The event, supported by Liverpool Jazz, also includes some exciting collaborations with Jazz North and Milapfest. Headline artists have already been announced including, David Helbock’s Random Control (Thursday 21st February), Strobes (Friday 22nd), Darius Brubeck Quartet (Saturday 23rd), Atom String Quartet (Sunday 24th) and VEIN featuring Andy Sheppard (Sunday 24th).

Liverpool International Jazz Festival (LIJF) was established in 2013 by Liverpool Hope University, and in previous years has included performances from some of Jazz music’s leading lights – artists such as Courtney Pine, Denys Baptiste, Roller Trio, Impossible Gentlemen, Kit Downes, Led Bib, Philip Catherine, GoGo Penguin, Troyka, Neil Cowley Trio, and Dennis Rollins’ Velocity Trio.