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Edinburgh ■ King Louis & The Primas The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Trombonist/vocalist Dave Batchelor leads this 50s-style jump jive six-piece. ■ City of Salt and Leila Albayaty Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 9–11pm. £3. City of Salt blend jazz and noise music with Middle Eastern traditions creating unusual compositions that shirk conformity. The multi-talented Leila Albayaty (musician, composer, director) performs from her latest album, Berlin Telegram, which also provides the soundtrack for her first feature film of the same name. Part of Reel Iraq 2013.
Sunday 24
Edinburgh ■ Stormy Sunday Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Blues night organised by vocalist James Carr, featuring a showcase of blues singers and soloists. Featuring Dead Men’s Shoes and Henry The Navigator. 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 Irish singer Claire Daly.
Monday 25 Glasgow ■ The Heavy and The Silent Comedy Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Ninja Tune signings The Heavy are a four-piece who fuse dirty blues guitars and hip-hop soul. Please note change of venue.
Wednesday 27 Edinburgh ■ Ant Law Group The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £6 (£5). Cool, straight-ahead jazz from London-based guitarist Ant Law.
Thursday 28
Edinburgh ■ Tommy Emmanuel and Martin Taylor The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £20. Australia’s revered finger picker plays through a dazzling range of styles. With support from Martin Taylor.
Sunday 31
Glasgow ■ Nigel Clark & Judith Williams Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 10 King Street, 553 0733. 8.30pm. £6. Acclaimed Scottish jazz guitarist Nigel Clark incorporates flamenco, jazz standards, Latin and gypsy music, with vocals provided by singer and actress Judith Williams. Edinburgh FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, Charlotte Square, 225 8674. 8pm. birthday party with The Raymond Scott Project.
Livingston ■ Dr Lee’s Prescription Howden Park, Howden, 01506 773858. 2pm. £9 (£7). Dick Lee’s quintet playing new arrangements of music by the likes of Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Miles Davis and more, alongside his own compositions.
(£5). Fresh-faced jazz pianist and band. ■ Mike Kearney Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2).
Thursday 4 Glasgow ■ Alan Benzie Trio The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 8pm. £7 (£5). See Wed 3.
Friday 5
Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Hard bop and lesser-known standards from the accomplished five- piece.
Sunday 7
Glasgow ■ Death Shanties Southside Studios, 17 Westmoreland Street. 3–5pm. £5. Death Shanties takes free jazz (Alex Neilson on drums and Sybren Renema on alto/baritone sax) and mixes it up with paintings and projections (Lucy Stein) to create a wildly unique live experience. Rie Nakajima creates site-specific sound installations and performances using found objects and audio materials to stir the memory and fire the imagination. Part of Counterflows 2013. ■ Glad Café Evening The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 6–11pm. £10. The final evening of Counterflows 2013 at The Glad Café sees a performance from sound installation artist Rie Nakajima, an improvised music and film collaboration from Fuaim is Solas and three video miniatures presented by the Berlin musician/composer Annette Krebs. The festival draws to a close with a performance by two of the biggest names of the European free music avant-garde, Peter Brotzmann and Paal Nilssen-Love. Part of Counterflows 2013. Edinburgh FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, Charlotte Square, 225 8674. 8pm. Jazz and blues from vocalist Liz Dicks.
Tuesday 9 Glasgow ■ The Bevvy Sisters The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 7.30pm. £10. The richly seasoned harmonies of the Bevvy Sisters provide an alternative take on folk and swing songs.
Wednesday 10 Edinburgh ■ Louise Dodds The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Edinburgh-based jazz vocalist. Launching her brand new album Fly tonight, with special featured guests.
Thursday 11
Edinburgh ■ The Jensen Interceptors The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £10. Powerhouse five-piece blues band from Glasgow and The Scottish Borders. Blues review with Stevie Hay’s Shades of Blue. ■ Dr Lee’s Prescription The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). See Sun 31. Friday 12
Saturday 13 Edinburgh ■ Joliet Blues Band The Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £15. Blues Brothers tribute.
