We are hiring!

27/09/2025News, Opportunity

We are looking for one or two freelance individuals to join our team and to work with us over a period of 14 months on the ‘Routes into Jazz’ (RiJ) jazz industry development pilot project, from October 2025 to November 2026. The RiJ scheme responds to the need for new, younger professionals to gain the … Read More

International Jazz Day News 2025

08/05/2025News
International Jazz Day News 2025 HAPPY INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY TO ALL JPN MEMBERS AND TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND PARTNERS! Today is a highly appropriate one to announce that at the JPN AGM on April 28, after presentations by the candidates, the following seven people were elected to join the JPN Board for the following [...]

March News 2025

31/03/2025News

Welcome to the March 2025 newsletter – we hope to see as many JPN members as possible at the forthcoming AGM held on Zoom where we will not only be electing new Trustees but also talking about developments with the conference, the research project with BCU (see below) and other things on the horizon!  Please can you complete this form to let us know if you are coming.

There’s never been a better time to join JPN!

10/02/2025Blog Post

Why not join NOW to play your part in what you feel a UK/Ireland wide network should be offering to the sector, to have the opportunity to feed into the Research Project being run with BCU as described above, to nominate bands for the 2025 showcase programme, have at least one free place at the annual JPN Conference and to network with other JPN members

2025 Conference & Showcases

10/02/2025Events, Upcoming Events

Wales is now confirmed as the host country for the 2025 JPN Conference 6-7 November 2025. We are pleased to confirm our venue partners will be the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and Cardiff University.

February News 2025

10/02/2025News

Inside this newsletter we have news about a research project with Birmingham City University; Membership fees held at previous rates and dates for the 2025 conference and showcases to be held in Wales. Also – Córas Trio for BBC R3 Round Midnight programme, a special members ticket offer and a call for new trustees.

Would you like to join the JPN trustees?

01/02/2025Blog Post

JPN is still keen to hear from anyone interested in joining the JPN Board. To find out more about what becoming a JPN Trustee would involve you can contact Ros Rigby (JPN Chair for an informal chat by the end of February.

Jazz Promotion Network heads to Bristol 4-5 Nov 2024

18/10/2024Blog Post, Events, Past Events
4 - 5 Nov 2024 Bristol Beacon, Trenchard Street, Bristol BS1 5AR See the complete Conference & Showcases Timetable Read about the Speakers & Facilitators Read about the Showcase Artists Held at the newly refurbished Bristol Beacon (formerly Colston Hall), this year's conference will be a chance to get together in person- with fellow promoters, [...]

Fergus Quill & Django Bates, JPN dialogue #1

29/04/2024Blog Post, News
International Jazz Day 2024 We know that many members have activities planned to celebrate International Jazz Day and we hope they all go well! JPN considered what we could do that was a little bit different and our Vice-Chair Orphy Robinson suggested the idea of hosting on-line conversations between key UK jazz musicians with an [...]