JAZZ CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
JAZZ CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Jazz Concerts in Manchester
Sat 29 Mar - Sat 13 Sep 2025
Fri 31 Jan - Thu 5 Jun 2025
RNCM International Brass Band Festival
Friday 24 - Sunday 26 January 2025
The RNCM International Brass Band Festival remains a premier stage for the world's leading brass band musicians, celebrating the finest repertoire crafted for the genre. Under the artistic direction of David Thornton, the festival passio...
Foden's Band
Friday 24 January 2025
An exhilarating fantasia infused with dance themes marks the opening of this performance, setting the stage for tenor horn virtuoso Tim de Maeseneer to give the world premiere of Edward Gregson's Three Gods, Concerto for tenor horn, a ...
Totally Tina - Tina Turner Spectacular
Friday 24 January 2025
Shake a tail feather with the UK's favourite Tina Turner spectacular.... aka Justine Riddoch and her talented cast. Supported by her super-talented band and dazzling dancing girls in sequins, feathers and diamonds, Justine is the supreme Ti...
RNCM International Brass Band Festival Prelude
Friday 24 January 2025
The RNCM International Brass Band Festival remains a premier stage for the world's leading brass band musicians, celebrating the finest repertoire crafted for the genre. A triumphant opening to this year's festival welcomes RNCM student ...
La Fiesta
Friday 24 January 2025
A free-to-dance global music night featuring Afrobeat, Reggae, Latin, and Jazz with live band. Free entry, every Friday! ...
Black Dyke Band
Saturday 25 January 2025
One of the oldest and most well-known brass bands in the world, the famous Bradford brass band boast a heritage stretching back to 1855. The Yorkshire village of Queenshead - later to become Queensberry - was the birthplace of a musi...
The Rat Pack
Saturday 25 January 2025
The Official UK No: 1 Tribute show as voted by The Agents Association of Great Britain for three years running, comes to Bolton direct From The West End, The 02 and a Royal Command Performance. The acclaimed David Alacey (Lovejoy & Inspecto...
October London
Saturday 25 January 2025
Indiana native (born Jared Samuel Erskine) is foremost a soul-rooted artist whose smooth, heartfelt vocals recall giants of the past - especially Marvin Gaye - October London is a versatile artist who also raps and is equally comfortable w...
Tredegar Town Band
Saturday 25 January 2025
One of most famous brass bands in the UK a seen on Britain's Got Talent, the BBC Proms and in the BAFTA winning film 'Pride', the 2019 Welsh Champions and Double British Open Champions. ...
Nearly Dan - The Spirit & Sound of Steely Dan
Saturday 25 January 2025
Less tribute and more homage, Nearly Dan is saviour to the growing legions of Dan fans, desperate to hear the meticulously crafted grooves and allusive lyrical style of Donald Fagen & Walter Becker. Nearly Dan's approach is faithful, thou...
High Fade
Saturday 25 - Sunday 26 January 2025
Discover the electrifying, intoxicating High Fade: the most exciting thing to happen to funk since the '70s. Get your funk on. ...
Athena Brass Band
Saturday 25 January 2025
Athena Brass Band is the USA's first all-female brass band and named after Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom. As an organisation, Athena Brass Band is committed to the advancement of woman musicians and composers. The band presents a prog...
Junior RNCM Brass Band
Saturday 25 January 2025
A free concert from the Junior RNCM Brass Band as part of the RNCM Brass Band Festival. Junior RNCM is a vibrant community of gifted young musicians aged 8 to 18 who come together to develop their talent at the Royal Northern College of ...
The 4barsrest Interview - David Bremner
Saturday 25 January 2025
Iwan Fox of 4barsrest interviews trombonist and festival soloist David Bremner about his life and work. David Bremner has been Principal Trombone of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra since 2002 and has enjoyed an illustrious career as a re...
The Brighouse & Rastrick Band
Sunday 26 January 2025
Regarded as one of the finest brass bands in history, The Brighouse and Rastrick Band is seen by many as being the best and most consistent "public subscription band" in the world. In its time the majority of premier band championships h...
Cory Band
Sunday 26 January 2025
One of the oldest and best known award-winning brass bands in the world, the famous Cory Band were formed in 1884 in the Rhondda Valley in South Wales. Ranked the world's No. 1 brass band for 13 consecutive years, Cory made world histo...
Andy Powell's Big Band Swing
Sunday 26 January 2025
Stockport's premier live entertainer Andy Powell returns with his swinging big band show. An unforgettable afternoon of Swing and Big Band Classics by artists such as Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, Matt Monro, Michael Buble, Tony Bennett, N...
RNCM Brass Band
Sunday 26 January 2025
Established during the 1990s by brass innovator Howard Snell, the RNCM Brass Band has always been a flagship ensemble of the institution. Geographically the RNCM is ideally placed in Manchester for brass band students and it boasts a teachi...
Macclesfield Youth Brass Band
Sunday 26 January 2025
Macclesfield Youth Brass Band has over 120 members, welcoming complete beginners and advanced musicians alike. This special showcase is in honour of the band's 20th anniversary. ...
Brass Bands England Discussion
Sunday 26 January 2025
Brass Bands England supports and promotes brass bands by fostering community engagement, sharing resources, and increasing public understanding of their value. They provide access to funding, training, and resources in key areas like market...
John Craigie
Sunday 26 January 2025
John Craigie has mastered the art of creating live shows that feel more like intimate conversations than performances. Infusing humour, wit, and poignant storytelling, his shows are a space where audience members feel like old friends. Whet...
