Music, Jazz, "Edinburgh"

Music, Dance, Costumes, and Street Entertainment in all shapes, sizes, and sounds on Princes Street and in Princes Street Gardens. Performers converge on Edinburgh from Trinidad, China, Martinique, Holland, France, Cuba as well as from Edinburgh. It's Vibrant, It's Fun and It's Free, Thanks to City of Edinburgh Council!

Student musicians showcase their work.

Big band classics from Edinburgh’s own youth jazz band, packed with some exceptional talent in the current crop. Directed by Dan Hallam.

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.

Rare Edinburgh show by the great jazz drummer and his classic swinging trio.

The newest (and youngest) band on the Edinburgh traditional jazz scene deliver high energy New Orleans jazz, bringing the world of the 1920s speakeasy back to life.

Stalwarts of the Edinburgh New Orleans scene and globetrotters to Festival across Europe, Violet Milne’s band epitomises the warmth of New Orleans jazz and feature the best New Orleans style drummer in the north of Britain, Kenny Milne.

John Russell’s band have been a mainstay of Edinburgh Jazz for over 30 years, playing swing and gypsy music from the Django Reinhardt/Duke Ellington era. They’ve changed their personnel lately and ushered in a new chapter in the band’s history – reviving the early enthusiasm and free spirited approach.

All female young Australian quintet play straight ahead swinging modern jazz.

A consummate jazz singer swing, charm, crystal clear diction and effervescent good humour.

Continuing the carnival atmosphere – the twelve Italian brass, reeds and drums play party music from wild Balkan dances to traditional Mediterranean marches and Latino jazz. Uplifting.

CD launch by charismatic singer with firepower quartet - Graeme Stephen (g), Paul Harrison (keys), Mario Caribe (b) and Stu Ritchie (d).

Step back into a time when New Orleans and Chicago jazz was played in bars and rough joints and savour Petrie’s distinctive hot cornet and lived-in vocal style, with his road-tested, finely tuned four-piece band.

The singer with the big bright sound and warm heart invests real charm in the great American songbook.

Big hearted and always inspiring jazz vocalist – from the 60s to today - a national treasure.

High energy jazz, Afrofunk, Caribbean and Latin sounds.

A Festival institution and always a sell out. The veteran White Heather Club singer and banjo player loves traditional jazz, and plays rags, stomps, blues and swing tunes with Mike Daly on trumpet and Beverley Knight (banjo), Ken MacDonald (bass) and Scott Gordon (drums).

Cool, classy and seductive vocals delivered with laid back charm shades of Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Krall and Tom Waits.

An opportunity to see and hear some jazz stars in the making, as the summer school students showcase their newly acquired skills. Led by Haftor Medboe.

George Lewis and Bunk Johnson are the inspirations for one of England’s finest exponents of classic New Orleans Jazz.

Championed by Ken Colyer and Lonnie Donegan, skiffle blended deep southern blues and country music with British traditional jazz passion. Here’s a fun re-make with Eric Wales, Jerry O'Regan, Hamish McGregor and Ken Ford.

Hamburg’s best hot jazz and swing quartet play 1920s, 30s and 40s classics.

Ragtime aficionado and virtuosic piano playing.

Classic sounds of the jazz age from Newcastle six piece band swing, ragtime, New Orleans style from the 20s and 30s – perfect for a post Mardi Gras pint.