MUSIC | Jazz
Hamilton ■ The Rat Pack The Town House, 102 Cadzow Street, 01698 452299. 7.30–9.30pm. £20. An evening of classics celebrating Frank, Sammy and Dean. Accompanied by a full orchestra and Vegas showgirls.
Saturday 20
Edinburgh FREE Matthew Roll The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5.45pm. Solo jazz, pop and swing melodies. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). A different selection of five leading jazz players come together for each session with no rehearsal. ■ King Bee The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Funk-jazz courtesy of the Newcastle- based band. Kilmarnock ■ The Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular Show Palace Theatre, 9 Green Street, 01563 554900. 7.30pm. £20. The return of the UK’s finest Rat Pack tribute night.
Sunday 21
Edinburgh FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8pm. All singers and instrumentalists are welcome at this jazz jam with a different host every week. Joined by Copper Cats led by Scottish Jazz Vocalist of the Year Ali Affleck. Wednesday 24
Edinburgh ■ Przemyslaw Straczek Group The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £7 (£5). Smooth jazz from the award-winning Polish guitarist.
Thursday 25 Glasgow FREE Brass Jaw Glasgow University Concert Hall, University Avenue, 330 4092. 1.10–2pm. Fun, exhilarating saxophone quartet, playing big band, bebop and blues, sans rhythm section. ■ Przemyslaw Straczek Group The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). See Wed 24. FREE Stretched Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Monthly evening of experimental jazz, rock and electronics. Frank Zappa Special
Friday 26
Edinburgh ■ Red Dawg The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £7 in advance; £8 on the door. The Granite City’s premier blues band. ■ Scottish National Jazz Orchestra with Bob Mintzer The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £18–£20 (£16–£18; snjo youth card £5; under 16s free). SNJO present a programme celebrating the smooth jazz of The Yellowjackets with guest saxophonist Bob Mintzer. ■ Kyle Keddie Sextet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). The leading 80s Scottish jazz group featured the arrangements of trombonist Brian Keddie and the powerful rhythmic thrust of drummer Bill Kyle. ■ The Banjo Lounge Four The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Lounge versions of pop tunes played in redneck jazz style.
Saturday 27
Edinburgh FREE Daniel Smith The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5.45pm. Boogie woogie bluesy jazzy piano stuff. ■ Jazz Bar Sextet The Jazz Bar, 82 THE LIST 18 Sep–16 Oct 2014
Sunday 5
Edinburgh ■ Alex Hahn & The Blue Riders The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Aussie jazz vocalist paying tribute to her idols Janis Joplin, Etta James and Billie Holliay. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8pm. With vocalist Iain Hunter. Paisley ■ Lulo Reinhardt – Latin Swing Project Paisley Arts Centre, New Street, 0300 300 1210. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). The gypsy guitar legend comes to the UK with a six-piece band in tow performing music with a flamenco and bossa nova flavour.
Tuesday 7
Edinburgh ■ Max Jury The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £8. See Wed 1.
Wednesday 8 Edinburgh ■ Paul Towndrow Organ Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £7 (£5). The saxophonist lets Pete Johnstone’s organ shine in this funk/ jazz trio.
Thursday 9
Glasgow ■ Paul Towndrow Organ Trio The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). See Wed 8. Edinburgh ■ Curtis Stigers The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £25–£30. An intimate, versatile jazz- infused set from the ever-debonair Mr Curtis Stigers. ■ The Jazz Bar Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). See Fri 3.
Friday 10
Edinburgh ■ Gypsies Of Bohemia The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Manchester-based outfit take modern pop favourites from Britney Spears to Iron Maiden and give them a gypsy jazz makeover. ■ Lulo Reinhardt – Latin Swing Project The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8pm. £16 (£12). See Sun 5.
Saturday 11 Edinburgh FREE Matthew Roll The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5.45pm. See Sat 20. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). See Sat 20. ■ The Blueswater The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). The Edinburgh-based collective performs rhythm’n’blues, funk, soul and rock’n’roll.
Sunday 12 Glasgow ■ Sunday Jazz Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 2pm. £7.50. Chilled out melodic jazz for a Sunday afternoon. Featuring Rae, Caribe and Stephen.
Edinburgh FREE Fergus McCreadie The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5.45pm. Young, exceptionally talented jazz pianist. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). See Sat 20. Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). See Fri 3. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8pm. Paul Ellis and Stuart Mitchell guest.
THE LIST PRESENTS, AT THE PLEASANCE SESSIONS The List’s very own evening as part of the Pleasance Sessions brings together three talented sets of musicians. Sounding like Jean-Michel Jarre meets Kraftwerk, Ubre Blanca are an exciting electronic duo whose synths and darker reverberations are reminiscent of a bone- deep Mike Oldfield experimentalism. They sound like they’ve stepped straight out of the late 70s, and Glasgow natives Two Wings (pictured) are no different. Hanna Tuulikki’s striking high pitch is reminiscent of your first listen to ‘Wuthering Heights’ and Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours. Songs like ‘Peace Fear’ and ‘Eikon’ have satisfying guitar melodies and chunky bluesy rhythms. Prehistoric Friends close the affair, a band with its very own professional violist, evoking acts like Band Of Horses on new single ‘Bermuda Triangle’. ■ The Pleasance, Edinburgh, Thu 16 Oct.
Wednesday 1
Glasgow ■ Max Jury Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £8. Des Moines singer/songwriter inspired by the Great American Songbook. Edinburgh ■ Jim Mullen Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £7 (£5). Much respected London-based (ex-Glasgow) guitarist Mullen and member of Average White Band. Joined by vocalist Zoe Francis.
Thursday 2 Glasgow ■ Jim Mullen Quartet The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). See Wed 1.
Friday 3
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. Motherwell ■ Tony Jacobs: The Bing Crosby Years Motherwell Concert Hall and Theatre, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, 01698 403120. 7.30pm. £13 (£11). A show celebrating not only Crosby but also other classic singers of his time.
Saturday 4
1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Great arrangements of jazz standards from this six-piece headed by trombonist Brian Keddie. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). See Sat 20. ■ The Leonard Jones Potential The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Funk eight-piece guaranteed to get you moving. Dundee ■ Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: The Music of Wayne Shorter featuring Branford Marsalis Caird Hall, City Square, 01382 434940. 7.30pm. £20. A tribute to composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter featuring legendary American saxophonist Branford Marsalis.
Sunday 28
Glasgow ■ Kim Churchill The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 7.30pm. £tbc. Folk-rock and blues from the Australian singer/songwriter and guitarist. Edinburgh ■ Roots Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Roots, R&B and blues from Toby of Black Diamond Express and friends. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8pm. Featuring saxophonist John Burgess and guitarist Jim Douglas.
Tuesday 30 Isle of Mull ■ Cat’s Club An Tobar Arts Centre, Argyll Terrace, Tobermory, 01688 302211. 8.30pm. £10 (£8). Some of Scotland’s finest jazz musicians, led by vocalist Cathie Rae and featuring Graeme Stephen on guitar, Paul Harrison on piano/organ, Chris Wallace on drums and Mario Caribe on bass.