Manchester Jazz Festival

BIGGER, BOLDER AND BETTER THAN EVER

Celebrating its 18th year, Manchester Jazz Festival is delighted to announce the latest line-up for 2013.
mjf has become one of the highlights on the city’s busy calendar, appealing not only to jazz fans but continuing to attract a wide audience from Manchester, the UK and beyond with a huge programme of music featuring over 70 bands and spanning 10 days.

This year’s festival highlights include: explosive US sax legend Pharoah Sanders Quartet; two new UK-Franco JazzShuttle collaborations: Manchester’s guitar whizz Stuart McCallum’s Channel Four, with Laurent de Wilde and Laurent Robin, and Chris Sharkey and Christophe de Bezenac team up with Donkey Monkey for The Dors; US funksters Snarky Puppy; the mesmerising duet of Iain Ballamy & Gareth Williams; Billy Moon - a new text-based work with Matthew Bourne and Seaming To; Jim Hart’s Cloudmakers Trio; Tom Challemger’s Dice Factory; Nick Walters’ Paradox Ensemble; a range of UK vocalists including The BBC Big Band with Claire Martin, Georgia Mancio’s Quartet, Moonlight Saving Time; Emilia Mårtensson; and the sultry, looped voice of Sara Colman in The April Songs with pianist Jamil Sheriff.

There’s a whole lot more, including a special Jazz on 3 show, DJ nights, a jam session and a collaborative series with young Mancunian promoters Efpi Records.

This year’s participating venues are: Band on the Wall, Bridgewater Hall, The Midland, Matt and Phred’s, RNCM and St Ann’s Church.

Many events including will take place in the Festival Pavilion Teepee in Albert Square – the festival hub, with great music, free gigs and food and drink in a relaxed atmosphere.

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Published: 27-Jun-2013: (1961)