- Edinburgh Jazz and Jive Club

July

Fri 17th

£16.50/£18.00 for Members/Non-Members
A must for swing dancers. The Shirt Tail Stompers are steeped in the hot jazz and swing dance traditions of the 1920s and 30s, delivering the music with an infectious joy. A young band with an old soul, they play this repertoire the way it’s meant to be heard - lively, rhythm-driven with tight ensemble playing. It’s music that's impossible to sit still for – bring your dancing shoes!

This is an EJBF event. See here for tickets

Carsten

Fri 24th

£12.00/£15.00 for Members/Non-Members pay at the door.
This quintet is led by Italian vocalist Ann Vanosi, who regularly performs Blues and Jazz Music in Edinburgh. Expect a nice range of danceable Jazz tunes, including the occasional Italian ballad.
Here's a video of the band

Fri 31st

£12.00/£15.00 for Members/Non-Members pay at the door.
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

August

Fri 7th

£12.00/£15.00 for Members/Non-Members pay at the door.

Fri 14th

£12.00/£15.00 for Members/Non-Members pay at the door.
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

Fri 21st

£12.00/£15.00 for Members/Non-Members pay at the door.
Proper authentic old time music. Wild and fun with traditional band line up of washboard, cornet, clarinet banjo and tuba or double bass.

Fri 28th

£12.00/£15.00 for Members/Non-Members pay at the door.
Long-running ensemble playing Swing music in the style of the original American Dave Pell Octet, including the greatest Swing era hits for listening and dancing

September

Fri 4th

£12.00/£15.00 for Members/Non-Members pay at the door.
Well-established sextet playing classic swinging Jazz especially good for dancing Lindy Hop and Quickstep, with occasional faster tunes for Balboa, Foxtrot and Jive.
Here's a video of the band

Fri 11th

£12.00/£15.00 for Members/Non-Members pay at the door.
A septet exploring Dixieland/New Orleans and swinging Jazz through their own wonderful arrangements, transcriptions and compositions, from slow ballads to fast dance tunes
Here's a video of the band

Fri 18th

£15.00/£18.00 for Members/Non-Members
Septet focussing on the famous small bands of Count Basie, Benny Goodman, John Kirby and the likes - great for some groovy and swinging dancing and, of course, good to listem to,

Tickets available from Friday 14th August

Fri 25th

£12.00/£15.00 for Members/Non-Members pay at the door.

October

Fri 2nd

£12.00/£15.00 for Members/Non-Members pay at the door.
Dancers playing for dancers! This septet plays fast and slow Jazz especially suitable for dancing Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Foxtrot, Jive, Laminu, Lindy Hop, Quickstep and Slow Balboa
Here's a video of the band

Fri 9th

£12.00/£15.00 for Members/Non-Members pay at the door.

Fri 16th

£12.00/£15.00 for Members/Non-Members pay at the door.
Led by the acclaimed Edinburgh singer Lorna Reid, the Jazz quintet performs a swinging American Songbook repertoire, plus a few original songs inspired by this classic genre.

Fri 23rd

£12.00/£15.00 for Members/Non-Members pay at the door.

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