JAZZ CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
JAZZ CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Jazz Concerts in Manchester
Fri 24 Jul - Sat 26 Sep 2026
Sat 12 Sep - Sat 5 Dec 2026
SpitNights - Poetry Meets Improv Jazz
Sunday 5 April 2026
Poetry for non poetry fans, SpitNights combines the most exciting talent on the jazz and poetry circuit, where no two events are ever the same.
The one rule of the show: no rehearsals. Expect explosive interludes, hilarious collaborat...
Soft Machine
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...
Grant Russell Quartet
Thursday 9 April 2026
Hardcore unapologetic nuclear jazz from four of the UK's most dynamic jazz talents. Formed in Manchester in 2014, and led by its founder and renowned double bassist Grant Russell, the quartet showcases a raw uncompromising commitment to ja...
Zo & Tall Black Guy featuring Deborah Bond
Friday 10 April 2026
Detroit-based producers Zo! (Lorenzo Ferguson) and Tall Black Guy (Terrel Wallace) are a celebrated neo-soul and hip-hop duo known for blending jazz-inflected keys, dusty samples, and soulful vocals. ...
Woioi
Friday 10 April 2026
A night of cosmic and global grooves... Manchester-based groove crew, woioi deliver a kaleidoscopic, cosmic fusion which takes cues from Turkish psychedelia, West Coast hip-hop, and 90s SEGA soundtracks. Expect a groovy deep-dive into the s...
Marlon Williams
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Now Wave presents Marlon Williams at YES Pink Room on 14th April 2026...
Fridge
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Come to the Eagle Inn on 14th April to see Fridge, supported by Bleachwear and The Blue Rogues...
Rick Astley
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...
Joshua Idehen
Friday 17 April 2026
Joshua Idehen is a British-born Nigerian based in Sweden. A spoken word artist and musician, he has contributed poems to Mercury-nominated albums 'Channel The Spirits' by The Comet Is Coming, 'Your Queen Is A Reptile' and the Mobo winning ...
Amber Sings Ella
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Chip Wickham
Monday 20 April 2026
Deep classic jazz and hardbop with a modern twist from much loved Brighton-born, Manchester-educated sax and flute star, Chip Wickham. Expect Chip's trademark funky sounds, drawing on fresh influences from the deep jazz of the legendary Str...
LOVE With Johnny Echols
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...
Nubiyan Twist
Friday 24 April 2026
Woven around soul searching, cautionary tales and parables for modern life, the 9 Piece Yorkshire Jazz collective, led by Tom Excell and Aziza Jaye, effortlessly create a unique, infectious sound drawing on jazz, hip-hop, afrobeat, lati...
Lovely Laura & Ben Santiago - Ibiza Anthems Live
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
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
Sunday 26 April 2026
The problem child of jazz...
Knats
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
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...
Liberace & Liza - A Tribute
Thursday 30 April - Sunday 3 May 2026
Liberace & Liza Minnelli never performed together, but that didn't stop David Saffert and Jillian Snow from creating this wildly successful mashup of two over-the-top icons. Saffert's dizzying piano skills and Snow's powerhouse belt team up...
Odyssey
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
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
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...
Stax of Soul & The Soul Review
Saturday 2 May 2026
The original. A reputation that needs no introduction. Born in Manchester in 1983, 9-piece 100% live band Stax of Soul feature incredible musicians (including a powerful brass section), meticulously and energetically recreating the very...
Lady Nade Sings Nina Simone
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
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...
Kruder & Dorfmeister
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. ...
Kruder & Dorfmeister
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. ...
Stax of Soul & The Soul Review
Friday 8 May 2026
The original. A reputation that needs no introduction. Born in Manchester in 1983, 9-piece 100% live band Stax of Soul feature incredible musicians (including a powerful brass section), meticulously and energetically recreating the very...
The Puppini Sisters
Friday 8 May 2026
Close harmonies, corsets and clever covers. Fabulous frocks, festival stages, platinum records and famous fans from Michael Buble and Cyndi Lauper to Robbie Williams, and even King Charles. For two decades, The Puppini Sisters have brought ...
