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The Blessing
Recently shortlisted for the prestigious 2008 BBC Jazz Album of the Year [CORRECTION - WINNERS OF], The Blessing make a triumphant [and loud] return to Matt and Phred's for the Manchester Jazz Festival

The Boats £6
An evening consisting of Boomkat D.J's, featuring Xella, Miles and Connor. Followed by an accoustic set before the Electro Accoustic Boats take the stage. Doors open at 7.30pm.

The Boptet
This is John and Kathy Dyson’s exciting new band playing original material and standards. The music is fresh, lyrical, and quite unlike anything else on the current jazz scene - music you could almost, but not quite, sing along to! John and Kathy are p

The Brown Exploding Organ Quartet
Steve Brown on the Hammond Organ takes us back to the 60's model jazz as well as some original music. Not one to miss!!!

The Charlotte Glasson Band
A 5 piece band playing mainly original tunes by Charlotte inspired by gypsy jazz, ska, latin and world music.

The Country Club
A night of delectable sounds from across Manchester and the UK... Taking you from afternoon acoustic to bands for the night-owls, both Ladies and Gentleman welcome to the new musical social! See: www.myspace.com/thecountryclubmanchester

The Duke Ellington Golden Anniversary Party, £10
On the 23rd October 1958 Duke Ellington played one of his most memorable gigs at Belle Vue. One the same night 50 years later the Manchester Jazz Society have got together with the Alan Barnes Octet to pay tribute.

The Ed Kainyek Funk Extravaganza
Mainstream jazz influences include Dexter Gordan, Parker/Henderson, Phil Woods, Grover Washington, etc. Ed is more interested in arranging than composing. Play with the Steve Brown Trio and Alex Lorence.

The Ed Kainyek Jazz Quartet
Our Jam Session Leader and Saxophonist Ed Kainyek and his Quartet are taking the stage with an un-doubtably entertaining night of Jazz Funk and Blues.

The Effectuators
A variation to the original billing, The Effectuators will be standing in for Speech Pherepy following in suit with their original vibes and impressive take on modern music.

The Film Den
Manchester's newest and most talked about amateur film night gives fim makers and lovers alike the perfect sunday evening.

The Grand Wazoo
'The best bands in improvised music are the ones that are able to execute moments of cohesive bliss at the right time...The Grand Wazoo have this gift, and as such are not just an assembly of very able musicians, they're a highly enjoyable band to watch

THE HUB
Started in 1998, with now four releases on different labels, THE HUB made his reputation on the road by exciting audiences in over 13 countries from North America to Norway via the UK's, Belgium, France, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Austria, Poland

The Jim Mullen Organ Trio
UK guitar legend returns to Matt and Phreds with his award winning trio. Performing new material from their soon to be released new album ''Make Believe''

The John Escreet Project
Since moving to New York in 2006 John Escreet has had a powerful effect, and is emerging as one of the most original and creative pianists on the music scene there. John is only doing a handful of dates in the UK so this is one not to be missed!

The Landing
"The Landing - Music that lets the moment in." "The Landing inject heavy heavy Hammond funk, boogaloo and dancefloor jazz. The result? Enough electricity to keep the Landing light on for several funky millennia yet to come..."

The Magic Hat Ensemble
The Magic Hat Ensemble have built a solid name for themselves as a cracking live unit around the UK. Offering a youthful and often irreverent take on standards asserted through incredibly tight rhythmic playing and cheeky metric modulations the result is

The Minds Eye Project
An outstanding lineup for the Friday of the 2007 Manchester Jazz Festival

The Minimum Trio
The Minimum Trio is a trio formed in Barcelona at the end of 2005. They have an intimate and original take on the standard repetoire and original compositions that draw on jazz, soul and Brazilian rhythms.

The Moss Project
The Moss Project play contemporary jazz – but not like any jazz you’ve heard before. It will appeal to listeners from all backgrounds, from hardcore jazzers to those who have never seen live jazz before.

