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Opening Gala Concert
19:30 - Town Hall - £15

Louis N’ Ella + Tipitina + Rossano Sportiello The perfect couple: Ella Fitzgerald's voice was satin to Louis Armstrong's sandpaper, but together ... more

Rumba Caliente
21:00 - Queen's Hotel - £12

New York salsa spiced with funk soul and latin jazz delivers an irresistibly powerful and uniquely funky dance-floor filling sound. ... more

Tipitina
22:30 - Kings Arms Hotel - £8

Swing meets boogie-woogie and jive – not forgetting the blues and even gospel music. With a nod to Dr John, ... more

 

The Jazz Café at The Town Hall
10:00 - The Town Hall - £0

A new initiative for 2009. The Jazz Festival swings into The Town Hall with live music, jazz images, CD's, films, ... more

Bill Carrothers in Carrutherstown
13:00 - The Hetland Hall Hotel, Carrutherstown - £10

The American jazz piano great comes "home" to Carrutherstown, and thanks to Homecoming 2009, he's going to play some music ... more

The Lairds Of Dixieland with Brian Carrick
13:00 - The Kings Arms Hotel - £6

The Lairds play classic jazz in the traditional way, with great humour, panache and swing. The band is made up ... more

The Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra
15:00 - The Town Hall - £8

Exciting, swinging big band jazz from the cream of talented young players from all around Scotland. Celebrating the 100th anniversary ... more

Tony Coe with Bill Carrothers Trio
17:00 - The Little Theatre - £10

Clarinettist and tenor saxophonist Tony Coe is a giant of British jazz, his career has spanned Humphrey Lyttelton to Stan ... more

The Temperance Seven
20:00 - The Town Hall - £15

Since the early 60’s their off the wall, blend of expert musicianship and comic genius has inspired comedians and jazz ... more

Barnes/Hamilton/Heitger
20:30 - The Queen's Hotel - £12

Festival favourite Alan Barnes jets in to head an all-star line up which pits him along side mainstream tenor giant ... more

The Blue Hyenas
21:00 - The Kings Arms - £10

Sandy Tweedale’s blues drenched guitar and vocals lead a band that’ll play the blues but with a gutsy Hammond B3 ... more

 

The Glasgow Gospel Choir
10:30 - Dryfsdale Parish Church - £Free

The Rev. Sandy Stoddart welcomes everyone to celebrate Sunday with a special gospel service. The inspirational Glasgow Gospel Choir will ... more

John Lowrie Quartet with Paul Towndrow
12:00 - The Dryfsdale Hotel - £6

Dumfries drummer Lowrie is a rising star in the Scottish jazz scene. His commanding technique, and sheer musicality mark him ... more

Fat Sam’s Band
13:00 - The Queen's Hotel - £10

The golden clarinet and vocals of leader Hamish McGregor lead a high energy, high octane combination of jump and jive ... more

Hamilton / Carrothers
14:00 - Dryfsedale Hotel - £12

Hamilton’s burnished tenor playing can bring a tear to the eye on a ballad , or a smile to the ... more

Heitger / Finlay Duo
16:00 - The Somerton Hotel - £8

Heitger’s trumpet style hails from New Orleans, but he can play (and sing) a list of songs that embrace all ... more