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JazzFM Awards: Absence truly and absolutely makes the heart grow fonder
We have missed the Jazz FM awards and on Thursday 24th April, they were back, marking a firm return and stating just how strong the UK jazz scene stands on the global stage. 2025 also represented a pivotal year for the North as Jazz North Northern Line artists were nominated across not one, not two but three key categories.
Sharing our Northern Line memories to celebrate 30 years of mjf
Manchester Jazz Festival (mjf) is celebrating its 30th anniversary from 16-25th May 2025. The festival will see hundreds of northern, national and international jazz musicians descend on Manchester, showcasing the genre’s leading lights alongside its most exciting emerging talent.
To celebrate this special year, we asked two of our Northern Line alumni to share their memories of performing at our Northern Line mjf showcase.
Latest Northern Line artists revealed
Jazz North announces its latest roster of Northern Line - the live talent development programme for jazz across the North - Amy Thatcher & Francesca Knowles, Ferg’s Imaginary Big Band, Ex-Easter Island Head, Ellen Beth Abdi & The Exu make up the cohort of northern artists to watch.
National 9 date tour for Vipertime in Jan / Feb 2025
Northern Line artists Vipertime are heading out on a national 9 date tour starting at the end of January 2025. Leeds’ aggro-jazz quartet Vipertime have Iggy Pop as one of their fans. On his BBC R6 radio show he said “I wouldn't mind hanging out somewhere where that was going on. I guess I'd have to go to Leeds".
Meet our Northern Line Advisory panel
We change up our panel each year to bring new voices to the room and make sure we’re representing jazz across the sector.
Huge thanks to our panel - they do amazing work for the music industry and support artists from across the scene. Head to the link in our bio to read the ‘Meet the Panel’ blog post and find out more about what they do.
What’s new in our touring support programme for northern artists?
Applications are invited for Northern Line, Jazz North’s live touring support programme for northern artists. The artist opportunity offers bursaries of up to £3000, a showcase at manchester jazz festival and dedicated 1:1 support.