Okay, what's happening? Well...
AUGUST
Thursday / Friday / Saturday (Every weekend in August) - The Asylum - Monkey Barrel Comedy Club - 12am - 2am
The Asylum is a fully immersive three hours of theatrical entertainment with two sets of cabaret followed by DJ Loopy in the bar, playing the most bizarre tracks he can find. Downstairs, the Aftershock Room puts on special pop-up performances from the biggest Fringe stars and the loopiest clowns on the ward. Become one of the crazies and join in the fun or sit back and take notes as one of the clinical therapists. It’s up to you. If laughter is the best medicine, then The Asylum will heal all your earthly woes!
Buy a ticket in advance to guarantee entry here or Pay What You Want at the venue
14 - 19.8.17 & 21 - 26.8.17 - SinfRONica - Scottish Arts Club - 5pm (15th & 23rd 8pm)
Ron Davis' SymphRONica has topped the charts, won international raves for their innovative jazz sound, been critics' choice performers at the Pan Am Games and finished a smashing run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 – all while being a BBC Radio 3 regular. SymphRONica is about the sound. Smart. Entertaining. Engaging. A genre-bending blend which audiences around the world have loved. Ron and SymphRONica are Toronto's source of brilliant enjoyment. 2016 saw them wow New York City, London and Glasgow, and left them wanting more. SymphRONica is back at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 for 12 more shows. Lucky you!
Tickets available here.
20.8.17 - Bitches Brew - Leith Volcano - 8pm
Returning to Edinburgh for the first time in 2017 Bitches Brew presents yet another incredible line up of stellar musicians from Scotland and beyond. Check out the Bitches Brew page for more information. Excited doesn't even cover it...
Tickets available here.
The Asylum is a fully immersive three hours of theatrical entertainment with two sets of cabaret followed by DJ Loopy in the bar, playing the most bizarre tracks he can find. Downstairs, the Aftershock Room puts on special pop-up performances from the biggest Fringe stars and the loopiest clowns on the ward. Become one of the crazies and join in the fun or sit back and take notes as one of the clinical therapists. It’s up to you. If laughter is the best medicine, then The Asylum will heal all your earthly woes!
Buy a ticket in advance to guarantee entry here or Pay What You Want at the venue
14 - 19.8.17 & 21 - 26.8.17 - SinfRONica - Scottish Arts Club - 5pm (15th & 23rd 8pm)
Ron Davis' SymphRONica has topped the charts, won international raves for their innovative jazz sound, been critics' choice performers at the Pan Am Games and finished a smashing run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 – all while being a BBC Radio 3 regular. SymphRONica is about the sound. Smart. Entertaining. Engaging. A genre-bending blend which audiences around the world have loved. Ron and SymphRONica are Toronto's source of brilliant enjoyment. 2016 saw them wow New York City, London and Glasgow, and left them wanting more. SymphRONica is back at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 for 12 more shows. Lucky you!
Tickets available here.
20.8.17 - Bitches Brew - Leith Volcano - 8pm
Returning to Edinburgh for the first time in 2017 Bitches Brew presents yet another incredible line up of stellar musicians from Scotland and beyond. Check out the Bitches Brew page for more information. Excited doesn't even cover it...
Tickets available here.
