Shota Ikeda is a jazz guitarist, composer, from Kobe Japan, with influences from Wes Montgomery and Django Reinhardt. He learned jazz guitar from a professional musician, Jack Pantazis in Melbourne. Shota has honed his skills playing jazz and improvising across many styles; swing, ballad, bossa, blues,etc. In addition, he’s been really into gypsy jazz, with working on his original music. As he plays various types of music, he brings his unique skills to the audience.

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Buzz & The Pickups are joined by long time gig-mates Teddy Griffith and LILI PILI to bring a night of loud rockin’ shenanigans to the Edinburgh Castle. Off the back of the release of a new single ‘Lazy Boy', Buzz & The Pickups are back gigging after a long COVID-forced slumber. They’ll be bringing punters their classic three-piece but yet massive sound. Make a night of it and don’t miss out on the supports offering their unique takes on indie, psych, and alternative tunes as well.
See ya'll there!!

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DJ Brontesaurus Sex floats on a puffy cloud of delirious disco and sultry seventies sleaze. Mere mortals shudder in ecstasy and dance in the rain.