A comprehensive list of the bands and individual musicians in the area
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6pac

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Recently Seen Performing Live With Branford Marsalis at the RNCM

Aaron Liddard

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“He was a revelation at the Manchester Jazz Festival…playing an absolute blinder. He wears several ...

Abina

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Barbadian born Abina has been singing her mix of jazz standards, ska and jive for many years around ...

ABT

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Piano, Bass and Drums led by blistering young pianist Andrzej Baranek. Standards and Original tunes ...

Acoustic Graffiti

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Vibrant, expressive original acoustic sounds, driven by strong melody, light and shade and drawing ...

Acoustic Triangle

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A natural acoustic un-amplified trio performing compositions by the likes of Ravel, Ralph Towner, Kenny ...

Acoustric

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A project which has been in the planning for two years, and which, having just been recorded, is now ...

Adrian Reed Big Band

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A youth big band with an extensive Glen Miller range, performs swing by the likes of Ted Heath and ...

Afro Blue

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Jazz Standards & Soul Classics performed by the trio of Afro Blue. From Al Green & Roberta Flack to ...

Alan Bracewell Big Band

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Weekly gig on Thursday evenings at the Oldham Town Football Club

Alcyona Mick Quintet

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A recent rising star from the Birmingham Conservatoire, Alcyona's playing and compositions bring to ...

Alex Douglas's Saravan

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A band with a wide range of musical backgrounds but with jazz as the common denominator, this ensemble ...

Alexander Douglas: Part one

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Varied collection of vocal arrangements of some well- and not so well-known songs from the gospel repertoire, ...

Alexander Douglas: Part two - Song of the Heart

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Alexander Douglas, a fine pianist, arranger and composer Has been commissioned to create Songs of the ...

Andy Schofield Band

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A new band formed by Andy to play funky and accessible music with complex and challenging harmonies: ...

Andy Schofield Ensemble, featuring John Taylor

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Ensemble created for special commission event at Manchester Jazz Festival

Andy Sheppard

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The saxophonist and composer features music from his latest album which combines his distinctive style ...

Anima Jazz

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A fusion of straight-ahead Bluenote-style pieces and vivacious Latin-tinged vocals, with influences ...

Apitos

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One of the most exciting Latin American ensmebles in the UK. A nineteen piece band performing rumba, ...

Arcadia

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A recently-formed group performing energetic and expansive originals and interpretations of pieces ...

Art Lester Big Band

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Weekly gig at the Horwich RMI

Arun Ghosh

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A rhythmic recipe of clarinet, vocals and keyboards, Arun's one-man show layers twisted tablatronics, ...

Asaf Sirkis and the Inner Noise

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Exciting, powerful and dark, this is a trio with a big and genuinely unique sound. Dense and brooding ...

Barnwell/Chadwick Double Quartet

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Featuring the Marchini String Quartet. With new compositions and arrangements by Matt, Ed and Steve, ...

BBEK Quartet

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Originals and standards played from the heart; George’s classical background and Jonas’ punk influences ...

Ben Crosland Quartet

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A relaxed but nimble group playing the leader’s contemporary compositions with an understated touch…bright ...

Billy Jenkins

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Billy Jenkins maverick blues and jazz guitarist and occasional fall down comedian presents a one man ...

Blue Rhythm

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Guitar and sax duo covering standards, latin, bebop and ska.

Bob Gill Trio

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Mature and melodic music featuring jazz standards and Brazilian tunes played by three of the country's ...

Bourbon Y Tequila

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A refreshing mix of original salsa and jazz from across the Pennines. Enrico, after training at the ...

Brass Jaw Saxophone Quartet

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Balancing tight ensemble arrangements with screaming solos and powerful grooves, Brass Jaw brings together ...

Brian Crowdy Trio

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Mainstream modern jazz trio with weekly guests

Brigitte Escobar & Gary Boyle

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With special focus on their interests in jazz standards and songs from Brazil and Peru , and from Brigitte’s ...

Cabbage Alley

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Feel-good vibes to round off the afternoon…it will swing, groove and skank in liberal doses, with even ...

Cafe Ole Trio

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Cafe jazz - jazz to enjoy

Carver Trio

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A trio that plays lyrical, uplifting and thought-provoking music which draws energy from European folk, ...

