Matt and Phreds

Matt and Phreds Welcome to Matt & Phred's! the only club in the north dedicated to live jazz.
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Manchester's finest entertainment experience... music, food, wine and a unique atmosphere! Since its inception in 1998 Matt and Phred’s Jazz Club has striven to deliver the best in live music. The only true dedicated Jazz venue in the North-West of England Matt and Phred’s has a live act 6 nights of the week. Over the years the club has played host to some of the biggest names on the national and

international jazz scene as well as funk, soul and blues legends gracing our stage. Wynton Marsalis, Lonnie Liston Smith, Adele, Kit Downes, Jamie Cullum and Kirsty Almeida are just a few of the faces that have attended Matt and Phred’s over the years, whether it was to play or just because of the name we have on the UK Jazz scene. On Monday nights we host Jam nights an open mic nights which help to keep the community of musicians in Manchester together. Tuesday’s // Wednesday’s & Thursday's are trio & quartet night’s where you often get to see some of the most talented musicians in the Uk playing raw stripped down versions of their music, often Nat Birchall, Stuart McCallum (The Cinematic Orchestra), Myke Wilson and Luke Flowers (The Cinematic Orchestra) can be found with a couple of other musicians playing fierce new material from 9pm. On weekend nights we try to secure the best in local and touring talent for the satisfaction of Mancunian music fans, from straight ahead Jazz, to African Rhythms to Latin Soul and all that’s in between there is never a disappointing act on Friday or Saturday. As well as providing a cornerstone to the UK jazz scene Matt and Phred’s is a central bar in Manchester’s Northern Quarter scene serving food and cocktails 7 nights a week with the kitchen open until midnight every night.

IT'S TWO GIG SATURDAY AT M&P'S! 🙌Saturday 13th June 2026Doors 6pm, Happy Hour 6-7:30pm- Buy 2 drinks = FREE PIZZA 🍕 - 2 ...
13/06/2026

IT'S TWO GIG SATURDAY AT M&P'S! 🙌
Saturday 13th June 2026

Doors 6pm, Happy Hour 6-7:30pm
- Buy 2 drinks = FREE PIZZA 🍕
- 2 house cocktails = £15 🍹

Full Gig Listings: mattandphreds.com/gigs

7-8:45PM - THE GELATOS - Standing: FREE, seated: £5-7

A high-energy jazz trio serving up 40s and 50s classics with a playful Italian twist. Blending swing, jump jive and irresistible charm, their lively sound is packed with vintage fun and feel-good energy. You can’t miss this one!

10PM-12:30AM - YUBABA - Standing: FREE, seated: £7-10

A vocal-led six-piece blending funk, soul, ska and reggae into infectious, dancefloor-filling live sets. Their feel-good sound reworks classic grooves and modern favourites with energy, style and irresistible rhythm.

*TONIGHT: SHERRI & THE SPEAKEASIES*Friday 12th June 2026Doors: 6pm | Gig: 9:30pm-12:30amSeated: £7-10 | Standing: FREE!H...
12/06/2026

*TONIGHT: SHERRI & THE SPEAKEASIES*
Friday 12th June 2026
Doors: 6pm | Gig: 9:30pm-12:30am
Seated: £7-10 | Standing: FREE!
Happy Hour: 6-7:30pm
-> Buy 2 drinks = FREE 9" PIZZA 🍕
-> 2 house cocktails = £15 🍹

Gig Listing: https://mattandphreds.com/june-2026/sherri-and-the-speakeasies

Manchester and Cheshire based six-piece Sherri & The Speakeasies are a fabulous band with multiple vocalists, horn section, double & electric bass, guitar, keyboards/piano, drums.

Expect ‘Post Modern Jukebox’ styled modern era tunes with a vintage twist plus classic party bangers to fill that dance floor. Get your glad rags on and dance the night away to the most popular tunes ever, all performed in a classic early 20th century style… Party like Gatsby!

11/06/2026

Singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer KING ZEPHA returns to Matt & Phreds on Friday 31st July, with his high-energy 5-piece band, to celebrate the release of their new album ‘The Return of King Zepha’.

Wailing horns, thunderous double bass, global rhythms and stunning 3-part vocal harmonies combine to make a truly unique and memorable sound, not to be missed!

