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| Time |
Cost |
Act |
| 1:00PM |
£5 from 0844 815 4960 or www.mif.co.uk |
Saturday 18th July: Real Book North West |
Top tunes from NW composers |
| 4:00PM |
Free |
Tuesday 21st July: Mask: Open Rehearsal |
Olivia Moore: Work in progress |
| 6:05PM |
£7/£5 |
Wednesday 22nd July: Film Screening: Let’s Get Lost (15) |
Iconic Chet Baker movie |
| 8:00PM |
Free |
Wednesday 22nd July: Ten: Open Rehearsal |
Matt Owens: Work in progress |
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| 7:30PM |
£12 on the door, £9 advance |
Festival Launch Party: Laurence McNaughton Quintet |
The opening night of this year’s festival |
| 7:30PM |
£12 on the door, £9 advance |
Festival Launch Party: The Moss Project |
The opening night of this year’s festival |
| 7:30PM |
£12 on the door, £9 advance |
Festival Launch Party: Southbound |
The opening night of this year's festival |
| 9:30PM |
£5 |
Big Band Theory |
Classic big band sounds |
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| 12:00PM |
Free |
Gerry Richardson's Big Idea |
The mighty Hammond in full swing |
| 2:00PM |
Free |
Jaume Vilaseca Quartet: Jazznesis |
Genesis jazz via Spain |
| 2:15PM |
£5/£3.50 |
Film Screening: Jazz on a Summer’s Day (U) + introductory talk |
Classic summertime flick |
| 4:00PM |
Free |
The Sub Ensemble |
Brummy groovers |
| 5:30PM |
Free |
The Magic Beans |
Relaxed and spacious vocal sounds |
| 7:30PM |
£10 (£8 concs.) |
Mark Lockheart Group |
Spacious grooves and reflective compositions |
| 9:30PM |
£5 |
Marley Chingus Sextet |
Hi-energy, up-tempo post-bop |
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| 1:00PM |
Free |
If Destroyed, Still True |
Infectious melodies and complex rhythms |
| 1:00PM |
Free |
Percussion workshops for beginners |
Open to all |
| 2:15PM |
Free |
John Turville Trio |
Funky, spacious and relaxed |
| 3:30PM |
Free |
Ryan Quigley Sextet |
Punchy, modern be-bop |
| 4:00PM |
£5 (£3.50 concs.) |
Film Screening: Mo' Better Blues (15) |
Jazz showdown |
| 5:30PM |
Free |
Orli Nyles |
Lucid and understated vocals |
| 7:30PM |
£10/(£8 concs.) |
mjf originals: Matt Owens: Ten + post-show discussion |
New jazz suite |
| 9:00PM |
£5 |
Discovering Jazz - presentation + performance |
Beginner's guide to improvisation |
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| 11:45AM |
Free |
Mazuzu |
Mancunian township |
| 1:00PM |
Free |
Alex Hutton Trio |
Contemplative and melodic |
| 3:00PM |
Free |
mjf introduces: Jamie Safiruddin Quartet |
Passionate and energetic grooves |
| 5:00PM |
Free |
The Shez Raja Collective |
World-jazz, funk and fusion |
| 7:30PM |
£10/ (£8 concs.) |
mjf originals: Olivia Moore: Mask + post-show discussion |
New multi-media collaboration |
| 9:30PM |
Free |
Ed Kainyek’s Festival Jam Session |
All welcome |
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| 11:45AM |
Free |
NCP |
Fusion, funk and prog rock |
| 1:00PM |
Free |
George King Quintet |
Finely-poised chamber jazz |
| 2:30PM |
Free (But please register beforehand) |
Grants seminar for jazz musicians & promoters |
Free funding advice |
| 3:00PM |
Free |
mjf introduces: Phil Meadows Quartet |
