Sunday 11th 1-3.30pm, (120mins) £3/£2 Ages PG JAZZ BAR TRIO Excellent modern jazz from a variable format piano/bass/drums trio, featuring some of our top musicians 4pm (60mins); £8/£6 Ages PG AMY ABLER: PIANODIVALICIOUS (USA) With touches of Liberace and Victor Borge, the world-touring US pianist/singer’s performances are full of - fun, laughter, passion, glamour - and feathers! Combining virtuosic technique with vivacious comedy, she covers Beethoven to Broadway, Ragtime to Rock’n’Roll. ‘Imagine if Bette Midler and Liberace had a love child?’ **** (BroadwayBaby). ‘From classical to blues, she switches effortlessly between ragtime, Beethoven, ABBA, Van Halen, Jerry Lee Lewis, and back again!’ (RipItUp). 5.30pm (60mins); £6/£5 Ages PG THE WEEGIES HAVE STOLEN THE ONE O’CLOCK GUN! (Comedy) Acclaimed Performance Poet and Comedian Robin Cairns returns with his popular character ‘Morningside Malcolm’, and a riotous comedy of Glasgow/Edinburgh rivalry. Malcolm lives in Morningside, Edinburgh’s smart, upmarket suburb. Imagine his shock and horror when he learns that Edinburgh Castle’s famous One O’Clock Gun has been stolen by ... Glaswegians! What do the Weegies want the gun for? And what relation is Malcolm to the mob who stole it? ‘An absolute wee gem of a show ... superb one-liners’ (FringeReview 2012). 7pm (60mins); £8/£6 Ages PG BLUES GUITAR DUO Stripped-back blues from Edinburgh’s Hot Tin Roof Duo (an outstanding Fringe success last year!), featuring Andy McKay-Challen on acoustic guitar & vocals, and Gavin Jack on lead electric guitar and slide. The duo recreates the ambience of an intimate bar in the Deep South, with atmospheric Blues originals and covers. 8.30pm (60mins); £8/£6 Ages 16+ REMEMBERING CHET This rare showcase covers not only Chet Baker’s delicate trumpet playing, but also his sublime vocal talent. 25 years after his passing, three of Scotland’s finest jazz musicians bring Chet’s wonderful music to life. With lyrical trumpet maestro Colin Steele, tasteful piano accompaniment by Euan Stevenson, and the smoothly poignant vocals of Iain Ewing, this trio will transport you back in time to a cool jazz joint, for some beautifully laid back West Coast jazz. 10pm (90mins); £7/£5 Ages 18+ HEAD-2-HEAD: NEW JAZZ! Bassist Graham Robb and drummer Bill Kyle were core members of ground-breaking 80s jazz/rock band HEAD. The development continues with this outstanding 6-piece ensemble playing all-original tunes penned by Robb. ‘A muscular triple-horn front row, driven by punchy drums, guitar and electric bass - a powerful jazz-rock ensemble’ **** (Scotsman). ‘A fantastic sound - upbeat bouncy melodies that make you want to dance ... music that really knocks your socks off!’ **** (BroadwayBaby). 12am (90mins) £10/£5 Ages 18+ SAMBA SENE AND DIWAN Sounds of Africa! A diverse international group of musicians, fronted by charismatic Senegalese singer Samba Sene, brings an exuberant fusion of funky mbalax/Afrobeat grooves, with undercurrents of ska and reggae. Original songs with impassioned vocals, infectious guitar licks and irresistible dance grooves, Sene’s influences include former mentor Baaba Maal, Bob Marley, Van Morrison, Alpha Blondy and Aswad. Uplifting and upbeat, this is world music with a Senegalese heart and soul. ‘Top quality world music’ ***** (EdinburghSpotlight); ‘Exuberant, richly layered set’ **** (Scotsman) 2-5am £3/£2 Ages 18+ THE SUNDAY SINNERS Funk/soul grooves from 5-piece band featuring brilliant vocalist Ms Fiona Lynch
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