mjf:

• – presents five days of live music each May
• – typically features over 500 musicians and over 80 events in a multitude of venues
• – presents free gigs – lots of them!
• – stages concerts round the clock, day and night, indoors and out
• – champions our regional jazz artists
• – brings the best contemporary jazz to Manchester from the region, the UK and abroad
• – presents mostly new and original material, with premières and international debuts
• – focuses on musical innovation
• – encourages multiple genres of contemporary jazz and breaks down musical boundaries
• – commissions new work from talented regional artists with our unique mjf originals scheme
• – profiles young regional jazz talent with mjf introduces
• – joins forces with Manchester’s leading music venues and promoters: RNCM, Band on the Wall and Matt & Phreds
• – works with partners including The Midland Hotel; BBC Radio 3; Instituto Cervantes and other Cultural Embassies

2019 dates: May 23 – 27