Monday 14th February 2022
Doors: 6pm
Happy Hour: 6pm-8pm
Jam: 9pm-12am
Free Entry
Table bookings:
- Latest booking: 8:45pm
- Tables held no later than 9pm
To book a table, call:
- 0161 273 5495, 10am-5pm Monday-Friday
- 0161 831 7002, after 5pm Monday-Saturday
- Or leave a message outside of these times and we’ll get back to you.
This Jazz Jam sees our wonderful house Jazz Jam band, led by Johnny Hunter, joined by the wonderful Nishla Smith for an evening sure to get us all in the mood for love!
“Nishla Smith creates vivid, enigmatic stories through sound, her voice stretching from melancholic sweetness through to dark intimacy.” - Jazz Wise
Every 2nd Monday of the month sees M&P’s become an unmatched nucleus of all things Jazz for both local musicians and visitors to musically express themselves in a way nowhere else can offer. Tonight we thought we would shift the focus towards the more romantic songs within the genre of Jazz, so we encourage all musicians who want to jam to have a think what song would be fitting!
Get booked in and get cuddled up, this is sure to be a lovely night for lovers, friends, and everyone in between!
House Band Line Up:
Nishla Smith (vocals, banjo)
Ed Kainyek (saxophones)
Andy Stamatakis-Brown (piano)
Joshua Cavanagh-Brierley (double bass)
Johnny Hunter (drums)
Led by Johnny Hunter and his band, musicians of any level, brought together by their love of Jazz, are welcomed to the M&P stage to jam the night away alongside some of the finest musicians in the North. This is a unique experience to perform an improvised piece, a Jazz standard, or even a Jazzy twist on a pop tune, accompanied by a stellar line up and in front of a full audience. Whilst the Jazz Jam can very much go anywhere, we are passionate about keeping things true to Jazz. These jams are all about recreating the atmosphere and excitement of 1940's venues Minton's Playhouse and Monroe's where this music was created, and musicians like Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonious Monk, Mary Lou Williams learned their craft and developed the Bebop language.
Come along and watch the evening unfold. Anything can happen. Over the years, our famous Jazz Jam has attracted the likes of Chuck Perkins, Lonnie Liston Smith, Benn Clatworth, as well as members of Riot Jazz Brass Band, GoGo Penguin, and the Beats & Pieces Big Band. Who knows who might make an appearance tonight…