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The Live Notes
Feb
18
to Feb 19

The Live Notes

Saturday 18th February 2023
Doors: 5pm
Happy Hour: 5-6:30pm
Gig: 9:30pm-12:30am
£7 Entry

Table bookings:
- Latest arrival time: 8:45pm

To book a table, call:
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0161 273 5495, 10am-5pm Monday-Friday
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0161 831 7002, after 5pm Monday-Saturday
- Or leave a message outside of these times and we’ll get back to you.

One of the most in demand collectives of musicians in the North, The Live Notes are back for their fifth instalment here at Matt & Phreds. With some of the North’s most talented and charismatic performers The Live Notes have been reimagining popular songs from across the decades, with each show featuring some utterly outstanding vocalists & instrumentalists. This show featuring touring guitarist legend Dan Machin, Adam Hockenhull on drums, Sam Allen on keys, solo artist Sara Leanne on vocals, and finally, director & bassist George Lawton at helm. This is set to be a great show.

From all-time disco hits of the 80’s, to R’n’B classics of the 90’s, through to the modern chart hits we all know and love. Think Earth, Wind, and Fire, to Dua Lipa, Chaka Khan, to Justin Timberlake, The Live Notes’ repertoire spans over multiple genres and moods, but continuously boasting one thing: a truly dedicated and masterful selection of musicians, whose stage presence and pure collective talent is a pleasure to enjoy live on stage. This isn’t an evening for sitting still and certainly not one to be missed.

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Moore & Fairhall - Free Early Gig
Feb
18

Moore & Fairhall - Free Early Gig

Saturday 18th February 2023
Doors: 5pm
Happy Hour: 5-6:30pm
Gig: 5:30-6:30pm
Free Entry

We don’t take advance table bookings M&P’s Early-Evening Gigs, just make sure you get down early to bagsy the best seats in the house!

Moore & Fairhall are a folk-jazz accordion and violin duo, based in Manchester. They bring together Indian ragas, American folk, and jazz from all eras, resulting in music that is lyrical, passionate and highly rhythmic. Adam and Olivia met when they were selected for Edition VI of Serious’ prestigious ‘Take Five’ Artist Development Scheme, and this duo is the result of their shared interest in a jazz approach to folk and world traditions. 

Olivia (violin) has studied in India with her guru Kala Ramnath, and is a long-established bandleader, fusing her love for Indian music and jazz in groups such as the Owl Ensemble and Unfurl. She performs nationally and internationally with her own projects and with artists such as Elaha Soroor (Afghanistan) and Alabaster DePlume. Much in demand for her intoxicating, microtonally-inflected playing style, Olivia is currently a member of Milapfest's Indo Jazz Club band with superstar pianist Zoe Rahman.

“Nourished by Indian and jazz traditions, but with an elegance that comes from her classical training, Olivia Moore’s violin has an Eastern tang that is genuinely entrancing” – Manchester Evening News

Adam (accordion) is probably best known as the pianist in Nat Birchall’s acclaimed Coltrane-inspired groups, and for his trademark ‘ragtime-to-free’ eclecticism as a jazz pianist. Over the past several years he has been working intensely on his accordion playing to get closer to the folk and roots music which has always informed his approach. The result is an accordion style that incorporates ostinato bass lines, innovative rhythmic bellow techniques and free-flowing melodic improvisation. 

“A hugely accomplished instrumentalist” – The Wire

“Adam Fairhall is a total star” – Independent on Sunday

Plus it’s HAPPY HOUR 5-6:30pm
-> 2 drinks = FREE PIZZA
-> 2 house cocktails = £12

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