Cat Pack

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20-piece classic big band swing, boogie-woogie and rhythm'n'blues.

c-city

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Original, exciting, funky and entertaining jazz-rock quintet, playing original numbers and their own ...

Chris Williams Quartet

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Staunch up-keepers of the high-energy, highly dextrous, solid tradition of be-bop oriented modern jazz…Mancunian ...

Courtney Pine

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Courtney is the great ambassador of jazz spreading the music to all corners, his jazz comes straight ...

Cracklin' Records All-Stars (The)

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Funky, vibrant, urban and youthful, with a '70s groove to excite the feet and a tight horn section ...

Dainton/Fernandez

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Rediscovering the music of Frank Zappa, these two highly engaging performers re-interpret and re-invent ...

Dan Forshaw Quintet

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Fast rising Blackpool based Saxophonist Dan Forshaw leads his innovative group featuring the fantastic ...

Danny Ward Trio

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Resident trio playing groovy jazz once a week

Dave Skinner & Frank Grime

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A classy pairing of this new Manchester keyboard talent with the smooth-toned, rock-steady bassist, ...

Dave Tompkins' Bowline Ensemble

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Originally formed as a quartet, David has extended the instrumentation, but with the same ethos as ...

Deep Cabaret

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Specially formed collective of musicians and artists come together to create a hot pot of sound and ...

Deirdre Cartwright Group

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A bluesily expressive guitar/organ funky retro sound, mixed with influences from modern club and pop ...

Dennis Rollins' Bad Bone & Co.

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Respected bandleader, producer, educator, and funkster, Dennis takes a unique and exciting approach ...

Descarga

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One of Britain’s tightest and hottest Latin bands, who happen to live on our doorstep: sensual English ...

Double 'B' Jazz Orchestra

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A seasoned Big Band Orchestra, formed over 25 years ago, creating a truly big sound with its 20-odd ...

Dylan Howe Quintet

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Drummer, Dylan Howe, drives 'a classic hard-bop, small-band repertoire'.

Dylan Kay Quintet

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A varied set of original material from a band with a tight-knit group sound in the contemporary-modern ...

Earthkiss

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Original guitar-led contemporary fusion sounds from this newly-formed group, playing fresh original ...

Eclipse Saxophone Quartet

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Combines the distinct sound of a tight sax ensemble with the freedom of jazz improvisation…new quartet ...

Ed Kainyek & Andrzej Baranek

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Two of Manchester's bright young things: Ed's searing sax sound is the perfect match for Andrzej's ...

Ed Kainyek Quartet

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Led by exciting young sax player.

Ed Kainyek's Jazz Jam

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Special festival jam sessions led by young, up-and-coming alto saxophonist Ed and his quartet, who ...

Eddie Roberts' Roughneck Project

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Firing hard bop and new jazz beats, evoking Art Blakey and Lou Donaldson – very funky, very vibey.

Edward Barnwell

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First off is a new piece written by Edward in the form of a piano sonata but with key improvisational ...

Edward Barnwell/Steve Chadwick Quartet

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Another young group formed by its leaders to play and develop their melodic, contemporary compositions…at ...

Elbo Room

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Combining jazz sensibilities with folk elements, impulsive, freely-structured motifs, and the texture ...

Elements

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Beauty, pain, violence, love, danger, comedy… not a sneak preview of next week's Corrie script, but ...

Ella Rooke

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Young Mainstream Jazz Vocalist Works nationally performing at various venues.

Emma Nabarro

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"A fresh jazz singer who floats a song lyric without losing her grip on it."

Escobar

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Brigitte Escobar voted "Manchester''s favourite Latin singer" (City Life) has put together her own ...

Fernandez/Hood Quartet

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Stephen’s originals and re-interpretations of the music of Ornette Coleman act as basic ‘essence setters’ ...

F-IRE Collective

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Heralded as the new movement in British jazz, London based F-IRE Collective is a community of musicians ...

Flat Earth Ensemble presents God's Trombones (The)

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God's Trombones is a collection of negro sermons put into verse form by James Weldon Johnson in the ...

Flora Purim and Airto Moreira

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The first couple of Brazilian music present an extraordinary celebration of songs by Milton Nascimento ...

Four to the Bar

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The band have been performing on alternate Tuesday evenings at Devonshire Arms in Mellor since November ...

