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The wonderful, small but perfectly formed Islay Jazz Festival is on again, from the 19th – 21st September! Tickets available from TOMORROW.

Photo credit: Fiona Mactaggart https://jazzscotland.com/collections/islay-jazz-festival https://jazzscotland.com/blogs/ciijf25-artists…
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Calling all young jazz musicians! BBC Radio Scotland Young Jazz Musician 2025 has launched! In association with Glasgow Jazz Festival, BBC Radio Scotland are inviting Scottish-based musicians aged 18-27 to join a search for emerging jazz talent.

Photo credit: Martin Shields. Entries close at 4pm on 8th September, so head to bbc.co.uk/youngjazz to enter where you will…
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Apply for the Sound of Young Scotland Award 2025! Applications are open from Friday 1 August – midnight on Friday 22 August. Details, eligibility and application link below.

https://www.sayaward.com/thesoundofyoungscotland
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Album review: Germana Stella La Sorsa and Tom Ollendorff – After Hours

This is one of the loveliest studio albums I’ve heard this month and is a great antidote for the incessant…
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Loads of music, including some amazing Jazz, on at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe which begins later this week. Check out the music section of the online programme!!

https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on?search=true&genres=MUSIC
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Women in Jazz Media’s magazine -the 13th in the series – is out now! Featuring lots of amazing women musicians & singers, not least rising Scottish vocalist Marianne McGregor!

https://heyzine.com/flip-book/1fd385c163.html#page/1
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What a glorious rumpus!

Colin Steele’s Stramash gig at The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh last night was a joyful reunion for the Stramash project. Ten…
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Review of Marianne McGregor’s latest beautiful album, in Jazz in Europe, for Women in Jazz Media.

https://jazzineurope.mfmmedia.nl/2025/07/cd-review-marianne-mcgregor-make-believe/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqSO2RdR9V8
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Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival kicks off tomorrow, Friday 11th July!! Check out the programme below..

https://ejbf.co.uk/collections/ejbf25
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From our friends at Hot Biscuits show.

“..Also taking space in the show, this week is another track from Martin Kershaw’s Playtime featuring Denys Baptiste. Although not…