Search: Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival , 5-10 - Edinburgh Festival Guide

Vieux Carre Tron Kirk  Price -  £5 (plus 50p per ticket booking fee) 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.

Festival Club at the Tron Kirk – Daytime programme ticket
Tron Kirk 10.00am - 4.00pm each day
Price -  £10 (plus 50p per ticket booking fee)
Individually priced slots only available from Tron Kirk on the day (subject to availability)
10.30-11.30am Sandy Tweeddale solo Top blues guitarist/vocalist (£2)Noon-1pm Sue McHugh & Campbell Normand Sultry vocal jazz (£4).1.30-2.30pm SZK Sizhukong Beautiful fusion of jazz, with Chinese instruments3-4pm The California Honeydrops Infectious feel-good gumbo of soul, blues, gospel and jazz.

The Earl of Sidcup's Gramophone Jass Band Royal Overseas League 1.30pm Price - £10 (plus 50p per ticket booking fee) 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.

Swing 2013 Royal Overseas League 1.30pm Price - £10 (plus 50p per ticket booking fee) 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.

Stephanie Trick
Tron Kirk 
Price -  £5 (plus 50p per ticket booking fee)
Ragtime aficionado and virtuosic piano playing.

Spirits of Rhythm Royal Overseas League 1.30pm Price - £10 (plus 50p per ticket booking fee) 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.

Shreveport Rhythm
Tron Kirk 
Price -  £5 (plus 50p per ticket booking fee) on Friday 19th at 5pm / £10 (plus 50p per ticket booking fee) on Saturday 20th at 8pm
Hamburg’s best hot jazz and swing quartet play 1920s, 30s and 40s classics.

Seaside Skiffle Royal Overseas League 1.30pm Price - £10 (plus 50p per ticket booking fee) 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.

Saturday Blues AfternoonLadies of Jazz: Connie Lush Band, Dana Dixon Band, SharBaby Palazzo Spiegeltent 1pm - 4pm Price - £10 (plus 50p per ticket booking fee) Rocking and soulful rootsy sounds from the unforgettable voice of one of Britain's foremost blues divas, Connie Lush. Singer / harmonica player Dana Dixon delivers an intoxicating mix of authentic Texas, Chicago and west coast jump blues plus rockabilly and 50s R&B. Hailing from South Bend, Alabama blues singer/guitar player SharBaby’s good-time soulful voice and her great band always get the house rocking.    

Rosie Nimmo Tron Kirk  Price -  £5 (plus 50p per ticket booking fee) Jazzy, rootsy blues singer from lazy and mellow to infectious rock and boogie.