Sunday 14
Edinburgh ■ Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. £8 (£6; under 16s free). Saxophonist Tommy Smith leads his young protégés through a selection of classic and contemporary big band music. ■ 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. Maria Speight sings the blues.
Wednesday 17 Edinburgh ■ Adam Jackson Project The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £7 (£5). Fresh jazz with a dash of alt. rock and improv from Glasgow-based saxophonist Jackson.
Thursday 18
Glasgow ■ Euan Burton Quartet The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 8pm. £7 (£5). Uplifting Scottish jazz from bassist/composer Burton. Edinburgh ■ Jamie Oehlers Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 9pm. £8 (£6). Dynamic Aussie saxophonist.
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Thursday 21 Edinburgh ■ Martin Turner’s Wishbone Ash Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 7.30pm. £13.50. Vocalist, bassist and founding member of veteran folk rockers Wishbone Ash. FREE Hasan Bressm and Lord Erragal The Forest Café, 141 Lauriston Place, 229 4922. 9–11pm. The music of traditional oud and lute player Hasan Bressm is counterbalanced by the contemporary sounds of emo goth punk Lord Erragal from Baghdad. Part of Reel Iraq 2013.
Friday 22
Glasgow ■ Deoch’n’Dorus St Vincent Bowling Club, 37a St Vincent Crescent, 576 0238. 8.30pm–midnight. £5–£8. Ceilidh from the young band comprising members from Portree, Jura and Fort William who met on the RSAMD’s traditional music course. 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.
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Street, 332 5057. 10am–5.30pm. £25 (students £10). The Traditional Music Forum’s Annual Conference is a great event with a range of topics and inspiring speakers for today’s world of traditional music. Contributors include Anna Wendy Stevenson, Steve Byrne, Fergus Muirhead and Bruce MacGregor plus performances from Alasdair Roberts and Shane Connolly’s ‘Galoshins’. Edinburgh ■ Scots Music Group Ceilidh St Bride’s Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace, 346 1405. 7.30pm. £8 in advance; £10 on the door (£6 in advance; £8 on the door). Fundraising ceilidh of traditional music and dancing. Featuring Thunderdog Ceilidh Band. ■ Tall Tales Oscar Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Listen to tall tales, ferocious fibs and fables performed live on stage by Scotland’s finest tellers, then decide who wins the lucrative accolade of Oscar the Leprechaun. Scotland’s annual tall tales storytelling competition is hosted by last year’s winner, Fiona Herbert.
Sunday 24
Glasgow ■ Lev Atlas Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 10 King Street, 553 0733. 8.30pm. £6. Popular Russian folk tunes from the violinist. Edinburgh ■ Spanish Flamenco Party The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. £2. Spanish music and dance with Maria Conte. ■ Roddy Woomble and Snowgoose Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £14. The Idlewild frontman showcases music from across his folk and rock repertoire.
Tuesday 26
Edinburgh ■ Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10. Husband and wife duo Mollie and Rich perform both originals and folk and blues reworkings of tracks by artists such as Richard Thompson and Tom Waits. ■ Ceilidh Club Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 8pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps. The Scott Leslie Ceilidh Band guest.
Wednesday 27 Edinburgh ■ Lach’s Antihoot Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7.30pm. £5. A mix of music, folk, comedy and spoken word from one of the founders of the anti-folk movement and guests. ■ Martyn Wyndham-Read Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 8pm. £9 (£8; members £6). Laid-back singer- songwriter and an expert on traditional Australian music.
Thursday 28 Edinburgh ■ A Night at the Ritz Ghillie Dhu, 2 Rutland Place, 222 9930. 7pm–1am. £35 (table of 10 £300). A 1930s-style fling with some tartan thrown in, A Night at the Ritz is a fundraising evening for the Lothian Autistic Society held by second-year students of Queen Margaret University. Featuring a drinks reception, three course meal, live music, raffle and auction.
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Wednesday 3 Edinburgh ■ Alan Benzie Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £6
Edinburgh ■ Electric Jazz Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Jazz/funk fusion from Marco Cafolla.
Saturday 23 Glasgow ■ Trad Talk 2013 Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew
Glasgow ■ Wendy Arrowsmith The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 7.30pm. £8. Lincoln-based singer with Scottish roots.
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