July 2022
Sunday 3rd July – Chris Clark Quartet – Chris is an excellent singer/guitarist from the West of Scotland and has appeared at Whigham Jazz Club a few times over the years. The music is laid-back with an undercurrent of easy listening of wonderfully crafted songs from the Great American Songbook and beyond. Chris will be joined by Robert Henderson (trumpet), Jay Kilbride (double bass and Kevin Dorrian (drums)
Sunday 10th July – Swing 2022 – This band is now in its 42nd year!! Starting out as Swing 1980, its founder – rhythm guitarist/vocalist John ‘JJ” Russell has been there, done it and seen it all! A mainstay of the Scottish Jazz Scene with numerous jazz clubs, festivals, and more regular gigs that you can shake a stick at, this foursome is a total joy! Do not miss this one!
Sunday 17th July – Ali Affleck and her Band – Back in 2011, Whighams was one of the first places Ali performed when she arrived back in Scotland after living in California for many years. We didn’t know then how HUGE she would become on the Scottish (and now International) Jazz Scene, exploring the works of the originators of early years and vintage jazz. Ali remains hugely popular and it’s a delight to have her with us again this evening.
Sunday 24th July – Prune Karlen and her Trio – Swiss songstress, Prune Karlen is another former Edinburgh based singer who is no longer resident here, but we couldn’t resist the opportunity of bringing her back in for a very special performance when we heard she’d be in town!! Fantastic vocalist with a soft-as-velvet lush tone to her voice, she’ll leave you spellbound.
Wednesday 27th July – Summer Wines Wine Tasting – with: Elise Jabaud, Wine Importers Edinburgh – A great selection of whites & reds that are perfect for when the sun shines.
Sunday 31st July – The Whighams Jazz Jam and Open Mic Session – The ever-popular jazz jam and open mic session is back this evening for its once monthly spotlight of what any instrumentalist or vocalist may wish to perform with the house trio. Who knows, as the Edinburgh Fringe beckons, we may get a few visiting folk from the four corners of the globe beating a retreat to the West End to come in to perform with tonight’s house trio led by tonight’s host – Martin Waugh (piano), with Jimmy Taylor (double bass) and Kevin Dorrian (drums)
August 2022
Wednesday 31st August – Lesser Known – Wine Tasting with: Elise Jabaud, Wine Importers Edinburgh – It may be lesser known countries, regions or grape varietals but all these wines have something exciting to show us.
September 2022
Wednesday 28th September – Loire Wine Tasting with: Elise Jabaud, Wine Importers Edinburgh – The Loire is not all about Sancerre they make other fabulous wines, for this tasting we will be focusing on those.
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