Music & Dance
LIJF Fringe 2026: Opening Event – Art Jazz Improv
This event is presented as part of the LIJF 2026 Fringe Festival by Parrjazz and Mutant Jazz. Featuring an expanded set from Weirdo jazz-spectrum DJ and an ensemble featuring Jack Lewis (guitar), Nick Branton (reeds) and Joel Howley (drums), the improvising music will be triggered by the Hobo Kiosk art installations, art films and audience...
LIJF 2026: LIJF Youth Collective
In this lunchtime concert, Liverpool Hope University Big Band under the direction of Dr Tom Sykes will perform a varied programme. Invited students from local secondary schools will also perform, including some joint items with the Big Band. This is the culmination of workshops led by tutors from Parrjazz in an outreach project to provide...
LIJF 2026: David Helbock and Julia Hofer
David Helbock, a prominent figure in Austrian jazz, captivates audiences worldwide with his projects at festivals across all continents. His virtuosity and creativity have earned him numerous awards, including several prizes at the world’s largest jazz piano solo competition in Montreux (CH) as well as the “Outstanding Artist Award” from the Austrian government. In his...
LIJF 2026 and Milap Presents Zoe Rahman and Arun Ghosh
Milap and Liverpool International Jazz Festival jointly present a unique collaboration between two of the brightest stars on the contemporary jazz scene. Zoe Rahman is a vibrant and highly individual pianist and composer. Her style is deeply rooted in jazz yet it reflects her classical background, British-Bengali heritage and her very broad musical taste. Arun...
LIJF 2026: Robert Mitchell’s Little Black Book
Diversity is at the heart of Robert Mitchell’s remarkable career. His recent tenure as Artist in Residence at Morley College provided the setting for a new venture that builds on all his previous legacy while sounding quite unlike any of it. Drawing inspiration from the heavy fusion of Chick Corea and Allan Holdsworth, the psychedelic...
LIJF Jazz Festival Fringe 2026: Secret Jazz Explosion with Jam
The Secret Jazz Explosion with Jam is presented by Parrjazz and Mutant Jazz as part of the LIJF 2026 Fringe Festival from 8pm until very late, with live music from 9pm. The event, hosted by MC Motormouf, will feature the grassroots jazz ensemble Finite Experience, featured artists Elmss and Blueprint and vinyl DJ sets. It...
LIJF 2026: Martin Taylor
Award winning guitarist Martin Taylor has established a unique musical career as an internationally acclaimed musician, and his inimitable style has seen him recognised as the world’s foremost exponent of solo jazz guitar playing. As well as being a true guitar innovator, he is also a master concert performer, dazzling audiences with his solo shows,...
LIJF 2026: Marius Neset Quartet
Marius Neset made an astonishingly powerful impression when he first emerged onto the European jazz scene as a young saxophonist of protean gifts more than a decade ago. Django Bates, who was a teacher and a significant mentor at the Rhythmic Conservatory in Copenhagen, had Neset in several of his bands, and appeared on Neset’s...
LIJF Jazz Festival Fringe 2026: Closing Party
The epic closing party for the LIJF Fringe 2026. The event, hosted by MC Motormouf, will feature Mutant Jazz DJs and live sets from jazz/soul composer and singer Lydia Reece, La Jiba, who will provide some hi-energy contemporary jazz grooves and a long format live jam session with Piraya Quintet. — NB: Festival Ticket Bundle...
Hope Metropolitan Orchestra and Singers: A Box of Delights
Hope Metropolitan Orchestra and Singers: A Box of Delights: Music from the Baroque and Beyond Of all the ‘periods’ of classical music, the Baroque seems to have proved one of the most fertile grounds for composers since – finding its way into popular music (eg. Procol Harum’s A Whiter Shade of Pale, and The Farm’s...