Frank Grime Trio

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Piano trio playing standards, Brazilian tunes and a few originals.

Free Form #3

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Free jazz and improvised music featuring Sonic Pleasure, THF Drenching and Phil Marks

Freja's Songs

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An intriguing new project inspired by Brigitte’s and Jonas’ Scandinavian roots, in which Danish and ...

Gabriel's New Orleans Parade & Marching Jazz Band

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Traditional New Orleans marching band available for all functions and celebrations.

Gary Boyle Trio, with special guest Zoe Rahman / Escobar

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Gary’s guitar trio opens this afternoon’s concert, with a mix of new original pieces and jazz standards…then ...

Gary Husband

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One of the most captivating and electrifying drummer/pianist/composer and arrangers in contemporary ...

Gilad Atzmon and the Orient House Ensemble

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Gilad’s last visit to Manchester in 2003 earned the Jazz Festival the accolade City Life Jazz Gig of ...

Glenn Sharp

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Solo flamenco / latin guitarist.

Grew Trio

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Open-ended, spontaneous music, growing from the methods of free improvisation, which can swing from ...

Guy Barker Septet

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Trumpeter Guy Barker presents his new group which will perform music from his new album ‘Soundtrack’ ...

Hans Koller Big Band

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A big band which the Guardian dubbed with "the most expansive, expressive and exciting new jazz orchestral ...

Harry Beckett

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Barbados born trumpeter, based in the UK since 1954 Harry Beckett has built himslef a reputation across ...

Hartley/Hyde Quartet

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The quartet features the unusual combination of two guitars within a straight-ahead modern jazz set...

Helen Pillinger Trio

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South Manchester based trio playing mainly from the american standard songbook with the odd tune from ...

Helen Watson Band

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“What a voice…” Q magazine…slipping effortlessly from gritty r’n’b to breathy seductive jazz and country-blues…matched ...

Henlid Barabak Quartet

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The convoluted appellation is strangely appropriate, given the special affinity within this group…original ...

Henry Botham

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Solo pianist playing regular resident gigs at Nico Cenral, Manchester, inspired by the likes of Chet ...

Henry Botham Trio

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The Henry Botham Trio was formed in 2000 by three young Manchester jazz musicians. The trio shares ...

Hugh Lawrence and Friends

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Drummer Hugh Lawrence is joined by some great musicians to play some great music. Some less often played ...

Hughie Thomas + Ed Kainyek

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A funky duo - two of Manchester ’s most out there jazzers -performing rhythmic and soulful jazz sta...

Ingrid Laubrock Quartet

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Ingrid Laubrock Quartet Ingrid Laubrock soprano, alto & tenor saxophones, voice Karim Merchant piano Larry ...

Inside Outside

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A contemporary jazz duo of saxophone and guitar playing a highly personal, individual and original ...

Jamil Sheriff Sextet

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Specially formed sextet performing newly-commissioned work by Northern composer Jamil Sheriff premiering ...

Jaso Fula

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German born african Dr Henry Brew presents original Jazz Soul Latin Funk tunes.

Java

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A melodic and varied guitar-led mix of American post-bop sounds and grooves from Caribbean and South ...

Jazz For All Occasions

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Live Jazz from duo or trio up to full band can play At Weddings, Parties,Corporate functions,Openings And ...

JazzWorks

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A six-piece modern jazz group with vocals.

Jeremy Chapman/Dan Whieldon Duo

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Unusual for jazz, an entire gig given over to the sometimes overlooked qualities of the flute and piano ...

Jeriatric Jazz

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Established modern jazz group

Jim Lowe & Simon Goulding

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Subtle, acoustic-based duo performing jazz interpretations of latter-day songs and standards: familiar ...

Jim Whyte Trio

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With group interplay, adaptability and melody to the fore, this trio's sound is uncluttered and intimate, ...

John Ellis & Rob Dainton

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Popular songs ranging from Joy Division's Love Will Tear Us Apart and the theme to the Mr Men are enveloped ...

John Hallam's Jazztet

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Formed originally to make a recording with a hand picked rhythym section. Demand and popularity have ...

John Hallam's Jazztet

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Formed originally to make a recording with a hand picked rhythym section. Demand and popularity have ...