Head to mattandphreds.com/gigs (in bio) for more info and to book your table 🙌

*TONIGHT: COLTRANE 100*Thursday 11th June 2026Doors: 6pm | Gig 8-11pm | Free EntryHappy Hour: 6-7:30pm- Buy 2 drinks = F...
11/06/2026

*TONIGHT: COLTRANE 100*
Thursday 11th June 2026
Doors: 6pm | Gig 8-11pm | Free Entry
Happy Hour: 6-7:30pm
- Buy 2 drinks = FREE PIZZA 🍕
- 2 house cocktails = £15 🍹

Info/Book: https://mattandphreds.com/june-2026/coltrane-100

Saxophonist Dan Forshaw brings Coltrane @100 to Matt & Phreds, in a concert that is as much a homecoming as it is a tribute.

Originally from the North West, Forshaw returns to Manchester as part of a year-long project marking the centenary of John Coltrane. Rather than presenting Coltrane’s music as a fixed legacy, this performance asks why it still matters now — as a living, demanding art form that continues to speak with urgency and truth.

The programme traces Coltrane’s full creative arc, from the drive and precision of Blue Train and Giant Steps, through the modal openness of Impressions, to the spiritual force of A Love Supreme. The music is not treated as repertoire to be preserved, but as material to be tested, questioned and renewed in the moment.

This Manchester date carries particular weight. Forshaw is reunited with musicians who shaped his early career, reconnecting with a shared musical language forged two decades ago. That history brings depth and risk to the performance — a long conversation resumed, not rehearsed.

Forshaw approaches Coltrane’s work as a study in truth, discipline and transformation. Coltrane’s legacy, for him, lies not only in innovation, but in the courage to use sound to express belief, struggle and purpose.

In the close, listening-focused setting of Matt & Phreds, this promises to be an intense and deeply human night — searching, alive, and rooted in return.

*TONIGHT: MIRA BOLSHAKOVA QUARTET*Wednesday 10th June 2026Doors: 6pm | Gig: 8-11pm | Free EntryHappy Hour: 6-7:30pm- Buy...
10/06/2026

*TONIGHT: MIRA BOLSHAKOVA QUARTET*
Wednesday 10th June 2026
Doors: 6pm | Gig: 8-11pm | Free Entry
Happy Hour: 6-7:30pm
- Buy 2 drinks = FREE PIZZA 🍕
- 2 house cocktails = £15 🍹

Wednesdays: 'It's a Date' Deal. Book a table for 2 and get a bottle of house wine or any 2 cocktails, any pizza, and a garlic bread side for just £30. Just select the 'It's a Date' Deal option on the booking page above.

Info/Book: https://mattandphreds.com/june-2026/mira-bolshakova-quartet

Belarusian-born vocalist Mira Bolshakova leads the quartet with an expressive voice influenced by classical, soul, and cool jazz. Ollie (piano) brings elegance and creativity inspired by classic jazz. Nick(double bass), originally from Brazil, adds over 20 years of professional experience. Kye (drums), a versatile London-based musician, completes the group with a strong sense of groove and flexibility.

*TONIGHT: GUS GLYNN BAND*Tuesday 9th June 2026Doors: 6pm | Gig: 8-11pm | Free EntryHappy Hour: ALL NIGHT, 6-11pm-> Buy 2...
09/06/2026

*TONIGHT: GUS GLYNN BAND*
Tuesday 9th June 2026
Doors: 6pm | Gig: 8-11pm | Free Entry
Happy Hour: ALL NIGHT, 6-11pm
-> Buy 2 drinks = FREE 9" PIZZA 🍕
-> 2 house cocktails = £15 🍹

Gig Listing: https://mattandphreds.com/june-2026/gus-glynn-band

Formed in Cheshire in the autumn of 2016, The Gus Glynn Band are an eclectic Alt Rock three-piece brewing heady concoctions of Rock, Blues, Post-Punk, New Wave and Classic Soul.

Their genre surfing sets draw serious music lovers and casual listeners alike with songs of irony and honesty that only the drive and integrity of a watertight trio can deliver in true Classic Rock n' Roll style.

Driving rootsy rhythms, soaring melodies, gutsy lyrics, rock out riffs and wailing blues define The Gus Glynn Band as a force to be reckoned with, drawing an ever increasing audience to a growing community of like minded-music lovers.

“They’re a really good band, really funny, really cool, a touch tongue in cheek and I love the fact that this is real rhythm and blues. These guys are using that traditional sound, where rock and roll came from, they just sound like they’re having fun. The vocal has a very unique style, with a real choral feeling that makes you want to sing with it” - Craig Hopkinson, New Music Reviews

TONIGHT: JAZZ JAM, led by Johnny HunterMonday 8th June 2026Doors: 6pm | Jam: 8-11pm | Free EntryHappy Hour: 6-7:30pm-> B...
08/06/2026

TONIGHT: JAZZ JAM, led by Johnny Hunter
Monday 8th June 2026
Doors: 6pm | Jam: 8-11pm | Free Entry
Happy Hour: 6-7:30pm
-> Buy 2 drinks = FREE 9" PIZZA 🍕
-> 2 house cocktails = £15 🍹

Info/Book: https://mattandphreds.com/june-2026/jazz-jam

Every 2nd Monday of the month sees M&P’s become an unmatched nucleus of all things Jazz for both local musicians and visitors to musically express themselves in a way nowhere else can offer.

