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…Music & Drama for a performance at their Jazz festival. When I was asked to do the Jazz Directors Series, I decided to re-visit some of those arrangements, keeping the…
…music and catch up with friends. Make the most of mjf – find your jazz! www.manchesterjazz.com Manchester Jazz Festival Events at Band on the Wall Simply Click To Find…
Jazz Foundations Spring 2016 14 January – 03 April / 18:15 – 21:30 / More Info / Enrol Brighter Sound presents Jazz Foundations. Under the direction of saxophone legend Munch…
…go at! They can take this instrument home with them to practise between workshops. In the first 6 weeks, we’ll be hosting steel pan workshops, and your child will learn…
…crew. Get your music heard. All entries will be considered for a performance slot. Places will be confirmed nearer the event. Workshop Sessions Work side by side with professional artists and…
…Workshop Saturday (Venue) 20:00 – Zee Guveya & The Heritage Survival – Chimurenga Music from Zimbabwe Sunday (Bar) 15:00 – Papa Sam Alafia – Workshop Sunday (Bar) 17:00 – DJ…
…first part of a history on Dizzy Reece, a man described as ‘one of jazz’s best and most under-appreciated trumpeters.’ by Christopher Porter of Jazz Times. 1931-1948: The Caribbean Alphonso…
Founded by bassist, bandleader and educator Gary Crosby in the early nineties, Jazz Jamaica has since expanded into an all-star big band, home to some of the nation’s finest jazz…
…jazz drummer Richard Spaven, fast-rising stars Skeltr, soulful vocalist Davina & The Vagabonds, genre-blending brass band Broken Brass Ensemble and a free-entry showcase of some of our favourite emerging jazz…
…composer Jonny Mansfield, who participated in the second of our Jazz Directors series residencies and has just been awarded the Kenny Wheeler Jazz prize. We also have a round-up of…
Manchester music venue shortlisted for British jazz history award Jazz fans have nominated Manchester’s Band on the Wall as a venue that has had a pivotal role in British…
…the title Orchestre Nationale Bembeya Jazz. Like most dance bands of the time, Bembeya Jazz performed mainly Latin-flavoured intepretations of Mande classics, yet they infused their versions with artistic imagination…
Having been named Jazz Ensemble of the Year at the 2017 Parliamentary Jazz Awards, Phronesis have asserted themselves as one of the finest jazz groups in the UK. They began…
…the most studied (and copied) saxophonists on the planet” while Jazz Times identified him as “a figure of international renown”. Jazz sax elder statesman Dave Liebman called him simply “one…
…of many Jazz albums of 2014 lists, and was unanimously praised by reviewers. Last year also saw the re-issuing of many live Jazz albums, like John Coltrane’s “Offering: Live at…
We are thrilled to announce that US jazz superstar, composer, and producer Terence Blanchard will be leading our first ever Jazz Directors Series. Since top-tier jazz and multiple Grammy-winning trumpeter…