manchester jazz festival and Forsyth Music Shop have joined forces once again for the mjf2025 piano trail competition: to find Manchester’s hidden talents across a trail of 16 street pianos at locations across Manchester city centre and beyond into Greater Manchester. 

From 20 March – 31 May, the mjf piano trail competition encourages everyone to get creative and just have fun and for those who want to take part, there’s a chance to enter a competition to win a Yamaha digital piano and many more prizes! 

The launch the mjf2025 piano trail competition, which will take place from 6pm on Thursday 20 March at the Corn Exchange and will feature live performances from last year’s winner of the piano trail competition, Ainsley Vanzyl, young piano prodigy William AN, and special guest Andrzej Baranek.

Play it Forward: Street Piano Fund

manchester jazz festival and Forsyth’s Music Shop are also joining forces to fundraise for a bigger and better piano trail with their Play it Forward: Street Piano Fund campaign, to maintain and expand the current network of street pianos to reach new venues, boroughs and communities across Greater Manchester all year round, to ensure more people have the opportunity to play and enjoy music-making, no matter their age or ability.

Click here for more info: https://manchesterjazz.com/play-it-forward