28 July - 6 August 2017
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02 manchesterjazz.com Welcome to mjf 2017
Sounds fantastic!
It’s our 22nd festival and fullest ever programme.
We’ve built on our reputation for adventurous programming, with international jazz stars, local gems, newly-commissioned music, European debuts, boundary-pushing ideas, ‘mjf introduces’ young talent and celebrated anniversaries – all making for some of the most enjoyable, surprising and memorable musical encounters.
We’re also celebrating the #jazz100 campaign, with over 100 bands in 100+ hours.
The jewel in our crown this year is our new main venue in Albert Square. Step into the magical 1920s Salon Perdu Spiegeltent, where half our events take place, and experience the luxurious surrounds of a cabaret club like no other. Art Nouveau ultra-chic, this intimately circular, oak-panelled structure, with an opulent mirrored bar, will whisk you into another world. With its limited capacity, we expect many events here to sell out in advance, so book early.
I look forward to welcoming you. Sounds fantastic! Steve Mead, Artistic Director
The hub of the festival is Albert Square. Relax with friends and family, enjoy street food and free outdoor music.
Photography: Van Rosmalen.
Salon Perdu Spiegeltent Photography: Shot Away. @ManJazzFest 03 At a Glance
Artist Start time Venue Tickets
Friday 28 July
HSQ: How Monkey Found His Swing 12.30 The Bridgewater Hall Foyer FREE
Riot Jazz Brass Band 20.00 Salon Perdu £19.80 / £21
New York Brass Band 21.30 Matt & Phreds £5
BLOW Trio 22.00 Band on the Wall £8.80
Saturday 29 July
HSQ: HMS Syncopation 09.45 Salon Perdu £8.50 / £30.80
Nikki Iles Quintet 13.00 Salon Perdu £8.50 / £10
Northern Monkey Brass Band 14.00, 16.00 & 18.30 Festival Square FREE
Atlas 15.00 Salon Perdu £8.50 / £10
Nerija 17.00 Salon Perdu £11 / £12
The Breath 20.00 Salon Perdu £16.50 / £17.50
Dave Maric, Phronesis and Engines Orchestra: 20.00 The Stoller Hall £20 (via Stoller Hall) ‘Decade Zero’
Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club 21.00 Band on the Wall £19.25
Haggis Horns 21.30 Matt & Phreds £5
Sunday 30 July
The Improvisation Salon 09.45 Salon Perdu £11 / £19.80
Our Kids Jazzy Jungle Social, featuring HSQ 10.00 Manchester Town Hall, Great Hall £8.50 / £30.80
mjf jazz brunch: Dean Stockdale & Gavin Barras 11.30 Midland Hotel, Stanley Suite £16.50 only
Pete Lee 13.00 Salon Perdu £8.50 / £10
Brass Gumbo 14.15, 16.15 & 18.30 Festival Square FREE
mjf afternoon tea: Dean Stockdale & Gavin Barras 14.30 Midland Hotel, Stanley Suite £29.70 only
Camilla George Quartet 15.00 Salon Perdu £8.50 / £10
The Darkening Blue 17.00 Salon Perdu £11 / £12
Collocutor 19.30 Band on the Wall £15.40
Shri - Just a Vibration 19.45 Salon Perdu £11 / £12
Monday 31 July
Dan Whieldon Quartet 12.00 Salon Perdu FREE pre-register
Deep Cabaret 13.00 Salon Perdu FREE pre-register
Birkett & Fisk play Venuti & Lang 13.45 St Ann’s Church FREE pre-register
Archipelago 14.30 Central Library, Performance Space FREE
Tiptoe 15.15 St Ann’s Church FREE pre-register
Early Nite 16.00 Central Library, Performance Space FREE
Ushaw Ensemble 17.00 Salon Perdu FREE pre-register northern line gigs Skeltr 18.00 Salon Perdu FREE pre-register
Perpetual Motion Machine 19.30 Salon Perdu FREE pre-register
The ElecTrio 20.30 Salon Perdu FREE pre-register
Ubunye 21.30 Salon Perdu FREE pre-register
mjf afternoon tea: The New Skin Project 14.30 Midland Hotel, Lancaster Suite £29.70 only
Locking Horns Brass Jam 21.30 Matt & Phreds FREE
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Artist Start time Venue Tickets
Tuesday 1 August
Toco Madera 11.30 The Bridgewater Hall Foyer FREE
mjf jazz brunch: The Magic Beans 11.30 Midland Hotel, Stanley Suite £16.50 only
Fragments 12.15 Salon Perdu £5.50 / £7
Leïla Martial & Valentin Ceccaldi 13.15 St Ann’s Church £8.50 / £10
mjf afternoon tea: The Magic Beans 14.30 Midland Hotel, Stanley Suite £29.70 only
Chesaba 14.30 Salon Perdu £8.50 / £10
Future Currents 15.30 Central Library, Performance Space £8.50 / £10
glowe_ 17.00 Salon Perdu £11 / £12
The African Salsa Orchestra 18.00 Band on the Wall £19.25
mjf introduces: Mali Hayes 18.30 Festival Square FREE
Andy Scott & Group S 20.00 Salon Perdu £16.50 / £17.50
Loud Noises Brass 21.30 Matt & Phreds £5
Wednesday 2 August
Treppenwitz 11.30 The Bridgewater Hall Foyer FREE
mjf jazz brunch: Mat Walklate & Paolo Fuschi 11.30 Midland Hotel, Stanley Suite £16.50 only
Aubin Vanns Trio 12.15 Salon Perdu £5.50 / £7
Kaja Draksler 13.15 St Ann’s Church £8.50 / £10
mjf afternoon tea: Mat Walklate & Paolo Fuschi 14.30 Midland Hotel, Stanley Suite £29.70 only
Bitch ‘n’ Monk 14.30 Salon Perdu £8.50 / £10
Andrew Woodhead + Run Logan Run 15.30 Central Library, Performance Space £8.50 / £10
Edward Perraud’s Synaesthetic Trip 17.00 Salon Perdu £11 / £12
mjf introduces: Plume 18.30 Festival Square FREE
Zee Guveya and the Heritage Survival 20.00 Salon Perdu £11 / £12
Family Band 21.30 Matt & Phreds £5
Thursday 3 August
Alexander Bone & Friends 11.30 The Bridgewater Hall Foyer FREE
mjf jazz brunch: Alex Hitchcock/Will Barry Duo 11.30 Midland Hotel, Stanley Suite £16.50 only
Emily Francis Trio 12.15 Salon Perdu £5.50 / £7
Lauren Kinsella & Kit Downes 13.15 St Ann’s Church £8.50 / £10
One Million Faces Inwardness 14.30 Salon Perdu £8.50 / £10
