Serge Tebu Project
St Ann's Square | 11.45am (60 mins)

Born and raised in Cameroon, Serge has worked with musicians from many different cultures and musical backgrounds: his music blends African melodies and grooves with jazz...
Read More

St Ann's Square | 11.45am (60 mins)

Born and raised in Cameroon, Serge has worked with musicians from many different cultures and musical backgrounds: his music blends African melodies and grooves with jazz...

Festival Pavilion | 12.30pm (60 mins)

A new collective chamber group formed by Anton as an alternative to his louder ensembles: with instrumentation from a mixture of families...

St Ann's Church | 1.00pm, double bill (2 x 30 mins)

Festival Pavilion | 2.30pm (60 mins)

Having grown up together at school in Manchester, these young players have often played in various line-ups...

Midland Hotel | 2.30pm, music starts 3.00 (60 mins)

*** PLEASE NOTE *** THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT!
Belgian singer An has a purity of tone and an extensive repertoire of jazz and French chanson – along with tasteful and nimble accompaniment from Dan...

St Ann's Square | 5.00pm (60 mins)

To kick-start this evening’s South African-themed gigs, one-time Zimbabwe resident Hugh leads a highly danceable band mixing Township styles and Afro-pop with funk...

RNCM | 7.30pm (2 x 50 minutes)

The Stu Brown Sextet celebrates the eyeball-popping, hyper-animated ‘cartoon jazz’ of Raymond Scott, “the man who made the cartoons swing”...

Festival Pavilion | 8.00pm (2 x 50 minutes)

Harry’s music is the sound of the indigenous rhythms of South Africa, layered with jazz harmonies – simultaneously radiant and emotional...

Band on the Wall | 9.00pm, double bill (2 x 60 mins)

A double bill of intense, energetic UK bands, fusing cultural influences and hypnotic grooves...

Matt & Phred's Jazz Club | 10.00pm (3 x 45 mins)

Swing, groove and skank in equal and happy measures – Mancunian favourites and versatile instrumentalists... guaranteed to make you feel good