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There is more to France than Paris, Nice and Cannes
Think France, think Paris, think Nice, think Cannes. However, Explore France are promoting other areas including Pas-de-Calais, the Loire Valley and Corsica as well...
Top jazz players head for Linlithgow
A new series of intimate jazz gigs at St Peter’s in Linlithgow begins on Saturday 14 October when the New Focus Duo – pianist...
Listen to the NYOS Jazz Orchestra on the BBC
On Sunday the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland's (NYOS) Jazz Orchestra will feature on BBC Radio Scotland following a live recording of a concert...
Tommy Smith to play solo concert at St Giles
Saxophonist Tommy Smith realises a long-held ambition when he plays a solo concert in St Giles’ Cathedral on Saturday 17 July.
Growing up in Wester...
Playtime jazz hosts transatlantic sessions from Friday
Musicians from as far away as New York and Massachusetts are taking part in the latest series of online concerts staged by Edinburgh jazz...
Jazz goes the Weasel
Edinburgh pianist Brian Kellock spearheads the UK launch on 30 October 2020 of New Zealand-based Thick Records, the jazz label run by Scottish drummer...
Playtime announces new live-stream jazz series
Edinburgh’s Playtime collective this Thursday begins a new programme of live-streamed jazz concerts which will run throughout September and into October.
Following an experimental series...
Tommy Smith receives his OBE from The Queen
Tommy Smith the internationally renowned Jazz saxophonist was invested with his OBE by Her Majesty the Queen at Holyrood earlier in the week. He...
Adrian Cox presents Profoundly Blue at the Jazz Bar
Profoundly Blue has already received rave reviews and the show has been performed in front of sell-out audiences, including at Ronnie Scott’s.
This informed show...
Quartet puts new focus on Jazz at St James
The reigning Scottish Jazz Awards Instrumentalist of the Year, Konrad Wiszniewski brings the group he co-leads with pianist Euan Stevenson to the Jazz at St James...
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra presents Tommy Smith’s ‘Spirit of Light’
On Sunday 17 December 2017 St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral will host an iconic event when the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (SNJO) presents Tommy Smith’s new...
THE LOVE BOAT BIG BAND: 20 YEARS ON THE HIGH CS
ALL-STAR LOCAL LEGENDS STEAM INTO PORT FOR 20TH BIRTHDAY CRUISE & EDINBURGH JAZZ FESTIVAL DEBUT!
With very special guests THE BEVVY SISTERS
EMBARKATION 10PM, JULY 21,...
Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival 2016 (and why you might plan to go next year)
‘Two of these musicians are Jazz Festival virgins…’
And they aren’t the only ones… I had never even been to Islay, the southernmost island of the Inner...
The Jazz Legacy of Charles Mingus at The Queen’s Hall
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (SNJO) directed by Tommy Smith will present The Jazz Legacy of Charles Mingus with special guest Arild Andersen on Friday 23rd September 2016...
Music : Lucy Mae & Luc Phan at Leith Depot
Leith - once that den of iniquity and trainspotters - has become cool; these days a saunter down the Walk is more likely to...
At the Traverse Theatre – Philip Clouts Jazz Quartet
Pianist Philip Clouts’ quartet plays the Traverse Theatre on Monday 26 October 2015 as part of a UK tour to mark the release of a new...
Colin Steele Quintet: Edinburgh Festival Theatre Studio
Trumpeter Colin Steele is one of the leading names in Scottish jazz. An Edinburgh resident, he is a regular name at many of the...
Friday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (12A): the Oscar-winning Classic set in a private girls' school in Edinburgh, where Maggie Smith's headstrong teacher ignores...
What’s On In Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 29TH DECEMBER 2014
The Case of the Curious Clock. The clock did not strike. Midnight was not marked. The New Year did not arrive....
Celebrating Jaco: The Music of Jaco Pastorius – SNJO at The Queen’s Hall
The name of Jaco Pastorius is legendary in the jazz world; one of the few musicians who can be recognised by their first name...
Sunday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Down at the Farm in Gorgie: Storyteller Rosie Mappleback shares some animal tales amidst the cows, sheep, pigs and ducks. Suitable for all ages. 11.30am-12 noon or 1.30-2pm, Gorgie...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2014
Metals and Marble: an exhibition of contemporary metal and marble sculpture by Chris Muirhead and Simon Burns-Cox, displayed in the gallery with its 17th century...
Friday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Coburg House's World's Biggest Coffee Morning: Coburg Studios' resident talents present an array of cakes as diverse as their artwork. Homegrown favourites - and Chinese...
Wednesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Sounds of Jazz: Interplay - guitarist Lachlan MacColl and guest. Lachlan is known in Edinburgh as 'the jazz musician's jazz guitarist' and plays a wide range of...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER 2014
LGBT Spiritual Space: Conflicts of Sexuality and Faith. Explore conflicts that exist within these two aspects of identity; Maxwell Reay, NHS...
Sunday in Edinburgh – what’s on today
Art Maker: join the Art Maker Club and make your own masterpiece with artists Tessa Asquith-Lamb and Louise Fraser. For ages
4-12. 2-4pm (drop-in), Scottish National Gallery, The Mound. No booking required....
What’s on in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 2014
Blackwell's Edinburgh presents The Monthly Book Quiz: if you know your Waugh from your Peace and your Meyer from your Heyer,...
First Time Solo: Iain Maloney launches debut novel
How does a thirty-something Scotsman living in Japan end up writing a book set in Torquay?
That was the question put to Iain Maloney at...
Jazz Festival tickets now on sale
The Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival has announced its programme of events for 2014. Tickets are now on sale for all 140 events at...
Holyrood offer support to Scottish jazz musicians
Cash to help musicians forge European links
The Scottish Government is supporting some of Scotland’s most talented musicians to develop links with European music festivals.
The...
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