Listen to Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival Artists
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The Memphis guitarist and vocalist is one of the world’s leading new blues powers. Hard rockin’ electric blues, southern boogie, country blues, with a deep soulful voice and formidable guitar play
Venue
The Jamhouse 
Edith's big, bright voice and bubbling personality has long been a favourite of Edinburgh audiences. Here she is with a brass section, featuring Lennie Herd and Martin Foster, and top class rhythm to
Venue
The Hub
For the first time in ten years, the legendary blues-rock-boogie band who headlined the original Woodstock Festival are back playing in the UK, with three of the original 1969 band members: Fito de la
Venue
The Queens Hall
Carol Kidd has always had a shower of stardust around her, and here she is celebrating the songs Garland sang, from the great era of Hollywood. Shimmering and soaring with flawless phrasing, Kidd’s
Venue
The Queens Hall
Featuring: Barbara Morrison, Lisa Mills Band, Violet Leighton Band
A triple bill of three great female blues singers. LA’s Barbara Morrison is on her way to the Big Joe Turner Blues Festival in
Venue
The Jamhouse
SOLD OUT
13:00
£10.00
Featuring: Blues N’Trouble, King King, Gerry Jablonski Electric Band
Edinburgh’s monster blues band headline a rollicking night of three big Festival favourites. Blues N’Trouble’s classic
Venue
The Jamhouse
Directed by Colin Steele
Trumpeter and Composer, Colin Steele, is the Sibelius of the new Scotland. His music is a massive, joyous celebration of Scottish melody and rhythm, liberated and enhanced
Venue
The Queens Hall
High energy, toe-tapping, finger-snapping music in the vein of Louis Jordan, Louis Prima or Basie. The nine-piece band is a throwback to the jump and swing bands of the 30s and 40s and they have their
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Assembly@Princes Street Gardens
What to expect? “Elements of Persia, dub, jazz, funk and North Africa, and a groove that anyone can lock into" (Astrojazz), GOL are an Edinburgh based band with a very unusual take on world-jazz. Ro
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Voodoo Rooms
The guitarist conjures seductive cinematic atmospheres with energetic drum programming, lush instrumental arrangements, brilliant saxophone soloing from Konrad Wiszniewski; percussive drive from Signy
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Voodoo Rooms
Classic swing jazz of the 30’s and 40’s - as the traditions of European gypsy swing collide with the sophisticated jazz of musicians like Duke Ellington - is the repertoire of this terrific five-p
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Royal Overseas League
Sold Out
12:30
£8.00
Ken Mathieson's Band features the cream of Scottish classic jazz talent, and long time collaborator, the effervescent New Orleans trumpeter, Duke Heitger, taking time out from his day job leading the
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The Jamhouse
Trotignon is one of the world’s most exciting young jazz pianists. His touch is Ravel and Debussy; his drive is out of Herbie Hancock, and his music is at the forefront of the new wave of jazz, alon
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Assembly@Princes Street Gardens
The sunny warmth of Mario's music meets the intrepid pianism of David Berkman and together they generate serious heat. Rolling rhythms, infectious and edgy tunes, the music bristles with good-vibes an
Venue
The Jazz Bar
Inspired by the sounds of wildlife - from the cross rhythms of geese and electronic squeals of lapwings - two of the most exciting young composers, from Scotland and the US, Brown and Hollenbeck unvei
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The Hub
Inspired by the sounds of wildlife - from the cross rhythms of geese and electronic squeals of lapwings - two of the most exciting young composers, from Scotland and the US, Brown and Hollenbeck unvei
Venue
The Hub
Trombonist Chris Greive, guitarist Graeme Stephen, and drummer Chris Wallace have one of the most unusual and distinctive sounds in 2010 Jazz. Their new album with the virtuoso Berlin clarinetist, Sil
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The Lot
King's smoky, bluesy voice is the perfect vehicle to interpret the songs made famous by the most emotive of jazz singers: Billie Holiday. King rekindles Holiday's emotional openness that communicates
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The Hub
Singers: Karen Lano & Ian Siegal, Musical Director: Daniel Yvinec
Keeping intact the marvellous contours of the original melodies, The French National Jazz Institution, ONJ will perform a selectio
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The Hub
File under ''Party''. Described as ''Jools Holland on Speed'' the engagingly infectious pianist and singer Red Stripe and his seven-piece band offer wicked boogie-woogie, jump jive blues/rock and roll
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The Jamhouse
Cuban and Latin American salsa meets traditional Scottish and Irish music. Salsa Celtica take time off from headlining a string of high profile European Festivals, to celebrate their 15th anniversary
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The Queens Hall
With Ryan Quigley Big Band
Paying homage to the wonderful Sinatra recordings with the Duke Ellington and Count Basie Orchestras, Todd Gordon offers his interpretations of ever-popular songs like "I
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Assembly@Princes Street Gardens
Band of Eden is a mixed gender 18 piece contemporary big band featuring an explosive mix of instrumental talent from all over the world. Playing new compositions by Tom Bancroft and Laura Macdonald th
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The Hub