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And just like that we are back! Applications curre And just like that we are back! Applications currently open to join our youth advisory board for the next 3 years! 👉 application form available at the link in the bio ⏰ deadline: Friday 26th June @ midnight Are you 18-25 and based in commuting distance of Greater Manchester? Want to understand the inner workings of a music festival? Keen to enter the industry but not sure where to start (or perhaps what role you’d like to play?) - we’ve got you covered! 🫶 Previous YAB members have gone on to: 🎪 programme their own night @firststreetmcr as part of our festival 🎤 held industry insight evenings, interviewing leading creatives in the jazz sector 👯‍♀️ taken part in shadowing opportunities with mjf staff over the festival period 📸 @pixelhivemedia #mjftalent #mjf2026 #youthadvisoryboard
Thank you for groovin’ with us at #mjf2026 & what Thank you for groovin’ with us at #mjf2026 & what was our 31st festival! Our hearts are full & our heads a little sore… 🍻 SAVE THE DATE: 21 - 30 may 2026 We will be back baby ☀️ ⚡️ 📸 @anaclicks
Day 10 📸 Worth the wait , am I right?! 👀 & that Day 10 📸 Worth the wait , am I right?! 👀 & that’s a wrap on 10 epic days of jazz 🎶 What was your #mjf2026 highlight?! Comment below 👇👇👇 📸 @tatianagorilovsky , @flossbobbins & @ailishpix
Signing off with an obligatory team photo 📸 Than Signing off with an obligatory team photo 📸 Thank you to all of our audiences, artists , venues, volunteers and friends for another fantastic year 🫶 See you in 2027: 21 - 30 May 2027 #mjf2027 📸 @flossbobbins
The camera is rolling so let the tea commence ☕️ The camera is rolling so let the tea commence ☕️ Our team may be very hard at work doing very important things to make a very important festival happen but that doesn’t mean we can’t get some content out of it… 👀 Big 🫶 to our staff who have worked tirelessly this week to make #mjf2026 a reality!
Day 9 📸 Jazz all day and all night long! This is Day 9 📸 Jazz all day and all night long! This is what we want from our #mjf2026 lineup 🔥 📸 @flossbobbins @maybecroydon @rinasrabonianphotography
Day 10! For one last time this year, here is you Day 10! For one last time this year, here is your daily lineup of jazz! & what a spectacular close out to the festival this year 🕺 #mjf2026
Part fashion archive, part character study. This i Part fashion archive, part character study. This is how to dress like Steve Mead: unpacking the signatures behind our artistic director’s unmistakable style 🕴️ Head into your bank holiday Sunday (& final day at #mjf2026) with flair, finesse and fashion!
Volunteer Appreciation Post incoming 🫶 A big #mj Volunteer Appreciation Post incoming 🫶 A big #mjf2026 💜 to our wonderful volunteers - for 10 days they have worked tirelessly across a range of festival roles including artist liaison, photography , videography , crew & more to make sure that you lovely audiences have the best most welcoming experience at our festival! We could not exist & do what we do without them - thank you ✨ 📸 @rinasrabonianphotography @chunkyphoto & @syddanube
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  • News
  • our festival
    ▼
    • look back at the mjf2026 festival lineup
    • mjf2026 gallery
    • mjf2026 piano trail
    • our festival partnerships
    • our volunteers
    • our partner venues
  • For Our Artists
    ▼
    • mjf originals
    • mjf hothouse
    • mjf soundcheck
    • Our youth advisory board
    • Artists submissions
    • Apply for mjf2026
    • Our International Work
  • support mjf
    ▼
    • mjf futures: donate
    • mjf friends
    • friends: members area
    • sponsorship mjf
    • play it forward: street piano fund
  • Jobs
    ▼
    • Trustee Recruitment: HR & Legal
  • About Us
    ▼
    • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
    • A guide to Jazz
    • our history: mjf timeline
    • Sustainability
    • Meet The Team
    • Newsletter Sign Up
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