mjf afternoon tea: Alex Hitchcock/Will Barry Duo 14.30 Midland Hotel, Stanley Suite £29.70 only
Clouds Harp Quartet 15.30 Central Library, Performance Space £8.50 / £10
Even Sanne 17.00 Salon Perdu £11 / £12
Rangeela 18.30 Festival Square FREE
Irwin Mitchell mjf originals: ‘Cottonopolis’ 20.00 Mystery Venue £16.50 / £17.50 Andy Stamatakis-Brown
Denys Baptiste Quartet: The Late Trane 20.00 Salon Perdu £16.50 / £17.50
Heavy Beat Brass Band 21.30 Matt & Phreds £5
(full breakdown of prices featured with each event listed in this brochure p8 - p25). = Advance / = On the day/door / = Single ticket / = Two tickets offer / = Four tickets offer TRIPLE TICKET: 10% off when you book 3 afternoon Salon Perdu events together (Saturdays & Sundays) Ticket prices shown include booking fee. At a Glance continued overleaf. 04 manchesterjazz.com #mjf2017 05 At a Glance
Artist Start time Venue Tickets
Friday 4 August
mjf and Jazz North introduces: 11.30 The Bridgewater Hall Foyer FREE Wandering Monster
mjf jazz brunch: Charlie Cooper Trio 11.30 Midland Hotel, Stanley Suite £16.50 only
Iain Dixon & Les Chisnall 12.15 Salon Perdu £5.50 / £7
Medbøe/Eriksen/Halle 13.15 St Ann’s Church £8.50 / £10
Sawa 14.30 Salon Perdu £8.50 / £10
mjf afternoon tea: Charlie Cooper Trio 14.30 Midland Hotel, Stanley Suite £29.70 only
Polygon Quartet 15.30 Central Library, Performance Space £8.50 / £10
Kinkajous 17.00 Salon Perdu £11 / £12
mjf introduces: Têtes de Pois 18.30 Festival Square FREE
mjf introduces: Mighty Stranger 18.30 RNCM, Carole Nash Recital Room FREE ticket required
Joshua Redman Quartet: Still Dreaming 19.30 RNCM Theatre £26 (via RNCM)
Baked à la Ska 20.00 Salon Perdu £11 / £12
Back Chat Brass 21.30 Matt & Phreds £5
Saturday 5 August
mjf jazz brunch: Zoe Gilby Trio 11.30 Midland Hotel, Lancaster Suite £16.50 only
Back Chat Brass 12.30, 14.00 & 16.00 Festival Square FREE
Afriiibop 13.00 Salon Perdu £8.50 / £10
mjf afternoon tea: Zoe Gilby Trio 14.30 Midland Hotel, Lancaster Suite £29.70 only
Dinosaur 15.00 Salon Perdu £8.50 / £10
Horse Orchestra 17.00 Salon Perdu £11 / £12
mjf finale:Secret Salon 20.30 Salon Perdu £16.50 / £17.50
The Big Brass Love-In featuring: Llareggub 21.30 Matt & Phreds £10 Brass Band & Mr Wilson’s Second Liners
Sunday 6 August
mjf jazz brunch: Remi Harris Project 11.30 Midland Hotel, Lancaster Suite £16.50 only
Tom Syson Sextet 13.00 Salon Perdu £8.50 / £10
Lucy Mae 14.15 & 16.15 Festival Square FREE
mjf afternoon tea: Remi Harris Project 14.30 Midland Hotel, Lancaster Suite £29.70 only
Elliot Galvin Trio 15.00 Salon Perdu £11 / £12
Fini Bearman 17.00 Salon Perdu £11 / £12
Times stated are event start times. All details are correct at time of going to press. Salon Perdu Spiegeltent Please check manchesterjazz.com for all the Photography: Shot Away. latest news and updates. Information on the mjf website supersedes any details in this brochure.
Prices stated include booking fee. = Advance / = On the day/door. = Single ticket / = Two tickets offer. Make your Salon Perdu boutique = Four tickets offer. experience extra special for you and your friends by booking a tête à tête Tickets bought on the day of the event are charged booth with table service, when you at the Door rate. More information, formats and a book at manchesterjazz.com downloadable version available online. 06 manchesterjazz.com Sounds original
Irwin Mitchell originals 2017
The Irwin Mitchell mjf originals series seeks out and pioneers new jazz. Every year, musician-composers from the North West are invited to propose ambitious ideas for a new work to be premièred at mjf. The only open jazz commissioning scheme of its kind in the UK, it has generated 19 major new works so far.
This year’s commission has been awarded to pianist/composer, Andy Stamatakis-Brown - a longstanding member of the Manchester jazz scene. His first band, 6pac, received the Peter Whittingham Award and his compositions have been performed across Europe, Australia and the USA. Currently, he performs with his own trio; in Gypsies of Bohemia; with Manchester Jazz Collective and Hacienda Classical. See P.21 to read about his new work for mjf 2017, ‘Cottonopolis’. Irwin Mitchell is proud to be
Andy Stamatakis-Brown. working in partnership with Photography: Jo Mair. Manchester Jazz Festival.
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manchesterjazzfestival 07 returns to the multiple award-winning Band on the Wall for 2017, featuring:
Friday 28 July 10pm – late // £8.80 (inc 80p bkg fee) BLOW Trio + DJs Joe W (Mind on Fire) + Lowell W (Out of Quiet/Reform Radio) Young Belgian band BLOW Trio are one of hottest new exports from the continent, fusing jazz, punk and dance music in their superbly enigmatic live stage shows. Sometimes referred to by fans as ‘Drum n Sax’, this young band cut their teeth in underground clubs across Belgium and the Netherlands and have been known to perform flash street performances in some very unusual settings.
Saturday 29 July 9pm – late // £19.25 (inc £1.75 bkg fee) Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club We’re taking the flavoursome funk far into the night as the Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club returns to Band on the Wall with acclaimed DJ, actor, presenter and funkster about town Craig Charles manning the decks, plus some very special guests performing live.
