Festivals and gigs. A listings calendar, plus previews, news, reviews, and photos
Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] LAST CHANCE TO APPLY! Applications for the EJBF International Talent Development Fund close on Monday. If you’re a Scottish jazz or blues musician with international aspirations, we want to hear from you! Read all about it and apply by 21 March: https://www.edinburghjazzfestival.com/ejbf-int-talent-dev-fund [ad_2] Edinburgh…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Just ONE WEEK TO GO until applications for the EJBF International Talent Development Fund close! Providing an chance for Scottish jazz and blues artists who have international ambitions, the International Talent Development Fund presents a unique chance to perform on the international stage. We…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] 📣 Calling all Scottish jazz & blues artists 📣 We are pleased to announce the the EJBF INTERNATIONAL TALENT DEVELOPMENT FUND which provides an chance for Scottish jazz and blues artists who have international ambitions. We will work with you to ensure you have…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] As a proud member of EJN, we support their statement on the war in Ukraine: EJN statement on the war in #Ukraine 🇺🇦 The Europe Jazz Network (EJN) strongly condemns the brutal attack on Ukraine and stands in solidarity with its people. According to…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] A huge thanks to everyone who joined us in person and online for the Scottish Blues Weekend! If you missed it, you can still enjoy our three Saturday concerts with a Digital Day Pass for just £10. The concerts are available to watch until…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] We’re underway with the Scottish Blues Weekend! 🎸 [fb_vid autoplay= “true” id=”1761718174035904″] [ad_2] Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival Source
Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] THE SCOTTISH BLUES WEEKEND STARTS TODAY! Today’s gigs are all sold out, but there are still a couple of tickets left for Sandy Tweeddale & Simon Kennedy or Mike Zito & Jon Mackenzie tomorrow. And you can enjoy today’s concerts wherever you are in…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] MORE TICKETS ON SALE FOR THE SCOTTISH BLUES WEEKEND! We’ve released a few tickets for all shows – get in quick! Join us live or online – see the full programme: https://www.edinburghjazzfestival.com/whats-on 📸 By Per Ole Hagen [ad_2] Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival Source
Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Get yourself in the mood for this weekend’s Scottish Blues Weekend with this clip of Sandy Tweeddale For his Sunday afternoon gig, Sandy is joined by Ali Petrie on keys, Chris Agnew on bass and Mike Hellier on drums – expect music inspired by…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] SCOTTISH BLUES WEEKEND – ONE WEEK TO GO! Our in person tickets are pretty much sold out, but there are still a couple of tickets left for Sandy Tweeddale & Simon Kennedy and Mike Zito & Jon Mackenzie – grab the last few remaining…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] If you missed out on tickets for the Blues Afternoon, Liz Jones & Broken Windows, or Melisa Kelly and the Smokin’ Crows, fear not! You can watch them all from the comfort of your own sofa with a Scottish Blues Digital Day Pass. For…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] If you want to learn from the cream of Scottish jazz then the Edinburgh Jazz School is for you! This 9 week series features masterclasses led by Scottish jazz stars Fergus McCreadie, Joe Williamson and David Bowden. During the sessions at St Brides, the…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] LAST CHANCE TO BE PART OF GD JAM! We are excited and delighted to be back live at St Brides for the next term of GD Jam. There are still a few places available but you’ll need to get in quick! GD Jam is…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Last chance to apply for the Blues Academy! 🎸 We are excited and delighted to be back live at St Brides for the next term of our Blues Academy. There are still a few places available but you’ll need to get in quick! Edinburgh…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] We have an incredible show to close the Scottish Blues Weekend 2022! Making his EJBF debut, award-winning blues guitar phenomenon Mike Zito is famed for his integral role blues super group the Royal Southern Brotherhood. With his own band, he mixes exceptional guitar work…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] A new project from Sandy Tweeddale is always worth catching. And for the Scottish Blues Weekend, he is joined by Ali Petrie on keys, Christopher Agnew on bass and Mike Hellier on drums. Expect music inspired by Big Bill Bronzy to Muddy Waters, Lightin…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Melisa Kelly and the Smokin’ Crows are a five-piece, Glasgow based combo, fronted by Melisa’s glorious and powerfully soulful vocals. The band brew up a funky mix of blues and soul music with songs from Etta James to Aretha Franklin; Stevie Wonder to James…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] We are excited and delighted to be back live at St Brides for the next term of our Blues Academy and GD Jam! There are still a few places available but you’ll need to get in quick! Edinburgh Blues Academy aims to help musicians…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] 📣SOLD OUT📣 Our Scottish Blues Weekend 2022 Blues Afternoon has SOLD OUT! See the full festival programme and get your tickets before they run out: https://www.edinburghjazzfestival.com/whats-on [ad_2] Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival Source
Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] The Scottish Blues Weekend – on sale now! Join us at Assembly Roxy from 18-20 February as ten artists bring the best of the blues over three days, with award-winning blues guitar phenomenon Mike Zito closing the weekend with his trio. You can join…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Beat the winter blues with the Scottish Blues Weekend! Join us at Assembly Roxy from 18-20 February as ten artists bring the best of the blues over three days, with award-winning blues guitar phenomenon Mike Zito closing the weekend with his trio. Tickets go…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Enjoy this festive musical treat courtesy of Sam Hancock and Ben Shankland, who performed on the Introducing Stage at the Scottish Jazz Weekend 2021. Thank you for all your support in 2021 and we look forward to bringing lots of amazing music your way…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] At EJBF21, singer Nicole Smit presented a set that featured music commissioned especially for EJBF, backed by some of Edinburgh’s up and coming musicians. This new project was one of seven supported by the Scottish Government’s EXPO fund and you can check out some…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Graham Costello is one of Scotland’s top drummers and the leader of STRATA. For his EJBF21 concert, he formed a new group – UNITS. They delivered genre bending music with heavy harmonies, shifting rhythms and lots of energy and you can see some of…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Want to work with us? As we start to prepare for the 2022 Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival and Edinburgh Festival Carnival, we are looking for four people to join our busy Festival and Carnival teams: Office Co-ordinator/Bookkeeper Project Manager Marketing Assistant Carnival Administrator…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Thanks to everyone who joined us in person and online for the Scottish Jazz Weekend! If you missed it, you still have time to get a Digital Weekend Pass and enjoy six incredible online concerts. But be quick – you only have until 5pm…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Ali Affleck takes to the stage at Assemly Roxy! [fb_vid autoplay= “true” id=”471079271021952″] [ad_2] Source MORE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] It’s the final day of the Scottish Jazz Weekend! At 2pm, Ali Affleck and her Auld Town Stompers kick off the day with a musical jaunt through the heat of the southern states with a little New York ‘tin pan alley’ thrown in for…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] A peak behind the scenes. Check out the view of our brilliant technical team who are working hard to bring you these online concerts! If you enjoyed our Introducing Stage streams, you can watch the rest of the weekend for just £10 with a…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Due to the impact of Covid, Joe Williamson Quartet and Nathan Somevi are no longer able to perform at the Scottish Jazz Weekend. However, we are delighted that Prime (featuring Kevin McKenzie, Pete Johnstone and Doug Hough) will perform in place of Nathan Somevi…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Check out SUS4 Quartet performing at the Blue Lamp for a taster of what our Introducing Stage audiences can expect this weekend! They are performing in a double header with piano and vocal duo Ben Shankland and Sam Hancock at Assembly Roxy at 2pm…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] Enjoy 6 minutes of some of the finest funk around! Aki Remally closes day one of the Scottish Jazz Weekend on Saturday – get your tickets for this unmissable concert now: https://www.edinburghjazzfestival.com/artist/aki-remally-0 [fb_vid autoplay= “true” id=”594194985220081″] [ad_2] Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival Source MORE…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] If you can’t make it along to Assembly Roxy this weekend, why not get a Digital Weekend Pass and enjoy all six Scottish Jazz Weekend concerts from home? All our concerts will be streamed live, with an on demand version available shortly afterwards which…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] We love this beautiful video from Ben Shankland and Sam Hancock, who are performing in a double bill alongside Aberdeen-based band SUS4 Quartet on the Introducing Stage at the Scottish Jazz Weekend. Tickets are just £2 – get yours for this Saturday’s concert on…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] This time next week, Joe Williamson and his new quartet will be getting ready to take to the stage at Assembly Roxy for their Scottish Jazz Weekend concert! This brand new project sees guitarist Joe Williamson, known for his contribution to progressive, genre-blending groups…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] One of the stars of our 2021 online Introducing Series, guitarist Nathan Somevi is a name to watch, fusing jazz classics and soul and drawing parallels with the music of Herbie Hancock and Sonny Rollins. Check out this clip from the Introducing Series and…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] This December, join vivacious singer and early jazz expert Ali Affleck at the Scottish Jazz Weekend for a musical jaunt through the heat of the southern states with a little New York ‘tin pan alley’ thrown in for good measure. Together with her band,…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] The safety of our audiences and performers is of the utmost importance. Audiences attending the Scottish Jazz Weekend this December will be seated in socially-distanced bubbles, you will be required to wear a mask unless exempt, and there will be sanitising stations throughout the…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival [ad_1] The Scotsman interviewed Joe Williamson about his new quartet ahead of their debut concert at the Scottish Jazz Weekend. Check it out: https://bit.ly/3G2t2aR Joe Williamson to unveil ‘nearly acoustic quartet’ at Scottish Jazz Weekend [ad_2] Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival Source MORE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