JUNE
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11.6.17 - Among Others - Scottish Storytelling Centre - 6pm Celebrating 200 years of the Jewish Community in Edinburgh, music, stories, poems and recordings let us into the lives of those who have lived in Edinburgh throughout that time. Joining the mighty talent of Phil Alexander (Moshe's Bagel, Salsa Celtica), having toured together for years in the Eliza Carthy Band, and the incredible Martin Fell on sax and clarinet the trio will be performing traditional and new music by Phil Alexander. |
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GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2017:
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23.6.17 - Bitches Brew ft. Emma Smith & Signy Jakobsdottir + NÉRIJA - St. Luke's - 8pm "Recently nominated for Jazz FM Breakthrough Act of the Year 2016, Nérija are a collective of up and coming, London-based musicians playing exciting and original music inspired by Jazz, Hip Hop, Afrobeat and South African Township. Together they have toured across Europe and the UK in addition to performing alongside top UK jazz musicians such as Nathaniel Facey of Empirical, pianist Zoe Rahman, and supporting Jazz Jamaica at the renowned Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club." 24.6.17 - Raymond MacDonald and Friends - Glad Cafe - 8pm Music by Raymond MacDonald, performed and improvised by Raymond MacDonald - saxes / Stuart Brown - drums / Robert Henderson - trumpet / Su-a Lee - cello / Jim MacEwan - Keys / Graeme Wilson - sax / Emma Tomlinson - viola / Emma Smith - bass 25.6.17 - Bitches Brew Glasgow Jazz Festival - Glad Cafe - 7.30pm The line-up for this year's Glasgow Jazz Fest includes Maud the Moth, Rachael Cohen and Kikazaru. Check out the Bitches Brew page for more details... |
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APRIL
14.4.17 - Bitches Brew #7 - Glad Cafe - 7.30pm
The first outing of 2017, check out the Bitches Brew page for full details. The line up will include Cliona Cassidy, Signy Jakobsdottir and Kikazaru.
30.4.17 - Babylon Arabic Band - Tradfest - Scottish Storytelling Centre - 8pm
Baghdad is still singing: A night of Iraqi music, storytelling and belly dancing.
14.4.17 - Bitches Brew #7 - Glad Cafe - 7.30pm
The first outing of 2017, check out the Bitches Brew page for full details. The line up will include Cliona Cassidy, Signy Jakobsdottir and Kikazaru.
30.4.17 - Babylon Arabic Band - Tradfest - Scottish Storytelling Centre - 8pm
Baghdad is still singing: A night of Iraqi music, storytelling and belly dancing.
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January
28.1.17 - Bevvy Sisters - Celtic Connections
Three gigs back to back in classic CC style. First up St Lukes @ 7.30pm... next down to the Drygate Brewery for a taster of some fo the festival highlights (we're on around 12.30) and then finally down to the Festival Club at the Art School for the late slot starting at 2am. BRING IT ON!!
28.1.17 - Bevvy Sisters - Celtic Connections
Three gigs back to back in classic CC style. First up St Lukes @ 7.30pm... next down to the Drygate Brewery for a taster of some fo the festival highlights (we're on around 12.30) and then finally down to the Festival Club at the Art School for the late slot starting at 2am. BRING IT ON!!
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December
15.12.16 - Running Under Bridges - Reid Hall - 7.30pm
Further experiments in graphic design for free improvisation, devised by Raymond MacDonald and Jo Ganter. Other musicians include Aidan O'Rourke, Tom Bancroft and Xenia Pestova.
15.12.16 - Running Under Bridges - Reid Hall - 7.30pm
Further experiments in graphic design for free improvisation, devised by Raymond MacDonald and Jo Ganter. Other musicians include Aidan O'Rourke, Tom Bancroft and Xenia Pestova.
August
Edinburgh Fringe - My Leonard Cohen - with Stewart D'Arrietta - ASSEMBLY ON THE MOUND
An excellent biographical trip through the life and music of one of the world's greatest poets. D'Arrietta has an encyclopaedic knowledge of Cohen's life, loves and losses, and matches this with a unique charisma and depth of musicianship.
Edinburgh Fringe - My Leonard Cohen - with Stewart D'Arrietta - ASSEMBLY ON THE MOUND
An excellent biographical trip through the life and music of one of the world's greatest poets. D'Arrietta has an encyclopaedic knowledge of Cohen's life, loves and losses, and matches this with a unique charisma and depth of musicianship.
May...
26.5.16 - SYNTONIC - CLICK CLACK CLUB - HENRY'S CELLAR BAR 7PM
Joining the line-up for one of Edinburgh's long established experimental music nights, Syntonic will be debuting some of their newest material at this brilliantly eclectic night.
June...
4.6.16 - GRAEME STEPHEN TRIO - LEITH JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL - LEITH DEPOT 8.30PM
'There’s no doubt that [Kikazaru's] Graeme Stephen is one of the country’s top jazz guitarists, here in trio format for Leith Jazz Festival.
