Music, Jazz, Festival

The picturesque seaside town plays host to an action-packed family-friendly festival. There's something for all ages and all tastes, from a beach day with a sandcastle competition for children and fun run for adults, to a food market and picnic day, as well as sports, magic shows, children's activities and live music over…

Jazz and blues music from some of the finest local and visiting musicians, taking over a host of venues around the coastal town.

Annual music festival to help fund educational opportunities for disadvantaged children in the poorest and most remote regions of Nepal.

A long weekend of jazz and blues music with a touch of soul and rock'n'roll thrown in for good measure. The festival offers over 40 concerts and many chance to throw some swing jump / jive shapes (as well as a jive dance workshop for those who need to brush up their moves).

The festival returns after a three-year gap with headliners Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain and a line-up including Mairi MacLeod, Christine Bovill, Opera Bohemia, Temple Bros playing Everly and Cobblers the Clown. As well as musical entertainment there's art, drama, theatre and outdoor activities including a sandcastle…

To say the Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival ticks a few boxes would be an understatement. Established in 1979 with a view to bring world-class artists to a mainly rural area, it has grown in confidence and sale year on year. The nine-day family-friendly multi-arts Borders-based festival boasts everything from theatre…

Scotland's biggest jazz festival presents over 100 concerts in ten days all over the capital, in parks, churches, clubs and concert halls. With a programme featuring all jazz styles from early jazz to the avant garde, the EJ&BF usually manages to secure some world premières, new bands, and new collaborations.

Scotland's hippest jazz festival by some miles typically features major international stars plus some of the most exciting figures on the Scottish scene; the 2012 festival boasted Pharoah Sanders, Robert Cray and George Benson in the former category and Brian Kellock, Euan Stevenson and Konrad Wisniewski in the latter…

The 16th instalment of the festival offers programme of music from professional artists and musicians from the jazz scene, with everything from New Orleans influences to Ragtime.

A high quality artistic programme that brings Scottish and international musicians together in the unique location of Islay. The festival features a taste of Islay, so watch out for hand-dived scallops, crabs, chocolates, homebaking and of course, Lagavulin.

A weekend-long music festival run by volunteers for diverse tastes. It will be building on the success of 2012's inagural comedy and film strands.

Big band music, contemporary jazz and some very hot jazz and blues featuring a host of leading Scottish and international musicians. The centrepiece of the weekend is the Take Five programme, which offers five hours of jazz and blues on three stages in the centre of Lockerbie.

An innovative festival of new music in the North East of Scotland. From contemporary classical music to electro-acoustic music, traditional, vocal and jazz, the festival brings together a wide range of different musical styles in a variety of concerts, workshops, installations and talks. 2013 features a conference on…

The focus is on the voice for this eclectic festival of voice-led music drawn from opera, Lieder, folk, jazz, early music and contemporary genres.