12-21 July 2019 edinburghjazzfestival.com AN INVITATION PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR TEN DAY PARTY IN EDINBURGH THIS JULY. Dress as you like, but be ready to enjoy some of the most exhilarating music And listen afresh to those you might feel are familiar, the current Scottish jazz and atmosphere you’ll experience all year. and blues scenes are so dynamic that whatever you thought last time, there’s something new happening now. We’re especially blessed with young talent. The current jazz and blues scene is buzzing with energy and excitement There’s never been such quality in such quantity as there is right now. This so whether you want to immerse yourself for the 10 days or check out the is the most exciting time to hear AKU, Mark Hendry, Matt Carmichael, music for the very first time: we‘re sure that you’ll find music and venues Bernadette Kellerman, Liam Shortall, Jed Potts, Georgia Cecile, to inspire and thrill you. The musical menu includes New Orleans jazz of Fergus McCreadie, STRATA, Nicole Smit… Catch them now! the 20s and Mississippi delta blues to the freshest sounds from New York, London and Glasgow. Our venues offer their own excitement with the heart of the Festival in Teviot Row with new raked seating, air conditioning and a host of outdoor bars that The Festival offers an annual snapshot on the Scottish jazz and blues spill into Bristo Square and into George Square Gardens. From lux at Festival scenes, and we also give you a perspective on an international world – this Theatre to art deco opulent at the Spiegeltent, to the comfort and great year from Asia and Australasia; to North and South America via Europe. acoustics of Assembly Hall to the intimate surrounds of the Jazz Bar, we think There’s a special welcome for our partners in Oslo and Brussels, and, for the venue atmosphere needs to suit the band to maximise the excitement. the first time, in 2019, fromPiemonte . Look out for a concert near you – the Festival is promoting in Gorgie-Dalry, We welcome back old friends who relish the atmosphere of the Festival: Granton, Leith, Meadowbank, Muirhouse and Oxgangs. Jools Holland, Davina And The Vagabonds, Hamish McGregor, The opening concert of our Festival celebrates the man who started it all, Rumba de Bodas, Red Stripe Band, Soweto Kinch, New Orleans the music he loved and the spirit of those early Festivals he created. Mike and many more regulars – we welcome Swamp Donkeys, Tim Elliott, Hart, the Festival’s founder, died late last year, and we mark his passing you all. with a Memorial concert and dedicate this year’s programme to him. We’ve also got a host of new guests, coming for the first time, and we’re We look forward to welcoming you all to Edinburgh’s biggest music festival! sure they’ll become favourites. Melvin Taylor, Papa Chubby, Meschiya Lake, 2 Sons of Kemet, Donny McCaslin, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Zac Harmon, Cllr. Jason Rust, Jamison Ross amongst a host more: Please give them a special listen. Chair, Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival GET INVOLVED WHY NOT VOLUNTEER WITH THE FESTIVAL? LEARN TO PLAY JAZZ & BLUES MUSIC We are looking for stewards, concert assistants, drivers, photographers to join DURING THE FESTIVAL our fantastic volunteer team. Please email us on [email protected] Check out the Edinburgh Napier University Jazz Summer School JOIN THE CONVERSATION or Sing Jazz – see page 7 Get the latest news and special offers and share your ideas with us #EJBF19 YEAR ROUND www.edinburghjazzfestival.com St Bride’s Centre is host to the Edinburgh Blues Facebook /edinburghjazzbluesfestival Academy and the Edinburgh Jazz School which offer Twitter @edinburghjazz weekly classes running until the start of July and then again in the Autumn. Instagram @edinburgh_jazz YouTube /JazzandBluesFestival Led by Thomas Lucas (Mud In Your Ear), Toby Mottershead and Ewan Gibson (Black Diamond Express) the Edinburgh Blues Academy BUY TICKETS focusses on group performances. - simply click the red BUY NOW button Online: www.edinburghjazzfestival.com Fergus McCreadie and friends help Edinburgh Jazz School students By Phone: 0131 473 2000 to improve their musical skills in harmony, rhythm and improvisation. Hub Tickets, Castlehill Edinburgh, EH1 2NE In Person: Or join an informal, fun weekly music session, led by Mike Keaney YEAR ROUND CONCERTS (Katet, Tinderbox) why not try the Gorgie Dalry Jam and play specially arranged music for all abilities We are presenting a Scottish Jazz Weekend in October and a Scottish Blues Weekend in February - why not join the mailing list for the latest For more information, visit stbridescentre.com or contact John information – please mail [email protected] Youngs: [email protected] edinburghjazzfestival.com EDIN- GREAT NIGHTS OUT BURGH FIRST SCOTTISH DAVINA & THE VAGABONDS EDINBURGH FIRSTS JAZZ E PO POPA CHUBBY SCOTTISH JAZZ EXPO LAURA MACDONALD 3 BLUES LEGENDS KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD CROSS THE TRACKS IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE JAZZ FROM EUROPE JAN GARBAREK 2019 EXCLUSIVES MELISSA ALDANA CELEBRATING THE HISTORY CHRIS BARBER RISING STARS GEORGIA CECILE #EJBF19 Queen Street York Place Charlotte St. Andrew George Street t Square Square e Calton e Rose Street r St Hill ith Le Princes Street Princes Street Gardens rly Bridge h Bridge Wave rt Cockbu rn No Castle Assembly Hall 2 St Castle Hill Lawn Market Royal Mile Canongate John ston Terrace Lothian Road t marke Grass Co h Bridge wgate Jazz oad st Port C od R 4 We Bar owgate lyro ge IV Bridge 5 o Sout H Chamber Street Geor L 1 au rist on Place Festival Theatre Teviot Bristo 4 Ni Square c o t George 3 ls gelten o Spie n Square S t Piccolo . The Meadows Me lville D rive edinburghjazzfestival.com Satellite venues All venues offer unreserved seating and doors will VENUES open 30 minutes before the concert starts. Edinburgh College PASS Theatre Granton Campus, Edinburgh, EH5 1QE 1 Festival Theatre Bus Routes: 8, 14, 16, 24, 27, X29, 38, 47, 113, 200 13-29 Nicolson St, Edinburgh EH8 9FT Reserved seating, fully accessible. Wheelchair Heriot’s Rugby Club users should book directly with the Festival Inverleith Row, Goldenacre, Edinburgh EH3 5QN Theatre. This red-carpeted plush Victorian Sorry no wheelchair access, over 14s only auditorium has sumptuous decor, lavish fittings (enter via Bangholm Terrace) Queen Street York Place and presents a modernistic face to the world with Bus routes: 8, 23, 27 a glassed in foyer and bars on three levels. Doors open 30 minutes before concert start time. Charlotte St. Andrew Leith Depot Bus routes: 3, 3A, 5, 7, 8, 14, 29, 30, 31, 33, 37, 47, 49 140 Leith Walk, Edinburgh EH6 5DT George Street Sorry No wheelchair access t 2 Assembly Hall Square Square e Calton Bus routes: 7, 10, 12, 14, 55, 25, 35, 49 e Rose Street r Mound Place, Edinburgh EH1 2LU St Hill ith Reserved seating, fully accessible with limited Leith Dockers Club Le wheelchair spaces. Please contact Hub Tickets for 17-17a Academy Street, Edinburgh EH6 7EE Princes Street easy access protocol. Wheelchair access, sorry no accessible toilet Princes A spectacular neo-gothic building dominating the Bus routes: 7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 49 Street Mound skyline. Arrive via the courtyard bar into Gardens rly Bridge the main hall which has theatre style seating on Meadowbank Church two levels. (Please note there are steep steps to h Bridge Wave 83 London Road, Edinburgh EH7 5TT rt access the venue). Cockbu Bus routes: 4, 5, 26, 44, 45 rn No Castle Assembly Hall St Doors open 30 minutes before concert start time. Bus routes: 6, 23, 27, 41, 42, 67 North Edinburgh Arts Centre Castle Hill Lawn Market 15A Pennywell Court, Edinburgh EH4 4TZ Royal Mile Canongate 3 George Square Gardens John Bus Routes: 24, 27, 32, 37 ston Terrace Lothian Road et Edinburgh EH8 9JZ smark Gras George Square Spiegeltent Oxgangs Neighbourhood Centre Co h Bridge wgate Jazz oad Unreserved seating, fully accessible The ultimate 71 Firrhill Diver, Edinburgh EH13 9EU st Port C od R . We Bar owgate lyro cabaret and music salon with a central seating area Wheelchair access 5 ge IV Bridge o Sout H 5 circled by wooden booths. Set in the attractive Bus routes: Chamber Street 5, 16 Geor surrounds of George Square Gardens. George Square Piccolo St Bride’s Centre Unreserved seating, limited accessible spaces 10 Orwell Terrace, Edinburgh, EH11 2DZ Lau rist available, please advise on booking. on Place Bus Routes: 2, 3, 4, 25, 33, 44 Festival Theatre An original styled Dutch “Kermis- circus” tented venue with tiered rows of benches in a half moon Teviot Bristo Ni shape gives this venue an intimate, up-close-and- Square Free Event Venues c o personal experience. Mardi Gras t George ls gelten o Spie n Doors open 30 minutes before the first concert Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2HS Square S t of the day and 15 minutes thereafter. Bus Routes: 2, 23, 27, 41, 42, 67 Picc . olo Bus routes: 41, 42, 67 Edinburgh Festival Carnival The Meadows 4 Teviot Row Princes Street & Princes Street Gardens, 13 Bristo Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AJ Edinburgh EH2 2HG Me Bus Routes: 1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 15, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, lville Unreserved seating, fully accessible with wheelchair access via a lift. 27, 28, 30, 33, 34, 41, 42, 44 Dri ve The new heart of the Festival, with an unreserved seating auditorium on the third floor. FAQs Teviot has a range of catering options from Advance tickets will be available for collection at the outdoor terraced bars to fine dining.