Women in Jazz Media (WJM) are delighted to announce the first exhibition of 2026 at the Manchester Jazz Festival!

Manchester Jazz Festival (mjf) is the city’s longest running music festival and is an established part of Manchester’s cultural heritage. First staged in the summer of 1996, the annual festival has grown to feature hundreds of musicians, across 60+ free and ticketed events each year. The festival traverses the city’s music venues and public spaces, which in 2025 include First Street, Matt & Phreds, Band on the Wall, St Ann’s Church, Band on the Wall, The Stoller Hall, The Carlton Club and Forsyths. New and original work is championed, and regional, national and international artists celebrated through our performances, commissions and premieres.

Bringing together inspirational women from across the globe, the photography exhibition: Women in Jazz Photography: Her Frame. Her Sound will be at The Social space at Aviva Studios 15 – 24 May inclusive during the Manchester Jazz Festival.

To find out more about MJF please click here To see the line up for the MJF click here The exhibition is free, but do book tickets for music events by clicking here

A unique opportunity to celebrate women working in jazz both behind and in front of the camera. Inspirational moments in jazz captured by some of the incredible female photographers leading the way in jazz photography. Exhibiting legends such as Geri Allen, Abbey Lincoln, Alice Coltrane, Nina Simone to contemporary artists including Lakecia Benjamin, Nubya Garcia and Brandee Younger, there has never been an exhibition like this. Legendary and award-winning photographers from South Africa, New York, Poland and the United Kingdom, this breathtaking exhibition features the work of Monika S Jakubowksa, Vuyo Giba, Tatiana Gorilovsky, Enid Farber and Kasia Ociepa.