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!...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
In Review: Charlie Cooper at Manchester Jazz Festival
As The Manchester Jazz Festival 2014 entered into its final evening, it was the turn of Charlie Cooper to co-headline by performing, alongside her band the CCs, the first set of an outstanding double bill, which featured a second set performed by the Hackney Colliery...
In Review: Hackney Colliery Band at Manchester Jazz Festival
The second set of the Manchester Jazz Festival 2014 final night’s headline event at the Thwaites Pavilion saw a high octane, adrenaline pumping, almost frenetic show from the Hackney Colliery Band. Having made their way on to the stage by processing through the...
This Week’s Classical Highlights – 27 July – 2 August 2014
Sunday 27 July: Thwaites Festival Pavilion (Albert Square). Sam Healey Quartet. Fresh from his outstanding performance as part of Beats & Pieces Big Band on Friday night at Manchester Jazz Festival (you can read a review of their awesome show here!), Sam Healey...
In Review: Beats & Pieces Big Band at Manchester Jazz Festival
As Manchester Jazz Festival 2014 entered into its final weekend, it seems almost fitting that it did so with an explosive night of big band jazz, courtesy of the impressive Beats & Pieces Big Band. Beats & Pieces Big Band are rapidly becoming the stand out...
In Review: Kristyna Myles at Manchester Jazz Festival
The last time we saw Kristyna Myles perform was at the launch of her debut album Pinch Me Quick! at the Deaf Institute - that itself was a great gig. At the Manchester Jazz Festival 2014 she proved again what an outstanding talent she is, as she put on another...