Jazz and blues

Any show that starts with being offered a custard cream is off to a good start.
Spectacular singing and an upbeat comedic narrative make for a high-energy, uplifting theatrical experience.
Most people will remember the Blues Brothers from the eponymous 1980 film and fans will have longed to do two…
Cheeky chappies Steven Worbey and Kevin Farrell whisked us on a rapid rollercoaster-ride of pianistic…
There are any number of earnest and passionate performers offering an hour of the best of themselves.
Timing, in improvised music, is all-important.
Many many moons ago I had the pleasure of occasionally frequenting Lizzard Lounge, a club night at Café…
Frances Ruffelle is a sparkling, shimmering star in the world of Musical Theatre, winning a Tony Award for…
This is what the Edinburgh Fringe is all about.
It's late and the lighting in The Hub theatre is so dim that it becomes impossible to read the free…
At  9.50pm on a Sunday night, I join the queue snaking from the archway of the Assembly Hall, round the…
ā€œIt’s a kind of furtiveness, a weariness with all the conventions of the world so I guess you might say we’re…
They’re back, they’re bigger, and they’re almost certainly Bluer. This acapella group will knock your socks…
Frank Sinatra reigns supreme in this new musical from Kingdom Theatre.
Barb Jungr was ranked No 1 for The Best Cabaret 2008 by Time Out, New York, No 2, The Best Cabaret 2009 for ā€˜ā€¦
As if Backstreet Boys fronted for Glenn Miller, The FlyBoys, are a boy band, ehhem, ā€œman collectiveā€,…
Some of the pieces in this year’s Edinburgh International Festival create a mirror-like effect, with each…
Daffodils (a Play with Songs), by Rochelle Bright, is inspired by the true life love story of her parents and…
Brought to Edinburgh by members of North Carolina theatre and performance troupe Concrete Generation, this…
The Hub – home of the Edinburgh International Festival – is hosting a variety of eclectic CafĆ© Concerts in…