| A Rough Approximation | Modern Jazz quintet from Manchester |
| Anton Hunter Trio | Post-Rock inspired contemporary Jazz |
| Beck Hunters | Free Improv from Mick Beck and the Hunter brothers |
| Blind Monk Trio | Liverpool-based saxophone led “Heavy Root Jazz” trio |
| Dub Jazz Soundsystem | Psychedelic Modal Dub Jazz Reggae |
| Engine Room Favourites | Martin Archer’s AACM influenced large ensemble (with four drummers!) |
| Fragments Trio | Piano trio blurring the line between the written and improvised |
| Hugo Corbin Quartet | Parisian guitarist |
| Johnny Hunter Quartet | Contemporary Jazz from a pianoless quartet |
| Manchester Jazz Collective | A large ensemble dedicated to original compositions |
| Mick Beck’s Tunes Ahoy! | One of Britain’s foremost Free Improv saxophonists playing tunes |
| Misha Gray’s Prehistoric Jazz Quintet | Liverpool-based modal Jazz outfit |
| Prince/Adolpho/Constanzo/Hunter | Drum heavy Free Jazz quartet |
| Skamel | Jazz/Dub/Reggae inspired by the French Reggae scene |