MUSIC | Jazz
Thursday 11 JAZZ
Glasgow FREE Good Grief’s Goop Shop Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. DIY zine collective present an evening of alternative sounds. Featuring cult French electro dance rock trio Marvin and Scottish duo Young Philadelphia. Edinburgh ■ Scott Cowie Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. See Wed 26.
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Thursday 13 Glasgow ■ Gato Libre The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 8pm. £7 (£5).
Jazz interpretations of European folk song from this Japanese band headed by Satoko Fujii on accordion. Edinburgh ■ Edinburgh College Annual Concert The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Student musicians showcase their work. ■ Tempo Queen Charlotte Rooms, 56a Queen Charlotte Street, Leith, 555 6660. 8–9.45pm. £8. Relaxed, easy listening jazz classics. Part of Leith Festival.
THREE ENVELOPES FOR EDWIN MORGAN Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra and vocalist/ feminist/ improviser Maggie Nicols provide the music, and Tam Dean Burns provides the readings, in this special tribute to the poetry of Glasgow’s Edwin Morgan. ■ City Halls, Glasgow, Sat 29 Jun.
92 THE LIST 13 Jun–11 Jul 2013
Friday 14
Glasgow ■ Alan Nimmo & Friends Arlington Baths, 61 Arlington Street, Woodlands, 332 6021. 6pm. £tbc. Acoustic blues. Part of West End Festival. ■ King Kong and 5th & Pontiac Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 8pm. £14. Brit blues rock band. Part of West End Festival. Edinburgh ■ Grooveyard The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Organ quartet playing Blue Note era jazz and soul. ■ Tempo Queen Charlotte Rooms, 56a Queen Charlotte Street, Leith, 555 6660. 8–9.45pm. £8. See Thu 13. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm– 3am. £5 (£4). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. ‘Fife reggae’ from Das Contras.
Saturday 15
Glasgow FREE Linda Jaxson Blues Project St Louis Cafe Bar, 734 Dumbarton Road, Thornwood, 339 1742. 9pm. Four- piece blues band based in Glasgow. Edinburgh ■ Blues on the Cruz Cruz Bar and Restaurant, 14 The Shore, 553 6699. 1–11.45pm. £1. A day of blues form Eyes Nelson, Hot Tin Roof, Cynthia Gentle & the True Tones, Missing Cat & Lewis Hamilton. Part of Leith Festival.
Sunday 16
Glasgow ■ Big Vern & The Shootahs Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 8pm. £12. Rhythm’n’blues party grooves. Part of West End Festival. FREE Blue Lane Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8–10pm. 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. FREE Domino Gumbo Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9–11pm. Seven- piece New Orleans style R&B with a side of Cajun. 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. Featuring Jack Rabbit’s Foot Minstrels.
Monday 17
Glasgow ■ Melt Yourself Down Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Exciting new jazz punk combo featuring ex-members of the supreme Acoustic Ladyland. Wednesday 19
Glasgow FREE Live Jazz Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. A mixture of standards and originals played on guitar, drums and saxophone. ■ Not Two | Not One Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 8pm–midnight. £5. A mix of jazz and DJ skills form Ray Harris and his sextet with DJs Rebecca Vasmant and Colin Cook. ■ Wiszniewski & Stevenson: New Focus City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £12. Following rave reviews of its premiere in the 2011 Edinburgh Jazz Festival, Konrad Wiszniewski (tenor sax) and Euan Stevenson (piano)’s new project New Focus consists of large- scale compositions for jazz quartet, harp and string quartet. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. FREE Fraser John Lindsay’s