The New Mastersounds
The Uk's leading instrumental funk band. The New Mastersounds' records have been playlisted by Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio One), Mr Scruff, Norman Jay MBE, Andy Smith (Portishead) and sampled by DJ Shadow.

The Nick Blacka Trio
A funky jazz trio

The Olivia Moore Quartet
This band combines Jazz, Indian music and Arabic Rhythms. It is inspired by nature and by Buddhist ideals. Many of the tunes are in fact named after Buddha figures or concepts. At the Manchester Jazz Festival 2006, our music was described as transcendenta

The Phil Meadows Quartet
Phil Meadows is a fast emerging young Saxophonist, composer and arranger based in the North West. Phil is an exceptional Improviser, playing across the full spectrum of the Jazz genre. This exciting horn player is a graduate of Chethams School of Music wh

The Right Kinda Wrong
A music evening of the hip-hop ilk... another new night from Matt&Phreds!!

The Rob Durbin Trio
Classic soul-jazz and funk from this Leeds organ trio, featuring some of the city's heaviest players, and joined tonight by special guest Atholl Ransome from the Haggis Horns.

The Salsa Meets Jazz Collective
A fantastic new band coming out of Manchester. Features a wonderful rhythm section making the "cuban drum kit" (congas, timbales and bongos) blend with jazz and latin music. Led by our own Latin master Chris Manis(swing out sister)

The Sans Freed Quintet
A very last minute change to our schedule due to unforseen circumstances, The Sans Freed Quintet will be an upbeat and Funky beginning to the Weekend with players from the Moss Freed Sextet (without Moss, Hense the name). They'll be playing Three sets of

The Sorenson Soul Workout
Funk Soul Jazz

The Steve Grossman Quintet
The Steve Grossman Quintet featuring Damon Brown. Steve Grossman was born in New York City on January 18, 1951. When Wayne Shorterleft the Miles Davis band in 1969, his place was taken by 18 year old, Grossman. Initially the teenager was much criticize

The Sunshine Brothers
The Sunshine Brothers bring you a happy funky night to take you into that Christmas mood. Fill the club with sunshine!

The Tombo Trio and Guests
The Tombo Trio are currently making a big name for themselves due to their high intensity jazz samba. Influenced by classic 60's Brazilian piano trios like Milton Banana, Tamba Trio and Som Tres.

The Will Collier Septet
The Will Collier Septet has been playing on the London circuit for the past four years, steadily building a following with their grooving, highly melodic originals drawing on the likes of The Bad Plus, Dave Holland and the Tin Hat Trio.

The Will Collier Septet
The Will Collier Septet has been playing on the London circuit for the past four years, steadily building a following with their grooving, highly melodic originals drawing on the likes of The Bad Plus, Dave Holland and the Tin Hat Trio.

To Be Confirmed
Sorry guy's but due to unforeseen circumstances we've had to cancel tonight's performance. Be assured though that we'll have something special organised very soon

Todd Gordon
Scottish born Todd is a great singer. His take on the American Songbook is second to non. A Sinatra fan since childhood (me too) he has developed a wonderful musicality coming from his knowledge of the jazz tradition.

Tom Kincaid Trio
A rolling piano style evocative of the great pianists from the golden jazz era, playing a diverse repertoire ranging from New Orleans Blues, to mainstream swing and jazz standards.

Tommaso Starace Quartet
'Signor Starace..plays alto and soprano sax with impressive post-Parkerian felicity and Italian flair.....'

Tony Woods Project
Folky flavours find frequent favour in Woods's music, with light textures and dancing rhythms. Woods is a former student of Leeds College and The Guildhall, and in 1986 he won the soloist's prize at the Dunkirk International Jazz Festival.

Trio Whackabass
Manchester based piano trio.Trio Whackabas first full length album, Live at Zeffirellis, was launched on Saturday 17th of February at Zeffirellis in Ambleside (UK).