Name: Manchester Jazz Festival 2014
Start: 2014-07-18
End: 2014-07-27
Location: various venues

Manchester Jazz Festival 2014

Friday 18th to Sunday 27th July 2014
various venues, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M2 2BE, England MAP
mostly free

Last updated: Wed 16th Jul 2014

Manchester Jazz Festival celebrates 19 years in 2014 and takes place from Friday 18th until Saturday 27th 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.

Line-up

Seventy acts will perform in 7 venues throughout the city, more than half of them free including Jazz on 3: BBC Introducing, Bugalu Foundation + DJ, Durham University Big Band, Klamme, Red Hippo , Juliet Kelly’s Spellbound Stories, Pigfoot, Arun Ghosh Sextet, Son Yambu + DJ Lubi (Calle Ocho/Fania), Speakeasy Bootleg Band, Greater Manchester Jazz Orchestra, Young Pilgrims, Twelves, Seafarers, Soft Machine Legacy, Keith Tippett, Kristyna Myles, John Ellis Trio, Unfurl, The Slowlight Quartet, The Magic Beans, Adam Fairhall, Simon Read Octet, Zoe Gilby Quartet, New York Brass Band, Hanley Longhawn, Nicola Farnon Trio, Booker T Jones, A Dread Supreme, The Jazz Worriers, The Nightcreatures, The Initiative, Dead Hedge Trio, Carles Benevant, Dorian Ford Quartet, Helen Pillinger & John Ellis, Nick Malcolm Quartet, Aaron Wood Quartet, Namvula, Jackie Kay, UkeBox, The Great Mountain, Alexander Hawkins, Sandrani, King/Raven Duo, Paul Edis Sextet, Twisted Tubes, Nat Birchall Quintet, Jonathan Silk Big Band, The Bad Plus, Space F!ght, Silence Blossoms, Rioghnach Connolly, Henry Botham, Matt Chandler Trio, Ex Easter Island Head, Tori Freestone Trio, Berry Trio, Engine Room Favourites, Anton Hunter’s Article XI, Top Cat Jazz Band, Maysa, Debra Debs, Natalie Williams, Tin Men and the Telephone, Diego Amador Trio, Spilt Milk, Joshua Cavanagh-Brierley Nonet, Matt Owens: Keys, Brian Molley Quartet, UZ2, Papanosh, Beats & Pieces Big Band, Lonnie Liston Smith & The New Cosmic Echoes, Mancheska, Rachael Cohen Quartet, Parshmaune, Mr Wilson’s Second Liners, The Wagon Train, Hackney Colliery Band, Charlie Cooper, Craig Charles, London Afrobeat Collective, Sam Healey Quartet, The Paradise Trio, and The Music Place Choir

Commissions

New commissions will premiere at this year's festival as part of mjf originals, the festival scheme that pioneers new work.

Tickets

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Accessible to all and mostly free, some ticket prices vary depending upon event.

Accommodation

This event does not have camping but there are a number of hotels, hostels and guest houses in the area.

More information will be here when available.