Sunday 30 July 7.30pm // £15.40 (inc £1.40 bkg fee) Collocutor Collocutor is the 7-piece brainchild of saxophonist Tamar Osborn. The project grew from her wish to simply write the music that wanted to be written, rather than focus on a particular audience or context. As such the compositions draw inspiration from the many genres encountered over the course of a varied career, ranging from jazz, afrobeat, Indian classical and Ethiopian roots to polyphonic choral music and minimalism – the link being primarily modal music with a transportive effect.
Tuesday 1 August 6pm // £19.25 (inc £1.75 bkg fee) The African Salsa Orchestra The African Salsa Orchestra, from Benin and Cuba and led by Michel Pinheiro, is a dancing machine that makes you walk from Cotonou to Cuba! The group takes you on a journey in which Manding rhythms, gospel, rhythm & blues and reggae combine with the stunning sounds of Cuban salsa – a mixture of voodoo cults and Western music.
Ticket includes an African Salsa workshop taking place immediately before the concert. Tickets / info: bandonthewall.org | 0161 832 1111 Tickets available for face value in person from our box office | 25 Swan St, Northern Quarter, Manchester M4 5JZ
08 manchesterjazz.com Sounds delicious jazz brunches & afternoon teas at The Midland
Times of all jazz brunches: 11.30 - 13.00 (performance time 12.00 - 13.00): £16.50 (includes £1.50 booking fee) Times of all afternoon teas: 14.30 - 16.00 (performance time 15.00 - 16.00): £29.70 (includes £2.70 booking fee) All events take place in the Stanley Suite unless otherwise indicated.
Sunday 30 July Thursday 3 August jazz brunch or afternoon tea with: jazz brunch or afternoon tea with: Dean Stockdale & Gavin Barras Alex Hitchcock / Will Barry Duo
Swinging, dexterous piano and bass duets inspired by Saxophone and piano duets from two young talents who classic mainstream styles of Oscar Peterson and Bill convey maturity and excitement with every note: original Evans, with original compositions inspired by place and work and new arrangements of pieces by Hermeto life experience. Pascoal and the Yellowjackets.
Monday 31 July Friday 4 August afternoon tea (Lancaster Suite) with: jazz brunch or afternoon tea with: The New Skin Project Charlie Cooper Trio
Saxophone and acoustic guitar duo fusing f lamenco, Revered Mancunian songstress and vintage soul diva classical, jazz, dance and rock; a rich and invigorating Charlie escorts you through an intimate, unplugged sound, with pure sax lines woven around percussive session, with well-crafted songs and her husky, elegant guitar playing. and powerful voice.
Tuesday 1 August Saturday 5 August jazz brunch or afternoon tea with: jazz brunch or afternoon tea (Lancaster Suite) with: The Magic Beans Zoe Gilby Trio
The essence of unlikely pop songs, distilled through the This versatile singer-songwriter always connects with mellow, exotic vocals of Zoe Kyote, is intimately and audiences, with music from Pink Floyd to Kate Bush charmingly set to just string bass and acoustic guitar. and compelling, original songs with an intelligent spirit, co-written with bassist Andy Champion.
Wednesday 2 August jazz brunch or afternoon tea with: Sunday 6 August Mat Walklate & Paolo Fuschi jazz brunch or afternoon tea (Lancaster Suite) with: Remi Harris Project
An energetic electric blues duo channelling harmonica and guitar through old tube amplifiers to create a rich Hot club-style guitars and double bass with inf luences tone that transports listeners back to early ‘50s Chicago. from blues, rock’n’roll and world music; the trio applies its outgoing, gypsy swing style to songs by Charlie Parker, Peter Green and Jimi Hendrix.
Book (in advance essential) & see menus at manchesterjazz.com or by Tel: 0843 208 1848. 09 Brass is part of Matt & Phreds Northern Roots and having a plethora of original bands with a focus on Brass, the club couldn’t resist going Brass Hard for this year’s manchester jazz festival.
Fri 28 July Tue 1 August Fri 4 August New York Brass Band Loud Noises Brass Back Chat Brass 9.30pm | £5 OTD 9.30pm | £5 OTD 9.30pm | £5 OTD
New York Brass band opens Coming through the ranks of Another young band who mjf at the club with a full-on playing with other established premiered their first gig at the 8-piece New Orleans inspired Brass Bands, Loud Noises Brass club and know how to get a gig. NYBB were one of the are high on the radar as one of M&P’s Party started. As the final first bands to couple Pop the latest exciting young bands weekend of mjf comes to a close, with Traditional Brass music, to hit the circuit. Expect to hear Back Chat Brass guarantee to so expect to hear their take jazz standards and cult pop electrify with their own Brass take on Candi Staton to Pharrell classics from the Backstreet on classic tunes. alongside traditional New Boys to Ghostbusters. Orleans Brass sounds. Sat 5 August Wed 2 August The Big Brass Love-In FT Sat 29 July Family Band Llareggub Brass Band & Haggis Horns 9.30pm | £5 OTD Mr Wilson’s Second Liners 9.30pm | £5 OTD 9.30pm | £10 OTD Showing a different side to Dubbed by Mark Ronson as original Brass, fronted by Not to blow our own trumpet “the best horn section in the powerful duo Kim Macari but many of the great Brass world” this 7-piece Northern on trumpet and Riley Bands seen around the city’s Funk extravaganza combine Stone Lonergan on sax, this music scene first played at heavyweight jazz solos, freewheeling quartet bring the club. Tonight we bring you Breakbeats, Soul, Hip-Hop and rousing moments of fierce an extra special treat as two Afrobeat. A new club favourite intensity, improvisation, jazz of our favourite Brass Bands and a band not to miss. and blues. come together for one night only. Don’t miss this heady Mon 31 July Thu 3 August mix of traditional New Orleans Locking Horns Brass Jam Heavy Beat Brass Band Funked up Brass and Hacienda 9.30pm | Free Entry 9.30pm | £5 OTD Classics. And of course it wouldn’t be the same without starting the party outside of the Club favourite Henry Botham Inspired by the heavy drum club. Come along and enjoy brings a brand new Brass Jam beats of modern day second the ride! to mjf mixing a whole host of line brass, HBBB remixes styles from Blues to Funk to modern jazz, Reggae, Old Time Jazz. All musicians of Drum’n’Bass and Funk with MATT AND PHREDS every level are welcome to join the sounds of a roaring New 64 Tib Street, M4 1LG in. Bring your Brass! Orleans Brass Band. Listen out BOOKINGS & INFO for their take on a Snoop Dog classic tune! Daytime 0161 273 5495 Evening 0161 831 7002 www.mattandphreds.com
