Enjoy live music – jazz, blues, funk and more – every night at The Jazz Bar in Edinburgh, Scotland. Experience the best live music, evening and late night. Open every day, 7 days a week!
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*** MONDAY 2nd ***
THE JAZZ BAR’s 17-Piece BIG BAND
20:00 – 22:45, £12 Tickets Here!
Open Rehearsal 20:00-21:00, full gig from 21:15-22:45.
**Arrive early, in time for rehearsal to guarantee a seat**
FOUR trumpets, FOUR trombones, FIVE saxes and FOUR rhythm! It’s a variable line-up of top-class pro players, who travel in from around Scotland to participate in this outstanding gig. Nowhere else can you hear this standard of regular Big Band playing. Led by saxophonist Keith Edwards, the personnel changes weekly, as does their selection of fantastic arrangements.
*** TUESDAY 3rd ***
JAZZ SOCIETY JAM
19:00 – 20:30, FREE for students before 19:30 – or £6/8
THE GREAT JAZZ JAM SESSION
21:00 – 23:30, £6/8 on the door or FREE to play!
Open Stage ‘Jazz Jam’ where our excellent House Trio backs all kinds of surprise jazzy guests dropping in to play – and we’ve no idea who’s coming in until tonight! If you want to play, turn up with your instrument and ask for a place on the evening’s list of guest players.
*** WEDNESDAY 4th ***
EUJO – Edinburgh Uni Jazz Orchestra
16:30 – Open Rehearsal – FREE entry!
A 17-piece big band consisting of some of the finest jazz musicians studing at the University of Edinburgh.
Electric Blues with Jed Potts
18:15 – 19:45, FREE entry!
Teatime Session featuring the incredible Jed Potts, playing solo electric blues.
EUJO Concert
20:30 – 22:30, £10/12 ADV or on door Tickets Here!
EUJO is a 17-piece big band with 4 vocalists, consisting of some of the finest jazz musicians studying at the University of Edinburgh.
Edinburgh University Jazz Orchestra presents:
This is our first performance at the Jazz Bar this calendar year, ranging from classic jazz standards to modern funk and everything in between. Expect a gig packed full of people, energy and great music!
Dank Mango
23:00 doors, Free entry! 💃🕺🏻
Neo-soul, hip-hop grooves and throwback funk classics! This vocal lead band is guaranteed to get your hips moving. Inspired by new and old artists from Steely Dan to Jordan Rakei, Dank Mango will cook up a funk-filled night with a wide range of musical styles to keep you on your toes. Led by vocal and guitar talent Ed Denman, Groovy bass by Lucas Gilchrist, Tight drums from Jack O’Rourke and soulful keys by Will Anderson.
*** THURSDAY 5th ***
JOHN HUNT’S BLUES AND SWING EVENING
18:15 – 19:45, Free entry!
Acoustic/Electric Blues by singer/guitarist John Hunt – and check out his amazing hand-built guitars! ‘Gritty, Funky Boogie-Woogie from a master of blues slide-guitar’ – Evening News
GROOVE JAM and Afterparty
20:30, £6/8 on door or FREE to play
FREE Entry from 23:00!
The Jazz Bar’s all-inclusive jam session is back! On the first Thursday of every month, the Jazz Bar’s team of regular house musicians are here to welcome and guide any and all musicians, genres and abilities into the Edinburgh music scene for an evening of funky tunes and the opportunity to meet artists of all shapes and sizes!
GROOVE Afterparty
23:00 – FREE Entry!
After the jam sessions, stick around for a funky set from our fantastic house band!
*** FRIDAY 6th ***
Jazz Bar Friday: Finlay Morgan Group
18:15 – 20:30, £12 ADV or on door Tickets here!
Up and coming Edinburgh jazz drummer Finlay Morgan starts off our Friday offerings.
Purchase of this double ticket also gives you entry to both this show and our 9pm gig! However if you only wish to attend the 9pm gig, please arrive at 20:30 and buy on the door, as we don’t keep guaranteed ticket spaces in the venue after the first show has begun.
King Louis and the Primas
21:15 – 23:30, £8/10 on the door
Madcap, non-stop party frontman, Dave Batchelor (trombone/voc) brings in his hugely entertaining band, playing the music of jump/jive 50s Vegas king Louis Prima, and a range of entertaining music.
His all-star 7-piece features Jazz Bar favourites David Patrick and Keith Edwards on piano and sax, young guitar wiz Conor Smith, David Batchelor on trumpet, with Ed Kelly (bass) and Aldo Morrow (drums). “At least it’s no that jazz pish.” – A Fan.
Flex
00:30 – 03:00, £6/8 tickets only available on the door 💃🕺🏻
Keys wizard and soulful vocalist, Mike Kearney (Fender Rhodes), leads brand new quartet, FLEX. Featuring Ben Collard (Drums), Dougie Coulter (Bass). Obscure and refreshing 70s and 80s pop/funk covers from Michael McDonald and Steely Dan to Earth Wind and Fire – all the yacht rock classics!
*** SATURDAY 7th ***
The Mellotones Trio
15:00 – 17:30, FREE Entry!
