Win tickets to Manchester Jazz Festival

Posted by Helen Nugent | Aug 5, 2015 | Bands & Gigs, Competitions, Music

Win tickets to Manchester Jazz Festival

WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO THE MANCHESTER JAZZ FESTIVAL

Northern Soul has teamed up with Manchester Jazz Festival (mjf) to offer two readers the chance to win a pair of triple tickets each to the final afternoon concerts at the Thwaites Festival Pavilion in Albert Square on Sunday, August 9, 2015. This triple bill features Natural Causes, the Shama Rahman Band and the Airelle Besson Quartet.

Celebrating its 20^th festival this year, mjf is Manchester’s longest running music festival and the leading festival for contemporary jazz in the UK. 79 gigs with over 400 artists in 10 venues for 10 music-filled days.

The final festival afternoon line-up offers some relaxing sounds.

Natural Causes, 1pm

Pianist Hugh Nankivell’s curious compositions have a distinct air of English eccentricity about them, taking inspiration from artists such as Robert Wyatt, XTX and Bjork.

Shama Rahman Band, 2.45pm

Sitar, stories and song weave together into original, playful music, drawing from Rahman’s Bangladeshi roots, childhood memories of Middle Eastern desert landscapes and encounters with London’s vibrant characters.

Airelle Besson Quartet, 4.30pm

Bringing mjf to a close, Besson – French Jazz Musician of the Year and winner of the Django Reinhardt Prize – is a fast-rising star on the French music scene. A moving finale to mjf 2015 – be transported by music of astonishing spirituality and beauty.

To be in with a chance of winning a pair of triple tickets to Manchester Jazz Festival on August 9, 2015 simply sign up to the Northern Soul newsletter (details of how to do this are on the right hand side of the page) and send an email to stephaniealderson@northernsoul.me.uk with the title ‘Jazz Festival’.

Closing date: August 7, 2015, 5pm

A winner will be picked at random and notified by: August 7, 2015, 5.30pm

What: Manchester Jazz Festival

Where: Albert Square, Manchester

When: until Sunday, August 9, 2015

Tickets: Available to buy here

About The Author

Helen Nugent

Helen Nugent is the Founder and Editor of Northern Soul. A Northern lass, born and bred in Manchester, Helen has been back in her home town for 13 years after working in London for The Times and a number of other national newspapers. You can find articles by Helen in, among others, The Guardian, The Mail on Sunday, The Times, the i newspaper, The Observer, Big Issue North, The Yorkshire Post, and The Spectator. Previous roles include producing and presenting the business news at BBC Radio 5 Live and on BBC local radio across the UK, and freelancing for The Daily Telegraph, The Independent on Sunday, The Sunday Times, and the Financial Times. She also spent 18 months as Money Editor of The Spectator. During ten years at The Times, she won a series of awards including Journalist of the Year and had a number of jobs including News Reporter, News Editor, Lobby Correspondent in the House of Commons, Business Reporter, and Financial Writer. In addition, Helen runs her own media training and PR consultancy firm, Helen Nugent Consulting. Helen has appeared on Sky News, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Merseyside, BBC Radio Lancashire, BBC World Service, talkRadio, and GB News. An experienced chairperson and speaker, she regularly chairs conferences and events for, among others, literature festivals, award ceremonies, and tech shows. She was also a Guest Lecturer at Westminster University in the Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, and a Guest Lecturer at City University and at MMU. She taught Music Journalism at Salford University for a number of years, and taught Political Reporting at Huddersfield University. In 2017, she was shortlisted for Person with Purpose at the Northern Power Women Awards. In 2019, she was a judge for the HWA Gold Crown Awards which recognise the best historical novels. Feel free to drop her a line at nugenthelen@hotmail.com or via the contacts page. All correspondence is welcome, particularly if you would like to share a magical Northern experience.

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