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Celebrate Manchester’s longest running music fes

Celebrate Manchester’s longest running music festival’s 30th anniversary with a very special bumper edition! 💥

Be ready to purchase your tickets with the full lineup on sale Friday 14th February 2025 @ 10 am 🎟️👉 link in bio to learn more

Become an #mjffriend for exclusive early access & 15% discount on select events 👉 link in bio

But for now, take a first 👀 at #mjf2025, staying true to our ethos & featuring the finest genre pushing jazz artists from Manchester, the UK & beyond 🎶

We are proud to introduce:

👉 critically acclaimed vocalist @ganavya launching #mjf2025 as she shares her spell binding new album ‘Daughter of a Temple’ ✨

👉 @alicezawadzki & @elliotgalvin live (& set to be recorded) from the initmare surroundings of @lowfourstudio

👉 throwback to our first ever mjf commission & premiere ‘New Futures’ written by composer, trumpeter & mainstay of the local scene @ilesjazz (to be performed by his Miniature Brass Emporium) 💜

👉 @bandonthewall’s groovin’ Saturday with Afro-Punk band @steamdown

👉 @yazzahmedmusic blurring the lines between jazz & electronic sound design 🎧

👉 Remarkable saxophonist @Sylvain.Rifflet UK-debuting ‘We Want Stars’, as we present a jam-packed FREE TO ACCESS closing Sunday @factory_international 🎷

Not forgetting our return to:
• FREE to access opening weekend @firststreetmcr (supported by @houseofsocial_mcr & @askrealest)

• Bespoke (& previously sold out) @freetours_mcr piano trail walking tour 🎹

• @jazznorth Northern Line Showcase celebrating the
rising stars of the jazz sector

Of course, a special thanks to our #mjf2025 venue/festival partners:

@bandonthewall @carltonclubmcr @firststreetmcr @forsythmusicshop @jazznorth @mattandphreds
@rncmlive @StAnnsChurch @stollerhall @factoryinternational @lowfourstudio @flawdwine @stageandradiomcr

Manchester we are back to jazz up your summer & we can’t wait ☀️

##mjf2025 #mjf30 #jazz #jazzfunk #jazzmusic #jazzfusion #jazzfestival #manchesterjazzfestival
#musicfestival #contemporaryfestival #musicans #musicianslife #musicfestival2025 #manchester

🎨 @paul_hemmingfield

mjf 1997-1999 🪩 Continuing on with our throwba

mjf 1997-1999 🪩

Continuing on with our throwback to previous iterations of mjf and it’s time to say goodbye to the 90s! 👋

Can you spot yourself in the crowd?! Do you have a memory you’d love to share?

Comment below or email 👉marketing@manchesterjazz.com 💌

#mjf2025 #mjf #jazzfestival #jazz #jazzmusic #throwbackmemories #throwback #memories

Join our talented bunch over at the Youth Advisory

Join our talented bunch over at the Youth Advisory Board for the first of their industry insights 👉 link in bio for 🎟️

📍 The Social @factory_international
📆 25th February
⏰ 6pm
💰 FREE!

First up is our artistic director & CEO of over 30 years Steve Mead! So come along, connect with likeminded artists on the scene and learn about the different roles involved in festival management!

#youthadvisoryboard #youthled #mjf2025

Get ready as we throwback to previous iterations o

Get ready as we throwback to previous iterations of the manchester jazz festival in advance of our 30th anniversary edition 🙌

This week we are starting with our FIRST EVER festival in 1996 😎 ⏩ to view our programme

Were you there ?! Do you have a highlight , comment below 👇👇👇

#throwbackthursday #anniversaryfestival #jazz #jazzfestival

We need your support to make mjf2025 a year to rem

We need your support to make mjf2025 a year to remember 👉 link in bio to learn more 💰

For our 30th festival we’re launching a £30 for 30 campaign to support our charity to develop new talent & continue to bring you the music you know & love.

By donating £30 you could help us to:

💥 Commission more ambitious projects & new music

🎶 Support more musicians & young people across the North

🪩 Create more performance opportunities on the festival stage & beyond for new & emerging artists

🥰 Ensure the festival remains accessible & affordable for ALL

So give £30 for 30 💜

#mjf2025 #give30for30 #donatetoday #artsorganization

We need your support to make mjf2025 a year to rem

We need your support to make mjf2025 a year to remember 👉 link in bio to learn more 💰

For our 30th festival we’re launching a £30 for 30 campaign to support our charity to develop new talent & continue to bring you the music you know & love.

By donating £30 you could help us to:

💥 Commission more ambitious projects & new music

🎶 Support more musicians & young people across the North

🪩 Create more performance opportunities on the festival stage & beyond for new & emerging artists

🥰 Ensure the festival remains accessible & affordable for ALL

So give £30 for 30 💜

#mjf2025 #give30for30 #donatetoday #artsorganizationday

We need your support to make mjf2025 a year to rem

We need your support to make mjf2025 a year to remember 👉 link in bio to learn more 💰

For our 30th festival we’re launching a £30 for 30 campaign to support our charity to develop new talent & continue to bring you the music you know & love.

By donating £30 you could help us to:

💥 Commission more ambitious projects & new music

🎶 Support more musicians & young people across the North

🪩 Create more performance opportunities on the festival stage & beyond for new & emerging artists

🥰 Ensure the festival remains accessible & affordable for ALL

So give £30 for 30 💜

#mjf2025 #give30for30 #donatetoday #artsorganization

Today, we’d like to introduce you to @philportus

Today, we’d like to introduce you to @philportusphoto , a life long jazz fan , pianist , photographer and a runner up to the #mjfpianotrail2024 🎹

Phil has been to EVERY SINGLE one of our festivals since the first in 96! & today we’d like to share some of his memories of the festival & wider jazz scene in Manchester 🎶

Thank you Phil for your support! 💜

Our mjf timeline is officially ready to view 👉

Our mjf timeline is officially ready to view 👉 link in the bio

Look back at the festivals 30 year history as we gear up for #mjf2025 & our bumper birthday edition 🥳

Have your own mjf memory 👉 please email marketing@manchesterjazz.com , we'd love to see them!

📸 Swipe through some of our earlier festival memories over at @dukes_92 & @mattandphreds

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