Saturday 21st May 2022
Doors: 5pm
Happy Hour: 5-6:30pm
Gig: 9:30pm-12:30am
£7 on the door

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.

The first Saturday of manchester jazz festival at Matt & Phred's needs to be something big, both a spectacle and a party starter. Alligator Gumbo couldn't fit the bill more...

Alligator Gumbo are a 6 piece New Orleans jazz band from Leeds, who have been playing together since 2011. Having played extensively around the country, and often packed out Matt & Phred’s, we can’t wait to see them again.

A gig with Alligator Gumbo sees jazz from the hey-day of the New Orleans swing/jazz era, when music was raw and largely improvised with melodies and solos happening simultaneously which has now become defined as the 'New Orleans' sound.

As well as the band’s unique and fast-tempo treatment of the classic tunes, Alligator Gumbo take this distinctive style and apply it to their arrangements of more modern and popular songs which everyone will recognise and happily head to the dance floor upon hearing.

The line up:
James Paylor - Double Bass & Vocals
Chris Williamson - Trumpet
Greg Surmacz - Clarinet & Saxophone
Tim Hurst - Trombone & Vocals
Mike Rudland-Simpson - Steel Guitar & Vocals
Chris Lloyd - Piano & Vocals
Jose Williamson - Drums, Washboard, Bells & Whistles