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Friday 28 July Saturday 29 July
HSQ – How Monkey Found His Swing HSQ – HMS Syncopation The Bridgewater Hall Foyer 12.30 - 13.30 Salon Perdu 9.45 - 10.30
An interactive, musical journey through the HSQ and a storyteller premiere this jungle: acclaimed storyteller Ursula Holden interactive concert for 5-11 year-olds. Gill weaves a tale around saxophones All aboard for a musical journey around and percussion for under-12s to discover the globe, encountering jazz styles and rhythms. collecting exotic fruit to create a vibrant, fruit-salad-samba of world rhythms. Respond creatively through song, dance Part of The Bridgewater Hall’s Little Bite Music series and Dalcroze techniques; instruments provided. Riot Jazz Brass Band £8.50 (inc 50p bkg fee) 4-tkt offer £30.80 (inc £2.80 bkg fee)
Nikki Iles Quintet Salon Perdu 13.00 - 14.00
Pianist Nikki makes a popular return to mjf. An exquisite, sensitive player and consummate composer in the European jazz school, she assembles a one-off band of eloquent, instrumental luminaries including Josh Arcoleo and Laura Jurd. £8.50 (inc 50p bkg fee) / £10 OTD
Northern Monkey Brass Band
Photography: Steven Sibbald. Riot Jazz Brass Band Salon Perdu 20.00 - 22.00 Photography: Graham Hardy. Northern Monkey Brass Band Aggro jazz, hip-hop samples, funked-up Festival Square favourites, re-interpreted dubstep, drum 14.00 - 14.30, 16.00 - 16.30, 18.30 - 19.00 ’n’ bass and dancefloor crackers - Riot Jazz catapults the spirit of New Orleans Funky, uplifting New Orleans swing from into the C21st via Manchester, giving mjf’s this Newcastle 8-piece, energising Festival opening night a memorably noisy blast off! Square with a surprising mix of originals and familiar covers - from traditional to modern. £19.80 (inc £1.80 bkg fee) / £21 OTD 12 Band line-ups at manchesterjazz.com Sounds fantastic
Atlas The Breath Salon Perdu 20.00 - 22.00
From Manchester’s fertile music scene, The Breath unites Cinematic Orchestra alumni Stuart McCallum, John Ellis and Luke Flowers with Irish folk singer Ríoghnach Connolly in a melting pot of soul-cleansing vocals, mesmerising guitar riffs and anthemic songs to buoy or break your heart. Hypnotic, raw and raucously Photography: Rosa Fay Goodchild. punchy, their kaleidoscopic sound Atlas touches rock, ambient, folk and jazz. Salon Perdu 15.00 - 16.00 £16.50 (inc £1.50 bkg fee) / £17.50 OTD Pianist Rebecca Nash, with Nick Malcolm’s inventive trumpet playing, blends acoustic Decade Zero jazz with electronic soundscapes, driving grooves, free improvisation and gripping melodies. £8.50 (inc 50p bkg fee) / £10 OTD
Nerija
Dave Maric, Phronesis and Engines Orchestra: Decade Zero The Stoller Hall 20.00 - 21.30
Dave Maric’s ‘Decade Zero’ pays homage to internationally acclaimed piano trio Phronesis, weaving their tunes Photography: Ben Ealovega. through his original, contemporary Nerija classical music, using loops, rhythms Salon Perdu 17.00 - 18.00 and textures inspired by their high- energy performances and off-kilter Nominated for Jazz FM Breakthrough grooves. Phronesis performs the piece Act 2016, this fast-rising, London-based with 8 string and woodwind players collective with a frontline of punchy horns, from the award-winning Engines plays stirring and streetwise tunes inspired Orchestra, conducted by Chetham’s by hip-hop, Afrobeat and South African alumnus Phil Meadows. Township. Joint commission: Cheltenham Jazz Festival, mjf and EFG London Jazz Festival, supported by PRS for Music Foundation. £11 (inc £1 bkg fee) / £12 OTD £19.80 (inc £1.80 bkg fee via mjf) £20 (inc £2 bkg fee via The Stoller Hall)
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Brass Gumbo Festival Square Sunday 30 July 14.15 - 14.45, 16.15 - 16.45, 18.30 - 19.00
This top pedigree New Orleans-style street The Improvisation Salon band from Edinburgh mixes jazz, funk and Salon Perdu 9.45 - 10.30 well-known covers in new arrangements; equally satisfying for jazz-heads and Never tried improvising – making it up as dancing feet! you go along? Never played an instrument before? This session is for you. Guided by specialist tutor Dave Evans, come and make music with friends and strangers Camilla George Quartet on a colourful array of tuned percussion Salon Perdu 15.00 - 16.00 instruments. Expect amazing results! No skills or experience necessary. Ages 12+ Saxophonist Camilla’s current project £11 (inc £1 bkg fee) Isang (journey) pays homage to her native 2-tkt offer £19.80 (inc £1.80 bkg fee) south-east Nigeria and the jazz tradition, from its African roots to current forms, Our Kids Jazzy Jungle Social, featuring HSQ interjected with calypso, highlife and hip-hop. Manchester Town Hall, Great Hall £8.50 (inc 50p bkg fee) / £10 OTD 10.00 - 11.45 The Darkening Blue Our Kids Social is bringing its fun, creative Salon Perdu 17.00 - 18.00 spectacular to mjf! Bring along your bopping babies and grooving toddlers Trumpeter Andre Canniere, and his stellar (aged 1-5) and join us for arts and crafts, ensemble - including Brigitte Beraha, Tori silent disco, groovy baby, story-telling - Freestone and Ivo Neame - interpret the and an impish quartet of live saxophonists. words of his favourite literary figures with £8.50 (inc 50p bkg fee) astonishing sonic variety. 4-tkt offer £30.80 (inc £2.80 bkg fee) £11 (inc £1 bkg fee) / £12 OTD Pre-walkers go
Shri - Just a Vibration Pete Lee Salon Perdu 19.45 - 21.00 Salon Perdu 13.00 - 14.00 Indian classical and street music meet Pianist Pete presents The Velvet Rage to the British brass band tradition, with jazz, mark an important, 50-year anniversary drum‘n’bass and dubstep thrown in for for gay rights: catchy melodies and riffs good measure. Composer-producer sit alongside ethereal, romantic pieces, Shri Sriram creates a fun ‘Bombay brought to life by a dectet of leading mix’ of styles in this big-sounding, lively jazz players, in-demand pop session BASCA-prize winning crossover work. musicians and a string section. £11 (inc £1 bkg fee) / £12 OTD £8.50 (inc 50p bkg fee) / £10 OTD
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Birkett & Fisk Monday 31 July
Jazz North’s northern line showcase returns, bringing great northern artists to new audiences: 11 free gigs in 11 hours.
