Jazz
SNJO "In Celebration of Michael Brecker" (with Randy Brecker)
Michael Brecker was an incredibly talented musician: a hugely influential saxophonist with a distinctive sound who inspired thousands of jazz players all over the world.
Rossco Galloway, The Jazz Bar, Review
About a month ago I was handed a white label promo cd of the debut album by Rossco Galloway and the Chans just for a listen. “I think this will turn you on” the guy said.
Jools Holland to Close Edinburgh Jazz Festival 2012
Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra will bring this year’s Jazz & Blues Festival (20-29 July) to a close on Sunday 29th July.<
Film Review: Chico & Rita (Manipulate Festival)
One of the animation components in the Manipulate Visual Theatre Festival, running at The Traverse, was Chico & Rita, a certificate 15, fea
Royal Marines Band Concert at Usher Hall
45 talented musicians of the Royal Marines Band (Scotland) present their annual concert in aid of the charity Seafarers, with a selection of traditional military music, the renowned Corps o
Edinburgh Fringe 2012
The Edinburgh International Festival may have come first, but generally it's the Fringe that Edinburgh is best-known for. There's really nothing quite like it - "the largest show on Earth".
The stats bear that out: the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe saw 41,689 performances of 2,542 shows in 258 Fringe venues. It's a sprawling, anarchic, sleepless month of live performances. There were also 607 free shows at the 2011 Fringe.
Crowds Descend on Grassmarket For Jazz Fest Mardi Gras
The crowds were out for the Edinburgh Jazz Festival Mardi Gras in the Grassmarket today. After weeks of overcast, wet weather, and the recent deluge that, in Morningside, saw flash floods washing cars down the road and pedestrians wading waist-deep up the street, the festival organisers must have breathed a collective sigh of relief that the event was not another wash-out.
Pink Martini featuring the SCO
Portland, Oregon based troupe that, in its own words, "draws inspiration from the romantic Hollywood musicals of the 1940s or ‘50s … with a more global perspective."
T in the Park
The summer's major Scottish rock festival, organised by DF Concerts, is named after its chief sponsor, the brewing company Tennents.
Edinburgh Jazz Festival Mardi Gras
The free Mardi Gras, part of the Edinburgh Jazz Festival, launches Edinburgh's Festival season with customary brio. The multiple stages and marching bands bring a splash of colour and the sounds of New Orleans styled jazz to the streets.