Hot swinging jazz from Alan Anderson (piano), Jimmy Taylor (bass/vocals) and Dave Swanson (drums).
Jazz Bar Saturdays: Louise Dodds
18:15 – 20:30, £12 ADV or on the door Tickets Here!
An Intimate start to the day with our Saturday sessions, this week featuring Scottish Jazz vocalist Louise Dodds.
Louise Dodds has been a familiar face to both the Scottish jazz scene and The Jazz Bar for many years. Tonight the Scottish jazz vocalist and songwriter will be performing her original music alongside long time collaborator, pianist Tom Gibbs, and bass player Ali Watson. Twice nominated at the Scottish Jazz Awards, her 2024 and 2025 Edinburgh Jazz Festival shows were sold out. The trio will perform songs from two of Louise’s albums plus premiering brand new songs.
‘WORLD PREMIERE’ QUINTET
21:15 – 23:30, £8/10 on the door
Every Saturday, a different hand-picked selection of five excellent jazz players meets on stage for the first time (hence the name) – to play with no rehearsal, and no set list! Always a fresh line-up.
Line up:
Matthew Gough – trumpet
Sam Coombes – saxophone
Ben Shankland – piano
Ed Kelly – double bass
Jim Drummond – drums
Aki Remally + All Vinyl DJ Last Days of Pompeii
00:30 – 03:00, £6/8 tickets only available on the door 💃🕺🏻
(DJ starts at 23:30)
Aki Remally presents a set of original music influenced by the likes of Bill Withers, Donny Hathaway and Thundercat with some choice covers thrown in for good measure. Expect soulful melodies, deep lyrics, soaring guitar and hefty grooves – music for the body and mind.
*** SUNDAY 8th ***
Tenement Jazz Band for Kids & Disco
And parents, we’ve got you covered too! With our fully licensed bar, you can sip on your favourite cocktail, enjoy a cold beer, or unwind with a glass of wine while the kids groove to the tunes. We also have an impressive non-alcoholic beer selection.
But that’s not all—there’s a 30-minute disco after the show for anyone still needing to party and burn off even more energy!
International Women’s Day at The Jazz Bar
For the second year running, Kat Brooks and Nicole Smit are back to present the International Women’s Day Showcase on March 8th.
Serving up a selection of Scotland’s current talent. From big band jazz by The Ivy Big Band collective, to jazz rising stars Laura Oghagbon and Kimberley Tessa, along with poetic soul by Queen Vee and the fiercely funky energy of the Femme Fierce band. It’s an evening celebration and movement, of the mind, body and soul.
*** MONDAY 9th ***
THE JAZZ BAR’s 17-Piece BIG BAND
20:00 – 22:45, £12 Tickets Here!
Open Rehearsal 20:00-21:00, full gig from 21:15-22:45.
**Arrive early, in time for rehearsal to guarantee a seat**
FOUR trumpets, FOUR trombones, FIVE saxes and FOUR rhythm! It’s a variable line-up of top-class pro players, who travel in from around Scotland to participate in this outstanding gig. Nowhere else can you hear this standard of regular Big Band playing. Led by saxophonist Keith Edwards, the personnel changes weekly, as does their selection of fantastic arrangements.
*** TUESDAY 10th ***
THE GREAT JAZZ JAM SESSION
21:00 – 23:30, £6/8 on the door or FREE to play!
Open Stage ‘Jazz Jam’ where our excellent House Trio backs all kinds of surprise jazzy guests dropping in to play – and we’ve no idea who’s coming in until tonight! If you want to play, turn up with your instrument and ask for a place on the evening’s list of guest players.
*** WEDNESDAY 11th ***
EUJO – Edinburgh Uni Jazz Orchestra
16:30 – Open Rehearsal – FREE entry!
A 17-piece big band consisting of some of the finest jazz musicians studying at the University of Edinburgh.
ACOUSTIC TEATIME with Mike Kearney
18:15 – 19:45, FREE entry!
Join us for an Afternoon Jazz featuring the finest Jazz Bar musicians playing standards. Featuring Mike Kearney on vocals and playing New Orleans stride piano.
The Groove Merchants:1950-60’s Hard Bop Golden Age
20:30 – 22:30, £12 ADV or on the door Tickets Here!
A celebration of the joyful compositions and arrangements of Tadd Dameron, Freddie Hubbard, Miles Davis, The Jazz Messengers and more.
Following the birth and progression of Bebop in the 40s and 50s – the rhythms and sounds of Black gospel music began to resonate in a new style known in the mid-1950s as hard bop. This change was partly in response to the popularity of cool jazz. Hard bop implies a return to some of the elements of the 1940s bebop style, which were configured using new concepts. In hard bop, counterpoint melodies or harmonized lines replaced the unison stylistic melodies of bebop, and medium tempos were favored over the faster tempos of bebop.
The Groove Merchants will play compositions and arrangements of Tadd Dameron, Freddie Hubbard, Miles Davis, The Jazz Messengers and more – in a tribute to one of the most joyful and progressive eras in jazz.
Cumbiatones
23:00 – late, FREE Entry! 
