JAZZ CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
JAZZ CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Jazz Concerts in Manchester
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Manchester Academy
Sat 7 Mar - Sat 20 Jun 2026
Soft Machine
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Tuesday 7 April 2026
Soft Machine is one of the greatest UK avant/jazz-rock bands of all time. Their work, from their earliest performances as a psychedelic band, who were contemporaries of, and shared stages with Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd and the Jimi Hendrix E...
Marlon Williams
Yes, Manchester
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Now Wave presents Marlon Williams at YES Pink Room on 14th April 2026...Rick Astley
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 17 April 2026
Rick Astley has proven to be a consistently huge draw in the live arena. The Newton-le-Willows pop star's shows are a celebration, mixing the famous hits that he made his name with, in the 1980s, alongside current fan favourites. Burstin...Amber Sings Ella
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 17 April 2026
Amber Sings Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song is a passionate tribute to the timeless legacy of Ella Fitzgerald. Showcasing some of the finest talent from Liverpool's vibrant jazz scene, this performance offers an evocative journey ...The Bros. Landreth
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 17 April 2026
Four bandmates. Two brothers. Canadian roots-rockers the Bros. Landreth serve up the bluesy wail of electric guitars, the swell of B3 organ, and the harmonized swoon of two voices that were born to mesh. At first listen, you might call it A...Totally Tina - Tina Turner Spectacular
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Saturday 18 April 2026
Shake a tail feather with the UK's favourite Tina Turner spectacular.... aka Justine Riddoch and her talented cast. Supported by her super-talented band and dazzling dancing girls in sequins, feathers and diamonds, Justine is the supreme Ti...Tanner and the Tones
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 18 April 2026
Tanner and the tones are a 19 piece powerhouse jazz big band from Manchester that brings the timeless energy of jazz to life. Featuring a line up of saxophones, trumpets, trombones, keys and strings they push the boundaries of the big band ...Mr Scruff
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Saturday 18 April 2026
A true national treasure, Manchester's Mr. Scruff is a producer, cartoonist and cross-genre selector who loves to play long DJ sets, and occasionally B2B sets with similarly wide-eared end excitable DJs. He has been DJing since 1984, a...Imelda May
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Sunday 19 April 2026
Exploring blues, soul, gospel, folk, rock, acoustic, cinematic drama and explosive balladry, globally revered Irish superstar singer and songwriter Imelda May brims with sensuality, emotional intelligence, spirituality and intuition. Del...Love with Johnny Echols
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Thursday 23 April 2026
Iconic 60's Los Angeles psychedelic folk rockers LOVE, with original guitarist Johnny Echols, sees Arthur Lee's longest serving band perform classic songs from Love's first three albums Love, Da Capo, Four Sail and of course Forever Changes...
Lovely Laura & Ben Santiago - Ibiza Anthems Live
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Saturday 25 April 2026
A slice of Ibiza in spectacular surroundings with Northern Irish saxophonist and Britain's Got Talent star Laura Fowles (aka Lovely Laura) and her legendary husband, Berlin Fashion Week musical director and one of the White Isle's most...Guy Davis
The Met, Bury
Saturday 25 April 2026
New York multi-instrumentalist Guy Davis is a two-time, back-to-back Grammy nominee for Best Traditional Blues, musician, actor, author, songwriter, so much more than 'just a bluesman', a troubadour of the folk tradition, and a master of...daoud
Knats
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Knats, a quintet led by two lifelong best mates from Newcastle Upon Tyne, Stan Woodward (Bass) and King David-Ike Elechi (Drums), alongside their younger sidekick and virtuoso Trumpeter, Ferg Kilsby, making Geordie Jazz with sophisticated a...Modern Nature
The Strines Nightingale, Stockport
Wednesday 29 April 2026
A meandering blend of bucolic folk, experimental jazz, and psych-tinged indie rock, Modern Nature is a project led by Blackpool-born musician Jack Cooper, formerly of the acclaimed indie rock outfit Ultimate Painting and the Manchester ba...Odyssey
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Thursday 30 April 2026
Chart-topping icons of Disco - Odyssey will perform their greatest hits from the 1970s and 80s, including "Native New Yorker", "Use It Up & Wear It Out", "Looking for a Way Out", "Don't Tell Me Tell Her", "Inside Out", and "Going Back to My...Cat Clyde
Gullivers, Manchester
Friday 1 May 2026
