Manchester Jazz Festival

15 May

David Kayode

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

6:00 PM

15 May

Jazz is Everywhere: mjf Youth Advisory Board Takeover

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

7:15 PM

15 May

Charlie Cooper & The CCs

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

8:15 PM

15 May

Hijack Horns

Matt & Phreds, 64 Tib Street, Manchester, M4 1LW

9:30 PM

16 May

Family Friendly Yoga with Gilly

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

10:00 AM

16 May

mjf x Salford Art Gallery

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

10:15 AM

16 May

Family Friendly Yoga with Gilly

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

11:00 AM

16 May

Facepainting with Cookie Love MUA

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

11:30 AM

16 May

mjf x Salford Art Gallery

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

11:30 AM

16 May

Yemi Bolatiwa’s Jam-For-Joy

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

11:30 AM

16 May

Yemi Bolatiwa’s Jam-For-Joy

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

12:30 PM

16 May

Unfurl

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

1:00 PM

16 May

M&P’s Big Band Brunch ft. DG Kollective

Matt & Phreds, 64 Tib Street, Manchester, M4 1LW

2:00 PM

16 May

Thanda & Friends

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

2:15 PM

16 May

Ankora

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

3:15 PM

16 May

Elin Grace

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

4:30 PM

16 May

Kemani & Friends

Matt & Phreds, 64 Tib Street, Manchester, M4 1LW

5:30 PM

16 May

Out Front

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

5:30 PM

16 May

Out Front

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

5:30 PM

16 May

MFF presents: Heather Ferrier (Trio)

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

6:45 PM

16 May

Cassie Kinoshi’s seed.

Royal Northern College of Music, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9RD

7:30 PM

16 May

Orchestra Mambo International

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

7:45 PM

16 May

Chinese Marbles

Matt & Phreds, 64 Tib Street, Manchester, M4 1LW

9:30 PM

17 May

mjf2026 Piano Trail Walking Tour with FMWT

Manchester Victoria Station, Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, M3 1WY

11:00 AM

17 May

Rory A. Green (part of the Northern Line Showcase)

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

1:00 PM

17 May

Tom Sharp Jazz Orchestra

Matt & Phreds, 64 Tib Street, Manchester, M4 1LW

1:00 PM

17 May

Femme De La Femme

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

1:45 PM

17 May

SwanNek (part of the Northern Line Showcase)

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

2:30 PM

17 May

Veasey//Ticciati Duo

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

3:15 PM

17 May

Hang Linton (part of the Northern Line Showcase)

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

4:00 PM

17 May

Lara Jones

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

4:45 PM

17 May

Rivkala (part of the Northern Line Showcase)

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

5:30 PM

17 May

Ancient Infinity Orchestra (part of the Northern Line Showcase)

First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN

7:00 PM

18 May

M&P’s x mjf Jazz Jam, led by Johnny Hunter

Matt & Phreds, 64 Tib Street, Manchester, M4 1LW

8:00 PM

18 May

Big Ideas x mjf

The Carlton Club, 113 Carlton Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8BE

8:00 PM

19 May

Beat the Jams x mjf: Tom Thorp & George King

Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JZ

6:00 PM

19 May

Brume x mjf: Stuart McCallum solo + vanillaforever – Beyond Nightmares + Emma Coates

The Carlton Club, 113 Carlton Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8BE

8:00 PM

19 May

Three or Four Shades of Mingus

Matt & Phreds, 64 Tib Street, Manchester, M4 1LW

8:00 PM

20 May

mjf x OCT presents: Vipertime (ft. Troy Osmond)

Whittles, 57 Roscoe Street, Oldham, OL1 1EA

7:30 PM

20 May

Hania Derej Trio

Matt & Phreds, 64 Tib Street, Manchester, M4 1LW

8:00 PM

21 May

Calico

Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JZ

6:30 PM

21 May

OCT x mjf presents: Her Revelation + Lullaby – Sonic Cradle

George Street Chapel, 58 George Street, Oldham, OL1 1LS

7:30 PM

21 May

Beyond the Blue

Matt & Phreds, 64 Tib Street, Manchester, M4 1LW

8:00 PM

21 May

Finite Experience

Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JZ

10:30 PM

22 May

Yoni Mayraz

Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JZ

6:30 PM

22 May

The GreensKeepers Jam

Stage & Radio, 43 Port Street, Manchester, M1 2EQ

7:00 PM

22 May

Bel Cobain + Support

Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JZ

7:30 PM

22 May

Andy Scott & Carmel Smickersgill + Simeon Walker + Her Revelation (triple bill)

The Stoller Hall, Hunts Bank, Manchester, M3 1DA

8:00 PM

22 May

The Plimp Souls

Matt & Phreds, 64 Tib Street, Manchester, M4 1LW

9:30 PM

22 May

Thiara Collective

Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JZ

9:30 PM

22 May

Thiara Collective

Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JZ

10:45 PM

23 May

Manchild

Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JZ

1:30 PM

23 May

m&p’s Jazz Brunch ft. Grant Russell Quartet

Matt & Phreds, 64 Tib Street, Manchester, M4 1LW

1:30 PM

23 May

Lau Noah

Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JZ

2:30 PM

23 May

Jon Onabowu

Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JZ

3:30 PM

23 May

Somewhere Soul presents: Cotonete

Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JZ

8:00 PM

23 May

Alligator Gumbo

Matt & Phreds, 64 Tib Street, Manchester, M4 1LW

9:30 PM

23 May

Nout

Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JZ

10:00 PM

23 May

Somewhere Soul Club Night

Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JZ

10:00 PM

24 May

mjf2026 Piano Trail Walking Tour with FMWT

Manchester Victoria Station, Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, M3 1WY

11:00 AM

24 May

Dilettante

Aviva Studios, Water Street, Manchester, M3 4JQ

1:00 PM

24 May

Flo/ra

Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JZ

1:30 PM

24 May

Caraway

Aviva Studios, Water Street, Manchester, M3 4JQ

3:00 PM

24 May

Band on the Wall Jazz Workshop Band

Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JZ

6:00 PM

24 May

China Moses

Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JZ

8:00 PM

24 May

mjf Wrap Party Jam ft. Ed Kainyek Quartet

Matt & Phreds, 64 Tib Street, Manchester, M4 1LW

8:00 PM