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On 14 July the Grassmarket will yet again become home to the biggest party in the Capital with multiple stages, non-stop entertainment and a host of bands. In its 40th Anniversary Year, the Mardi Gras is a truly intercontinental affair with bands from South Africa, USA and Europe, an Australian singer as well as the cream of local talent. New Orleans is the birthplace

More than ever Scotland can boast a monstrously talented constellation of star young players who have emerged on the jazz scene in the last couple of years.

As well as host of great concerts from a panoply of promising newcomers; music legends who have marked the Festival’s history; as well has a host of famous names making their Edinburgh debut, the Festival also looks back over its history. Memorabilia and rare historical artefacts from the last 40 years of the Festival will be on display at the The Music Library, with

Hurry, hurry, hurry We have limited availability for: Average White Band,  California Feetwarmers (20th at Teviot)

“Edinburgh‘s finest funk sparkplugs” (the Metro) are set to open the concert for the legendary Average White Band - it will be a blistering night.

For Four nights only: The Festival Club at Teviot Row promises to keep the music going long after the other venues have closed up shop. Dance the night away to bands and DJs, compare notes on the shows you’ve loved or loathed over a drink or soak up the last glimpses of summer (and the odd jazz fest star) in the glorious open air rooftop bar. Here is

Hailed as “the future of the trumpet” by Wynton Marsalis, and “one to watch” by Rolling Stone, Keyon Harrold is one of the world’s most sought-after young trumpeters.