- Edinburgh Jazz and Jive Club

July

Fri 4th

£10.00/£12.00 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

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Fri 11th

£16.00/£17.50 for Members/Non-Members
Upbeat and fun young band playing jazz from the hey-day of the New Orleans swing era, in particular the “roaring 20s”. This seven-piece band have been wowing audiences with their mix of foot-stomping rhythms and toe-tapping tunes, and they keep the dancefloor jumping!
Here's a video of the band

Tickets can be bought at the club or here

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Fri 18th

£10.00/£12.00 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.

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Fri 25th

£10.00/£12.00 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.

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August

Fri 1st

£10.00/£12.00 for Members/Non-Members pay at the door.
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!

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Fri 8th

£10.00/£12.00 for Members/Non-Members pay at the door.
Quartet playig 'hot string jazz': infectious rhythms, joyfukl improvisations and gravelly vocals blend to evoke the swing-era spirit if the 1920s, 30s and 40s

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Fri 15th

£10.00/£12.00 for Members/Non-Members pay at the door.

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Fri 22nd

£10.00/£12.00 for Members/Non-Members pay at the door.
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,

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Fri 29th

£10.00/£12.00 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

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September

Fri 5th

£10.00/£12.00 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 dacen tunes

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Fri 12th

£10.00/£12.00 for Members/Non-Members pay at the door.

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Fri 19th

£10.00/£12.00 for Members/Non-Members pay at the door.
The Jammy Piece is Dick Lee's ensemble for playing mid-century Jazz music for listening and dancing. Expect a great jam session making you want to tap your feet and dance.

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Fri 26th

£10.00/£14.00 for Members/Non-Members
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

Tickets will be available soon

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