I am proud and delighted to announce that our new album Stramash II will finally be released on 12th June 2026. It has been 18 years since the last Stramash album - I don’t like to rush these things!
Featuring stars from the Scottish jazz, folk and classical world - Dave Milligan, Phil Bancroft, Seonaid Aitken, Chris Stout, Su-a Lee, Patsy Reid, Rory Campbell, Calum Gourlay and Alyn Cosker. As always, Dave Milligan has done a truly outstanding job in arranging the tunes.
This music feels very natural, it is not about whether it is jazz or folk, I have no idea where the line between the two lies, where one ends and the other begins. What it is about for me is melody, spirit and emotion.
The album will be available on CD, Vinyl and as a download - on this website, amazon, Cadiz Merch Store, record shops, Spotify etc… If you ever feel guilty about listening for free, purchasing a download from this site is always appreciated—but there’s absolutely no obligation, more than anything I want my music to be heard and enjoyed, and I’m especially grateful to every single person who comes out to my gigs.
It will be another busy Summer - I have 2 Glasgow Jazz Festival gigs with my Miles Davis band, although both gigs sold out in record time!
In the Edinburgh Jazz Festival I will be appearing with my my Sextet on 22nd July, Get tickets here
and my fun swing band, Colin Steele’s Kings of Swing on 21st July. Get tickets here
I'm also playing with 'Louis and the Divas' on 22nd July, 'The Classic Jazz Orchestra' and 'Jeep and Sweets' both on 24th July.
In the Edinburgh Fringe I will be bringing my quintet to the Jazz Bar for 5 nights playing the music of Miles Davis from 19th-23rd August, get tickets here and Martin Kershaw and myself will be a playing the music of Chet Baker and Stan Getz on 25th-29th August get tickets here
Other summer highlights include playing at Easterbrook Hall in Dumfries for the Absolute Classics Festival on 12th July with Kings of Swing, and later in the year I will be bringing the Kings of Swing to Findhorn Bay Arts on 26th September, and the following day we'll be playing the music of Miles Davis.
I hope you can make it to some of my gigs, wishing you a great jazzy Summer!
Colin x