Cat Clyde is a singer/songwriter based out of rural Ontario, Canada. A combination of driven, soulful blues and sweet, folk- tinged, dulcet tones that carry a particular sense of familiarity provide the structure on which she creates her un...Memorials
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Friday 1 May 2026
MEMORIALS draw inspiration from folk, dub, post punk, experimental tape music, 60s soul, garage rock and 70s spiritual jazz, twisting these influences into their own unmistakable sound. The duo of Verity Susman and Matthew Simms (ex-Electre...Lady Nade Sings Nina Simone
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Sunday 3 May 2026
Renowned for her distinctive and award-winning vocal prowess, eclectic Bristol folk Americana singer-songstress Lady Nade possesses one of the most singular voices in the UK music scene. As a black woman, she acknowledges Nina Simone's trai...Black Is The Color Of My Voice
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 5 - Sunday 10 May 2026
Inspired by the life of Nina Simone, and featuring many of her most iconic songs performed live. Apphia Campbell's acclaimed play follows a successful singer and civil rights activist as she seeks redemption after the untimely death o...Kendra Morris + Parlour Greens + Taylor Williams
Kruder & Dorfmeister
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 8 May 2026
Austrian electronic duo, Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister, are known for their trip hop/downtempo remixes of rock, pop, hip hop and drum and bass songs. Celebrating 30 years of K&D DJ-Kicks with a special AV show. ...Haircut One Hundred
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 9 May 2026
The return of Nick Heyward's 1980's new wave jazz funk pop band forty years on from the release of their much-loved debut album, "Pelican West", which saw the group move from being London underground darlings to chart sensations in less ...Albert Lee
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 9 May 2026
Undoubtedly one of the finest guitarists the world has ever seen, Double Grammy Award Winner Albert Lee is also an accomplished piano player and has a fine singing voice. He has a soulful voice but can equally 'tear it up' rock 'n roll styl...SUBMOTION ORCHESTRA
Gorilla, Manchester
Tuesday 12 May 2026
Since their inception in 2009, the genre-defying Submotion Orchestra have moved seamlessly between deep electronica, jazz, soul and ambient downtempo, mesmerising audiences from Iceland to India. Their unique music is at once delicate and...Thomas Dolby
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 15 May 2026
London musician, producer, film composer, entrepreneur and teacher Thomas Dolby came to prominence in the 1980s, releasing hit singles including "She Blinded Me with Science" and "Windpower" (1982), "Hyperactive!" (1984), "Close but No Ciga...Sienna Spiro
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 16 May 2026
Growing up Sienna Spiro was influenced by the soulful sounds of Frank Ocean, Etta James, Frank Sinatra and Amy Winehouse. Drawing on these influences Sienna integrates Jazz elements into her music with a considered blend of contemporary pro...The Hillbilly Moon Explosion
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Sunday 17 May 2026
The highly anticipated return of Swiss rockabilly phenoms and one of the most exciting bands on the planet, The Hillbilly Moon Explosion! From Zurich, Switzerland, they are known for a versatile mix of rock and roll, jump blues, swing, cou...Tom Sharp Jazz Orchestra
Matt And Phred's, Manchester
Sunday 17 May 2026
Enjoy a fantastic 20-piece big band known for its high-energy performances and wide-wide-ranging repertoire... Part of Manchester Jazz Festival...Jerron Paxton
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Thursday 21 May 2026
Described by The Wall Street Journal as "virtually the only music-maker of his generation - playing guitar, banjo, piano and violin, among other implements - to fully assimilate the blues idiom of the 1920s and '30s, the blues of Bessie Smi...
Yellowjackets
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Thursday 21 May 2026
As a tight, longstanding jazz ensemble, Yellowjackets has explored a universe all its own of electroacoustic soundscapes in its nearly four-decade history. Since the band's eponymous 1981 debut album, Yellowjackets has consistently forged a...Jerron Paxton
Hall? St Peter's, Manchester
Thursday 21 May 2026
Described by The Wall Street Journal as "virtually the only music-maker of his generation - playing guitar, banjo, piano and violin, among other implements - to fully assimilate the blues idiom of the 1920s and '30s, the blues of Bessie Smi...Lily Moore
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 22 May 2026
Despite only just turning 21, the daughter of rock star royalty - the late Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore - has already been making giant steps as an artist. She made her TV debut featuring on the New Year's editions of BBC Top of the Pops...Plini
