JAZZ & BLUES IN MANCHESTER
JAZZ & BLUES IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Jazz & Blues in Manchester
Sat 23 Nov 2024 - Sat 13 Sep 2025
Fri 31 Jan - Thu 5 Jun 2025
Manchester Collective & Abel Selaocoe - Sirocco
Sunday 17 November 2024
Joy, warmth and irrepressible energy. Sirocco is a great storm of music from across the world, played with heart and virtuosity. Earning standing ovations from New York to Frankfurt, its infectious spirit will have you up on your feet and s...
Lady Nade Sings Nina Simone
Sunday 17 November 2024
Renowned for her distinctive and award-winning vocal prowess, eclectic Bristol folk Americana singer-songstress Lady Nade possesses one of the most singular voices in the UK music scene. As a black woman, she acknowledges Nina Simone's trai...
Mathis Picard
Monday 18 November 2024
Mathis Picard is a French-Malagasy international renowned pianist now residing in New York City. An alumni of Chethams School of Music & The Juilliard School, Mathis curates unique musical experiences showcasing his wide pianistic musical r...
Julian Lage
Tuesday 19 November 2024
Hailed as one of the most prodigious guitarists of his generation and "highest category of improvising musicians" (New Yorker), Julian Lage has spent more than a decade searching through the myriad strains of American musical history via im...
Galliano
Tuesday 19 November 2024
London-based acid jazz group Galliano were originally active between 1988 and 1997 before making a comeback in 2023 after a haitus of more than 25 years. The group was the first signing to Eddie Piller and Gilles Peterson's Acid Jazz recor...
Rag'n'Bone Man
Wednesday 20 November 2024
Sussex-born Rory Graham grew up hearing his mum and dad play an assortment of blues, soul and jazz albums. When he attended his first raves as a teenager, he found himself drawn to ragga and jungle music, especially artists such as Congo Na...
Say She She
Wednesday 20 November 2024
The all female discodelic soul band named as a silent nod to Nile Rodgers' Chic! - "Say She She... C'est Chi-Chi" - that will transport you with their dreamy harmonies, catchy hooks and up tempo grooves! The band's sound is a hat tip to lat...
Nell Bryden
Wednesday 20 November 2024
A New York songwriter who bravely shares her vulnerabilities, it feels like audience favourite Nell Bryden is singing just for you. Putting a raw spin on her American blues and soul roots, Nell is a tour-de-force with a gorgeously rich an...
The Mouse Outfit
Thursday 21 November 2024
Celebrated Manchester collective The Mouse Outfit are a nationally prominent household name in Hip Hop, collaborating with a Who's Who of the Mancunian rap and urban soul scene. Since the heady days of debut record Escape Music, through th...
Black Stone Cherry
Friday 22 November 2024
UK chart-topping proud Kentucky hard rockers, Black Stone Cherry, are back with their urgently-emotive pop-rock hooks; heartfelt, redemptive lyrics; headbanging riffs; powerful dynamics; thunderous drums; and thrilling musicianship. In the...
Palace
Saturday 23 November 2024
Heartfelt melodic alt-rockers known for their poetic lyricism, London-based Palace was formed in 2012 by four friends who also happened to be gifted and creative musicians inspired by artists like Jeff Buckley, Radiohead and The Smashing P...
Stax of Soul & The Soul Review
Saturday 23 November 2024
The original. A reputation that needs no introduction. Born in Manchester in 1983, 9-piece 100% live band STAX of SOUL celebrate their 40th Anniversary. Featuring incredible musicians (including a powerful brass section) meticulously & ene...
Greg Howe
Saturday 23 November 2024
New York guitar virtuoso Greg Howe is set to embark on his highly anticipated 2024 European tour, Lost and Found. Promising an electrifying blend of new tracks from his upcoming studio album with the same title alongside fan-favorites. Join...
Fleetwood Bac - The Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show
Saturday 23 November 2024
Fleetwood Bac are the world's first and best Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band, endorsed by Mick Fleetwood himself, the only Mac tribute to authentically replicate the classic 'Rumours' line-up. The show focuses on the 'Rumours' era of the band ...
Pokey LaFarge
Sunday 24 November 2024
Pokey LaFarge is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, recording artist, poet and actor living in Los Angeles. Raised on a healthy diet of blues, bluegrass, ragtime, Western swing and old- time country, the Illinois native writes timeless, multi...
Pokey LaFarge
Sunday 24 November 2024
Pokey LaFarge is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, recording artist, poet and actor living in Los Angeles. Raised on a healthy diet of blues, bluegrass, ragtime, Western swing and old- time country, the Illinois native writes timeless, multi...
Kokoroko
Monday 25 November 2024
London has long been a hotbed for experimentation for music from West Africa, and it's into this global-local story that we can situate afrobeat innovators: Kokoroko. Sonically living up to their name, Kokoroko are an all star band featurin...
Kezia Gill
Monday 25 November 2024
Derby-based multi-award-winning artist Kezia Gill has the song-writing ability of a country artist, the stage energy of a rock star, and the voice of the blues. With an impressive vocal range, multi instrumental talent and pulling influence...
The Blow Monkeys
Tuesday 26 November 2024
With hits like 'Digging Your Scene' and 'It Doesn't Have To Be This Way', The Blow Monkeys epitomised the glamour of mid-80s pop at its most graceful and sophisticated. In the London band's frontman Robert Howard (aka Dr. Robert), they poss...