John Helliwell's Crème Anglaise

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Supertramp's very own sax supremo opens this year's festival, taking us on a wide-ranging musical journey, ...

Jon Thorne's Oedipus Complex

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A musical word to the mother ( and father.......)

Jon Thorne's Oedipus Mingus

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A septet of outstanding north western musicians playing the music of Charles Mingus using a mixture ...

Jonathan Gee Trio

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One of Europe ’s consistent architects of the classic piano trio format delivers a wide-ranging palette ...

Julian Arguelles Trio

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Following in the tradition of so-called 'chord-less trios' pioneered by such tenor greats as Joe Henderson ...

Julian Costello Quintet

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Time Out highlighted the "imaginative, unflashy clarity, and the colourful group sound" of this London-based ...

Julie Edwards and Kevin Dearden

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'Good singer, isn't she' Michael Parkinson, BBC Radio 2 'I think this is beautiful' Humphrey Lyttelton ...

Kathy Dyson Boptet

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The idea for this band was to create a big sound from a smallish ensemble, and to experiment with a ...

KDQ

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Contemporary jazz trumpeter (touring and recording with Lamb) who emerged as a leading light from the ...

Keith Phillips Quartet

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Guitar-based original compositions from one of Manchester's most under-rated players - the music travels ...

Ken Marley Jazz Ensemble

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Ken has joined forces with Canadian composer John Warren to create Time’s Up – a large scale, contemporary ...

Kevin Davy Sextet

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Ex-Mancunian Kevin with old friends and some of our top instrumentalists, creating music rooted in ...

Kevin Davy's Monster Jam

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Community Jam Session based in Manchester at Band On The Wall, with professional musicians in the resident ...

Kirsty Almeida Quintet + 1

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Kirsty’s powerful, warm, passionate Gibraltarian tones, applied to her arrangements of standards, bossas, ...

Latin Big Band Swing

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Semi-pro Big Band playing mainly Latin classics includes the music of Ellington and Count Basie in ...

Latin Jungle

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Mancunian cutting edge salsa rhythms via Cuba, Puerto Rico and New York open the festival in this vibrant ...

Laura Beth

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Young vocal star in the making, Laura and her band bring a sense of space, ambience and freedom to ...

Laura Fowles Quartet

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Laura has been performing as saxophonist and vocalist for several years, building a dedicated following ...

Laura Hassell

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Young, talented semi-finalist of 'Young Jazz Musician of the Year' presents her very own brand of sensitive ...

Lever Malone

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This band combines the very best of Manchester's contemporary musicians with a heart-felt nod in the ...

Living Room

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“Like folk music from an undiscovered country” – making intimate, immensely involving music: instant ...

Loz Speyer's Time Zone

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"Sparky, open, attractive jazz with all the punch and accessibility customarily associated with a rock ...

Lunetta Dean

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Manchester's diva. Doreen's warm and passionate voice combines with a powerful stage presence; it's ...

M8: Odas Elementales

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Group created to perform a very special première of a new suite by Kathy: the setting of Odas Elementales ...

Mamadou and the Super Libidor Band

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A lively mixture of Afro-jazz, salsa, souk and Afro-beat guaranteed to make you smile and move, with ...

Mancunian Way

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A simple but compelling concept – take 10 photographs of Manchester and base a piece of music around ...

Mango Reinhardt

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Guitar duo playing light jazz

Mark Murphy

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Name a male singer with an international reputation spanning four decades and American Mark Murphy ...

Mart Rodgers Manchester Jazz

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Martin Franklin Duo

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Martin Franklin on vibraphone and guitar (guitarist to be announced).

Martin Speake's Constellation

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50 years after the death of jazz legend Charlie Parker, one of the country’s most highly regarded saxophonists ...

Matt Nickson Quartet

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Matt and his muscular, driving tenor sound, accompanied by a top-flight rhythm section.

McKenzie/Medboe Quartet

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An unusual line-up of players visiting mjf from Scotland, with a highly atmospheric and evocative sound ...

Michael Garrick New Quartet

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Performing their Year of the Harriott tribute – 2003 being both Garrick’s 70th birthday and the 30th ...

Mike Hall

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Mike has been based in Manchester for 20 years and has become one of the most respected and in-demand ...