Whilst all these events are free, you do need to register in advance at Birkett & Fisk play Venuti & Lang manchesterjazz.com to secure your place St Ann’s Church 13.45 - 14.15 (not necessary for the Central Library). A limited number of places will be available A violin and guitar duo celebrating on the door (first-come-first-served). the under-explored work of two prime exponents of early ’20s/30s jazz: authentic, rhythmic and uplifting, with an infectious energy.
Archipelago
Dan Whieldon Quartet Salon Perdu 12.00 - 12.30
Pianist Dan leads a new band performing his pieces: contemporary European in style, rich in harmony, with refined melodies, eloquently voiced by Richard Iles’ lyrical f lugelhorn.
Deep Cabaret Salon Perdu 13.00 - 13.30 Archipelago Steve Lewis creates curious, stirring songs Central Library, Performance Space 14.30 - 15.00 by channelling fragments of leftfield pop, African, folk and jazz through a Faye MacCalman fronts a Newcastle sextet of instruments rarely heard in jazz sax-bass-drums trio drawing on garage (hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, overtone vocals) rock, minimalism and free improvisation: ‘mashed-up’ with text from science, riffs, silence, noise and grooves create a literature, journalism and history. collage of hard-edged blocks of sound.
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Monday 31 July
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Tiptoe St Ann’s Church 15.15 - 15.45
This trumpet-guitar-string bass group, with Skeltr vocalist Alice Higgins, plays fresh, swinging perspectives of the music of Ella Fitzgerald Skeltr and Michael Jackson, and their own Salon Perdu 18.00 - 18.30 songs, in a relaxed vein. With an electrifying new duo, Sam Healey’s roaring sax lines soar above Early Nite electronic soundscapes and samples - Central Library, Performance Space 16.00 - 16.30 manipulated live in the moment - creating a striking sound with a buzzing energy. Otto Willberg’s fiery take on the sax-bass- drums trio format, favouring short and snappy tunes in the spirit of punk: free Perpetual Motion Machine improvisation delivered with humour, Salon Perdu 19.30 - 20.00 melody and fun. A high-energy sextet; the double guitars of Sam Dunn and Jamie Taylor, along Ushaw Ensemble with doubled-up saxes, blend jazz and Salon Perdu 17.00 - 17.30 rock - but eschews fusion - with repertoire including David Bowie and Peter Gabriel. Originally commissioned by Ushaw College and Durham Cathedral, pianist Paul Edis’ septet melds his forte in modern jazz with The ElecTrio traditional North East music - pitching Salon Perdu 20.30 - 21.00 improvisers alongside Northumbrian pipes and violin. Dan Goldman has made a speciality of the Fender Rhodes, centring it at the heart of the blistering, funky, driving sound of this Paul Edis, Ushaw tight, magnetic band: progressive, yet with a nod to its historical roots in ‘70s/80s fusion.
Ubunye Salon Perdu 21.30 - 22.00
Huddersfield-based singers (originally from South Africa), and gospel and R’n’B players from Yorkshire, perform an inspirational blend of jazz, Isigqi - traditional Zulu music - and Afro-pop.
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Chesaba Salon Perdu 14.30 - 15.30 Tuesday 1 August Using cello, bass and traditional African instruments, the trio celebrates African Toco Madera cultures, from West African Griot musical The Bridgewater Hall Foyer 11.30 - 12.30 storytelling to soulful South African township: vibrant and hypnotic, with Original compositions from this lively, young improvisations embroidered throughout. sextet inspired by Latin America, Afro- Caribbean folkloric music and contemporary £8.50 (inc 50p bkg fee) / £10 OTD jazz: simple infectious bass lines and f lowing melodies interwoven between the unusual Future Currents trumpet and vibes frontline. Central Library, Performance Space 15.30 - 16.30
This trio of electrifying guitarists Alex Roth, Chris Montague and Chris Sharkey Fragments exploits the instrument’s full potential to Salon Perdu 12.15 - 13.00 create music of extremes, using extended techniques, experimental miniatures, Drummer Johnny Hunter leads this expansive soundscapes and noise textures. adventurous trio, featuring pianist Adam Fairhall; using improvisation as a starting £8.50 (inc 50p bkg fee) / £10 OTD point, breaking into pre-composed fragments at any moment, they make glowe_ surprisingly melodic and structured sounds. £5.50 (inc 50p bkg fee) / £7 OTD
Leïla Martial & Valentin Ceccaldi
Leïla Martial & Valentin Ceccaldi St Ann’s Church 13.15 - 14.15 glowe_ Salon Perdu 17.00 - 18.00 Two French virtuosi at the height of their talents, united in an exquisite, if unlikely, Vocalist, songwriter and passionate combination of voice and cello. Their music advocate of music for social change, leaps from a scream to a whisper. Leïla Lis Murphy premières her new, diverse sings, swings, grooves and scats without collection of songs (inspired by Bjork, Roma clichés, in, around and over Valentin’s deft, music, Juno Reactor and Shostakovich) precise motifs and percussive rhythms, showcasing the talents of fellow vocalist making use of the entire instrument. Mali Hayes and set to strings and a rhythm Unmissable and extraordinarily beautiful. section with John Ellis and Myke Wilson. £8.50 (inc 50p bkg fee) / £10 OTD £11 (inc £1 bkg fee) / £12 OTD
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Tuesday 1 August Wednesday 2 August
Mali Hayes Treppenwitz The Bridgewater Hall Foyer 11.30 - 12.30
The sound of this trio, fronted by Matthew Aplin, spans the European avant-garde and spiritual blues; exploring improvisation, their music is at times peaceful and Photography: Declan Creffield. spacious, at others frenzied and angular. Mali Hayes mjf introduces Festival Square 18.30 - 19.30 Aubin Vanns Trio Young Mancunian vocalist and songwriter Salon Perdu 12.15 - 13.00 Mali presents her 9-piece band with
