Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] We also had another award winner at the 2018 Blues Music Awards with Southern Avenue taking home Best Emerging Artist Album for their self titled record. They bring their fiery guitar-led soul rock to 2018 Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival on July 15. Tickets:…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] *** STOP PRESS *** The 2018 Festival brochures have arrived and should be dropping though your letterbox this weekend. If not call us on 0131 467 5200 and we can post you one OR they’ll be about in town very soon. PS don’t forget…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] We’re happy to hear that Doug MacLeod has won the Acoustic Album of the Year at the 2018 Blues Music Awards held in Memphis. Luckily for you he’ll be playing #EJBF2018 on 22 July. Buy tickets here http://bit.ly/DM-EJBF18 Read the article: http://ow.ly/5Kdd30jWRGu [ad_2] Edinburgh…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Hot on the heels of winning Vocalist of the Year at the Jazz FM we are excited to welcome back Zara McFarlane to the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival on July 20. She blends the deep spiritual jazz of Pharoah Sanders with dub and…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Cancel your plans for this evening as Later with Jools Holland returns to BBC2 tonight. If that wasn’t enough he’ll be joined by the phenomenal Bettye LaVette. Bettye Lavette the great soul and R&B singer, and multiple Grammy nominee, will be bringing her heart-wrenching…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] After lighting up the stages at Glastonbury Festival (official), WOMAD Festival, and Leeds Festivals the mighty K.O.G & The Zongo Brigade make their Edinburgh debut on Friday 13 July. Fronted by the outrageously talented whirlwind of energy that is Kweku Sackey A.K.A. Ghanaian force…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] The 2018 brochure is now available to download. Sit back, have a coffee break and take your time to browse through the 140+ shows for this year’s festival. Our programme features the best of jazz, blues, soul from all over the world and all…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Back for TWO NIGHTS ONLY! Davina and The Vagabonds are returning to this year’s Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival. Join her at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre on the 19, 20 July for some bluesy, blustery, bawdy and irresistible fun. Davina’s barrelhouse piano and gutsy,…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Hot Club Gypsy Swing is an extraordinary gypsy jazz double bill show at the Assembly Hall on 14 July. Mozes Rosenberg is a truly scintillating guitarist with tremendous dexterity and speed and it’s easy to see why he’s regarded as one of the successors…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] What a stellar lineup we have for the first Blues Afternoon on the 14 July with Marquise Knox, Stacy Mitchhart and Main Street Blues all in one show. Marquise Knox One of the most exciting young talents in the blues scene. Stacy Mitchhart Band…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] If you didn’t see Rumba de Bodas during last year’s festival then you missed out. But don’t fret, as they return again this year for another nine high octane shows. These festival favourites combine a carnival jazz mix of latin grooves, Balkan festive music,…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Here it is – over 140 shows across 10 days… it’s our 2018 programme! 🔥🔥🔥 Celebrating our 40th anniversary, we’ve put together one of our most exciting and diverse Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival programmes ever. Joining Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Meet Keyon Harrold the front cover star for our 2018 programme. He’s been hailed as the “the future of the trumpet” by Wynton Marsalis and in a short career he’s already won a Grammy Award, toured with the likes of Jay Z and Erykah…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] We’re celebrating International Jazz Day by announcing a Festival Hub – a social hub – where people can eat, drink, meet, talk, and hear great music too, and we’re delighted to be at Teviot Row for the first time, where we’re developing a space…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] One of the things you’ve hated about the Festival is queuing, so we’ve listened and added another reserved seat venue with comfortable chairs, excellent sound, and great sightlines. And it’s slap bang in the centre of town: The Assembly Hall on The Mound. See…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Phil Bancroft is a giant of Scottish Jazz and we welcome him to #EJBF2018. The tenor saxophonist is back, fully engaged with a new band, new purpose, and new music. His trenchant tenor sound, tense, twisting compositions, grand sweeping gestures are all good reason…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] **** STOP PRESS **** We are announcing the FULL line-up for the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival on Tuesday afternoon (1st May). We are celebrating our 40th Anniversary this year and have a host of new venues, new artists, as well as presenting some…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] We have a special treat all the way from Idaho as Hillfolk Noir join the lineup for #EJBF2018. The trio are a band who make the oldest American string band traditions sound fresh and new and relevant. Check out their video below:- https://youtu.be/pG0K03XtXjABilly Got…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Introducing for the first time in Scotland we have Bomba Titinka joining us at #EJBF2018. The Italian group play furious electro-swing music that sucks everyone into a swirl of Jive, Swing and Rock ‘n’ Roll, matching a retro sound that seems to come from…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] For 10 days, the Festival’s favourite superheroes Rumba de Bodas will return to the 2018 Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival. They’ll be performing tracks from their new album “Super Power”. Last year they blew Edinburgh audiences