Lake Street Dive
Tuesday 28 January 2025
Since forming in 2004, Lake Street Dive have matched their sophisticated musicianship with a fearless refusal to limit their sound, creating joyously soulful rock & roll with equal parts ingenuity, intelligence, and irresistible abandon. F...
Mud Morganfield
Wednesday 29 January 2025
The eldest son of Muddy Waters, Mud Morganfield proves to be a chip off the old block with his powerful mostly original tunes in the classic Chicago blues style. Mud's powerful voice can summon up the spirit in a way that is all but lost in...
Shirley Tetteh
Thursday 30 January 2025
Described by Guitar World as "one of the UK's most exciting new jazz guitarists," Shirley Tetteh began her journey into jazz with Tomorrow's Warriors. In demand as a player, she currently features in Jazz Jamaica, Groundation, female collec...
The Magic of Motown
Friday 31 January 2025
Get ready for all the hits, glittering costumes, dazzling dance routines and outstanding musicianship in this breath-taking live concert spectacular. You will be going Loco down in Acapulco as we take you back down memory lane with all the ...
Todd Terje
Friday 31 January 2025
Moovin-in presents TODD TERJE / MR SCRUFF / WERKHA (LIVE) / ANDREA TROUT. We are delighted to announce a "udderly" fantastic line up within the awe-inspiring surroundings of Manchester Cathedral. Norwegian music maestro Todd Terje is ready ...
Floating Points
Saturday 1 February 2025
The son of a Manchester vicar, classically trained Mancunian electronic musician, composer and neuroscientist, Sam Shepherd was a chorister at Manchester Cathedral before going on to study piano at Chetham's School of Music. His 2021 album...
Lady Blackbird
Tuesday 4 February 2025
Named after one of Nina Simone's starkest tunes, Los Angeles-based singer Marley Munroe isn't the Nina Simone of the Black Lives Matter era (she certainly wouldn't call herself that). But she is the talent, and the force-of-nature, and the...
TWRP
Tuesday 4 February 2025
Old funk, modern electronic, and classic rock converge in a science fiction universe, as if Earth, Wind & Fire, Justice, and Casiopeia provided the soundtrack to an 80s cult classic film directed by John Carpenter. The sound of the future a...
The Story of Guitar Heroes
Thursday 6 February 2025
The Story of Guitar Heroes is an awe-inspiring, dynamic show which transports you through time: from the 1950's with artistes such as Chuck Berry and Hank Marvin from The Shadows, including gifted legends such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Cl...
CubaVida - Havana Música: A Celebration of Cuban Music
Thursday 6 February 2025
Take a trip to Havana for one night only with the romantic rhythms, inspiring percussion and rich and colourful sounds of Cuba. Featuring the best salsa, rumba, Latin jazz and more, Jesus Batallan - the beating heart of Manchester's Cuban ...
Louie Vega & The Elements of Life
Saturday 8 February 2025
New York Puerto Rican DJ Louie Vega is one half of the Masters at Work musical production team. With his Elements of Life band he produces a live show of jazz, soul, house and so much more. ...
Ben Barnes
Monday 10 February 2025
English actor Ben Barnes is known to many for portraying fantasy heroes and comic-book villains, characters from history and classic novels and the occasional romantic street busker or wannabe rock-star. His own fantasies, stories and dream...
Jazz Sabbath
Wednesday 12 February 2025
Created by Adam Wakeman, touring keyboard and guitar player for Black Sabbath (2004-2017) and Ozzy Osbourne band member (2004-present), Jazz Sabbath is a fictional English jazz trio said to be from the late sixties. The band plays jazz rend...
Oh My God It's The Church
Thursday 13 February 2025
The Lord may work in mysterious ways, but there is nothing mysterious about the rise of the phenomenon that is - Oh My God! It's The Church. Original, outrageous, irreverent, and endlessly entertaining, OMGITC have had a monumental few ye...
Cory Wong
Saturday 15 February 2025
The Grammy nominated Minneapolis funk-rock guitarist offers a mixture of finesse, funk and unstoppable passion. All music fans, not just jazz and funk fans, can have a slice of their listening habits on instrumental music, because it really...
Emilio Santoro as Elvis
Saturday 15 February 2025
Internationally acclaimed, 20-year-old Emilio Santoro brings his award-winning Elvis Presley theatre show to the UK. Emilio has won both European and World Championships as Elvis in the past year, and wowed America's Got Talent viewers with...
Nerina Pallot
Saturday 15 February 2025
Having been nominated for an Ivor Novello and Brit Award, Jersey-raised pop rock star Nerina Pallot has had an exciting music career, writing and performing her own pieces alongside working with artists like Kylie Minogue. She scored UK Top...
CHROMA
Saturday 15 February 2025
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M&P's Big Band Brunch
Saturday 15 February 2025
18-piece Big Band DG Kollective play their superb jazzy twist on tv/film tunes and timeless popular music KIDS GO FREE *PLEASE READ FULL INFO*...
Sammy Rae & the Friends
Sunday 16 February 2025
For as much as New York's Sammy Rae & The Friends may be a jazz rock band, this collective of dreamers, and artists considers itself a family first. Their sound is a melange of Connecticut-born Sammy's influences, rooted in classic rock, f...
Nai Barghouti
Sunday 16 February 2025
Award-winning singer, composer and flautist, Nai Barghouti is one of the most distinguished vocalists of a new generation of Palestinian and Arab artists. With a layered ornamental technique, in which she uses her voice as a musical instrum...
Jazz Emu
Monday 17 February 2025
For the first time ever musical supernova Jazz Emu (The Guardian's breakout comedy act of 2023 and The Telegraph's 26th Funniest Comedian of the 21st Century) will be touring his hotly anticipated brand-new show, Knight Fever, alongside hi...
