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Date: Tuesday 20 May

Bossa Dos Patos

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Matt and Phreds

Stan Lewis saxophone / Rory Morris, Matt Hart guitars / Matheus Silva bass / Finn Haddrell drums  

Meet Bossa Dos Patos: a Manchester-based band inspired by the rich and vibrant sounds of Brazilian music from the 60s. The band’s repertoire celebrates timeless classics from legends like Tom Jobim, João Gilberto, Jacob do Bandolim, Stan Getz and many more. 

From the smooth, laid-back grooves of bossa nova to the infectious beats of samba and the intricate charm of choro, the music is all about creating a feel-good atmosphere. This excellent band brings people together through the warmth and soul of Brazil’s most iconic sounds. 

Doors: 6 pm  

Happy Hour: ALL NIGHT (6 pm – 11 pm)  

Call 0161 273 5495 to reserve a table 

Date: tuesday 20 may

Time: 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Price: Free

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Brume x mjf: Brume Jam/P E A C E/Fisherman Dice/NONUNONU

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The Carlton Club

A special mjf quadruple bill for the monthly Brume night at Whalley Range’s favourite independent music venue. NB Running order subject to change.  

Brume Jam 

A no holds-barred, anything-can-happen-and-probably-will improv session for all open minds present, spearheaded by guitarist and Brume chief John Diver.  

P E A C E  

Verity Watts Creative Director / Scout spoken word / Kenzo Jae vocals / Dave Kane double bass / DJ Woody turntables 

The world premiere of a New Music Biennial 2025 commission directed by Verity Watts – a uniquely creative composer, sound artist & audio producer connecting audiences with stories.  

Does music about peace have to be peaceful? What does peace sound like in 2025?  Drawing on her creative catalogue for this 15-minute piece, Verity Watts brings together four world-class artists from contrasting experiences: musically, culturally and spiritually. In the gloriously diverse city of Bradford, where the first Peace Studies department was inaugurated and now houses the Peace Museum, P E A C E finds musical commonality in the cracks and creates something beautiful by joining together contrasts. Featuring electronic sounds, rap, scratching, spoken word, bassline improvisation and audio samples from Bradford curated by Archive Producer Anna Rhodes, mjf presents a radical and ambitious commission.    

mjf is part of PRS Foundation and Southbank Centre’s New Music Biennial which is in partnership with Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture, BBC Radio 3, NMC Recordings and generously supported by Arts Council England. Learn more here. 

Learn more about the commission here. 

Fisherman Dice 

Alex Hillman guitar / George Burrage double bass / Matthew Hill drums 

A Brume set from Manchester’s indie-jazz trio, who venture into the world of psychedelia and surf, with Hawaiian, Afro-Cuban and folk themes heavily drenched in ambient psychedelic soundscapes. 

NONUNONU  

Bim Williams guitar / Callum Connell saxophone / Andy Patterson bass / Ruben Sheridan drums 

This Manchester nu-jazz fusion outfit boasts a captivating blend of intricate compositions and electrifying improvisation, their live shows a whirlwind of intensity and dynamism, leaving audiences spellbound. Since forming in 2019, they’ve carved out a path in the evolving jazz scene with a self-booked 10-date UK tour in 2023, slots at prestigious festivals and support gigs for Secret Night Gang, Xhosa Cole and Jasmine Myra. 

Date: tuesday 20 may

Time: 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Price: £9.50

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Alice Zawadzki: Za Górami

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Low Four Studios

Alice Zawadzki voice, violin / Fred Thomas piano, percussion, vielle / Misha Mullov Abbado double bass 

The second of three special performances in the intimate surroundings of Low Four Studios, to be filmed for the YouTube series Live from Low Four Studios. Please note, this event is a seated performance that will be filmed and recorded in full, with cameras and sound recording equipment present and visible throughout the performance. 

“A genuine original” – John Fordham, The Guardian 

Singer, violinist, and composer Alice Zawadzki was born in 1985 to an English linguist mother and Polish historian father, and is one of six children. Having studied and built her musical foundation in Manchester, she now resides in London, where she continues her inquisitive and collaborative creative journey.  

“Loosely connected to the world of jazz, but realistically inhabiting her own realm” (Clash Magazine), her creative output is an intricate tapestry of influences and exploration, finding home in the peripheries of the contemporary classical, jazz, art-pop, and folk worlds – “all propelled with a voice of velvet suppleness and gutsy emotional intensity” (The Arts Desk). 

Za Górami is Alice’s debut album for ECM, and re-unites her with long-term collaborators in “a ‘supergroup’ trio of mesmerising intensity” (London Jazz News). This project shows their rare alchemy, fusing folk idioms from a multitude of sources with free-flowing interplay and fluid structures, chamber music, improvisation and jazz, combining the full span of the trio’s reach in a mesmerizing whole. 

 

Photography Credit: Bob Barkany

Date: tuesday 20 may

Time: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Price: £15

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