Driving and youthful swing |
| 5:00PM |
Free |
Joel Purnell Quartet |
Hard-hitting modern jazz |
| 7:30PM |
£10/£8 (concs.) |
mjf originals: Olivia Moore: Mask |
New multi-media collaboration |
| 7:30PM |
£14/£12 (concs.) |
Double Bill: The Art Of Sound (UK) |
Melodic, dramatic and haunting |
| 7:31PM |
£14/£12 (concs.) |
Double Bill: Alata (France) |
French energetic electro-jazz |
| 9:30PM |
£5 |
D’Semble |
Urban up-tempo grooves |
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| 11:45AM |
Free |
Steve Oaks Quartet |
Contemporary electric fusion |
| 1:00PM |
Free |
Adam Fairhall Trio |
Old and new jazz idioms |
| 3:00PM |
Free |
mjf introduces: Jessica Berry Group |
Inspired and original songs |
| 5:00PM |
Free |
Stevie Williams Soul Trio |
So funky they should be arrested! |
| 6:05PM |
£7/£5 |
Film Screening: Sweet and Lowdown (PG) |
Classic jazz comedy |
| 7:30PM |
£9 on door, £7 adv. from www.ticketline.co.uk |
Andy Schofield/Jo McCallum Jazz Orchestra |
Fresh Big Band sounds and two guitar stars |
| 9:30PM |
£5 |
Kairos 4-tet |
Ferocious grooves and plaintive melodies |
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| 11:45AM |
Free |
Claude Werner Quartet |
Well-travelled and warm tones |
| 1:00PM |
Free |
Richard Wetherall + Matthew Robinson & Maxwell Sterling |
Interspersed improvisations |
| 3:00PM |
Free |
mjf introduces: First Circle |
Funk, fusion and folk |
| 5:00PM |
Free |
Taara |
Rootsy African jazz |
| 7:30PM |
£14/£12 (concs.) |
Double Bill: Bourne/Davis/Kane with Paul Dunmall [UK/Ireland] |
Broken boundaries: hectic, raw and fun |
| 7:31PM |
£14/£12 (concs.) |
Double Bill: Atomic [Norway/Sweden] |
High octane Scandinavian jazz |
| 9:30PM |
£5 |
Jon Thorne Quartet |
Improvisational fireworks |
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| 11:45AM |
Free |
Nicolette Elkinson |
Dusky bossas and swaggering waltzes |
| 1:00PM |
Free |
Peter Clare and Living Music |
Evocative soundscapes |
| 3:00PM |
Free |
mjf introduces: Hunter/Andreae Quartet |
Thrilling and edgy |
| 5:00PM |
Free |
Akoustrick |
Melodic fusion |
| 7:30PM |
£14/£12 (concs.) |
Double Bill: Enrico Pieranunzi Trio [Italy] |
Elegant Italian romanticism |
| 7:31PM |
£14/£12 (concs.) |
Double Bill: D’3 [Spain] – UK Première |
Muscular Flamenco-jazz |
| 9:30PM |
£5 |
Myke Wilson’s Speech Pherapy |
Urban jazz, spoken word and beats |
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| 12:00PM |
Free |
Mike Hope’s Jazzmahoot |
Spacious hard-bop |
| 2:00PM |
Free |
John Randall Quintet |
Abstract textures and contrasts |
| 4:00PM |
Free |
Paul Bentley and the Jazz Prescription |
Tribute to the music of Ray Charles |
| 5:30PM |
Free |
Sally Doherty Quartet |
Enchanting, relaxed vocals |
| 6:30PM |
Free |
Afoxé |
Brazilian drum and dance street procession |
| 7:30PM |
£12 on door, £10 adv. from www.bandonthewall.org |
Double Bill: Manchester Music Makers |
The Big Easy festival closing party |
| 7:35PM |
£12 on door, £10 adv. from www.bandonthewall.org |
Double Bill Stanton Moore Trio and Mike Chadwick |
The Big Easy festival closing party |
| 9:30PM |
£5 |
Stuart McCallum |
Loops, effects and finger-busting fretwork |