"Stephen’s music speaks loudly of ambition, imagination, nous, and harmonic adventure yet teemed with the sort of tuneful realisation that swells the heart – Rob Adams, The Herald"'
www.graemestephen.com
21.6.16 - MUSICIANS WITHOUT BORDERS: WORLD WIDE MUSIC DAY - LEITH DEPOT
All proceeds from this gig will go to Musicians Without Borders.
Musicians Without Borders "uses music to bridge divides, connect communities, and heal the wounds of war". Projects include Music For Social Change "[which] offers uplifting, music-based activities to young people who lack social or cultural opportunities, and reaches thousands of the most marginalized children of the West Bank." Check out their website for more information about the incredible work this organisation does all over the world.
The line-up for this is still tbc, but confirmed we have KIKAZARU, SYNTONIC & RIVER OF SLIME (DJ SET).
23.6.16 - BITCHES BREW - GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL, GLAD CAFE 7.30pm
This is Bitches Brew's FIRST EVER gig in Glasgow, and we're EXCITED!! As if that wasn't enough, we're also part of the Glasgow Jazz Festival. Check out the Bitches Brew page for full line-up.
Tickets available here.
24.6.16 - SYNTONIC - GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL, RECITAL ROOM 9.30pm
The night after Bitches Brew, Syntonic has it's own gig, where the duo can really spread it's wings and settle into a good hour of music making. This promises to be a great gig, with the pair putting together their most diverse and intricate set to date. This one is going to be special, there is no doubt about that.
Tickets available here.
28.6.16 - CLASSICAL KICKS - RONNIE'S BAR, RONNIE SCOTT'S JAZZ CLUB, SOHO
Back in the CK hot-seat, Emma is mega-excited to be part of this stellar gig which never fails to push boundaries that neither the musicians nor the audience knew they had...
July...
21.7.16 - BEVVY SISTERS 10TH BIRTHDAY BASH - EDINBURGH JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL, GEORGE SQUARE SPIEGELTENT 8.30pm
A rare treat to be back with old amigos the Bevvy Sisters, and for their 10th Birthday bash no less. These musicians need no excuse for a party on a Monday night, so imagine what their 10th Birthday Bash is going to be like. Ooft... Get your tickets here.
26.5.16 - SYNTONIC - CLICK CLACK CLUB - HENRY'S CELLAR BAR 7PM
Joining the line-up for one of Edinburgh's long established experimental music nights, Syntonic will be debuting some of their newest material at this brilliantly eclectic night.
June...
4.6.16 - GRAEME STEPHEN TRIO - LEITH JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL - LEITH DEPOT 8.30PM
'There’s no doubt that [Kikazaru's] Graeme Stephen is one of the country’s top jazz guitarists, here in trio format for Leith Jazz Festival.
"Stephen’s music speaks loudly of ambition, imagination, nous, and harmonic adventure yet teemed with the sort of tuneful realisation that swells the heart – Rob Adams, The Herald"'
www.graemestephen.com
21.6.16 - MUSICIANS WITHOUT BORDERS: WORLD WIDE MUSIC DAY - LEITH DEPOT
All proceeds from this gig will go to Musicians Without Borders.
Musicians Without Borders "uses music to bridge divides, connect communities, and heal the wounds of war". Projects include Music For Social Change "[which] offers uplifting, music-based activities to young people who lack social or cultural opportunities, and reaches thousands of the most marginalized children of the West Bank." Check out their website for more information about the incredible work this organisation does all over the world.
The line-up for this is still tbc, but confirmed we have KIKAZARU, SYNTONIC & RIVER OF SLIME (DJ SET).
23.6.16 - BITCHES BREW - GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL, GLAD CAFE 7.30pm
This is Bitches Brew's FIRST EVER gig in Glasgow, and we're EXCITED!! As if that wasn't enough, we're also part of the Glasgow Jazz Festival. Check out the Bitches Brew page for full line-up.
Tickets available here.
24.6.16 - SYNTONIC - GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL, RECITAL ROOM 9.30pm
The night after Bitches Brew, Syntonic has it's own gig, where the duo can really spread it's wings and settle into a good hour of music making. This promises to be a great gig, with the pair putting together their most diverse and intricate set to date. This one is going to be special, there is no doubt about that.
