The 2017 Manchester Jazz Festival took place from 28 July to 6 August in Manchester city centre.
Historyedit
The Manchester Jazz Festival was created in 1996 as a one-day showcase and has grown into a 9-day event, with 60 gigs and 300 musicians planned for July 2009.
Key dates and figures for the festival:
1996: 1st Manchester Jazz Festival - 1 day, 1 venue, 10 bands 2000: 1st new jazz work commissioned by the festival 2003: 1st mjf all-day finale in Albert Square, with 5 bands, 50 musicians and 5,000 attenders 2006: 1st ever jazz festival podcast in the UK – won the Independent’s Critics’ Choice 2017: 1st ever visit by JJ More details are available on the festival website.
Funders and supportersedit
Public fundersedit
Manchester Jazz Festival is an Arts Council England's Regularly Funded Organisation since 1999. It is one of Manchester City Council's Pillar Event since 2003. It also regularly receive financial support from the to foster new talents and develop new works.
Cultural supportersedit
The festival's international programme is supported by the Instituto Cervantes Manchester and the .
Private supportersedit
The Festival is supported by businesses in Manchester, including The Midland Hotel, Susi Madron's Cycling for Softies, and Lloyd Piggott Chartered Accountants.
In 2008, the festival has been allocated an increase in core funding from Arts Council England to develop its commitment to new jazz works and to actively encourage innovative artistic creation on the part of the region’s jazz community. This new strand, called "mjf originals", is open to submissions. The first recipients, whose work will be premiered in July 2009, are Olivia Moore and Matt Owens.
mjf in the press and mediaedit
mjf 2007 review in Jazzwise
The Ring Modulator mjf 2008 review
External linksedit
Official Manchester Jazz Festival website
NWJazzworks, the support and development agency for jazz in the North West of England
Arts Council England, the national development agency for the arts in England
Manchester City Council
Referencesedit
^Review of Stuart McCallum's Chamber Pot by Chris Ackerley in Jazzwise (July 2007)
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