Friday 27th May 2022
Doors: 6pm
Happy Hour: 6-7:30pm
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.

As if we could boast a MASSIVE closing weekend of M&P's at manchester jazz festival if we didn't have Heavy Beat Brass Band in the line up. This 8-piece brass band unfailingly raise the roof of our little club with their stunning, brass-heavy mixture of New Orleans Jazz, Pop, Funk, and Rock. If you like a party, you can't miss this.

Heavy Beat Brass Band are a New Orleans style brass band based in Birmingham UK. Remixing modern jazz, pop and funk music with the heavy sounds of New Orleans. HBBB are a unique brass band made up of 8 young professional musicians personally mentored by Keith Frazier of New Orleans own Rebirth Brass Band. Featured on ITV’s This Morning with Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby HBBB are guaranteed to get the party started. The Midlands only authentic Mardi Gras and New Orleans style party band. 

Since forming Heavy Beat have hit the ground running performing across the UK and overseas, including BBC Radio 6 Great Escape Festival, Derry Jazz Festival, Button Factory Dublin, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Shambala Festival, Wychwood Festival and Hare and Hounds Kings Heath. HBBB have proven to be hugely popular with all audiences at Matt & Phred’s, with the band never failing to raise the roof of the club with their utterly superb musicianship and simply awesome showmanship.

Bring your dancing shoes!

The line up:
Sam Wooster – Trumpet
Max Astbury – Trumpet
George Hardwick – Trombone
Dan Spirett – Tenor Sax
Charlie Lancaster – Sousaphone
Jonno Gaze – Snare Drum
Matthew Holmes – Bass Drum