The Vagabond Jacks is a new Trad Jazz collective that involves local and travelling musicians. The band was founded by Ali Affleck in an effort to expand interest to new musicians and had huge success at the Edinburgh Fringe playing with American and French musicians.
November
Fri 7th
Fri 14th
Fri 21st
Fri 28th
December
Fri 5th
Fri 12th
Fri 19th
Fri 26th
January
Fri 2nd
Fri 9th
Fantastic trumpeter Colin Steele will return with his Kings of Swing to provide excellent Jazz tunes of the Swing era - great for dancing and listening alike!
Here's a video of the band
Fri 16th
The sextet is a growing roster of traditional jazz lovers, looking to entertain new audiences with a mix of danceable Jazz, Ragtime and Blues from the 1920s and 1930s
Here's a video of the band
Fri 23rd
Clarinetist Dick Lee will join us with his new Jazz band, the Swing Scoundrels. Expect fantastically swing Jazz with arrangements especially suited for dancing Swing, Jive, Foxtrot and more
Fri 30th
Cornetist Mike Daly's sextet plays only the best Dixieland & New Orleans Jazz, great for listening and dancing Lindy Hop, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Foxtrot and Jive.
Here's a video of the band
February
Fri 6th
What can we say? Expect lots of great New Orleans and early Jazz music from this fantastic and well-loved ensemble which plays regularly in Edinburgh, Scotland and across the UK.
Here's a video of the band
Fri 13th
This sextet includes some of Scotland's finest exponents of hot, swinging dance music, ideal for those who enjoy dancing Lindy Hop, Balboa and Jive
Here's a video of the band