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Manchester Jazz Festival Highlights

Tonight, Soweto presents performance highlights from this year's Manchester Jazz Festival, featuring rising and established artists from the UK jazz scene.

Soweto shares concert highlights from this year's Manchester Jazz Festival. Launched in 1996, the annual event is the city's longest running music festival.

Live music tonight comes from some of the exciting artists who took to the festival stages. Hailing from Manchester, Newcastle, London and Leeds, we will be hearing highlights from Unfurl, SwanNek, David Kayode, Ankora, Out Front, Ancient Infinity Orchestra and Rory A. Green.

‘Round Midnight is presented by award-winning saxophonist Soweto Kinch. This weekday late-night show celebrates the thriving UK jazz scene and spotlights the best new music alongside incredible acts from past decades.

To listen on most smart speakers, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Round Midnight".

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Friday23:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Unfurl

    Devil's Elbow (Live)

    • Unfurl (Studio version appears on Eclipse).

  • SwanNek

    Memory Loss (Live)

    • At What Cost? - EP.

  • David Kayode

    Vodún (Live)

    • Ade Kayode EP.

  • David Kayode

    Astrobeat (Live)

    • Ade Kayode EP.

  • Ankora

    Deliverer (Live)

    • Live Session Recording (Studio version unreleased).

  • Ankora

    Daisy Chains (Live)

    • Live Session Recording.

  • Nick Malcolm & Out Front

    Dark Dancing (Live)

    • Buried Webs.

  • Ancient Infinity Orchestra

    Nilgoon (Live)

    • It's Always About Love.

  • Rory A. Green

    Downpour (Live)

    • Live from Low Four Studios.

Broadcast

  • Friday23:30
    BBC Radio 3