Can you spare five minutes? Complete the JPN Jazz Community Survey for a chance to win a £50 Bandcamp voucher. Do you have 5 minutes to offer your thoughts on Jazz in the UK and Ireland? JPN aims to be a responsive organisation. We want to listen to the voices of the community that we … Read More
On the 19th and 20th November, The Jazz Promotion Network (JPN), the only UK and Ireland-wide network of jazz industry professionals hosted its annual conference. The first day of the 2021 JPN Conference was hosted online and brought together promoters, venues, educators and musicians from across the UK and Ireland. Europe Jazz Network’s president Wim … Read More
It’s safe to say that 2020 has been a rollercoaster year for the music industry and the jazz sector in particular. Since Covid-19 hit in March, nearly everyone has seen their calendars and activity wiped out in the face of restrictions and uncertainty. But there was also a huge amount of innovation and improvisation from … Read More
A few years ago, I attended a presentation by the charity Attitude is Everything which started with the statement that “jazz clubs are probably the worst type of venue for disabled access”! Whilst those in the know understand not all jazz clubs are in basements, the assumption that jazz and improv venues are inaccessible to … Read More
Written by Daniel Garel – Communications and Marketing Manger Hosted by Attitude Is Everything On the 15th July 2020 we were so excited to co-host the first in a series of training sessions, led by the incredible team from Attitude is Everything – a charity committed to improving deaf and disabled people’s access to live … Read More
Written by Daniel Garel – Communications and Marketing Manager A couple of weeks ago on the 24th of June, we at the Jazz Promotion Network held our first ever Open Space Event in association with Julia Payne and the hub UK. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, it was a great shame that we couldn’t … Read More