Starbucks Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival 2006

28 July – 6 August 2006

This year’s festival spans the range of jazz genres, from cutting edge contemporary all the way back to the form’s roots in New Orleans.  This year’s New Orleans theme is particularly poignant following Hurricane Katrina and, through collections, the Starbucks Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival is supporting the city’s musicians whose lives have been affected by the disaster.

Highlights of performances across the13 venues include:

• Chick Corea and Friends
• Maceo Parker
• Scottish National Jazz Orchestra featuring Brian Kellock
• National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland
• The Manhattan Transfer
• Rene Marie
• Martin Taylor’s New Gypsy Trio
• Scottish Jazz All-Stars
• Tommy Smith and Brian Kellock
• Chick Lyall Quartet
• Colin Steele’s Stramash
• Humphrey Lyttelton Band with special guests Acker Bilk, Jo Fooks and Joe Temperley
• Warren Vache with the Scottish Ensemble
• Ronnie Rae Quintet
• Salsa Celtica
• The Animals

Jam sessions feature as part of the Festival, in the Spiegeltent on 28, 29, 30 July and 4, 5 and 6 August.

Education events to look out for: Fionna Duncan vocal jazz workshops and Napier University Jazz summer school; 31 July – 4 August.

For more information about ticket prices and the festival programme, go to the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues festival website.