Edinburgh Jazz Festival underway

Monday, July 30, 2007

The Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival kicked off on 27 July and runs through until 5 August with a substantial programme. Highlights of the festival include US drum master Jeff Tain Watts, ex-Miles Davis drummer Al Foster, New Orleans great Dr John, genre bending jazz trio The Bad Plus, Scottish award winning trumpeter Colin Steele, British R&B legend Georgie Fame, saxophonists Courtney Pine and Tommy Smith in a special Coltrane-themed concert, guitarist Martin Taylor, pianist Brian Kellock and trombonist Chris Barber.