Jazz Scotland - Education

Jazz Scotland believes access to high-quality musical education to be a foundation of a thriving musical community. 

We're working with creative partners across Scotland, through our festivals and through all-year round activity, to provide high quality education opportunities to everyone, no matter background and experience. 

We'll be developing this page and our education offering over the next few months - in the meantime, here are a few of the upcoming workshops and events in Scotland: 

Blog posts

  1. Accessibility and a Warm Welcome at Dundee Jazz Festival

    Accessibility at Dundee Jazz Festival At Dundee Jazz Festival, we’re proud to welcome everyone. We believe music should be for all — and we work ha...
  2. AJF Youth Band Swings into the Autumn

    Aberdeen Jazz Festival Youth Band are back from half-term, and meet every Thursday from 5:00pm - 6:30 during term-time at Great Western Community Centre (Former Holburn West Church, corner of Ashley Park Drive and Great Western Road). 

    So far the group have worked through the sounds and groove of New Orleans, and some classic jazz melodies like Watermelon Man and So What, all taught by ear by our lead tutor Neil Birse.