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Chet Baker and Stan Getz exemplified the laid-back soulful sounds of 1950s California cool-school jazz. This project features current Scottish jazz musician of the year Colin Steele (trumpet), Martin Kershaw (saxophone), Dave Milligan (piano), Brian Shiels (bass) and Max Popp (drums). 'The best music I saw might have been Martin Kershaw and Colin Steele playing 50s bebop at the Jazz Bar, which I wasn’t expecting, but it made me hear that music as a living organism rather than a museum' (Stewart Lee).
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Colin Steele and Martin Kershaw Quintet play Chet Baker and Stan Getz is by Colin Steele, listed under Music in the Fringe programme. It plays at The Jazz Bar, 1A Chambers Street, EH1 1HR, 25 August to 29 August.
The show runs 90 minutes and is suitable for ages 16+. Tickets are £15.