Matt and Phreds - The only dedicated live jazz club in the north

HB3, Free Entry
HB3 have taken on a variety of quirky 'classic's', from a range of sources, and given them the Jazz treatment in order to create a new set list that they'll be rolling out tonight!

Salsa Dancing Classes, £6 for one Class / £10 for both
Salsa de Cuba take over Matt & Phred’s every Thursday between 7.30pm – 9.30pm with their sensational salsa dance classes, and everyone is invited.

Jamie Safiruddin Quartet, Free Entry
Pianist Jamie Safiruddin and his Quartet play a mixture of traditional jazz standards and his own compositions.

Extra Love, £5 Entry
A tight cross-genre collective of session musicians who have performed at some of the UK's best loved music festivals.

Resident DJ, Takes to the stage at midnight after the Live band
Our resident DJ Jonny takes to the decks after the band every Friday and Saturday night to dish up a generous helping of Funk & Soul via Brazil, Cuba, New York and Manchester.

Nine North West, £5 Entry
The North West's Super Jazz Band, comprising of nine of the best players in the region, this band promises to be Unmissable.

Resident DJ, Takes to the stage at midnight after the Live band
Our resident DJ Jonny takes to the decks after the band every Friday and Saturday night to dish up a generous helping of Funk & Soul via Brazil, Cuba, New York and Manchester.

Resident DJ Jonny!, Takes to the stage at midnight after the Live band
Every Friday and Saturday night, our music man Jonny hauls his fine vinyl collection down to the club to provide the soundtrack to our weekend until 3am.

Monday Night Jazz Jam, Free Entry
The 2nd and 4th Monday of the month see's an open invitation to all local Jazz musician's to come and jam with the house band, led by Dave Spencer

Stuart McCallum , Free Entry
Stuart is now one of the most exciting jazz guitarists in the UK today. His innovative use of loops, samples and filters creates sound-scapes that expand the sonic palette of his guitar into that of a much larger ensemble.

Michael Cretu, Free Entry
Amazing Transylvanian double bass player. Guaranteed to delight you with his wonderful traditional folk style jazz...

Salsa Dancing Classes, £6 for one Class / £10 for both
Salsa de Cuba take over Matt & Phred’s every Thursday between 7.30pm – 9.30pm with their sensational salsa dance classes, and everyone is invited.

Jim Mullen Organ Trio, Free Entry
Promoting their new album "Smokescreen" (Diving Duck Records) the trio have been described as "fresh & innovative" (The List, Glasgow) and "bubbling with excitement" (The Observer)

Moss Project, £5 Entry
Delivering a rousing and innovative selection of his own brand of jazz.

Resident DJ Jonny!, Takes to the stage at midnight after the Live band
Every Friday and Saturday night, our music man Jonny hauls his fine vinyl collection down to the club to provide the soundtrack to our weekend until 3am.

Resident DJ, Takes to the stage at midnight after the Live band
Our resident DJ Jonny takes to the decks after the band every Friday and Saturday night to dish up a generous helping of Funk & Soul via Brazil, Cuba, New York and Manchester.

MonologueSlam, £5
Already a hit in London, MonologueSlam are venturing up north to bring their unique night to Manchester in order to test the local talent.

Matt & Phreds Blues Jam, Free Entry
Come down and jam the night away with our resident Band, currently led by local greats Sam Buckley and Franny Eubanks. All comers welcome.

Paul Farr Band, Free Entry
After years of playing on other peoples material (Tom Jones, Joss Stone, Lily Allen...and more) Paul decided to put his efforts into his own music. What emerged was a blend of melodic jazz, gritty blues and funky new orleans.

Paul Latham Quartet, Free Entry
A session from the trombone empresario and his band playing and singing the blues!

The Dub Jazz Sound System, £5 Entry
The Dub Jazz Soundsystem is a unique collective of talented young jazz musicians from the North West.

Resident DJ Jonny!, Takes to the stage at midnight after the Live band
Every Friday and Saturday night, our music man Jonny hauls his fine vinyl collection down to the club to provide the soundtrack to our weekend until 3am.

The Magic Hat Ensemble, £5 Entry
The Magic Hat Ensemble have built a solid name for themselves as a cracking live unit around the UK. Offering a youthful and often irreverent take on standards asserted through incredibly tight rhythmic playing and cheeky metric modulations

Resident DJ, Takes to the stage at midnight after the Live band
Our resident DJ Jonny takes to the decks after the band every Friday and Saturday night to dish up a generous helping of Funk & Soul via Brazil, Cuba, New York and Manchester.

Monday Night Jazz Jam, Free, All Welcome
The 2nd and 4th Monday of the month see's an open invitation to all local Jazz musician's to come and jam with the house band, led by Dave Spencer

Kit Downes Trio, £5 Entry
Matt & Phred's is very pleased to announce the arrival of the excellent, and newly Mercury Music prize nominated Kit Downes Trio. Click to read more.

Living Room, Free Entry
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Salsa Dancing Classes, £6 for one Class / £10 for both
Salsa de Cuba take over Matt & Phred’s every Thursday between 7.30pm – 9.30pm with their sensational salsa dance classes, and everyone is invited.

Munch Manship Quartet, Free Entry

Badger The Hermit, £5 Entry
Composer and saxophonist Will Lenton (Single Cell Collective) brings his group to Matt&Phreds. Treading their own line between crunchy and sonorous, they are refreshingly succinct and fun.

Resident DJ Jonny!, Takes to the stage at midnight after the Live band
Every Friday and Saturday night, our music man Jonny hauls his fine vinyl collection down to the club to provide the soundtrack to our weekend until 3am.

Marley Chingus, £5 Entry
This contemporary jazz quartet has a fierce, modern sound. Their bass-heavy, modal grooves sear through some of the heaviest, darkest and funkiest corners of jazz and the quartet are masters of maintaining that elusive chaotic spark which is so often th

Resident DJ, Takes to the stage at midnight after the Live band
Our resident DJ Jonny takes to the decks after the band every Friday and Saturday night to dish up a generous helping of Funk & Soul via Brazil, Cuba, New York and Manchester.

Anticx Asylum, £3 Ticket, £5 O.T.D
Taking part on the last Sunday of every month The Anticx Asylum is a collective of free thinking and diverse performances, taking place all in the space of one night New emerging talent has been hand picked to entertain you for an evening of unconventi

Matt & Phreds Blues Jam, Free, All Welcome
Come down and jam the night away with our resident Band, currently led by local greats Sam Buckley and Franny Eubanks. All comers welcome.

Byrne / Hulme Trio, Free Entry
Rhymic renditions of American standards.

Salsa Dancing Classes, £6 for one Class / £10 for both
Salsa de Cuba take over Matt & Phred’s every Thursday between 7.30pm – 9.30pm with their sensational salsa dance classes, and everyone is invited.

Diaspora, Free Entry, Band TBC
Diaspora is an 11-piece band bringing you the most sizzling sounds from Latin America and the Caribbean. Featuring:Male and Female singers,a 4-piece horn section (alto sax, tenor sax, trombone, trumpet) and a burning hot rhythm section complete with 3 per