Tickets available here.
28.6.16 - CLASSICAL KICKS - RONNIE'S BAR, RONNIE SCOTT'S JAZZ CLUB, SOHO
Back in the CK hot-seat, Emma is mega-excited to be part of this stellar gig which never fails to push boundaries that neither the musicians nor the audience knew they had...
July...
21.7.16 - BEVVY SISTERS 10TH BIRTHDAY BASH - EDINBURGH JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL, GEORGE SQUARE SPIEGELTENT 8.30pm
A rare treat to be back with old amigos the Bevvy Sisters, and for their 10th Birthday bash no less. These musicians need no excuse for a party on a Monday night, so imagine what their 10th Birthday Bash is going to be like. Ooft... Get your tickets here.
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January is shaping up nicely...
17.1.16 - KIKAZARU - PARADISE PALMS TIME tbc
Gearing up for some more of their unique blend of mayhem, Kikazaru are chomping at the
bit to get back into the saddle for a ride into the surreal.
theparadisepalms.com
20.1.16 - BITCHES BREW - JAZZ BAR 9pm
Check out the Bitches Brew page for news of the next collection of unbelievable talent...
23.1.16 - FOUND - LIMBO - VOODOO ROOMS 7.30pm
Each night sees the right mix of the most established, brand new and freshly breaking live
acts from Scotland and beyond alongside great music from the Black Spring DJs. The audio production is augmented by equally high-grade visuals, with motion graphics, short films and
other video art projected on to the full-sized screen behind the stage.
thevoodoorooms.com
limbolive.co.uk
31.1.16 - NEW VOICES: KATE YOUNG - GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL, STRATHCLYDE SUITE 1pm
One of the many highlights of Bitches Brew so far, Scottish singer, fiddler and composer Kate Young is clearly on a tremendous creative roll. Following the release of her debut album Swimmings of the Head (as Kate in the Kettle) to glowing reviews in autumn 2014, Kate has received further acclaim for her work with all-female fiddlers/singers quartet Carthy, Hardy, Farrell and Young.
Here she presents a new collection of songs, partly inspired by fragments of traditional material, exploring the largely lost or hidden lore of plants’ healing powers, and seeking to restore this knowledge to its rightful cultural place. Her accompanying strings/percussion line-up features Corrina Hewat, Patsy Reid, Su-a Lee, Robert McFall, Morag Brown, Emma Smith and Tim Lane.
celticconnections.com
17.1.16 - KIKAZARU - PARADISE PALMS TIME tbc
Gearing up for some more of their unique blend of mayhem, Kikazaru are chomping at the
bit to get back into the saddle for a ride into the surreal.
theparadisepalms.com
20.1.16 - BITCHES BREW - JAZZ BAR 9pm
Check out the Bitches Brew page for news of the next collection of unbelievable talent...
23.1.16 - FOUND - LIMBO - VOODOO ROOMS 7.30pm
Each night sees the right mix of the most established, brand new and freshly breaking live
acts from Scotland and beyond alongside great music from the Black Spring DJs. The audio production is augmented by equally high-grade visuals, with motion graphics, short films and
other video art projected on to the full-sized screen behind the stage.
thevoodoorooms.com
limbolive.co.uk
31.1.16 - NEW VOICES: KATE YOUNG - GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL, STRATHCLYDE SUITE 1pm
One of the many highlights of Bitches Brew so far, Scottish singer, fiddler and composer Kate Young is clearly on a tremendous creative roll. Following the release of her debut album Swimmings of the Head (as Kate in the Kettle) to glowing reviews in autumn 2014, Kate has received further acclaim for her work with all-female fiddlers/singers quartet Carthy, Hardy, Farrell and Young.
