring vocalist Claire Daly.
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Friday 22
Edinburgh ■ Edinburgh Ceilidhs Lauriston Hall, 28 Lauriston Street, 339 5374. 8pm. £8 advance; £10 on the door. Traditional fun with ceilidh bands and a piper, and some international folk dances to complement the Scottish classics. Refreshments available. Featuring Scott Leslie Ceilidh Band.
Saturday 23 Isle of Bute ■ Sharon Shannon Band Mount Stuart House and Gardens, Rothesay, 01700 503877. 7.30pm. £20. Accordion player Sharon Shannon fuses hip- hop, rap, country and classical with traditional Irish music to create a varied and vibrant evening.
Sunday 24
Edinburgh ■ Dan Walsh 42 Royal Park Terrace, soundhouse.org.uk, 8pm. £10. Banjo playing singer-songwriter.
Tuesday 26
Edinburgh ■ Sharon Shannon Band Malone’s Irish Bar, 14 Forrest Road, 226 5954. 7pm. £17.50 (£15). See Sat 23. ■ Ewan Wilkinson and Sandy Brechin Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 454 2060. 7.30pm. £7. Singer-songwriter Ewan joins up with the nimble fingers of Sandy Brechin. ■ Ceilidh Club Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 8pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps. Ceilidh Minogue provide the music.
Wednesday 27 Glasgow ■ Mark Eitzel Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £13. As both a solo artist and the frontman for American Music Club, evocative singer Eitzel combines the energy of punk with folk to create dark melancholic pop.
Thursday 28 Edinburgh FREE Live Music Now: Kristan Harvey and Tina Rees Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1 Queen Street, 624 6200. 6–6.30pm. Harvey (fiddle) and Rees (piano) perform traditional Scottish duos and new tunes.
Friday 1
Glasgow ■ Braw Brass Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £10.50 (£7.50). A collaborative recital between the Scottish Music and Brass departments. Edinburgh ■ Lindi Ortega The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £9. Alt.country inspired by Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton, self- described as a ‘roadside motel love affair between old school outlaws and country darlings.’ Zervas & Pepper provide support. ■ Baghdad Night Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 331 4469. 7.30pm. £12 (£10).