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FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope St, 225 8674. 8pm. All singers and instrumentalists are welcome at this jazz jam with a different host every week and a stellar trio. Featuring Ben MacDonald Trio.
Monday 19
Glasgow ■ Blue Monday at the RCS Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £9.50 (£7.50). Blue Monday is the RCS jazz department’s way of keeping you in touch with new developments in Scottish jazz. This session is led by pianist Paul Harrison. Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Big band jazz classics from this 17-piece ensemble of pros from all over Scotland.
253 Argyle St, 565 1000. 7pm. £15. New Orleans trad jazz shot through with hip hop and rap, signed to Tru Thoughts. Edinburgh ■ The Spirit of Jazz The Bongo Club, 66 Cowgate, 558 8844. 1–3pm. £12 per session; £64 for 8 weeks. See Tue 20.
Wednesday 28 Edinburgh ■ Brian Kellock Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £7 (£5). Award-winning pianist with an idiosyncratic style plays a set inspired by the genius of Oscar Peterson. ■ Christine Tobin The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk St, 668 2019. 8pm. £12– £15. Contemporary jazz by Dublin-born singer. Performing her Herald Angel- winning salute to Leonard Cohen, A Thousand Kisses Deep with Phil Robson (guitar) and Dave Whitford (bass).
Tuesday 20 Thursday 29
Thursday 5
Glasgow ■ Paul Harrison Trio The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath St, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). See Wed 4. Edinburgh ■ Playtime The Outhouse, 12a Broughton St Lane, 557 6668. 8–10.30pm. £7 (£5). See Thu 15. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz four-piece.
Friday 6
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.
Saturday 7 Edinburgh ■ The Blueswater The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). The Edinburgh-based collective performs rhythm’n’blues, funk, soul and rock’n’roll.
Sunday 8
Edinburgh ■ The Gramophone Jass Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Traditional high energy New Orleans style 1920s jazz from the Edinburgh five-piece band. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope St, 225 8674. 8pm. All singers and instrumentalists are welcome at this jazz jam with a different host every week and a stellar trio. Special guest John Burgess leads the house band. Tuesday 10
Edinburgh ■ The Spirit of Jazz The Bongo Club, 66 Cowgate, 558 8844. 1–3pm. £12 per session; £64 for 8 weeks. See Tue 20.
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St, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. Hank has picked at the miserable underbelly of country music for 30 years, and has spread the word with his many TV series and critically acclaimed books. ■ Scottish Music Year End Showcase Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £11 (£8.50). An evening of Scottish music. Edinburgh ■ Café Voices Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High St, 556 9579. 7–9pm. £5. A relaxed session of oral storytelling, poetry by memory, music and song. Tonight it’s ‘Barbecued Husbands!’, based on myths sourced by anthropologist Bett Mindlin, with Brazilian storyteller Ana Lines. FREE Corra The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, 556 7060. 7pm. A chance to hear Corra who provide live ceilidh music for weddings and corporate events. FREE The John Muir Way Music Sessions The Tolbooth Tavern, 167 Canongate, 556 5348. 8.30pm. A night of traditional music and song inspired by the power and beauty of the natural world in celebration of John Muir and the opening of the John Muir Way.
Friday 16
Edinburgh ■ Tom Hickox The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £9. Alt. folk singer-songwriter mixing strings and electronica.
Saturday 17 Glasgow ■ Barbara Dickson and Rab Noakes Milngavie Town Hall, Station Rd Milngavie. 7.30–10.30pm. £25. The two renowned Scottish folk singers and long-time good pals join together on a tour reflecting on their lives in music. ■ Tom Hickox Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £9. See Fri 16. ■ Blue Rose Code CCA, 350 Sauchiehall St, 352 4900. 8pm. £12 (£10). Celtic ballads from Edinburgh born singer-songwriter Ross Wilson. Album Launch Party
Sunday 18
Glasgow FREE The O’Cajunals Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Rd, 287 2550. 5–7pm. See Fri 16. ■ NonStuff The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Rd, 636 6119. 6.30pm. £7 in advance; £9 on the door. Special series of gigs raising funds and awareness for Forgotten Works NonStuff festival featuring acoustic music (from Alasdair Roberts and Forgotten Works themselves), craft workshops and sea shanties.
Monday 19
Glasgow FREE Split Second Bloc+, 117 Bath St, 574 6066. 9pm. Duo playing Eastern European and klezmer music. Edinburgh ■ NonStuff Counting House, West Nicolson St, 667 7533. 7pm. £7 in advance; £9 on the door. See Sun 18. FREE Antihoot Open Stage Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison St, 629 4101. 7.30pm. Anti-folk hero Lach hosts this open mic free-for-all featuring music, comedy, poetry, stories, magic and more.
