Pianist head bowed in concentration in front of the conference pull up banner.
All photographs by Tim Dickeson

2025 JPN CONFERENCE & SHOWCASES REPORT

On Thursday 6 and Friday 7 November in the Welsh capital Cardiff  207 musicians, educators, students, promoters and other jazz professionals attended the 2025 JPN annual Conference.  Jointly hosted by Cardiff University Music Department and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD), the conference achieved the highest attendance numbers to date, including many first-time delegates.  Such a turnout was very gratifying for JPN’s UK/Ireland-wide Board of Trustees, all of whom were very much in evidence – chairing and participating in sessions, running breakout discussions and even, as a finale, summing up the whole event in fluent Welsh.

  • 5 people sitting in a row in a discussion panel at JPN Meeting Cardiff Day 1
  • photo of guitarist Ruta Di
  • JPN members sitting in a lecture theatre smiling and looking towards the camera
  • Pauline Black making a point during a presentation at the JPN conference
  • Charlotte Keeffe playing her trumpet while cueing the band with her arm raised over her head.
  • Hannabiell Sanders at the microphone talking to delegates at the conference
  • Donovan Haffner playing alto sax
  • two women listening to a third during a session at the conference
  • Tomos Williams with eyes closed playing his trumpet
  • Angharad Jenkins singing at the microphone and while holding her violin and bow during her performance with Huw Warren
  • Jill Rodger
  • Eyes closed for guitarist Joseph Leighton during his performance at the conference
  • Two delegates in animated conversation at the conference
  • A young double bass player looking towards the pianist
  • JPN delegate contributing to a discussion at the conference
  • Guitarist Moss Freed playing with Charlotte Keefe
  • Angharad Jenkins listening to Huw Warren playing the grqand piano during their duo performance
  • Side view of musicians on the stage.

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