September 20th – 22nd 2024
This year’s festival includes several concerts aimed to appeal well beyond jazz fans.
Great songs feature strongly: There is an evening of Cole Porter classics, another with songs made famous by Ella Fitzgerald, plus an afternoon showcasing many of the huge pop hits written by Burt Bacharrach.
On the opening night at Lagavulin Malt Mill comes an event blending songs, instruments and electronica in an ultra-modern way. And in her performance with Brian Palmer, local girl Ciara Mactaggart will show that her skills go way wider than the “folkie” material she is known for.
Modern jazz is as always strongly represented with several groups featuring in the programme, which also includes Gypsy Jazz and a concert themed around Islay wildlife. Lovers of traditional music can look forward to an event that would be equally at home at Celtic Connections when several top traditional musicians join the festival for a unique event collaborating with fine Scottish instumentalists.
Artists from half a dozen countries will be here alongside the top Scottish talent, in characterful venues across the island – and usually with a dram of the sponsor’s fine product.
The full program can be seen at www.islayjazzfestival.co.uk where there is detailed information about each individual event.
For ticketing information, including how to access specially discounted tickets for Islay residents, go to www.jazzscotland.com or email info@jazzscotland.com
The Festival, now in its 26th year, is presented by Islay Arts working alongside Jazz Scotland, the U.K.’s largest promoter of jazz music, supported by Creative Scotland and Mactaggart Third Fund.
