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mjf 2023 gallery

Never been to mjf before? Or just want to relive our previous festivals? Here’s a few photos of mjf 2023 to whet your appetite for what’s to come in 2024.

(C) Rina Srabonian

(C) Mark Lear

(C) Rina Srabonian

THEMORY (C) Rina Srabonian

The Wizards of Twiddly (C) Mark Lear

Ni Maxine (C) Mark Lear

Gary Washington (C) Mark Lear

Fred Wesley (C) Rina Srabonian

Artistic Director, Steve Mead (C) Mark Lear

Romarna Campbell (C) Mark Lear

Ferg’s Imaginary Big Band (C) Mark Lear

Apollo House (C) Mark Lear

Alina Bzhezhinska (C) Rina Srabonian

Good Habits (C) Mark Lear

KTNA (C) Mark Lear

Ferg’s Imaginary Big Band (C) Mark Lear

Eliades Ochoa (C) Mark Lear

(C) Rina Srabonian

Nick Walters (C) Mark Lear

THEMORY (C) Rina Srabonian

Dayzy (C) Mark Lear

Fred Wesley (C) Rina Srabonian

Yemi Bolatiwa (C) Mark Lear

(C) Mark Lear

Rory A Green (C) Mark Lear

Alina Bzhezhinska (C) Rina Srabonian

Fred Wesley (C) Rina Srabonian

KTNA (C) Mark Lear

(C) Mark Lear

DAYZY (C) Mark Lear

Fred Wesley (C) Rina Srabonian

Marcus Joseph (C) Mark Lear

James Girling (C) Mark Lear

Nathaniel Facey Trio (C) Rina Srabonian

Ibibio Sound Machine (C) Mark Lear

The Chanteuse (C) Rina Srabonian

(C) Mark Lear

Freight Train (C) Andrew Yeh

Malia Hayes (C) Mark Lear

Roboccobra Quartet (C) Mark Lear

Mica Millar (C) Mark Lear

Nishla Smith (C) Mark Lear

(C) Mark Lear

Robert Mitchell (C) Rina Srabonian

Ibibio Sound Machine (C) Mark Lear

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#mjf2024 and audio collective Better Songs Product

#mjf2024 and audio collective Better Songs Productions have joined forces to present Séance; a moving musical performance centered around connection

If you would like to get involved and share a message with the team, please do so 👉 at the link in our bio

Many of us keep everyday messages or voicemails from loved ones after they have passed and this piece seeks to create a space where they can be heard and responded too through music and sound honouring their significance ✨

#submissions #mjf2024 #manchester #manchestermusic #manchesterfestivals #jazz #getinvolved

Meet the artists from the eighth round of our flag

Meet the artists from the eighth round of our flagship talent development programme, hothouse 🔥

👉 learn more via the link in our bio

For the next six months, we’ll be working with six mid-career artists, going on a deep dive into how and why they make their music. As with all hothouse artists, we hope they’ll emerge from the experience with a profound understanding of their own values, a boost in confidence and a clarity of vision ✨

Welcome to the team 💜

#mjftalent #talentdevelopment #jazzartists #jazzmusicians #jazzmusicianslife #jazz

Meet the team behind Séance as we introduce you t

Meet the team behind Séance as we introduce you to their previous work 'How to Build a Spaceship' 🛸

Artists from the audio collective 'Better Sounds' frequently blend sounds from the world around us to create their work and this was no exception! Taking spoken word, electronic sounds, tape machines, turntables and music, they transported audiences back to 1937, Leeds and the worlds first science fiction convention 🧪

But now they need your voicemail messages so please get involved 👉 via the link in our bio

mjf #gigofthemonth In the mood for some jazz thi

mjf #gigofthemonth

In the mood for some jazz this November? Why not head to Manchester's 🔥 late night jazz venues @mattandphreds and catch the melodic @nugaratrio

📅 29th November
⏰ 9PM
🎟 head to @mattandphreds for more

Three musicians, three different souls, three spirits that have crossed paths almost by chance, like three lines that intersect in the unknown of infinity at a single point—the point of convergence, the point from which the Trio's music is born. It is a music that defys easy artistic and genre categorization, rich, complex, and melodic.

#throwbackthursday & this time it’s the turn of

#throwbackthursday & this time it’s the turn of our Digital Creative Content Creator & Maker , Evie ✨

Evie has opted for our SOLD OUT piano trail walking tour in collaboration @freetours_mcr 🎹

‘I think the trail encapsulates the 💜 of mjf, a community coming together to celebrate their love of music & I’m a sucker for a classic Manchester tune 🎶’

& the answers are in for our #NationalSaxophoneDay

& the answers are in for our #NationalSaxophoneDay challenge we set you all yesterday!

How many did you get right?! Comment below 👇🎷

Huge thanks once again to our talent musician @helenajsummerfieldmusician for putting this EPIC sax melody together!

#saxophoneday #saxophoneday2023

#NationalSaxophoneDay has landed 🎷 We’ve tea

#NationalSaxophoneDay has landed 🎷

We’ve teamed up with Helena Jane Summerfield to set a challenge for you. There are 15 TV tunes within this epic jazz medley, think you can name them all...comment below! 👇👇👇

But be quick about it...answear are coming tomorrow at 2!

#saxophone🎷 #mjf2024 #saxophoneday 🎷

Missed the highlights from our soundcheck jam sess

Missed the highlights from our soundcheck jam session over the weekend?!

Don’t worry, we’ve got them all in a reel for you here! Check out what members of the mjf team had to say about what a jam is and why it’s an important training opportunity for our young musicians 🎶

#mjf2024 #mjftalent

THIS ROLE HAS NOW CLOSED! We are hiring! 🚨

THIS ROLE HAS NOW CLOSED!

We are hiring! 🚨

👉 link to apply in our bio

Want to join Manchester's longest running music festival? Passionate about championing northern artists? Excited by the opportunity to play a vital role in #mjf2024 and beyond?

The role of Operations and Festival Administrator will works with all roles across the entire mjf operation. You'll help day to day operations run smoothly, support the team in the run up to and during the festival, and works towards making new commissions and festival events happen 🤩

#recruitment #musicjobs #jazz #jazzjobs #festivaljobs #workforus #joinus #mjf2023 #mjf2024 #manchesterjobs

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