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Jazz in Greater ManchesterYour comprehensive guide to jazz in Greater Manchester Greater Manchester consists of ten distinctive metropolitan districts, with the city of Manchester - one of the country's major cultural destinations - at its centre. Divided by its football teams - Manchester United and Manchester City, but fused by a passion for alternative arts and fashion, the city has come a long way since the Industrial Revolution. The area is famed for its vibrant music scene, being home to bands such as Joy Division and Oasis, and has also fostered a host of lesser-known but equally imaginative jazz characters. With the Wigan International and Manchester Jazz Festivals, and over 80 venues in the county, including the RNCM, The Bridgewater Hall, Matt and Phred's Jazz Club in the Northern Quarter, and The Cinnamon Club, the area embraces New Bossa and New Orleans, Big Bands and Bebop. A flourishing pub jazz scene throughout the area also plays host to some of the nation's finest players, and sits alongside the cutting edge work emanating from the city centre. Click the toolbar on the left for more about jazz in Greater Manchester. For other counties in the NW, click on the map. Recent newsBolton gets special Jazz Award - December 2nd 2009 As part of the National Music Council’s awards to local education authorities for outstanding provision of music services, Jazz Services recently presented a Diploma of Special Merit to Bolton for its commitment to jazz education. Watch this space for emerging Boltonian jazz talent!... Calling all budding jazz critics! - September 25th 2009 Jazzwise – in association with London Jazz Festival - is running for the 7th year a jazz writing workshop. Sessions include feature writing, writing for the web, reviewing and editing, and an overview of the music press. Arts Council England announces improved Grants for the Arts - September 25th 2009 A new application process for Grants for the Arts is coming into place from March, with a simplified online submission for grants up to £10,000, which will be processed within 6 weeks. To go through the transition, Arts Council England will be suspending new applications between Monday 18 January an... Free 1-day courses for artists and arts managers - September 25th 2009 Arts + Media is offering a series of training and development courses to Greater Manchester-based sole trader artists, arts organisations and freelancers, ranging from Social Media Marketing (7th October) to Delivering Art Workshops (12th November) to Advanced Project Management (24th February). To ... Nat Birchall releases latest album - June 1st 2009
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Manchester based jazz label Gondwana Records are proud to announce their second release 'Akhenaten' by Nat Birchall, who celebrates 30 years of playing the saxophone. During that time Nat has been quietly working on his craft, slowly but surely progressing towards a style and concept that best commu...
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