Manchester Jazz Festival
Category:
Music, Jazz, World & Folk, Festivals.
manchester jazz festival (22-30 July 2011), is a home-grown celebration of Manchester’s vibrant music scene and unique personalities, bringing the coolest and newest contemporary jazz to the city centre every summer for nine days.
With lots of free gigs it’s the ideal opportunity to sample exciting live music you won’t come across every day. Enjoy live music in sunny St Ann’s Square, Albert Square and in other landmark venues like Band on the Wall, RNCM, Matt & Phred’s, The Midland, The Bridgewater Hall and St Ann’s Church, and let yourself be surprised and entertained by the finest musicians from the North West and around the world - from African to Brazilian, Flamenco to Electro and Soul to Folk.
This event is supported by Manchester City Council as part of its annual programme of events and festivals. For more information visit unmissablemanchester.com
Below are just a selection of events taking place as part of the festival in 2011. For full details of all Manchester Jazz Festival events, download a copy of this year's programme (PDF file, opens in a new window).
Events
1. Manchester Jazz Festival: Double Bill, The Bridgewater Hall
Price from Free
Opening Times: 24/07/2011 - 24/07/2011
Category:Family, Jazz, World & Folk, Music.
Details: A free foot-tapping family event at The Bridgewater Hall
2. Manchester Jazz Festival: Quadratus (Mon), The Bridgewater Hall
Price from Free
Opening Times: 25/07/2011 - 25/07/2011
Category:Jazz, World & Folk, Music.
Details: A free performance juxtaposing the jazz and string quartet.
3. Manchester Jazz Festival: Blink, The Bridgewater Hall
Price from Free
Opening Times: 26/07/2011 - 26/07/2011
Category:Jazz, World & Folk, Music.
Details: A free event at The Bridgewater Hall.
4. Manchester Jazz Festival: Sally Doherty & Paul Kilvington, The Bridgewater Hall
Price from Free
Opening Times: 27/07/2011 - 27/07/2011
Category:Jazz, World & Folk, Music.
Details: A free event at The Bridgewater Hall.
5. Manchester Jazz Festival - Stuart McCallum: Distilled album launch in collaboration with Linder, Royal Northern College of Music
Price from £13.00
Opening Times: 27/07/2011 - 27/07/2011
Category:Jazz, World & Folk.
Details: Stuart McCallum celebrates the launch of his new album in a unique collaboration with internationally acclaimed British artist Linder