- Edinburgh Jazz and Jive Club

Date

Band

Door Duty

January

Fri 24th

£10/£12 for Members/Non-Members, pay at the door.
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

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Fri 31st

£10/£12 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

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February

Fri 7th

£10/£12 for Members/Non-Members, pay at the door.
Clarinettist Dick Kee 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

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Fri 14th

£10/£12 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

B&M

Fri 21st

£10/£12 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!
Here's a video of the band

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Fri 28th

£10/£12 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

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March

Fri 7th

£10/£12 for Members/Non-Members, pay at the door.
Well-established sextet playing classic swinging Jazz especially good for dacning Lindy Hop and Quickstep, with occasional faster tunes for Balboa, Foxtrot and Jive.

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Fri 14th

£10/£12 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
Here's a video of the band

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Fri 21st

£10/£12 for Members/Non-Members, pay at the door.
The Vagabond Jacks play authentic old-time music, mixing down-home Blues and Rags with early Brass and String Jazz. Expect a vibrant night of swinging Trad Jazz improviisation

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Fri 28th

£10/£12 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

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