gyro to Help Manchester Jazz Festival Celebrate Two Decades of Success

The Manchester Jazz Festival is unlike any other event on the jazz festival circuit. Accessible to all and with many free events, the festival features 10 days of live contemporary jazz with over 400 artists from the North West, the United Kingdom and abroad. This year, the Festival will be celebrating two decades of success with its twentieth festival celebration.

The event, which began in 1996, is a celebration of the region’s vibrant music scene combined with the global jazz community. Now in its twentieth year, the Manchester Jazz Festival is the longest-running music festival in Manchester. It has also commissioned 17 major new works, became the first jazz festival to launch an Internet radio station, and attracts over 60,000 people passing through the Festival site in Albert Square alone.

The Manchester Jazz Festival is also a founder member of the Jazz Promotion Network, as well as partner to The Midland Hotel, BBC Radio 3, Instituto Cervantes and other Cultural Embassies.

gyro Manchester will be aiding with the festival's marketing and fundraising strategies, as well as helping to execute and promote the festival’s continued growth for its twentieth year of celebrations and beyond.

Danny Turnbull, managing director of gyro Manchester, said: “In my first year as a trustee, it has been a revelation to see the talent and dedication that combines to create one of the city’s most successful annual events. I’m not a jazz aficionado yet, but I am a born and bred Mancunian, so it has been a great privilege to be involved in such a key event in our civic calendar.”

Diane Herrod, marketing manager of the Manchester Jazz Festival, said: “The commitment and expertise of our trustees are invaluable to the festival, and Danny has been a great addition to the MJF team. We are not only looking forward to a great party to mark this landmark year for MJF, but we are already planning for the future. Watch this space!”