Aberdeen Jazz Festival is back for its 23rd year - spanning 13 days with over 30 events across 18 venues, the festival has all genres covered, from mainstream jazz to the avant garde through to the cutting-edge underground sounds.
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Or scroll down for some great highlights across March.
Nights Out - turn your evening into a celebration of rhythm, soul, and groove - right here in Aberdeen
- Kai Reesu
The Tunnels · Sat 21 Mar · 7.30pm
- Orquesta Boreal
Lemon Tree · Tue 17 Mar · 7.00pm
- Fine Times presents: Accident Machine & Roller Disco Death Party
Cheerz Nightclub · Sat 14 Mar · 8.00pm
Singers - great vocalists perform throughout March, with melodies and stories of swing, soul, and midnight blues
- Marianne McGregor Sextet
Fountainhall at the Cross · Sat 14 Mar · 7.30pm
- (extra date) Niamh Corkey & Timmy Allan
The Victorian Toilets · Sat 14 Mar · 1.00pm
- (extra date) Toby Mottershead
The Victorian Toilets · Sat 14 Mar · 5.00pm
- SNJO presents: POP! ROCK! SOUL!
Music Hall · Sun 08 Mar · 7.30pm
Fancy some Jazz - in all its flavours and styles, we've got you covered.
- Maridalen
Encore Aberdeen · Thu 12 Mar · 8.00pm
- David Helbock & Julia Hofer
Encore Aberdeen (previously The Forum) · Fri 13 Mar · 7.30pm
- Laura MacDonald - Originals
Cowdray Hall · Sat 21 Mar · 12.30pm
- Dee Don Danube
Encore Aberdeen (previously The Forum) · Wed 18 Mar · 7.30pm
- Paul Harrison Encontros
Cowdray Hall · Fri 20 Mar · 7.00pm
- Brian Molley Quartet
Encore Aberdeen · Thu 19 Mar · 8.00pm
Explore concerts by date!
Whenever you're free, we've got the concert for you.
Want to get involved?
There's loads of oportunites to join the band.
Full Listing of What's On at the Aberdeen Jazz Festival
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Paulina Przybysz and Estuary Trio
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SNJO presents: POP! ROCK! SOUL!
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Ron Bird Concert - Celtic Django Project
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Maridalen
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FLaG Trio
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David Helbock & Julia Hofer
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In Conversation: Dame Evelyn Glennie and Fiona Stalker
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Niamh Corkey & Timmy Allan
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(extra date) Niamh Corkey & Timmy Allan
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Jazz For Kids!
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David Helbock Solo
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(extra date) Toby Mottershead
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Toby Mottershead
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Marianne McGregor Sextet
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Fine Times presents: Accident Machine & Roller Disco Death Party
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Soundbath – Matt Holborn & Danielle Price
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Jazz the Day City
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Aberdeen Jazz Festival Orchestra feat. Richard Michael
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Matt Holborn: For Stuff
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Funding Music Activity: How to Write Good Funding Applications
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Dance for Parkinsons
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Orquesta Boreal
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Dee Don Danube
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Susan McCathie, Stardust
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Richard Michael - History of Piano
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Brian Molley Quartet
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The Great American Songbook
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Paul Harrison Encontros
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Granite City Blues Band
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Laura MacDonald - Originals
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Toolbox Orchestra
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Simone Seales + Ming Hui Quartet
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Matthew Kilner Quintet
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Kai Reesu
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Rhyme Lounge
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Jazz the Day West
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Fergus McCreadie Trio
Gift Voucher
Featured venue: Fountainhall Church at the Cross
- Fergus McCreadie Trio
Fountainhall Church at the Cross · Sun 22 Mar · 7.30pm
- Marianne McGregor Sextet
Fountainhall at the Cross · Sat 14 Mar · 7.30pm
Blog posts
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Aberdeen Jazz Festival is now on sale!
Aberdeen Jazz Festival is now on sale!
We’ve just launched a select handful of concerts for an exclusive early-bird release—your first chance to snap up tickets to some of the most exciting, soulful, and downright unmissable shows of the festival in 2026.
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First International Acts Revealed for Aberdeen Jazz Festival 2026
We’re delighted once again to welcome an incredible range of international talent to Aberdeen Jazz Festival 2026! With early-bird tickets on sale Wednesday 10 December, here’s a first look at some of the outstanding artists joining us in March.
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