Wednesday 14 1pm (60mins); £5/£4 Ages PG AURORA ENGINE - THE ROAD TO MORDOR Pianist/harpist Debbie Shaw (‘Aurora Engine’) uses harps, effects pedals and piano in folktinged songs, topped with gutsy or angelic vocals - with a hint of Geordie. Her epic journey has taken her from County Durham through Japan, Europe, Scandinavia and the Middle East. Often compared with Bjork, Regina Spektor, Radiohead, Imogen Heap, Kate Bush, Pulp and James Blake, expect dramatic arpeggiated runs, thumping chords balanced with soaring anthemic melodies, and gentle lullaby-esque arrangements. 2.30pm (60mins) £7/6 SWEET, SOUR AND SAUCY One grand piano. Two glorious voices. Classic jazz and blues. This Australian duo, fronted by dynamic singer Melissa Western, recreates the chemistry of great duets like Ella and Louis with sweet, sour and saucy songs. Quality music, hysterical tangents and an intimate atmosphere. Western’s previous shows have been heralded as ‘Absolutely brilliant’ ***** (ThreeWeeks), ‘On fire’ **** (Scotsman), ‘Frisky and cool’ **** (Three Weeks), ‘Wicked jazz and blues’ (Australian Stage), and ‘Rich, powerful vocals’ (New Adelaide Theatre). 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. 8.30 (60mins); £12/£8 Ages 16+ MEDEA: GREECE MEETS WEST PhD Graduates in Composition from Edinburgh University, Kostas Rekleitis and Derek Williams, team up with acclaimed Edinburgh Grand Opera Director, soprano Christina Dunwoodie, and virtuoso bass clarinettist Pete Furniss, intertwining classical Greek mystery with jazzical profanity. Medea meets her match when the four corners of the earth collide at The Jazz Bar! Eastern love songs and other ancient stories woven into the fabric of western jazz, with modernist classical highlights. (Performed in English translation 10pm (90mins); £10/£8 Ages 18+ BHUNDU BOY RISE KAGONA BBC’s Andy Kershaw cites Rise Kagona as a guitar hero who changed his life, and John Peel famously broke down in tears the first time he saw The Bhundu Boys perform. From Zimbabwe, Rise has transferred traditional Jiti rhythms to guitar, and his band toured the world in the 80s and 90s. Back this year, Rise will perform songs from his forthcoming new album. His ‘sunny, intricate, sparkling guitar lines belie formidable technical prowess’ (Scotsman) 12am (90mins); £6/£4 Ages 18+ STEPHEN GORDON: US JAZZ In from New Orleans, the Stephen Gordon Group evokes new soundscapes in jazz. Bandleader Stephen has also been sideman to many great musicians, eg Ellis Marsalis, Dr Robert Trowers, Donald Harrison, Cyrus Chestnut, Fred Wesley, Wayne Henderson, Bobby Shew, Dick Oatts, and Irvin Mayfield, to name just a few . With this group, Stephen keeps the legacy of music and the craft of jazz artistry alive. 2-5am £3/£2 Ages 18+ THE KATET Original funk/soul songs from Mike Kearney’s outstanding 7-piece with 3-horn brass section
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