Mike Hall's Crystal

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Brought together especially for this year’s Manchester Jazz festival, Mike heads an unorthodox line-up ...

Mike Hope's Mahoot Majazz

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Band explores the very particular sound of a three-horn front line with no harmony instrument. Mike’s ...

Music of Michel Legrand

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Michel Legrand's music is a unique blend of jazz, classical music and the French "chanson" of Edith ...

Neil Yates' New Origins

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Neil has innovated a unique approach to trumpet playing which appropriates the sound of the Irish pipes/whistle ...

Nikki Iles and Friends

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Nikki has gathered together a group of companions with whom she has worked over the years, but have ...

Nine North West

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Music taken from the original scores of Birth of the Cool, Blues and Roots and Ah Um – classic Miles ...

ninetyeight percent

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A new Mancunian jazz-funk band drawing on Sly Stone, James Brown and 60s/70s soul, updated with influences ...

Northern Lights

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Jazz meets folk music in this five piece band which grew out of an experiemental project in Newcast...

Off the Wagon Quintet

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Playing classic 50s and 60s style jazz as typified by Bluenote, and players like Thelonius Monk and ...

Oren Marshall

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Oren Marshall's The Story of Speedy Sponda The spectacle alone of 5 tubas being played simultaneously ...

Orphy Robinson's Urban Sounds Orchestra

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Outstanding vibes player and adventurous composer premiers a brand new project reflecting the eclectic ...

Orquestra Timbala

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A massive 28 piece Cuban Carnival Big Band play the beats of the streets of Havana and Manchester. ...

Out Trio (The)

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THIS IS A GUITAR LED TRIO, PLAYING CONTEMPORARY JAZZ IN THE STYLE OF JOHN SCOFIELD AND PAT METHENY, ...

Parish

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Recently-formed band of stellar Scandinavian instrumentalists

Pequeno

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A small group that operates under the title group Apitos, specialising in latin jazz and salsa.

Peter King

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Peter King, according to Dave Gelly, is the foremost alto saxophonist in the UK. After playing at Ronnie ...

Pocket Central

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A highly danceable melting pot of groove-based originals with a nod to Steely Dan, Tower of Power , ...

Quintessence

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Saxophone, Guitar, Keys, Bass and Drums fronted by the incredible Saxophonist at a tender age of 13 ...

Real Dreams

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This unique project is the brainchild of Manchester’s very own Steve Gilbert, who has gathered together ...

Richard Iles Group

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Richard Iles plays the flugelhorn – an instrument with the range of a trumpet, but a slightly mellower, ...

Robin Joiner Trio

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Warm, relaxed musical dialogue between three nimble-fingered connoisseurs of chilled, with a considered ...

Rod Mason Band

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Generally aggressive and abusive music from the ROOMDARKENER, lots of originals plus lots of stuff ...

Rod Masons

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Four of the country's most in-demand performers. Playing music which encompasses all the elements of ...

Ron Hayes Big Band

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Sixteen-piece outfit playing a mixture of jazz and swing standards, with a sprinkling of modern tunes. ...

Roy Powell Quartet Northwest

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Roy is flying in especially from his resident Norway to lead a specially assembled quartet, playing ...

Rum Bar Masses

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Founded out of the backing band for the original Soca Survivors, the Moss side based outfit must have ...

Russ Freeman Group

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Group of well established jazz musicians with guests and newcomers playing music by Ellington, Johim, ...

Sacker/Lyons Quartet

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Loose and fluid interpretations of straight-ahead standards from the Sheffield-based pianist, with ...

Sample and Hold

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An electric jazz group brought together by Tim with the aim of performing material in the soul/jazz ...

Sara Littlefield Band

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Original compositions in an impressionistic vein, ranging from lilting waltzes with angular melodies ...

Saudade

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www.saudadejazz.co.uk SAUDADE are an exciting fusion of Latin jazz and spanish styles, taking the ...

Savannah Jazz Band

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See website for details http://www.savannahjazz.co.uk

Schalom-Bakhshayesh

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Combining violin, percussion and voices, Schalom-Bakhshayesh performs traditional and contemporary ...

Sketch

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A duo that leaves behind their usual swing- and bop-orientated roots for a looser approach, tackling ...