SHABAKA
Wednesday 27 November 2024
Former Sons of Kemet star Shabaka Hutchings is a pioneering voice in the renaissance of British Jazz. Transcending conventional genres and drawing on a vast pallet of cultural influences the Brimingham-raised musician, composer and bandlea...
Amahla
Wednesday 27 November 2024
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Ben Ottewell (Gomez)
Thursday 28 November 2024
As a singer and lead guitarist in rock band Gomez, Ben Ottewell is well known for his unmistakable voice and talent for blistering and inspired guitar solos. Rolling Stone declared, "Gomez's not-so-secret weapon is Ben Ottewell." And as GQ ...
90s Baby Classical
Friday 29 November 2024
This unique spectacular nostalgic 90s show includes a full 17-piece elemental orchestra performing era-defining 90s tracks live alongside some of the best artists and vocalists from the era. British vocalist, Alison Limerick, joins us at...
Darren Alboni as Mick Hucknall - Simply Red Tribute
Friday 29 November 2024
Quoted to be the No.1 Mick Hucknall impersonator by the Simply Red Fan Club, Darren Alboni has been performing as the legendary Manchester soul star since 1991 after appearing on, and winning, his heat in Granada Television's "Stars In Thei...
The Quireboys
Saturday 30 November 2024
Just as future U.S. glam superstars Motley Crue were cementing their bad-boy reputation stateside on their party-as-you-go Shout at the Devil tour, on the other side of the pond, four young upstarts by the name of the Queerboys were takin...
The Blue Cat Band
Saturday 30 November 2024
The Cool Cats are back these guys are one of our in house bands & played The Brickhouse more than anyone, must see local band...
The Sheepdogs
Sunday 1 December 2024
Built on the solid, classic rock foundation of three-part harmonies and dual guitar leads, Canada's the Sheepdogs blend Southern boogie rock, groove-based psychedelia, and bluesy barroom swagger into a modern rock & roll revival. Based out ...
The Easy Rollers
Tuesday 3 December 2024
A roaring seven-piece jazz outfit - ready to transport you back to the golden age of jazz - deliver their sensational cabaret-style show Drop Me Off in Harlem, featuring hits from The Jazz Age (1920-1933) through to The Swing Era (1933-194...
Wes Banderson - The Music of Wes Anderson
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Performing a selection of the original score music and deep-cut needle-drops from the films of Wes Anderson. The five-piece ensemble effortlessly switches between instruments as they navigate the soundtracks of Rushmore, The Grand Budapest...
Svaneborg Kardyb
Thursday 5 December 2024
Hail from Aalborg, in Jutland, in the north of Denmark, Svaneborg Kardyb are Nikolaj Svaneborg - Wurlitzer, Juno, piano and Jonas Kardyb - drums, percussion a multi-award winning duo from Denmark, where they won two "Grammys" at the Danish ...
Alabama 3
Saturday 7 December 2024
South London's beloved roots-futurists Alabama 3 are adored the world over for 1997's inaugural smash 'Woke Up This Morning', whose marriage of Howlin' Wolf samples and trip hop beats provided the theme music for long-running HBO series 'Th...
M&P's Big Band Brunch
Saturday 7 December 2024
17-piece Big Band DG Kollective play all-time classic Jazz, Swing, Film Tunes, and Christmas songs KIDS GO FREE *PLEASE READ FULL INFO*...
Jacob Collier
Sunday 8 December 2024
The history-making multi-Grammy winning London singer and multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier announces his biggest world tour to date, exploring the limitlessness of orchestral and choral music, taking the audience on a journey through ev...
Ben Ottewell (Gomez)
Monday 9 December 2024
As a singer and lead guitarist in rock band Gomez, Ben Ottewell is well known for his unmistakable voice and talent for blistering and inspired guitar solos. Rolling Stone declared, "Gomez's not-so-secret weapon is Ben Ottewell." And as GQ ...
Fat Freddy's Drop
Tuesday 10 December 2024
Fat Freddy's Drop is a New Zealand seven-piece band from Wellington, whose musical style has been characterised as any combination of dub, reggae, soul, jazz, rhythm and blues, and techno. Originally a jam band formed in the late 1990s by m...
The Definitive Rat Pack - The Rat Pack at Christmas
Wednesday 11 December 2024
Featuring Dean Martin's sensational Golddiggers and the internationally-renowned Manhattan Swing Orchestra, with Stephen Triffitt as Frank Sinatra, Mark Adams as Dean Martin, and George Daniel Long as Sammy Davis Jr, The Definitive R...
Mica Millar
Wednesday 18 December 2024
The Mancunian soulstress released her debut album 'Heaven Knows' to critical acclaim in 2022 and has quickly become one of the UK's brightest new Soul stars, picking up Jazz FM's prestigious 'Soul Act of The Year 2022' award. Featured on...
Bad Manners
Thursday 19 December 2024
Buster Bloodvessel, one of the biggest characters in Ska, has stayed loyal to the music and has become as influential as he is entertaining with his band Bad Manners, who are best known for their biggest hits, "Lip Up Fatty" (UK No.15 in 19...
Bad Manners
Thursday 19 December 2024
Buster Bloodvessel, one of the biggest characters in Ska, has stayed loyal to the music and has become as influential as he is entertaining with his band Bad Manners, who are best known for their biggest hits, "Lip Up Fatty" (UK No.15 in 19...
Jembaa Groove
Thursday 19 December 2024
Main Stage - International soul-jazz sensations...