multiple influences of jazz, rock, neo-soul Guitar-led pieces ranging from sensitive and R’n’B - a quirky, funky sound with nods and melodic song-based forms to abstract to Hiatus Kaiyote and Erykah Badu. sounds with electronic effects and poetic influences: f lashes of brightness contrast with brooding ambience. Andy Scott & Group S £5.50 (inc 50p bkg fee)/ £7 OTD Salon Perdu 20.00 - 22.00
Launching both a new CD and band Kaja Draksler identity, Andy Scott leads his 14-piece sax colossus - including the stellar talents of John Helliwell, Mike Hall and pianist Gwilym Simcock: players with long-standing links with mjf. The dazzling anthology of new music exploits the full range of the saxophone family. Since its origins as
Sax Assault, the group has matured to Photography: Francesca Patella. explore the sonic possibilities offered by its Kaja Draksler unlimited variations, with the textures and St Ann’s Church 13.15 - 14.15 colours that their jazz, classical and pop backgrounds bring. Kaja, a precociously talented Slovenian £16.50 (inc £1.50 bkg fee) / £17.50 OTD pianist (based in Amsterdam) has formidable technique, beautiful
Andy Scott & Group S timing and expressive powers. Her exploratory use of the entire instrument, including prepared sounds, evolving harmonies, unpredictable improvisation and percussive effects, produces breathtaking performances. £8.50 (inc 50p bkg fee) / £10 OTD Photography: Nick Caro. 18 Band line-ups at manchesterjazz.com Ticket & venue info P26
Bitch ‘n’ Monk Edward Perraud Salon Perdu 14.30 - 15.30
Inspired by the eclectic energy of Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew and Thelonious Monk’s musical language, this duo innovates new sounds with electrified Latin f lutes, idiosyncratic voices, topical lyrics and looped guitar - channelled through electronics. Impossible to pigeonhole but easy to enjoy! £8.50 (inc 50p bkg fee) / £10 OTD
Photography: Maarit Kytoharju. Double bill: Andrew Woodhead: Pocket Piano + Run Logan Run Plume mjf introduces Central Library, Performance Space 15.30 - 16.40 Festival Square 18.30 - 19.30
The pocket piano is a tiny, hand-built A fast-rising, young Mancunian quartet synthesiser made up of 16 wooden keys of ex-RNCM students inspired by rock, and 4 unlabelled knobs; having explored contemporary electronic music and Steve its capabilities and outer limits, Andrew Reich, with soulful vocals spiralling over improvises sweeping soundscapes, using rich, funk-infused grooves. intricate, shifting textures and simple melodies.
Striving for intensity within the moment, the Zee Guveya Bristol sax and drums duo Run Logan Run maximise their instruments’ potential - from quiet, bird-like noises to huge, monolithic blocks of sound. £8.50 (inc 50p bkg fee) / £10 OTD
Edward Perraud’s Synaesthetic Trip Salon Perdu 17.00 - 18.00
We saw Edward at last year’s mjf Zee Guveya and the Heritage Survival as part of Thomas de Pourquery’s Salon Perdu 20.00 - 22.00 Supersonic. One of France’s most joyous, anarchic and compelling Originally from Zimbabwe, the band’s Afro- musicians, this is the UK debut of his fusion style draws on modern inf luences enthralling quintet. The music, ranging whilst upholding familiar, traditional from characterful portraits with rhythms. Zee toured Africa, America and miniscule detail to epic, anthem- Europe before relocating to the UK to form like chants, and his almost-out-of- the Heritage Survival - a powerhouse of control command of the drums ensure veteran performers weaving hypnotic, one of the most visually irresistible up-beat chimurenga songs and fast-beat performances in jazz today. Unmissable! sungura into compelling dance music. £11 (inc £1 bkg fee) / £12 OTD £11 (inc £1 bkg fee) / £12 OTD
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One Million Faces Inwardness Thursday 3 August Salon Perdu 14.30 - 15.30 Polish guitarist Maciek Pysz joins two French artists to create raw, poetic Alexander Bone & Friends music developed in southern France and The Bridgewater Hall Foyer 11.30 - 12.30 evoking the open spaces of Morocco: expansive, yet seeking introspection and Saxophonist Alex - BBC Young Musician ‘the spaces in-between’. Jazz Award Winner 2014 and mentors Steve Berry and Les Chisnall from his Chetham’s £8.50 (inc 50p bkg fee) / £10 OTD study-days, showcase their exceptional talents with new and familiar songs. Clouds Harp Quartet
Emily Francis Trio Salon Perdu 12.15 - 13.00
Photography: Shirlaine Forrest. A piano trio with melody-driven jazz-funk Clouds Harp Quartet at its heart, with all the improvisational Central Library, Performance Space 15.30 - 16.30 sensibilities this classic format carries – catchy, tuneful originals played with a Heard in unusual collective form, Clouds relaxed spirit. both celebrate and challenge the £5.50 (inc 50p bkg fee) / £7 OTD preconceived charm of this beloved instrument with new music embracing minimalism, folk and classical, interspersed Lauren Kinsella with improvisation. £8.50 (inc 50p bkg fee) / £10 OTD
Even Sanne
Photography: Aga Tomaszek. Photography: Kim Raad. Lauren Kinsella & Kit Downes Even Sanne St Ann’s Church 13.15 - 14.15 Salon Perdu 17.00 - 18.00
Vocalist of the Year (Jazz FM Awards) On their UK debut, this magical, eccentric and the 2010 Mercury Prize nominee quartet from Amsterdam evolves from the pianist collaborate for this rare recital, pure qualities of singer-songwriter Sanne where empathy, unusual techniques and Huijbregts - blessed with impeccable a highly personal repertoire of song and pitch and diction - and Israeli guitarist word settings make for curious, spine- Eran Har Even. The band has developed a tingling music, made in the moment. fascinating ‘indie’ sound using electronics and loops but without ignoring their £8.50 (inc 50p bkg fee) / £10 OTD acoustic roots. £11 (inc £1 bkg fee) / £12 OTD 20 Band line-ups at manchesterjazz.com Sounds original
Rangeela Denys Baptiste Festival Square 18.30 – 19.30
Rangeela (colourful in Urdu) pushes the adventurous Indo-jazz fusions of the 1960s into a C21st melting pot of cultures and styles (jazz, groove, funk and Indian classical) - creating a warm, undulating, sound. Photography: Dave Stapleton.
