Ali Affleck (SCO/USA)
The Queens of Swing
Event Start Date & TIme: October 10, 2026 18:00
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| Ticket Type | Tickets left | Price | Quantity | Cart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seated General Entry | 90 | $45.00 | ||
| Seated Student Entry | 4 | $40.00 | ||
| Seated Duke/Duchess | Sold Out | $35.00 |
Doors 6pm
Show 7pm
Award‑winning jazz vocalist and historian Ali Affleck (SCO/USA) celebrates the great jazz singers of the late 1920s to the 1950s in this much‑loved, international hit show. More than a nostalgic tribute, Ali brings authenticity, deep knowledge and irresistible warmth as she shines a light on both iconic legends and the extraordinary and often overlooked women who helped shape jazz history.
A sell‑out favourite at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for six years, Queens of Swing features Ali alongside some of Perth’s finest musicians. Together they will bring the golden age of jazz vividly, joyously to life.
A must for lovers of swing, storytelling and the pioneering women of early jazz.
Scottish-American Ali Affleck is a stalwart of vocal-centric ‘old time’ jazz and blues.
Arriving in Edinburgh fresh from her old home in New Orleans, Ali found a Scotland where no-one under the age of 60 was singing old jazz and ‘classic’ blues repertoire…fast forward 12 years and she earned her place as doyenne of the scene. Ali performs several times a year in Paris, yearly in Japan and at many top jazz festivals and swing dance events such as Ascona and French Quarter Fest.
Her regular trips back to the USA to perform have given such accolades as: ‘The spirit of Bessie Smith in the 21st century’- LA Times and “Scotland’s Queen of Vintage jazz & Blues “(OCWeekly) Ali won ‘Best Jazz Vocalist’ in the 2014 Scottish Jazz Awards, was nominated ‘Best Emerging artist’ and nominated again as best vocalist in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
’Scotland’s Queen of Vintage jazz & Blues’ — OC Weekly
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