Tuesday 20 Glasgow ■ Paul Brady Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Rd, 357 6200. 7pm. £23.50. The Irish multi-instrumentalist and songwriter plays a selection from his back catalogue, which spans an impressive four decades.
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Edinburgh ■ The Spirit of Jazz The Bongo Club, 66 Cowgate, 558 8844. 1–3pm. £12 per session; £64 for 8 weeks. Dick Lee and Brian Kellock examine the world of jazz through music, stories and chat.
Wednesday 21 Edinburgh ■ Virgil & the Accelerators The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, 556 7060. 7.15pm. £9.50. Great young blues rock trio making a name for themselves in the scene. ■ Robert Balzar Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £7 (£5). Czech jazz ensemble led by bassist Robert Balzar.
Thursday 22
Glasgow ■ Picante The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath St, 248 5210. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). Latin infused modern jazz and blues from this lively quintet led by drummer Ken Mathieson. Edinburgh ■ Playtime The Outhouse, 12a Broughton St Lane, 557 6668. 8–10.30pm. £7 (£5). See Thu 15. ■ Victoria Bennett The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Showcase of classic 30s jazz standards from this classy Edinburgh vocalist.
Friday 23
Edinburgh ■ Keith Edwards Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Saxophonist Keith Edwards and his band with a mixture of uplifting classics and lesser-known tunes.
Saturday 24 Edinburgh ■ The Union The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). James Brown-style high energy funk/soul.
Sunday 25
Edinburgh ■ Jazz Sundays Galvin Brasserie de Luxe, Caledonian Hotel, Princes St, 222 8988. 12.30–3pm. £29. Let some of Edinburgh’s best jazz musicians provide the backing track to your Sunday lunch. Price includes a three course meal FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope St, 225 8674. 8pm. All singers and instrumentalists are welcome at this jazz jam with a different host every week.
Tuesday 27 Glasgow ■ The Hot 8 Brass Band The Arches,
Glasgow ■ Brian Kellock Trio The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath St, 248 5210. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). See Wed 28. Edinburgh ■ Playtime The Outhouse, 12a Broughton St Lane, 557 6668. 8–10.30pm. £7 (£5). See Thu 15. ■ The Sun Juice Social Club The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Funk, grove and swing from New Zealand saxophonist Doug Tiplady.
Friday 30 Edinburgh ■ Head2Head The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Graham Robb and Bill Kyle’s jazz sextet that emerged from their highly successful jazz rock fusion outfit Head. ■ Thunkfish The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Raw funk from saxophonist Tom Pickles and his new five-piece.
Saturday 31 Wednesday 11
Glasgow FREE Fraser John Lindsay’s Blues Incentive St Louis Café Bar, 734 Dumbarton Rd, 339 1742. 9pm. Glasgow blues guitarist with his band, interpreting blues classics. With vocalist Charlotte Marshall.
Sunday 1
Edinburgh ■ Jazz Sundays Galvin Brasserie de Luxe, Caledonian Hotel, Princes St, 222 8988. 12.30–3pm. £29. Let some of Edinburgh’s best jazz musicians provide the backing track to your Sunday lunch. Price includes a three course meal FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope St, 225 8674. 8pm. All singers and instrumentalists are welcome at this jazz jam with a different host every week and a stellar trio. Dougie Stronge guests. ■ Viper Swing The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 9pm. £5 (£4). Fiery gypsy jazz led by Edinburgh acoustic/electric guitar hero David Lawson.
Tuesday 3
Edinburgh ■ The Spirit of Jazz The Bongo Club, 66 Cowgate, 558 8844. 1–3pm. £12 per session; £64 for 8 weeks. See Tue 20. Wednesday 4
Edinburgh ■ Konrad Wiszniewski Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £7 (£5). The Coltrane-inspired sax star playing modern jazz.
Thursday 12
Glasgow ■ Konrad Wiszniewski Quartet The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath St, 248 5210. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). See Wed 11. ■ Playtime The Outhouse, 12a Broughton St Lane, 557 6668. 8–10.30pm. £7 (£5). See Thu 15. Edinburgh ■ Edinburgh College Showcase The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk St, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Student musicians showcase of classical, jazz and traditional music. ■ Fat Suit The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Saxophonist Scott Murphy leads this 15-piece big band through jazz funk fusion.
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Edinburgh ■ Paul Harrison Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £7 (£5). Modern jazz from this trio, fronted by keyboardist Harrison.
Thursday 15 Glasgow ■ Hank Wangford & The Lost Cowboys O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall