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Date: Monday 19 May

M&P x MJF Jazz Jam, led by Johnny Hunter

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Matt and Phreds

For this extra special Jam Night, Matt & Phred’s are teaming up with manchester jazz festival to give all singers and musicians the opportunity to get on M&P’s stage to perform. We are happy to announce that this year’s Jazz Jam will be led by the prolific drummer and artist Johnny Hunter, whose band is comprised of equally reputable musicians. The stage is open to all musicians to get up and play with the house band and fellow jammers. 

This is a unique experience to come together with others to perform some classic Jazz, be it a ‘standard’ or something more modern, whilst showing the rest of the performers and audience your approach to improvisation. Bring along your vocal cords, guitars, brass, strings, and whatever other instruments you play, and play alongside like-minded music lovers.

Over the years, the Matt & Phred’s Jam Nights have attracted the likes of Chuck Perkins, Lonnie Liston Smith, Benn Clatworthy, members of Riot Jazz Brass Band, GoGo Penguin, and Beats & Pieces… Who knows who might be in the audience and on stage tonight? You can certainly expect to see some familiar faces from the rest of the manchester jazz festival line up, as well as those who have built a stellar reputation among the Northern music scene. 

More of a listener than a player? No problem, there will be plenty of room for you to kick back and watch the evening unfold. It’s fair to say anything could happen. 

Doors: 6 pm 

Happy Hour: 6-8pm 

Call 0161 273 5495 to reserve a table 

 

Date: monday 19 may

Time: 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Price: Free

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Elliott Galvin

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Low Four Studios

Elliot Galvin piano & synths / Ruth Goller vocals & bass / Mandhira de Saram violin / Sebastian Rochford drums 

An artist with little need for introductions, Elliot Galvin is a long-time trailblazer in the UK jazz firmament with four solo albums that have seen him top album of the year lists at the likes of Downbeat and Jazzwise, as well as being a member of the Mercury nominated Dinosaur, and collaborating with Shabaka, Emma-Jean Thackray, Norma Winstone, Marius Neset and Mark Lockheart. 

Scheduled for release in February 2025 via independent London tastemaker label Gearbox Records (Binker & Moses, Abdullah Ibrahim, Cahill//Costello), “The Ruin” marks a new start for Galvin. This is his most personal album to date, written on his childhood piano and inspired by the bleak yet beautiful landscapes of his hometown, the music free-flows between serpentine piano and modular synth lines weaving and colliding around ephemeral vocalisations, deceivingly groove-heavy percussion, and intricate, soulful flute improvisations, featuring a who’s who of estimable guest musicians and friends from the UK scene including Shabaka on flutes, renowned bassist and vocalist Ruth Goller, Polar Bear drummer and Patti Smith / Damon Albarn collaborator, Sebastian Rochford, and longtime collaborators The Ligeti String Quartet. 

“A virtuosic, risk-embracing one-off” – John Fordham, The Guardian 

Date: monday 19 may

Time: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Price: £15

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