4 Unmissable Events this weekend at Dundee Jazz Festival:

1. Tayside local Kimberley Tessa returns to Dundee with brand new band

Kimberley Tessa Quartet
Saturday 15th Nov - 6pm.
Canvas, Ure St.
£13.00

Kimberley Tessa is the latest in the current rich crop of jazz musicians emerging from Scotland to be stunning audiences across the country. 

Voted 'Rising Star' in the 2023 Scottish Jazz Awards, vocalist/saxophonist Kimberley will be showcasing her original music, alongside her favourite jazz standards and more at Canvas on Saturday evening. With her dynamic band alongside her, expect fireworks, heartbreak, and an honesty that belies her young years. Not to be missed.

2. International Stars fly-in for only Scottish show this year

Jonathan Scales Fourchestra
Thursdsay 13th Nov - 7pm
Marryat Hall. Caird Hall Complex
£14.00

Prepare to be astounded. This American power trio of steel pans (Jonathan Scales), electric bass (E'Lon JD), drums (Maison Guidry), combines elements of jazz, classical, and progressive rock, peppered with Latin rhythms and soulful outbursts of funk.

The Fourchestra’s live shows are famed the world over. Exciting, energetic and mesmerising .

3. The Big Bands are Back

Dundee University Big Band presents: Return of the Cooler, with special guest Matt Carmichael
Friday 14th Nov, 7pm
Bonar Hall, University of Dundee
£8.00

Bringing together all of your favourite big band classics along with some modern twists.  The Cooler will take you on a journey from the early days of swing music right the way up to the present day. From ballads to bond, and Disney to Disco, the Dundee University Big Band has got you covered.  

This year, they are are joined by one of Scotland’s most prominent young saxophonists, Matt Carmichael, whose creative melodies and virtuosity will be sure to inspire.

4. Award-winning Scottish talent belongs in Dundee, with kitti joining the Tayside Big Band

kitti and the Tayside Big Band
Sunday 16th Nov, 730pm
Bonar Hall, University of Dundee
£18.00

Headlining this years festival, kitti will be joined by local big band stars The Tayside Big Band, for a one-off spectacular in the Bonar Hall. 

To celebrate her debut album “Somethin’ In The Water” being nominated for the Scottish Album of the Year Award 2025, tonight will see brand new specially commissioned arrangements of her album for big band, along with jazz classics and show-stopping tunes from the great American songbook. Combined with the unmatchable sounds of a big band on the top of their game, it'll be a night to remember.