Live music – jazz, blues, funk & more – 7 days a week, all-year round, at The Jazz Bar in Edinburgh, Scotland. Experience the best live music, evening and late night. Open every day!
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— Please note, for the first half of September we have a scaled down live music schedule. Regular schedule will resume mid September. —
September
*** TUESDAY 1st ***
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 2nd and THURSDAY 3rd – CLOSED for after-Fringe rest ***
*** FRIDAY 4th ***
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
21:15 – 23:30, £10/12 ADV or on door Tickets Here!
The Cafolla Heist are a Hammond Organ Quartet from the Mind of Marco Cafolla (Mama Terra & Federation of the Disco Pimp).
The trio explores repertoire from the likes of Jackie Mclean, Carla Bley, Alice Coltrane and Ornette Coleman.
Their sound draws upon the jazz post-bop tradition, allowing for free improvisation and explosive interplay. Formed in 2025, the band’s debut performance was to a sold-out audience at the iconic Jazz Bar in Edinburgh as part of the Jazz and Blues Festival.
Harben Kay – tenor saxophone & flute
Brodie Laird-Jarvie – double bass
Stephen Henderson – drums
***SATURDAY 5th ***
The Mellotones Trio
15:00 doors, FREE Entry!
Hot swinging jazz from Alan Anderson (piano), Jimmy Taylor (bass/vocals) and Dave Swanson (drums).
Jazz Bar Saturdays: Nicole Smit and Jed Potts
18:15 – 20:30, Free until 19:00, £8/10 after
The dynamic ‘King and Queen’ of Scottish blues. Whether you like Nina Simone, George Jones, Patsy Cline or Carl Perkins, this gig will bring you vocal performances that will soothe your soul, move your body or make you cry.
‘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.
Samba Sene and Diwan
00:30 – 03:00, £6/8 tickets only available on the door 
Based in Edinburgh, UK, with roots in Senegal, Africa, and around the world.
The band is an eclectic mix of musicians, led by charismatic Dakar-born singer Samba Sene. The music is an exuberant fusion of funky mbalax/Afrobeat grooves, with undercurrents of ska, rock and Senegalese soul.
*** SUNDAY 6th ***
Sunday World Music Sessions: Heart of Africa (Live)
17:20 – 18:45, £9/11 ADV or on door, Tickets Here!
The summer Fringe madness is over and Heart of Africa (Live) is BACK, in its usual Sunday afternoon time slot.
Curated and hosted by Senegal’s Samba Sene, this month’s special guests are the brilliant Gnawa Trance Fusion (led by Moroccan-born Omar Afif, with singer & guembri, Andy Cooke on balandina, Steve Kettley on sax, Simona Simeone on backing vocals).
The band blends traditional Nord African Gnawa rhythms with elements of trance, jazz, blues and funk. Rooted in spiritual and ceremonial music, their sound is deep, powerful and designed to move both body and soul.
We also have the fabulous JULES SOW back, with his kora, and AFRICA MELODY – Samba Sene with Senegalese drummers and traditional songs.
Start time: 5.20 (till 6.45pm)
Unreserved seating, standing and dancing.
The Freddie King Band
20:00 – 22:00, £12 ADV or on door, Tickets Here!
An evening of beautiful songs featuring the music of Billy Eckstine, Nat King Cole and Johnny Hartman
Freddie will be performing some of the greatest hits by Billy Eckstine and Nat King Cole and Johnny Hartman . This is a very different King – a sensitive and vulnerable King. This is Freddie King singing beautiful ballads beautiful songs. There is no scat singing, no boplicity and none of the vocal mayhem for which Freddie is well known for. This is a very different King – a sensitive and vulnerable King.
This is Freddie King singing beautiful ballads beautiful songs and giving the audience a beautiful evening.
*** MONDAY 7th ***
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 8th ***
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 9th ***
Electric Blues with Jed Potts
18:15 – 19:45, FREE entry!
Teatime Session featuring the incredible Jed Potts, playing solo electric blues.
The Dave Midas Masters of Funk
20:30 – 22:30, £12 ADV or on the door Tickets Here!
Guitar player Dave Midas brings together a group of his favourite local collaborators to play 2 sets of New Orleans funk. Expect many special guests and familliar New Orleans classics.
*** THURSDAY 10th ***
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
20:30 – 01:00 , £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!
At the end of the jam, the house band will play a set to close off the night.
*** FRIDAY 11th ***
Little Melonae (Harben Kay)
18:15 – 20:30, £12 ADV or on the door Tickets Here!
Little Melonae puts together three of Scotland’s brightest jazz talents, Harben Kay, Stephen Henderson and Brodie Laird-Jarvie.
The trio explores repertoire from the likes of Jackie Mclean, Carla Bley, Alice Coltrane and Ornette Coleman.
Their sound draws upon the jazz post-bop tradition, allowing for free improvisation and explosive interplay. Formed in 2025, the band’s debut performance was to a sold-out audience at the iconic Jazz Bar in Edinburgh as part of the Jazz and Blues Festival.
Harben Kay – tenor saxophone & flute
Brodie Laird-Jarvie – double bass
Stephen Henderson – drums
Boptimism
21:15 – 23:30, £8/10 on the door
Keith Edwards (Saxophone) regular leader of the Jazz Bar Big Band presents his project, showcasing arrangements of hardbop classics and jazz standards for the captivating and energetic Quintet format.
The Jazz Bar Late
00:30 – 03:00, £6/8 tickets only available on the door 💃🕺🏻
A late night set guaranteed to keep you grooving.
*** SATURDAY 12th ***
Afternoon Jazz
15:00 – 17:30, FREE Entry!
Join us for an Afternoon Jazz featuring the finest Jazz Bar musicians playing standards.
Jazz Bar Saturdays:
18:15 – 20:30, £12 ADV or on the door Tickets Here!
An Intimate gig featuring jazz standards to start our Saturday Jazz offerings.
‘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.
The Jazz Bar Late
00:30 – 03:00, £6/8 tickets only available on the door 💃🕺🏻
A late night set guaranteed to keep you grooving.
*** SUNDAY 13th ***
Hot Tin Roof
17:00 – 19:00, FREE Entry!
Stripped-back atmospheric Blues/Soul originals and classics from Andy Challen (guitar/voc) and Gavin Jack (slide guitar). With blues/fusion dancers taking on the dance floor regularly!
Marianne McGregor
Marianne McGregor is a powerful voice in UK Jazz, awarded ‘Best Vocalist’ in the Scottish Jazz Awards 2021 & 2023, Marianne has been delighting sell-out audiences with her impressive vocals and scat-singing. Using her voice like an instrument, Marianne sings with tone and sincerity that can both break your heart and mend it in one performance.
Her latest original album ‘Make Believe’ was released in June 2025 supported by Creative Scotland.
*** MONDAY 14th ***
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.
*** Line Up for the second half of September coming up! (includes Student and Fresher’s events)
Live music listings are updated continuously and published twice monthly — but rest assured, there’s live music here 7 days a week, all year round! ***
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