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Starbucks Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival 2007

Starbucks Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival 2007 - 27 July - 5 August, 2007

Starbucks Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival 2007, presents a diverse jazz music celebration, which brings together a wide variety of top quality jazz performers in venues all over Edinburgh. The Starbucks Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival, was founded in 1978, when Edinburgh jazz guitarist and banjo player Mike Hart, booked a weekend of bands at the long-gone Astoria Ballroom Edinburgh. Today, the Starbucks Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival, is now the longest-running jazz festival in the country. Mike Hart is still the artistic director of the Starbucks Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival 28 years on, and oversees an impressively eclectic jazz programme, to kick start Edinburgh's festival season.
There are masses of concerts and performances over the ten days of the event, which consistently attracts an excellent line-up of the best jazz and blues artists from around the world. A highlight of the 2007 Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival will be "Jazz on a Summer's Day" in Princes Street Gardens.
Starbucks Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival commences on July 27th at 7pm. The Edinburgh jazz festival continues day and night, with daily programmes in venues such as The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, The Hub, Edinburgh, The Famous Spiegeltent, Edinburgh, Fairmile Inn, Edinburgh, The Royal Overseas League, Edinburgh, and Henry's Jazz Cellar, Edinburgh, Starbuck Coffee Princes Street, Edinburgh, Starbuck Coffee George Street, Edinburgh, Starbuck Coffee High Street, Edinburgh. New last year to the Edinburgh jazz festival season was "Jazz on the Quay", a highly succesful event at The Malmaison Hotel Leith, positioned by the waterfront at The Shore, Leith, Edinburgh..
In the past The Queen's Hall, Edinburghhas seen such performers as Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames playing music by Ray Charles, Van Morrison, Mose Allison, Louis Jordan et al., rhythm and blues, soul, jazz, bebop and swing. Other performers at past year's Starbucks Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival have included, Peter Cincotti, Kenny Ball and The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra.

On Sunday July - Jazz on a Summers Day, at the Ross Theatre, in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens. Non-stop jazz, predominantly in older styles, with performances running from 11.30 am until 4 pm. that's Jazz on a Summers Day.

Edinburgh International Book Festival 2007

Edinburgh International Book Festival - 11-27 August 2007

This year's programme at the Edinburgh International Book Festival will be as exciting and inspiring as ever, with all the quality, variety, and energy expected from the world's biggest and finest literary festival. The Edinburgh International Book Festival takes place right in the heart of one of the world's most beautiful cities during summertime. 2007 is the Edinburgh International Book Festival's 24th birthday so expect some surprises!
Look out for the Edinburgh International Book Festival. A wonderfully eclectic range of activities and events for children, young people, families and adults everywhere. The Book Festival has best authors from around the world, who will read, discuss, tell stories, argue, chat and sign books at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Debates and discussions on every kind of pressing issue are at the Book Festival - come and have your say! Did you know? Over 185,000 people visited the Edinburgh International Book Festival in 2003. Also at the 2003 Edinburgh Book Festival, books sales - for both adults and children - were up by 20%. 50% of the Edinburgh International Book Festival events sold out. 9000 school children enjoyed the Edinburgh International Book Festival events. Over 1,574 litres of ice cream were sold - and eaten at the Edinburgh International Book Festival!

Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival 2007

Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival - 24-26 August 2007

The MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival 2007 is the most significant event of the year for the broadcasting industry.
The Edinburgh International Television Festival, founded in 1976, and now in its 32nd successful year, the Edinburgh International Television Festival is held annually over the August bank holiday weekend (24-26 August 2007), at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.
Featuring prominent industry voices, the Edinburgh International Television Festival is packed with sessions covering the most pertinent issues facing the television and broadcasting industry, from policy to programme at the Edinburgh International Television Festival making.
The wide ranging programme at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, involves keynote lectures, preview screenings, master classes, interviews and networking parties, which make for a stimulating TV Festival weekend.
The Edinburgh International Television Festival is attended by over 1600 UK and international delegates, representing the diverse range of the TV industry.
In past years Ricky Gervais, and Germanine Greer are two prominant TV personalities who have attended the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.. Stephen Poliakoff presented a Masterclass at the Edinburgh TV Festival 2005. Former BBC Director General and the Prime Minister’s Strategy Adviser Lord Birt gave the MacTaggart lecture at MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival in 2005..