Denys Baptiste Quartet: The Late Trane Salon Perdu 20.00 - 22.00
British saxophonist and composer Denys is one of the most celebrated of UK jazz musicians. The Late Trane is a strong new statement, reimagining The the late period of John Coltrane - music that balances the master mystery saxophonist’s pioneering artistic vision with the visceral emotions and cosmic venue references that encompass his later work: surely some of the most spiritually charged music of the C20th. A reverent Andy Stamatakis-Brown: Cottonopolis acknowledgement of this remarkable Irwin Mitchell mjf originals man and his music, by an artist with his Mystery venue* 20.00 - 22.00 own voice and his own sense of destiny. *Location will be revealed to ticket buyers on the day before the event £16.50 (inc £1.50 bkg fee) / £17.50 OTD
This year’s new commissioned work, ‘Cottonopolis’, explores iconic aspects of Manchester’s colourful past: the Friday 4 August industrial revolution power-house and the heart-beat of Madchester’s dance music scene. A 12-piece ensemble Wandering Monster will combine with the noise of mill The Bridgewater Hall Foyer 11.30 - 12.30 machinery to create the atmosphere of a contemporary club night, while Bassist Sam Quintana’s outlet for inventive, evoking the clatter and rhythms of energetic compositions: intense melodies a C19th millhouse. This immersive and electrifying, off-kilter grooves, experience of weird and wonderful passionately played by accomplished, entertainment will feature live young instrumentalists from the Leeds jazz projections by Norvun Devolution club scene. night and DJs from Space Cassette. Part of The Bridgewater Hall’s Little Bite Music series, in association Industrial-revolution dance music with with Jazz North Introduces & mjf C21st players. £16.50 (inc £1.50 bkg fee) / £17.50 OTD
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Polygon Quartet Friday 4 August Central Library, Performance Space 15.30 - 16.30 Tom Thorp’s new ensemble of nimble- fingered, northern talents subverts the Iain Dixon & Les Chisnall roles within the saxophone quartet and Salon Perdu 12.15 - 13.00 investigates experimental composition techniques: energetic and always musical. Two sublime virtuosi cast a sensitive spell with surprisingly varied clarinet and piano £8.50 (inc 50p bkg fee) / £10 OTD repertoire, from C20th classical (Messaien and Walton) to songs made famous by Kinkajous Kathleen Ferrier and Gracie Fields. Salon Perdu 17.00 - 18.00
£5.50 (inc 50p bkg fee) / £7 OTD A rich and mesmerising world where borders disappear, retro synths dance to the expressive sound of bass clarinet, and Medbøe / Eriksen / Halle passionate, powerful music is born: clubby St Ann’s Church 13.15 - 14.15 and chilled, yet with exquisite musicianship and a profound love for jazz. Norwegian guitar-trumpet-piano chamber trio inspired by Nordic £11 (inc £1 bkg fee) / £12 OTD cultures: spacious, atmospheric ref lections of the landscape and Têtes de Pois mjf introduces impressionistic improvisations, Festival Square 18.30 - 19.30 underpinned by subtle electronics, f low together to create theatrical mystery – A new Leeds-based 8-piece on the Tight Lines by turns warm, bleak and other-worldly. label, mixing jazz, Afrobeat, hip-hop, and neo-soul; relaxed grooves and silvery horns £8.50 (inc 50p bkg fee) / £10 OTD setting you up perfectly for a Friday night.
Sawa Salon Perdu 14.30 - 15.30 Mighty Stranger mjf introduces RNCM Carole Nash Recital Room A moving blend of musical cultures: 18.15 - 19.30 improvisatory elements of Arabic and Iraqi folk songs are re-harmonised with jazz- Saxophonist and vocalist Caitlin Laing, one infused piano and interwoven with agile of RNCM’s fast-rising young talents, leads cello lines. her band of fellow students through a £8.50 (inc 50p bkg fee) / £10 OTD debut set of lively originals. Promoted by RNCM & mjf. Free Ticket required (from RNCM)
Sawa
Photography: Alex Bonney.
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Joshua Redman Saturday 5 August
Back Chat Brass Festival Square 12.30 - 12.50, 14.00 - 14.30, 16.00 - 16.30
Photography: Jay Blakesberg. The brassy bovver boys burst upon Festival Joshua Redman Quartet: Still Dreaming Square throughout the afternoon with RNCM Theatre 19.30 - 21.30 blasts of their irresistible twists on pop, funk Sole UK performance and hip-hop classics.
World-renowned saxophonist Joshua
Redman’s new group, the Still Dreaming
quartet, features some of the most imaginative voices in contemporary Afriiibop jazz. Together, they’ll interpret Old and New Dreams, a renowned 1970/80s band of Ornette Coleman alumni that included Joshua’s father, Dewey Redman, along with Don Cherry, Charlie Haden and Ed Blackwell.
The Coleman compositions and original works were honest, uninhibited and engagingly unpredictable. With his all- star group, Joshua fulfils his birth-right and adds a new perspective to this historic material. The close personal connection will make this UK debut especially memorable. Promoted by RNCM & mjf
£26 (inc £1 bkg fee via RNCM) Photography: Bianca Baglietto. £27.50 (inc £2.50 bkg fee via mjf) Afriiibop Salon Perdu 13.00 - 14.00
Baked à la Ska With his new band, trumpeter Neil Yates Salon Perdu 20.00 - 22.00 presents his revised understanding of bebop – much more inf luenced by the dancehall An 11-headed Mancunian ska monster, culture that accompanied 1950s jazz – bringing good times and a mix of spooky incorporating African music and reggae originals and quirky covers, fed through inf luences with improvised creativity and fun. their ska machine. With one of the tightest rhythm sections in town, a horn section £8.50 (inc 50p bkg fee) / £10 OTD with the chops to make you drop and fronted by four enigmatic vocal styles, they’re Baked to perfection! 22 Band line-ups at manchesterjazz.com £11 (inc £1 bkg fee) / £12 OTD #mjf2017 23 Finale weekend
Horse Orchestra Saturday 5 August Salon Perdu 17.00 - 18.00
A septet of supremely talented,
Dinosaur uproarious young players from Iceland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway: 1920s New Orleans and 1960s free jazz collide with Baroque counterpoint and boundary-pushing theatrical experiments. Anarchic and fun. £11 (inc £1 bkg fee) / £12 OTD
Photography: Dave Stapleton. Dinosaur Salon Perdu 15.00 - 16.00
Trumpeter, composer and BBC New Generation Artist Laura Jurd leads one of the UK’s most vital ensembles: electric grooves, folk-infused melodies and a ‘telepathic’ spirit evidence their time spent creating a cohesive band sound: edgy yet joyous. mjf finale: Secret Salon £8.50 (inc 50p bkg fee) / £10 OTD 20.30 - 22.00
Horse Orchestra Enjoy a surprising, kaleidoscopic evening of magical happenings, music, performance and gregarious goings- on in the glamorous Salon Perdu. Who knows when you’ll next get the chance to experience a spectacular Spiegeltent in Manchester, so come and celebrate this fairytale, festival finale. The delights of this non-stop extravaganza will only be revealed on the night! Recommended for ages 18+ £16.50 (inc £1.50 bkg fee) / £17.50 OTD Recommended for ages 18+
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Elliot Galvin Trio Salon Perdu 15.00 - 16.00 Sunday 6 August Tightly structured yet with a joyful, unruly abandon, this piano trio uses cultural Tom Syson Sextet inspirations from James Joyce to Punch & Salon Perdu 13.00 - 14.00 Judy and invented instruments - such as the microtonal melodica - to innovate a The fast-rising trumpeter presents exquisite, bold, progressive sound. highly personal, emotive music exploring the full dynamic and dramatic range £11 (inc £1 bkg fee) / £12 OTD of the instrument, with a warm, airy sound and approachable yet unusual Fini Bearman compositions.
