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The Dundee Jazz Festival (DJF) has been running for 40 years in the city and has become a key date in the city’s festival calendar.

Showcasing both the local musical talent and bringing visiting performers to the city, its a celebration of great music on Tayside.

2025 saw 20+ performances around the city in November. Some highlights included Kitti, performing songs from her debut album specially arranged for the Tayside Big Band; Fergus McCreadie Trio performing in a sold-out Canvas; and steel-pans player Jonathan Scaylesbringing his trio to the Maryatt Haoll for a concert and workshop for the cities young musicians.

Taking place at multiple venues across Dundee, highlights from the line-up include spoken word artist and songwriter Bee Asha(pictured above), who performed at The Maker on Thursday 21 November hot on the heels of her SAY Award longlist nomination. Also performing was kitti (who won Best Female Breakthrough at the Scottish Music Awards and Best Jazz Vocalist at the Scottish Jazz Awards), performing the Great Caledonian Songbook at Gardyne Theatre on Wednesday 20 November. Jacqui Dankworth MBE was joined by Charlie Wood to showcase her soaring vocals at Gardyne Theatre on Saturday 23 November.  

Performers included Mica Millar , Riot Jazz , Mama Terra , Ali Affleck , Helena Kay , SCuba - Latin Jazz Quintet , Colin Steele , Martin Kershaw , Dave Milligan Music , Rachel Duns , Bohemian Monk Machine , Dundee University Big Band , Rose Room , Alice Faye , Mikey Owers , Maria Sappho , Brian Kellock , Simone Seales , milhouse collective , Dopey Monkey

A massive year, and a great celebration of jazz in Dundee.

We're working on uploading all our past programmes to this page, so we can keep the heritage and history of the great festival alive.

Watch this space.

The son of Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood played the Dundee Jazz Festival in 2015.

Acclaimed bass player Kyle Eastwood and his band played at the Gardyne Theatre on the opening night of the five-day event.

"slick modern jazz, blending swing, bop, and soulful funk".

The festival, external ran from 18-22 November with gigs at a variety of venues in the city.

Other performers during the week included the Red Stripe Band, Ian Siegal and the East Coast of Scotland young jazz musicians.

Monday 21 May to Sunday 27 May 2001.

The programme included:
• Humphrey Lyttelton and his Band The East Coast Jazzmen with Fionna Duncan play at
The Rep at 8.00pm on Monday 21 May, celebrating his 80th birthday, Humph delivers a
night of vintage mainstream jazz featuring the music of Ellington, Basie, Bechet,
Goodman and Armstrong.
• Hue and Cry, the popstars with the blue-notes, perform at the Rep on Tuesday 22 May
at 8.00pm.
• Ella Fitzgerald Songbook at the Rep on Wednesday 23 May at 8.00pm, Lee Gibson,
Barbara Jay, Tina May and Tommy Whittle Quartet pay tribute.
• Evan Parker plays at McManus Galleries on Thursday 24 May at 8.00pm, Saxophonist
Evan Parker is one of the most original musicians alive, a virtuoso who has invented his
own musical language.
• Jazz Pianists, Jessica Williams, Brian Kellock, David Berkman perform at The Rep on
Friday 25 May at 7.30pm, three solo pianists each with their own distinctive style, but all
giants of the instrument.
• Mafia/Blues 'N' Trouble perform at The Rep on Friday 25 May at 10.30pm, a late night
double bill of hard driving blues and soul.
• Eddie Palmieri and his Salsa Orchestra perform at The Rep on Saturday 26 May at
8.00pm, in this exclusive Scottish concert, his remarkable orchestra play a breathtaking
fusion of salsa, bomba, son, montuno and jazz.
• Gordon MacNeill Quartet play at The Rep on Saturday 26 May at 10.30pm, taking his
inspiration from Bob Berg, MacNeill delivers modern jazz with power and panache.
• Jazz from New York by David Berkman at On Air East on Sunday 27 May at 8.00pm,
this pianist is one of the leaders of a new wave of great players from New York City,
producing contemporary sounds forged out of the best jazz traditions, this will be his UK
debut.