Mica Millar releases new single Will I See You Again and announces Manchester gig
Jazz FM Soul Act Of the Year award winner Mica Millar has shared her new single Will I See You Again and confirmed a run of UK dates.
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Manchester Jazz Festival 2018 – our top tips
With Manchester Jazz Festival launching in just a few days, we’ve come up with our top tips for the annual event. There’s a whole host of acts (almost 100) performing across a range of venues in Manchester at this year’s mjf and there’s plenty of free performances! But we’ve picked out eleven acts as our…
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Previewed: Manchester Jazz Festival 2016
With Manchester Jazz Festival 2016 about to start, we decided to take a look at some of the highlights which we can expect from one of Manchester’s leading annual events. Spread across nine venues throughout the city centre and northern quarter, MJF 2016has something for fans of all types of jazz, with world premières, collaborations, commissions,…
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Manchester Jazz Festival 2016 – where does it all take place?
With Manchester Jazz Festival 2016 set to launch on Friday 22 July, we take a look at where the action is to be found. As normal, whilst the main hub of Manchester Jazz Festival is being hosted at the Hobgobline Festival Pavilion and Square at Albert Square). MJF 2016 is also spread across several other venues…
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Highlights at Home from April to September
As the new season of theatre, visual art and film is set to launch at Home, we take a look at some of the highlights coming up over the next six months Highlights include the latest edition of ¡Viva!, Spanish and Latin American Festival, with a cross-art programme bigger, bolder and more vibrant than ever…
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In Review: Shama Rahman Band at Manchester Jazz Festival 2015
An eager crowd awaited the Shama Rahman Band performing on the last day of Manchester Jazz Festival 2015. In fact the queue stretched around the Thwaites Festival Square to see what was set to be one of the highlights of MJF’s 2015 programme. The Shama Rahman Band, comprising of Shama Rahman herself, on sitar and vocals, accompanied…
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In Review: Orquestra Timbala at Manchester Jazz Festival
Occasionally a simple beat causes an irresistible urge to move, to sway and to dance. At Manchester Jazz Festival 2015, Orquesta Timbala produced a beat which had the audience dancing in the aisles, clapping and cheering away. Orquestra Timbala are not a small band, in fact at one stage there are 23 of them on…
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Previewed: Manchester Jazz Festival 2015
With Manchester Jazz Festival 2015 about to start, we decided to take a look at some of the highlights which we can expect from one of Manchester’s leading annual events. Spread across ten venues throughout the city centre and northern quarter, MJF 2015 has something for fans of all types of jazz, with world premieres,…
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Manchester Jazz Festival 2015 – where’s it all on?
With Manchester Jazz Festival 2015 set to launch on Friday 31 July, we take a look at where the action is to be found. As normal, whilst the main hub of Manchester Jazz Festival is being hosted at the Thwaites Festival Square and Pavilion at Albert Sqaure), MJF is also spread across several other venues…
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John Ellis Awarded 2015 Irwin Mitchell mjf originals Commission
Manchester Jazz Festival has announced the Irwin Mitchell mjf originals commission for 2015 has been awarded to pianist, singer and composer, John Ellis who will create a brand new audio-visual work, Evolution: Seeds and Streams. The composition will receive its world premiere in the Great Hall in Manchester’s Town Hall during the Manchester Jazz Festival in…
