Fred Wesley & the New Jb's

A jazz concert by Fred Wesley & the New JB's at The Queen's Hall in Edinburgh, led by the American trombonist and arranger Fred Wesley.

Fred Wesley is an American jazz and funk trombonist and arranger, born in Columbus, who served as James Brown's musical director. He released his debut album, A Blow for Me, A Toot to You, in 1977. Before that, he was part of The J.B.'s, the band behind many of Brown's recordings, whose line-up included Maceo Parker, Jimmy Nolen, Clyde Stubblefield and John 'Jabo'Starks. Their songs include Pass the Peas, Gimme Some More and Doing It to Death, which reached number one on the American R&B chart in 1973. Wesley later joined George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic collective.

This show, by The New JB's, marks the 50th anniversary of A Blow for Me, A Toot to You, an album released in 1977 under the name Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns featuring Maceo Parker. The record was produced by Fred Wesley with George Clinton and Bootsy Collins.

The Queen's Hall is a venue on Clark Street in Edinburgh that mainly hosts concerts, particularly pop, rock and indie, alongside some theatre productions.