Sounds 2000 Big Band

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Big Band playing contemporary jazz arrangements by John La Barbara, Tom Kubis, Chick Corea, Buddy Rich ...

Soweto Kinch Quintet

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Visiting Manchester for the first time, Soweto's choppy, rhythmically agile lines, crackling with energy, ...

Spin Marvel

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Drummer Martin France leads his first band, performing work he was commissioned to write for last year's ...

Steel City Sax Quartet

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Young, vibrant, female saxophone quartet based in Sheffield and Manchester performing a range of jazz, ...

Steve Berry Group

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An evening with a north-west supergroup recently formed by Steve as a development of his core trio. ...

Steve Berry Trio

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Here’s a trio where the piano, double bass and drums are truly equal voices. This trio draws, as many ...

Steve Buckley Wagon Train

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Inspired by Steve’s recent trip to Nashville and Memphis , a quirky Americana mix of dustbowl country, ...

Steve Chadwick and Ed Barnwell

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A scaled down version of the Barnwell Chadwick Quartet, performing intimate versions of theis own tunes ...

Stevie Williams Band

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BASSIST Stevie Williams leads an exciting mix of bass lead groove and jazz. He is most impressive ...

Stuart McCallum Quintet

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Stuart's recently-formed band draws influences from Indian and Irish folk music, free jazz, funk, hip-hop…some ...

Stuart McCallum Trio

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One of Manchester’s guitar greats brings his unorthodox slant to the classic organ trio format…blending ...

Stuart Riley Octet

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Deliberately integrating talented younger players and mature, experienced musicians from the region, ...

Sue Barron

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Sue sings a repertoire of jazz standards, a little blues and modern songs with a jazz slant.

Sue Barron and Adam Hutchins

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Jazz Duo

Sue Barron Jazz Quartet

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The quartet have been formed since the end of last year and consists of female vocalist, piano, double ...

Sue Barron Quintet

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Jazz standards and blues are the main repertoire of this band with a few classic pop songs given a ...

Sue Barrron and Alan Large Jazz Duo

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Femail vocal with piano accompanyment, jazz standards, blues and popular songs with a jazz style.

The Coolers

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Extremely talented and much sought after Manchester five piece outfit.

The Tritones

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Playing a selection of Traditional, Bossa Nova, Swing, Bebop and Latin Jazz to enhance the atmosphere ...

Tim Garland's Dean St. Underground Orchestra

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This explosive band has been packing in the audiences at their home - London's Pizza express over the ...

Tim Lapthorn Trio

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A young up-and-coming new trio…bright, focussed and relaxed interplay…Keith Jarrett and John Taylor ...

Tim Richards' Great Spirit

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A big, infectious sound with a wide-ranging palette – big band sounds, funk, Monk-inspired bop and ...

Tomorrow's Warriors

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The new generation of Jazz Warriors coming from the award-winning stable which brought you Gary Crosby, ...

Toni James

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Toni James' quartet has a repertoire of jazz standards mixed with an original take on modern pop and ...

Tony Kofi and the Afro-Jazz Family

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Fusing modal jazz solos with Afro-funk and Afrobeat to create a music driven by complex ethnic rhythms, ...

Tough Tenors Revisited

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A double-barrelled frontline taking its inspiration from the classic two-tenor format forged by pairings ...

Trio AAB

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One of the leading groups on the Scottish jazz scene, combining folk and jazz influences.

Trio Halata

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A trio using folk music of all kinds as a starting point and framework for improvisation: Irish, Scottish ...

Walter Junior Band

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Walter merges Brazilian influences with jazz-funk and Flamenco guitar styles, rounding off mjf's opening ...

Well (The)

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Guitarist/Composer Simon Mulcasters Band plays his original music.

Whirl

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"Mysterious, beautiful and serene" - City Life. Original contemporary jazz from Manchester-based ...

Wigan Jazz Club Big Band

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Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra

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18 piece big band Established 1976. Based in Wigan. Rehearses Monday evenings Mill at the Pier Wigan. ...

WILO

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Jazz/Funk Quartet with an eye towards original compositions as well as standards.

Wynton Marsalis and the LCJO

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Pulitzer Prize-winning trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is one of the most accomplished jazz artists of his ...

Zappatistas

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The Zappatistas bring to life some of Frank Zappa’s greatest rock music with an energising injection ...

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