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Apply to perform at Manchester Jazz Festival

Artist submissions for mjf2022 are now open!

We’re busy planning for our event set to take place in late May 2022 and now we want to hear from you.

We’re a contemporary jazz festival and we champion artists playing original work – especially those living and working in the north west of England.

We are brave in our programming, constantly on the lookout for up and coming talent, and often give a platform to new and surprising music.

mjf was the first festival to pioneer an open artists’ submission system and this still informs our programme today.

mjf gives priority to:

  • contemporary jazz and jazz-related music
  • artists based in the north west of England
  • new and/or original work
  • artists showcasing unusual or unique work/collaborations
  • artists who help us present a diverse, fully representative programme

Submission deadline: midnight on Thursday 30 September 2021