2 nights

DJs Pablo Blanquito Danielle Moore Manchester Jazz Festival Day 1

+ Back Chat Brass, Young Pilgrims + Rafe’s Dilemma, Marco Woolf DJs Debra Richards (Worldwide FM) Harkirit Boparai (Jazzdance!) Manchester Jazz Festival Day 2

Twisted Tubes, Break Out Brass + Nishla Smith Quintet, John Pope Quintet DJs From MCR With Love: Jenna G Manchester Jazz Festival Day 3 Pic credit: Jamal Akbar Photography

Multi BRIT Award nominated UK singer-songwriter Mahalia makes a very special live appearance at Manchester’s Gorilla on 17 August 2021 as part of the Music Venue Trust REVIVE LIVE campaign.

Grammy Award winning hip hop legends Arrested Development will be bringing their unmistakable sound to Manchester on 1 September 2021.

fUnKin the UK tour!

Formerly known as SEED Ensemble, seed. is a Mercury Award nominated ten-piece band led by alto saxophonist and composer Cassie Kinoshi. The band presents a stellar line-up featuring some of London’s most up-and-coming young jazz musicians. West African and Caribbean influenced groove, seed. explores a blend of genres through original compositions and improvisation. Their debut […]

++ Rescheduled show, original tickets valid for this new date ++ Oscar Jerome has been honing his craft as a musician and writer since a young age. He has worked as vocalist, guitarist and composer with countless acts and grown through the thriving South London music scene. In his solo project Jerome brings all of […]

Platinum-selling artist Shakka has announced a Manchester date at Gorilla to celebrate the release of his highly anticipated debut album Roadtrip To Venus. Roadtrip To Venus due out on 24th September, a project that has been 10 years in the making and which Shakka produced the majority of himself. At the heart of the LP, […]

Music motivates at the most primal level. You instinctually hum a tune in order to get pumped up in the morning, for fuel on the treadmill, to soundtrack your commute, or as the pre-game to a big night out. As much as he treasures his roles as a guitarist, composer, and producer, Cory Wong fashions […]

Mad Professor plays tribute to his friend touring the UK to celebrate his life in his own unique dub style. Joining the Professor will be Lee Perry’s son Omar Perry. Omar Perry was born in Kingston Jamaica in 1968 and grew up in such a musical environment, watching some of the greatest artists that ever […]

From BOTW: Asian Dub Foundation are a genre unto themselves. Their unique combination of tough jungle rhythms, dub bass lines and wild guitar overlaid by references to their South Asian roots and militant high-speed rap has established them as one of the best live bands in the world. During their long and productive career Asian […]

The multi-platinum selling, twice BRIT Award-nominated soul singer takes to the road to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his debut album Voices, that featured the hits Thinking About Your Love, Outstanding, Tender Love and Best of You. Support on the night comes from Acantha Lang & Soul Central DJs.

One of the UK’s most iconic hip hop artists, Jehst has been at the forefront the UK’s hip hop scene for the past 20 years. As an MC, producer and driving force behind his own YNR label he’s has asserted himself as possibly the most influential rapper to ever emerge from these shores. Pushing the […]