Here she presents a new collection of songs, partly inspired by fragments of traditional material, exploring the largely lost or hidden lore of plants’ healing powers, and seeking to restore this knowledge to its rightful cultural place. Her accompanying strings/percussion line-up features Corrina Hewat, Patsy Reid, Su-a Lee, Robert McFall, Morag Brown, Emma Smith and Tim Lane.
celticconnections.com
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25.4.15 - FOUND - MOONHOP - HENRY'S CELLAR BAR 11pm
The FOUND collective presents the Moon Hop - a regular night mixing performances by some
of the UK’s most exciting artists with sets from the Moon Hop DJs and their genre defying record collection.
live this month - FOUND, Hollie McNish, Dan Lyth & The Euphrates, Michael Pedersen + loads of rare, white hot wax played by the Moon Hop DJs.
"FOUND's experimental pop managed to reference the electronic pallette of Kraftwerk and Warp Records whilst offering nods to the clipped urgency of Wire, the melodicism of Motown and, well, something akin to My Bloody Valentine being produced by Joe Meek. Honest."
http://shop.chemikal.co.uk/acatalog/FOUND.html
The FOUND collective presents the Moon Hop - a regular night mixing performances by some
of the UK’s most exciting artists with sets from the Moon Hop DJs and their genre defying record collection.
live this month - FOUND, Hollie McNish, Dan Lyth & The Euphrates, Michael Pedersen + loads of rare, white hot wax played by the Moon Hop DJs.
"FOUND's experimental pop managed to reference the electronic pallette of Kraftwerk and Warp Records whilst offering nods to the clipped urgency of Wire, the melodicism of Motown and, well, something akin to My Bloody Valentine being produced by Joe Meek. Honest."
http://shop.chemikal.co.uk/acatalog/FOUND.html
7.10.15 - BITCHES BREW - JAZZ BAR 9pm
Everything you need to know about this MONUMENTALLY EXCITING GIG is on the Bitches Brew page, so I won't get into it again here.
Everything you need to know about this MONUMENTALLY EXCITING GIG is on the Bitches Brew page, so I won't get into it again here.
9.10.15 - FOUND - SOMEWHERE IN GLASGOW
More info coming soon...
More info coming soon...
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25.4.15 - PIE 2 - PATHHEAD VILLAGE HALL 8pm
Another night in Pathhead of Improvised & Experimental Music
from the Pathhead Music Collective & friends featuring:
Svelte: Raymond MacDonald (sax) & Tom Bancroft (drums)
Martin Green (laptop) & Corrina Hewat (harp)
Graeme Stephen (guitar/loops) & Tom Bancroft (drums & loops)
Kate Young (violin/vox) Emma Smith (bass) & Yodelina (yodelling)
plus blind date duos & trios & finale from cast.
Live visuals by Funktioncreep
18.5.15 - CLASSICAL KICKS: CLASSICAL BROADS - ST JAMES THEATRE, LONDON SW1E 5JA
Curator Lizzie Ball joins forces with fellow multi-genre collaborator and cellist Gabriella Swallow to bring you an all star female line up for this unique presentation of the work of iconic women in classical and jazz, with songs, music and spoken word. The programme will include material from Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Clara Schumann, Maya Angelou and more.
Lizzie Ball (violin, vocals, curator)
Gabriella Swallow (cello)
Christina McMaster (piano)
Emma Smith (bass)
Emma Hamilton (actor)
24.5.15 - MANTRA COLLECTIVE - HIDDEN DOOR FESTIVAL, EDINBURGH
The Mantra Collective performs music for visuals - this can be film, TV and video game scores, as well as music for abstract visual performance, musical theatre and lighting shows. We create immersive and dynamic multi-arts experiences.
26.5.15 - ma - HIDDEN DOOR FESTIVAL, EDINBURGH, 6pm
This will be ma's debut performance, playing music written especially for this event.
31.4.15 - CLASSICAL KICKS - RONNIE SCOTT'S, SOHO
Part of the Classical Kicks residency at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, this night will be about as eclectic as anything you've ever seen. World class musicians performing music from an incredibly wide range of genres, washed down with a cocktail or two or ten.
4.6.15 - BITCHES BREW - JAZZ BAR, EDINBURGH, 7pm
Curated by Syntonic, Bitches Brew aims to showcase some of the best female instrumental improvising talent.
The first outing presents ma, Kubov and Syntonic.