£8.50 (inc 50p bkg fee) / £10 OTD
Lucy Mae Festival Square 14.15 - 14.45, 16.15 - 16.45
Lucy’s soulful, raspy voice and relevant lyrics are a perfect foil for homegrown, spoken word artist WherezNeekz; their band fuses jazz, r’n’b and hip-hop to create their own brand of jazz-hop.
Photography: Lena Gannsman.
Elliot Galvin Trio Fini Bearman Salon Perdu 17.00 - 18.00
Greatly inspired by jazz players and songwriters from the last 50 years, pure- toned vocalist Fini strives for persuasive storytelling, harmonic intricacies and a mixed palette of sound within her quintet, drawing on themes of friendship, love and loss for her poignant songs. £11 (inc £1 bkg fee) / £12 OTD
Relax and savour mjf’s fantastic food & drink offer at the Hobgoblin Festival Square: award-winning Turkish; wood- fired pizza; dim sum; American-style; Photography: Dave Stapleton. luxury ice-cream; quality coffees and, of course, the Hobgoblin Bar.
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1 Hobgoblin Festival Square & the Salon Perdu 5 The Bridgewater Hall Foyer Albert Square M60 2LA manchesterjazz.com Lower Mosley St M2 3WS 0161 907 9000 box office partner Quaytickets: 0843 208 1848 Bridgewater-hall.co.uk
Hobgoblin Festival Square Box Office: opens 30 mins All Foyer events are free – just turn up. before first show of the day / closes 30 mins after last show of the day (28 July – 6 August). 6 St Ann’s Church The festival hub, with the , street food offer Hobgoblin Bar St Ann Street M2 7LF 0161 834 0239 stannsmanchester.com and FREE live music every day – lunchtime ‘til late. box office partner Quaytickets: 0843 208 1848 the Salon Perdu Spiegeltent. New for 2017: Advance bookings can be made at manchesterjazz.com (up to midnight the evening before an event); or by for all ticketed performances at ADVANCE BOOKINGS calling mjf’s box office partner (as stated above) and the Salon Perdu can be made at manchesterjazz.com at the Festival Square Box Office. Also sold on the door (up to midnight the evening before an event); or by (subject to availability & CASH ONLY). calling mjf’s box office partner (as stated above) and at the Festival Square Box Office. Also sold on the day (subject to availability). . EARLY booking is advised 7 HOME To secure a place for the FREE northern line gigs here we 2 Tony Wilson Place M15 4FN recommend that you pre-register at manchesterjazz.com 0161 200 1500 homemcr.org A limited number of places will be available on the door (subject to availability). Please contact the venue direct for info & tickets for jazz goes to the movies events.
2 Manchester Town Hall 8 RNCM Albert Square M2 5DB manchesterjazz.com box office partner Quaytickets: 0843 208 1848 124 Oxford Road M13 9RD RNCM Box Office: 0161 907 5555 www.rncm.ac.uk ADVANCE BOOKINGS can be made at manchesterjazz.com manchesterjazz.com (up to midnight the evening before the event); or by calling mjf’s box office partner (as stated above) and at Contact RNCM direct for your free ticket for Mighty Stranger. the Festival Square Box Office. Also sold on the day at the Joshua Redman tickets available via RNCM & box offices. Festival Square Box Office (subject to availability).
9 The Stoller Hall 3 Central Library, Performance Space Hunts Bank M3 1DA St Peter’s Square M2 5PD manchesterjazz.com Stoller Hall Box Office: 0333 130 0967 stollerhall.com box office partner Quaytickets: 0843 208 1848 manchesterjazz.com Venue specific info: 0161 234 1983 / Librarylive.co.uk For the event here tickets are available via The Stoller Hall ADVANCE BOOKINGS can be made at manchesterjazz.com & box offices. (up to midnight the evening before an event); or by calling mjf’s box office partner (as stated above) and at the Festival Square Box Office. Also sold on the door 10 Matt & Phreds Jazz Club (subject to availability & CASH ONLY). 64 Tib Street M4 1LW 0161 273 5495 (weekdays) For free Central Library northern line gigs just turn up 0161 831 7002 (evenings) (places subject to availability). mattandphreds.com
Please contact the venue for info & tickets for all events 4 Midland Hotel Stanley Suite & Lancaster Suite here (including table reservations). Friends get free Peter Street M60 2DS manchesterjazz.com standing entry to Matt & Phreds (subject to capacity). box office partner Quaytickets: 0843 208 1848 Venue specific info: 0161 236 3333 qhotels.co.uk/hotels/the-midland-manchester 11 Band on the Wall 25 Swan Street, Northern Quarter M4 5JZ Jazz afternoon teas & brunches (advance booking 0161 834 1786 bandonthewall.org essential) can be made at manchesterjazz.com and by calling mjf’s box office partner (as stated above). At the Please contact the venue for info & tickets for all events here. latest, 24 hours before the event.
Please note: there are 10 steps to access the Stanley Suite, with no lift access.
All details correct at time of going to press. Visit manchesterjazz.com for all the latest news, offers and information. Advance bookings for all ticketed performances at the Salon Perdu, Manchester Town Hall, RNCM, The Stoller Hall, Central Library, St Ann’s Church and The Midland Hotel are available via the website manchesterjazz.com until midnight the day before the performance. Tickets bought on the day of the events are charged at the listed OTD price and are available at the Festival Square Box office (and occasionally on the door – check the venue info above).
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