Annual festival which runs the gamut of jazz persuasions from more traditional Dixie and ragtime bands to up-and-coming stars, from big band concerts to pub jams.

There are a number of free events each year, including Mardi Gras in the Grassmarket, where the pubs spill out onto the pavement, and Jazz on a Summer's Day at the Ross Bandstand in West Princes Street Gardens.

Edinburgh Jazz Expo

The Jazz Festival also has a Scottish Jazz Expo attached to it now which features stalwarts of the home-grown jazz scene such as Martin Taylor, Phil Bancroft, Brian Kellock, Colin Steele and Tommy Smith.

Edinburgh Jazz Festival tickets can be bought at The Hub or or via the festival web site (see related links).