M&P’s Jazz Brunch
M&P’s Jazz Brunch
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Part of Manchester Jazz Festival
Saturday 23rd May 2026
Doors: 1pm / Gig: 1:30-4pm
VIP Stage-Side Table: £7 per person
Entrance-Side Table/Standing: £5 per person
Under-18’s welcome until 7pm!
Tickets are available via Skiddle; tables are automatically allocated for those with seated tickets.
Tickets: https://www.skiddle.com/e/41972863
Spend your Saturday afternoon in style with live jazz and a curated brunch pizza menu at Matt & Phred's.
Join us for our Jazz Brunch, featuring the Grant Russell Quartet performing classic swinging melodies from the Great American Songbook. Timeless, melodic, and guaranteed to get your toes tapping.
The Grant Russell Quartet brings together saxophone, piano, double bass, and drums for an intimate and uplifting jazz experience. Vibrant, melodic arrangements that are sophisticated yet approachable make this the perfect soundtrack for brunching, chatting, and soaking up the city's weekend energy. Whether you're a jazz aficionado or a casual listener, this is your ideal Saturday soundtrack.
Accompanying the live jazz is a tasty brunch pizza menu. Enjoy brunch favourites given a pizza twist, from Meaty, to Shakshuka, to Smoked Salmon, and more.
With a central city location, swinging live jazz, and a unique brunch menu, this truly is an experience like no other. Book early; space is limited to keep the experience intimate!
Tickets: https://www.skiddle.com/e/41972863
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Tickets are sold in three categories:
VIP Stage-Side Seating; best view of the stage - £7 per person
Entrance-Side Seating; restricted view of stage - £5 per person
Standing; in the bar area - £5 per person
Upon Skiddle checkout (linked here), you will be asked what food you will be ordering. This is NOT a pre-order; it's just to help the kitchen minimise wait times. You will still be required to order at the bar on the day.
For dietary and access requirements, or anything else, please call the venue on 0161 273 5495
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Brunch Pizza Menu
Margherita (v) - £8.50
Mozzarella, M&P's signature tomato sauceVeggie Brunch Pizza (v) - £9.00
Mushrooms, spinach, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, spring onions, mozzarella, M&P's signature tomato sauceVegan Brunch Pizza (ve) - £9.00
Mushrooms, spinach, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, spring onions, M&P's signature tomato sauceMeaty Brunch Pizza - £9.50
Sausage, bacon, sun-dried tomatoes, spring onions, mozzarella, M&P's signature tomato sauceShakshuka Pizza (v) - £10.00
Roasted peppers, herbs, feta, soft-baked egg, M&P's signature tomato sauceSmoked Salmon & Cream Cheese Pizza - £10.50
Cream cheese, smoked salmon, capers, spring onions, lemon oilHash Browns (bowl of 5) - £5.00
The classic brunch side dish, served with ketchup
Suboptimal
Suboptimal
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Part of Manchester Jazz Festival
Saturday 23rd May 2026
Doors: 5pm / Gig: 5:30-6:30pm
Happy Hour: 5-6:30pm
Free Entry
Under-18’s welcome until 7pm!
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!
Suboptimal is the immersive, brass and vocal led, live looped extravaganza you never knew your life was missing. Starting with only pre-recorded drums watch in awe as your favourite bangers are created and performed in front of your very eyes.
From the bass lines to the raps; the vocal harmonies to the solos. Utilising the latest in loop machine technology alongside a decade of performing expertise Suboptimal is not only an experience that you will never forget but an experience you will find yourself wanting to relive again and again…
Prepare yourselves. This show will take you on a live looped journey through dance. Expect some garage anthems intertwined with with some of your favourite 90’s and 00’s bangers presented to you by the hype extraordinaire; Suboptimal.
Plus, it’s HAPPY HOUR 5-6:30PM - that means buy 2 drinks and get a whole FREE PIZZA or get 2 house cocktails for just £15!
Alligator Gumbo
Alligator Gumbo
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Part of Manchester Jazz Festival
Saturday 23rd May 2026
Doors: 5pm / Gig: 9:30pm-12:30am
Happy Hour: 5-6:30pm
BOOK A VIP STAGE-SIDE TABLE (£10pp)
BOOK AN ENTRANCE-SIDE TABLE (£7pp)
Booking a table is recommended, but you can just turn up if you’re happy standing (free). For bookings of 9+ guests, or if you’d prefer a phone reservation, call 0161 273 5495 (10am-5pm Mon-Fri) / 0161 831 7002 (5-11pm Mon-Sat).
Alligator Gumbo are a 7 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.
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)
*VIP Stage-Side Tables: Here you have the best experience of the band, plus full table service. Standing audience members are kept in the bar area for Set 1, then the dance floor (in front of the stage-side tables) opens up for Sets 2 and 3.