Artists' submissions

ARTIST SUBMISSIONS FOR mjf2026 ARE NOW CLOSED.

mjf was the first festival to launch an open artists’ submission system and this still informs our programme today.

We’re a contemporary jazz festival and we champion artists playing original work – especially those living and working in the north west of England.

We are brave in our programming, constantly on the lookout for up and coming talent, and often give a platform to new and surprising music.

mjf gives priority to:

• contemporary jazz and jazz-related music
• artists based in the north of England (however, we welcome applications from all over the world)
• new and/or original work
• collaborations or work that offers mjf audiences an experience not available elsewhere
• artists who help us present a diverse programme that is representative of our society

Our mjf2025 artists included:

• Jose Dias: 25 in 25: Portuguese Revolution Revisited
• Ben Gaunt
• Cheshire Youth Music for Life Jazz Orchestra
• Deep Cabaret Un
• Elliot Galvin
• Ferg’s Imaginary Big Band
• Jascha Bingham Trio
• May Payne
• Zawedde
• Trees.R.Good
• Yoshizawa
• Young Pilgrims

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