away with their volcanic mix of latin grooves,…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Today, we can announce that the toe-tappin’ California Feetwarmers are returning to the 2018 Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. The masters of ragtime are bringing their killer classic jazz of the 1920s and 30s with “enough spark to raise the dead!” (Folkworld). https://youtu.be/yez29hXBjuYPre-order our…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival updated their cover photo. [ad_2] Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival Source MORE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Arise for MOBO-winning, singer Zara McFarlane who returns to the Festival with songs from her latest album “Arise” released on Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings. Echoing Nina Simone and Cassandra Wilson, she blends the deep spiritual jazz of Pharoah Sanders with dub and reggaeSee more…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] We are getting ready of the BIG reveal of our 2018 programme, but in the meantime, we will be announcing a band a day … If you have been wondering what Snarky Puppy founder, Michael League, has been doing recently – his latest band…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] We’re rolling out the red carpet for piano royalty, as the amazing Stephanie Trick and husband Paolo Alderighi return for some stunning piano virtuosity. Stephanie a classically trained pianist is now one of the leading exponents of stride piano. While Paolo is one of…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Early rise to catch our flight to Bremen, Germany this morning and represent the Festival at Jazz Ahead + discover new exciting music – and we’ve just stumbled upon Alan Benzie (Alan Benzie Trio), Joe Williamson (Square One) and Alex Sharples (Fat-Suit) at the…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] The resplendent Davina and The Vagabonds return for just TWO nights at the 2018 Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival. They play the Festival Theatre on the 19 & 20 July. As seen on ‘Later with Jools Holland’ https://youtu.be/KCJbevoZxWM Davina is a true vocal tour-de-force…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Prepare your ears for a brass banquet… as the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble burst into town this July. Consisting of seven sons of Jazz great Phil Cohran, they deliver a sumptuous mix of New Orleans inspired funk and hip-hop. This family band have played all…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Don’t miss new Scottish music with the Fergus McCreadie Trio! See one of the most exciting new Scottish jazz acts this week at the The Blue Arrow in Glasgow. Hot on the heels of their incredible debut album ‘Turas’ the trio are playing the…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Who are “the most-talked-about band in Memphis”? It’s only Southern Avenue who will play on Sunday 15 July. Full of that that legendary gritty, funky Stax mojo they deliver fiery guitar-led soul rock, with punchy horns, hard-shuffling beats, sparkling ballads and bar-room throw downs.…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] It’s the final few days of the awe-inspiring Edinburgh International Science Festival. So, if you’re thinking of Leaving Planet Earth (8pm, Summerhall – today) or want to Meet the Forest Scientists (10am – 4pm, Dynamic Earth – Saturday) or if your little one is…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Calling All Blues Fans We are delighted to announce a stonking double bill of Blues From Chicago – featuring Mud Morganfield Band and John Primer Band. Mud Morganfield can sound uncannily like his father and his band salutes Muddy Waters heritage and proves that…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Mark Hendry’s Octet will be performing in Glasgow tomorrow night (Thursday 12) at the The Old Hairdressers from 8pm. Tickets are £7 and are available on the door. If you need any more convincing to go along then take a look at the trailer…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] This year we celebrate 40 years and we’re pleased to announce our first artists of the 2018 Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival. Joining us for 10 days of musical excitement we have: Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra (one show only) Tickets…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] ****A quick Heads-Up**** We will be announcing some of our first #EJBF18 concerts on Friday at noon – stay tuned for more…. [ad_2] Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival Source MORE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] We’re delighted to announce the line up for this year’s collaboration with the innovating multi-arts festival Hidden Door – what a amazing way to kick off our 40th Anniversary celebrations! SAVE THE DATE: 1 June 2018. On the bill: The kings of orchestral jazz…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Looking for something to do tonight? Then why not have some fun with science? If you’ve no plans tonight, come and experiment with some awesome science at Science Festival Lates! It’s 80s themed so expect glow sticks and a silent disco, as well as…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] If you are “Kind Of Blue”and want to learn a new skill why not check out this handy guide [ad_2] Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival Source MORE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Hurrah! The 2018 Edinburgh International Children’s Festival programme is now live! From intimate, immersive theatre specifically designed for babies, through to high-energy and thought-provoking shows for teenagers, the 2018 programme features 14 shows from 12 countries. Head over tohttp://ow.ly/NwlT30j29Ls to see what gems #EdChildrensFest…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] The sudden eruption of yellow on the streets of Edinburgh, can only mean one thing – the Edinburgh International Festival programme is has landed! How does all all that opera, theatre, dance and music squeeze into a box like this?! 🤔 We can’t wait…
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