Manchester Jazz Festival

Manchester Jazz Festival celebrates 17 years in 2012 and is unlike any other event on the jazz festival circuit. Accessible to all and mostly free, mjf features 9 days of contemporary jazz from the North West, the UK and abroad with national premières of original work and international debuts. Within the wide-ranging performance programme, mjf runs a unique commissioning scheme mjf originals, pioneered to encourage musician-composers to experiment with new ideas. mjf introduces brings up and coming young jazz artists into the spotlight and, working with cultural embassies in the city, mjf also brings some of the hottest new international artists direct to Manchester for their first UK appearances. Over 37,000 people experienced mjf in 2011. Manchester Jazz Festival 2012 takes place from 13 – 21 July at the following venues: Band on the Wall; mjf Festival Pavilion in Albert Square; Matt & Phred's Jazz Club; Midland Hotel; Royal Northern College of Music; St Ann's Church