Led by Johnny Hunter and his band, musicians of any level, brought together by their love of Jazz, are welcomed to the M&P stage to jam the night away alongside some of the finest musicians in the North. This is a unique experience to come together with others to perform some classic Jazz, be it a 'standard' or something more modern, whilst showing the rest of the performers and audience your approach to improvisation.

IT'S THREE GIG SATURDAY AT M&P'S! 🙌Saturday 6th June 2026Doors 1pm, Under-18's welcome until 7pmHappy Hour 6-7:30pm- Buy...
06/06/2026

IT'S THREE GIG SATURDAY AT M&P'S! 🙌
Saturday 6th June 2026

Doors 1pm, Under-18's welcome until 7pm
Happy Hour 6-7:30pm
- Buy 2 drinks = FREE PIZZA 🍕
- 2 house cocktails = £15 🍹

Full Gig Listings: mattandphreds.com/gigs

2-4:30PM - MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY BIG BAND - £7-12 Entry

A high-energy mix of Basie swing, Latin grooves & modern big band jazz from top student musicians!

7-8:45PM - CUBA VIDA SALSA BAND - Standing: FREE, seated: £5-7

A vibrant blend of salsa, Latin jazz, funk & reggaeton with authentic Cuban rhythms and irresistible energy!

10PM-12:30AM - LUCAS D & THE GROOVE GHETTO - Standing: FREE, seated: £7-10

A high-energy mix of soul, funk, disco & modern classics with bold horns, huge grooves & feel-good vibes!

*TONIGHT: THE VINYL STEPPERS*Friday 5th June 2026Doors: 6pm | Gig: 9:30pm-12:30amSeated: £7-10 | Standing: FREE!Happy Ho...
05/06/2026

*TONIGHT: THE VINYL STEPPERS*
Friday 5th June 2026
Doors: 6pm | Gig: 9:30pm-12:30am
Seated: £7-10 | Standing: FREE!
Happy Hour: 6-7:30pm
-> Buy 2 drinks = FREE 9" PIZZA 🍕
-> 2 house cocktails = £15 🍹

Gig Listing: https://mattandphreds.com/june-2026/the-vinyl-steppers

We are very excited to welcome the one and only Vinyl Steppers back to M&P’s tonight, after unfailingly leaving audience members in awe each and every time they’ve played at M&P’s before!

We can guarantee that this will be nothing short of a perfect Friday night party. Get your glad rags on and join us for a night of dancing to classic popular songs from across the decades, given a jazz/swing twist…

The Vinyl Steppers put a twist on chart-hits for music that’s unexpected, giving pop classics a throwback feel, with swing and jazz tunes in there too! Expect sultry sounds that make the dance floor irresistible for quick steppers and slow dances.

*TONIGHT: BONURU*Thursday 4th June 2026Doors: 6pm | Gig 8-11pm | Free EntryHappy Hour: 6-7:30pm- Buy 2 drinks = FREE PIZ...
04/06/2026

*TONIGHT: BONURU*
Thursday 4th June 2026
Doors: 6pm | Gig 8-11pm | Free Entry
Happy Hour: 6-7:30pm
- Buy 2 drinks = FREE PIZZA 🍕
- 2 house cocktails = £15 🍹

Info/Book: https://mattandphreds.com/june-2026/bonuru

Bonuru is the creation of writer, bandleader & guitarist Jacob Marshall-Tierney. His compositions have their roots in the exciting new sounds of UK Jazz, but also draw influence from bands as diverse as Nirvana, Tool and The Police.

Bonuru are signed to Blue Adventure Records, a label set up by NK-OK of Blue Lab Beat's fame. Bonuru have been played on BBC Radio 6, BBC Radio 3, WWFM, and Jazz FM, and have been highly praised by prestigious DJs such as Gilles Peterson, Soweto Kinch and Emily Pilbeam.

Tonight, the band will be playing through their debut album, ‘Thin Places’. They'll also be covering a vast array of popular music, reworking songs from Nirvana, Radiohead, The Police and Nick Drake to name a few, with a couple of jazz standards thrown in for good measure.

Bonuru are definitely one to watch - and they're just getting started!

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