Artists' submissions

Artist Submissions for mjf2026 will open in May 2025 during mjf. Deadline for submissions will be Friday 19th September 2025, 10 am. 

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

Last year’s artists included:

• Bitez
• Conor & The Greenskeepers
• Sonic Threads
• Gaz Hughes Trio
• Mangorata
• Secret Night Gang
• Amy Thatcher & Fran Knowles
• A Hologram Maze

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