Old Town · Every Tuesday · Free

The Jazz Bar Open Mic

Edinburgh's Tuesday-night free jazz/funk open mic at 1A Chambers Street, EH1 1HR — basement jazz club, full backline including piano, 10-minute slots.

The Jazz Bar Open Mic — Quick Facts

Edinburgh's Tuesday-night free jazz/funk open mic at 1A Chambers Street, EH1 1HR — basement jazz club, full backline including piano, 10-minute slots.

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The Details

Everything you need before you turn up

DayTuesday
Start9pm
Sign-up8:30pm walk-in
Slot length10 min
EntryFree · 18+
Capacity~120 standing
Performer typesMusic · Jazz
Sound engineerIn-house, included

Where

The Jazz Bar 1A Chambers Street
Old Town
Edinburgh EH1 1HR

Contact

Walk-in sign-up only
No advance booking
Host: in-house team

Highlights

Free entry
Full backlineIn-house engineer
MusicJazz18+Walk-in
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What's on Stage

PA + monitors
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
3 vocal mics
In-house engineer

The Jazz Bar is Edinburgh's primary working jazz club — Saturdays sell out, Tuesdays are open jam. The Tuesday format leans jazz, funk, and occasionally folk; the house piano is a real upright.

240 minutes, 20 acts at 10 minutes — ad-hoc bands form on the night, drummers and bassists drop in on each others' sets.

Sign-up process

Sheet at the bar at 8:30pm. Walk-in.

Getting there

1A Chambers Street, EH1 1HR. 5 minutes from Waverley. All central buses pass on South Bridge.

The venue

Basement jazz club below Old Town street level. 18+. Capacity ~120. Late licence; no kitchen.

Find The Jazz Bar

1A Chambers Street, Old Town, Edinburgh EH1 1HR

Common Questions

Seven things people ask before turning up at Edinburgh's The Jazz Bar open mic.

Walk-in sign-up only, opens at 8:30pm. Arrive early — slots fill on the night. Backup options if you don't get on: other Edinburgh open mics the same week.
Full backline: drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, vocal mics, plus an in-house sound engineer. Bring your own instrument and pedals. Want a similar setup elsewhere? Filter the open mic directory by “Full backline”.
10 minutes per act — typically 3 songs solo or 4 for a band.
Yes — free entry for performers and audience. Most Edinburgh mics are free; browse the list.
Yes — full bands welcome and the backline is set up for it. Once you've played a few of these, see our guide on how to get paid gigs in Edinburgh.
1A Chambers Street, Old Town, Edinburgh EH1 1HR.
Mostly fellow musicians, friends and Edinburgh regulars who turn up across the Edinburgh live music scene. Edinburgh open mic crowds tend to listen attentively — this isn't a chatter-over-the-music kind of night.

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