The Callander Jazz and Blues Festival is the largest rural Jazz & Blues Festival in Scotland and is firmly established on the UK festival map. First held back in 2006, the festival has grown every year, with this years event featuring over 60 gigs across 16 venues, performing live jazz, blues, soul and boogie over 3 days. From solo artists to big bands, over 150 musicians ensure a long weekend of great music in the autumn splendour of the Trossachs. Come and join us for a fantastic weekend of fun and music in the beautiful setting of Callander, situated only 16 miles from Stirling and the M9 on the main A84 trunk road at the eastern gateway to the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park. Whatever your taste in music, come along and enjoy the atmosphere of the 16th annual Callander Jazz & Blues Festival from Friday 30th September until Sunday 2nd October 2022.

The Callander Jazz and Blues Festival is the largest rural Jazz & Blues festival in Scotland and is firmly established on the UK festival map. First held back in 2006, the festival has grown every year, with this years event featuring over 60 gigs across 16 venues, performing live jazz, blues, soul and boogie over 3 days. From solo artists to big bands, over 150 musicians ensure a long weekend of great music in the autumn splendour of the Trossachs. Come and join us for a fantastic weekend of fun and music in the beautiful setting of Callander, situated only 16 miles from Stirling and the M9 on the main A84 trunk road at the eastern gateway to the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park. Whatever your taste in music, come along and enjoy the atmosphere of the 16th annual Callander Jazz & Blues Festival from Friday 30th September until Sunday 2nd October 2022.

The Jive Aces' first time at this great venue in Paisley!

The Jive Aces return to Stramash in Edinburgh for a roaring night of swingin' and honkin' tunes! FREE ENTRY.

The Jive Aces are the UK’s number one Jive and Swing band. They met and came together with a common love for American roots music; jive, swing, jazz, blues and rock and roll. When asked in interviews how they came upon and got into this genre of music as teenagers in southern England they always tell the same story - that it was through the door opened by Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll. Loving the music of Elvis they quickly learned of his influences such as blues singer Arthur Crudup who wrote and recorded the song that became Elvis’ first hit record, “That’s Alright Mama” and dived back into time and into the rich melting pot of music that forshadowed and became Rock and Roll. While their peers danced to disco, punk and hip hop they listened to early Rhythm and Blues, jive, hillbilly, gospel and vocal groups and soon started a band playing the music they loved on a mission to spread the spirit of this upbeat music across the country. So this is not a tribute show but a labour of love, as the Jive Aces go back to their teenage years to shine a spotlight on the music that is not only their roots but the very roots and inspiration of Elvis and the original rock ’n’ roll movement which itself was the river that lead to soul and rock. Relax and drift back to the America of the early 1950s and soak in the sounds that inspired the King. That is if you manage to restrain yourself from getting up and dancing.