Cumbiatones is a Psychedelic Cumbia band based in Edinburgh (Scotland). Formed in 2021, Cumbiatones combines tradicional Cumbia rythms from Peru, Argentina and Colombia with rock music psychedelic sounds and energetic riffs that will get the crowd dancing non stop.
*** THURSDAY 12th ***
David Helbock & Julia Hofer
19:00 – 20:30 without a break, £12 ADV or on the door Tickets Here!
Jazz Scotland Presents: A special intimate concert showcasing these rising European artists
DAVID HELBOCK – piano
JULIA HOFER – electric bass, cello
David Helbock is Austria’s flagship jazz pianist, whose virtuosity and creativity have been captivating audiences worldwide. His playing has earned him numerous awards, including prizes at the world’s largest Jazz Piano Solo Competition in Montreux, and being given the ‘Outstanding Artist Award’ by the Austrian government.
In his latest project, Helbock has recruited the versatile electric bassist and cellist Julia Hofer from Vienna as his duo partner. Hofer has primarily made a name for herself in the pop world so far, whether through tours with the No Angels or appearances on German TV shows. In addition to her impressive online following on YouTube, where her videos engage millions of bass fans, she is now dedicating herself more intensively to jazz.
In September 2025, the duo released a new album on the internationally renowned label ACT Music. The album promises a fascinating mix of calm, dreamy original compositions and groovy jazz pieces that bear the duo’s unmistakable style.
The album has garnered praise from the press and was included in „TheTimes“ (UK) best jazzalbums of 2025.
With inventive effects, rhythmic percussion elements in the grand piano, and the dynamic switch between cello and electric bass, these concerts promise an extraordinary experience and a musical journey full of emotion and innovation.
The Katet Vs. Stevie Wonder
21:30 – 23:00, £12 ADV or on the door Tickets Here!
Edinburgh’s jazz-funk superband – after a five-year hiatus – now return to the great legend’s music with fresh ears, brand-new arrangements.
For four years running, their Stevie show wowed audiences and sold out its Edinburgh Festival Fringe runs. They’re back – bigger, better and bolder than ever. Non-stop Stevie classics played by top Scottish session players including Konrad Wisniewski (sax), Charles Dearness (trumpet), Ross Lothian (trombone) and the grooviest rhythm section in the country. Expertly arranged and led by ‘Northern Ireland’s answer to Stevie Wonder’ – Maestro Mike Kearney.
Ayla and the Astralnauts
23:00 doors, Free entry!
Led by the dynamic Ayla Ersoy, a rising star in Edinburgh’s vibrant music scene, Ayla and the Astralnauts bring a fresh take on funk and soul. Backed by the seasoned talents of jazz-bar veterans Glamour and the Baybes, this powerhouse collaboration guarantees an unforgettable night of electrifying grooves and soulful melodies.
*** FRIDAY 13th ***
The Gil Scott-Heron Songbook – Aki and Fraser
18:15 – 20:30, £12 ADV or on the door Tickets Here!
Octology
21:15 – 23:30, £8/10 on the door
Keith Edwards (Saxophone) regular leader of the Jazz Bar Big Band presents his brand-new project, showcasing arrangements of hardbop classics and jazz standards for the captivating and energetic Octet format.
Aki Remally & Amy Reader
00:30 – 03:00, £6/8 on the door 💃🕺🏻.
Edinburgh’s funk legend Aki Remally is joined by the incredible Amy Reader on vocals.
Aki Remally presents a set of original music influenced by the likes of Bill Withers, Donny Hathaway and Thundercat with some choice covers thrown in for good measure. Expect soulful melodies, deep lyrics, soaring guitar and hefty grooves – music for the body and mind.
*** SATURDAY 14th ***
Afternoon Jazz/Acoustic
15:00 – 17:30 Free entry!
Join us for an Afternoon Jazz/Acoustic featuring the finest Jazz Bar musicians.
Jazz Bar Saturday: The Fraser Urquhart Trio
18:15 – 20:30, £12 ADV or on door Tickets Here!
Famed Scottish Piano player Fraser Urquhart returns to the jazz bar to start our Saturday programming for a delightful range of swing and great American song book selections. Purchase of this ticket also allows you to stay for all other gigs on this day !
‘WORLD PREMIERE’ QUINTET
21:15 – 23:30, £8/10 on the door
Every Saturday, a different hand-picked selection of five excellent jazz players meets on stage for the first time (hence the name) – to play with no rehearsal, and no set list! Always a fresh line-up.
Line Up:
Matthew Kilner – saxophone
Killerhorns + All Vinyl DJ Percy Main
00:30 – 03:00, £6/8 tickets only available on the door 💃🕺🏻
(DJ starts at 23:30)
Led by drummer Carter Skillicorn, the Killerhorns play horn led funk and soul, ranging from deep cut New Orleans tunes to JBs inspired orignals and everything in-between.
*** SUNDAY 15th ***
Phoebe Katis + Support Nicole Smit
19:30 – 22:00, Advance £9 student or £12, Tickets Here!
Sunday Late at The Jazz Bar
22:30 – 00:00, £4/6 tickets only available on the door 💃🕺🏻
A late night groovy set, perfect for a Sunday night.
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