Jazz Bar Friday: Seonaid Aitken’s Manouche Nouveau [Swing Jazz]

Gathering together the crème de la crème of Scotland’s Gypsy Jazz musicians, Seonaid Aitken’s Manouche Nouveau brings Jazz Manouche into 2026 presenting a fresh take on the genre with Seonaid’s original compositions, intricate arrangements of well-known standards and virtuosic showmanship showcasing Gypsy favourites - all while paying homage to the originators of ‘Hot Club’ Swing… Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli.

Led by Seonaid Aitken -Scottish Jazz award-winning violinist, vocalist, composer/arranger, BBC broadcaster and regular tutor at the Grappelli-Django Camp in The Netherlands (played with Sébastien Giniaux, Duved Dunayevsky, Tim Kliphuis Sextet, Tokyo Django Collective, Rose Room, Martin Taylor MBE), and featuring in-demand vintage-style guitarist Ross Baird, rising talent and student of Jazz guitar at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Ronan Toal, and Scotland’s top swingin’ & slappin’ double bassist Roy Percy.

“Sizzling violinist” BUFFALO TIMES, NEW YORK

“Stupendous gypsy jazz player”THE SCOTSMAN