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manchester jazz festival is set to premiere four new works in an online festival this January, celebrating the creativity of digital music making. The mjf digital originals festival will run from January 17-21 and share a newly commissioned digital work from the most promising northern musicians each night at 6pm. The new works range from […]
Your exclusive discounted stay at Whitworth Locke We are now just four weeks away from the mjf weekend takeover at Manchester’s Escape to Freight Island from June 11 – 13. If you’re as excited as we are, and fancy making a night (or even a weekend!) of it then read on… We’ve teamed up with […]
manchester jazz festival took a trip down to Media City for our very own showcase as part of Digital City Festival with Stream GM. Digital City Festival is an annual event series exploring what makes a leading digital city. Running from 12 – 23 April, it featured two weeks of keynotes, panels, the Digital City […]
manchester jazz festival will head to Escape to Freight Island for three FREE days of new music this June! The mjf team will bring the very best in contemporary jazz to three stages across the Piccadilly venue from June 11 – 13. The cutting-edge street market and selection of open-air bars at Escape to Freight […]
We are proud to announce that manchester jazz festival has signed up to Black Lives in Music’s Charter as one of the founding members. Black Lives in Music – or BLiM – supports the music community to act on and achieve diversity and inclusion so we can move towards a truly representative music industry. Recognising […]
We’re thrilled to announce the creation of five pioneering new works as part of the mjf originals commissioning scheme. Ranging from AI-generated musicians and historical commemorations to immersive drum performances and dirty cinematic electronica, the pieces will be created and shared with audiences over the coming year. The suite of five works sets a new […]
At manchester jazz festival, we have a long history of championing a gender balanced scene across the music industry, from supporting new and established female-identifying artists to the make-up of our staff teams and crew. In 2018 we became the first UK jazz festival to join the Keychange initiative, pledging to achieve a 50/50 gender […]
mjf Soundcheck is our newest Talent Development programme and is for 18-25yr olds based in Greater Manchester. It is a space for emerging musicians to introduce improvisation into their music-making, with 1-1 industry mentoring, group feedback and sessions with the mjf team. We’re delighted to be working with 8 unique artists, each with their own musical influences, ambitions, and experiences. The […]
mjf is delighted to announce a trio of development and performance opportunities for artists. We are now inviting artists to submit ideas for new work as part of the mjf originals commissions scheme. The open commissioning scheme supports northern artists from all backgrounds to create high-quality, ground-breaking new work to be premiered live at the […]
Manchester Jazz Festival has been awarded £64,968 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to ensure we have a sustainable future through the coronavirus pandemic. The investment, administered and awarded by Arts Council England, will allow mjf to re-stabilise, research and deliver a hybrid live / online festival in 2021 and continue […]