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Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival

Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival

Spanning the earliest jazz forms to the thriving creativity of today, the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival is Britain's biggest Jazz Festival, presenting international jazz stars, exciting new-comers, Scottish talent and Jazz On A Summer’s Day, the UK’s biggest one-day jazz event. Taking place over ten days from late July and into early August, the Jazz & Blues Festival features more than 100 shows and events, from big band sounds to more intimate gigs across a wide variety of city venues.

Festival Dates

2008: 25 July – 3 August
Brolly Dollies 
Free jazz concerts launch Summer Festivals!

It's the huge, opening weekend of the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival, launching the entire summer festivals season with two, free, open-air concerts in the city centre.
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Rigmor Gustafsson 
Rigmor Gustafsson at the Spiegeltent

Rigmor's last CD release was described by Jazzreview.com as "one of the finest albums of vocal jazz to be released this year" - her first ever Scottish gig takes place 26 July.
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Niki King 
Kings of the Edinburgh Jazz Circuit

Catch up with local jazz vocalist Niki King and long time collaborator guitarist Marcus Ford for a 'stripped back' performance of jazz standards at The Hub on 31st July.
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Buddy Greco 
Buddy Greco & BBC Big Band

He hung out with Sinatra, he sang with Ella: Buddy Greco is a consummate performer, a skilful pianist, a great raconteur, and he sings ultra-hip interpretations of classy songs..
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