Scottish Jazz Space https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Album review: Germana Stella La Sorsa and Tom Ollendorff – After Hours Album review of Malcolm MacFarlane’s new digital album, ‘Alone’. Dundee Jazz Festival starts today! Some fantastic bands playing – see the programme below.. Exciting, new band Celtic Django Project returns to Edinburgh’s The Jazz Bar: “a treat for all fans of Scottish and Irish folk music, gypsy jazz and Django Reinhardt.” This morning in UK Jazz News, a review of Simon Thacker and Justyna Jablonska’s dazzling new album. Brilliant festival, Celtic Connections 2026 kicks off tomorrow in Glasgow. Loads of fabulous roots music plus some fantastic jazz! About me Hejira – Celebrating Joni Mitchell is coming to The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, at 7.30pm on Thursday 6th November! All Deep Time = a festival of new music curated by Elaine Mitchener, 27th – 30th November 2024, in Edinburgh’s Fruitmarket Gallery. A feast of ideas each evening over 4 days! Details below. May all you wonderful jazz musicians & music lovers have a great, replenishing Christmas, and may 2025 be a healthy and happy year, filled with beautiful music, for you all. Happy Christmas! We missed it last year, so it’s great that soon Glasgow’s Counterflows returns, on 3rd – 6th April 2025! Details below.. Vote for your favourite Scottish Jazz musicians & singers before 5pm this Thursday 14th November 2024!!! Great show from Steve Bewick, featuring the Dundee Jazz Festival! Album review: SoSaLa “1983 – Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival and Rathausplatz Bern” Gabriel Latchin Trio’s ‘The Man I Love.’ Released 9th May 2025, on Alys Jazz. Dundee Jazz Festival opens today. Four days of jazzy joy in the Scottish north-east.. Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival kicks off tomorrow, Friday 11th July!! Check out the programme below.. Upcoming Events The very excellent Scottish National Jazz Orchestra with the fabulous Trilok Gurtu, last weekend in The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh. What tremendous music this was, not least Gurtu’s mind-blowing solo! Tectonics Festival of new and experimental music returns to Glasgow, this weekend! 3 & 4 May 2025. Happy New Year, folks! A message from our friends at Hot Biscuits Jazz Album review: Paul Harrison “Encontros – The music of Egberto Gismonti” Brilliant gig yesterday at St Bride’s Centre, as part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival’s mini festival, NOVUS. Pianist Chris Lyons’ gorgeous improvisations on piano were followed by an arrestingly beautiful set from Phil Bancroft’s Beautiful Storm, with Gyan Singh and Graeme Stephen. The wonderful, small but perfectly formed Islay Jazz Festival is on again, from the 19th – 21st September! Tickets available from TOMORROW. Aberdeen Jazz Festival returns from 13–23 March 2025, and thanks to funding support from The National Lottery through Creative Scotland & Aberdeen City Council, it’s bigger than ever. From our friends at Hot Biscuits show. Launch of new Scottish Jazz online radio show!! Spicy L’ll Devils: this’ll be a fun one! At Edinburgh’s The Jazz Bar, kick off at 9.15pm this Wednesday 9th April. As a strong advocate for refugees’ human rights, Keyna Wilkins is a musician of interest. Here is a review of her latest album: “The New York Sessions.” 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! DJ-Producer Rebecca Vasmant, who is increasingly a fabulous ambassador for Scottish jazz, has released a single last Thursday: ‘Rooted.’ What a glorious rumpus! Tom Lyne with Dave Milligan: Well Mixed Blue 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. 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. 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!! Twenty years performing at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe!! Review of Marianne McGregor’s latest beautiful album, in Jazz in Europe, for Women in Jazz Media. Home The Caol Ila Islay Jazz Festival tickets are on sale from today! See the amazing line-up and tickets below.. Winners of the Scottish Jazz Awards 2025 are.. Caol Ila Islay Jazz Festival will take place between 11-13 September 2026! Programme launch awaited.. Join an orchestra of kazoos led by artist Agnès Pe to open this year’s Counterflows festival. Woodside Hall Thursday 9 April Rehearsals: 3–6pm (Break/food: 6pm) Performance: 7.30–7.50pm Congratulations to all the winners and runners-up at the Scottish Jazz Awards event in Glasgow yesterday evening. See the link below for the winners! Just sayin’.. SoSaLa’s latest album, 1994, was released recently. It’s really great No Wave music from this NY-based music activist. Here’s my brief album review. The fabulous Rose Room’s latest, beautiful album, ‘It’s Been A Long. Long Time,’ reviewed in Jazz In Europe.