Welcome to our 2026–2027 concert season!

Seonaid Aitken Quintet ‘Grappelli & Ella’

Award-winning Scottish violinist, vocalist and BBC broadcaster Seonaid Aitken and her quintet celebrate two icons of jazz.

A TRIBUTE TO STÉPHANE GRAPPELLI

In the first half of this double bill-style concert Seonaid will pay tribute to her French Jazz violin hero Stéphane Grappelli. Specialising in Gypsy Jazz, Seonaid has performed with some of the top musicians in the world in this style such as the Tim Kliphuis Sextet, Tokyo Django Collective, Sébastian Giniaux, Duved Dunayevsky, Scottish Jazz Award-winning band Rose Room and Jazz fingerstyle virtuoso - and former Grappelli guitarist - Martin Taylor MBE.

ELLA FITZGERALD SONGBOOK

The second part of the concert will be dedicated to Seonaid’s favourite jazz vocalist - the ‘First Lady of Song’ - Ella Fitzgerald. The ensemble will pay homage to some of Ella’s iconic recordings from her Songbook series such as ‘Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye’ and ‘How High The Moon’.

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