We are looking for a freelance individual to join our team and to work with us to support the jazz scene as we work towards our conference and showcase on 12/13 January 2027 at Edinburgh Napier University (Craiglockart Campus). You will have a good understanding of the Scottish and UK jazz scene. You will work … Read More
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JPN Conference Coordinator Vacancy: Edinburgh 2027
We are looking for a freelance individual to join our team and to work with us to support the jazz scene as we work towards our conference and showcase on 12/13 January 2027 at Edinburgh Napier University (Craiglockart Campus). You will have a good understanding of the Scottish and UK jazz scene. You will work … Read More
Open Call for Scottish Jazz Musicians
This callout is open to Scotland-based musicians. Hosted at Edinburgh Napier University on Jan 12/13 2027, we invite applications from artists with 2-3 years experience of booking and performing live shows to a live audience. Please note, if you are an artist with more than 2-3 years experience you are still eligible if the project … Read More
Open Call for English Jazz Musicians
This callout is open to England-based musicians. Hosted at Edinburgh Napier University on Jan 12/13 2027, we invite applications from artists with 2-3 years experience of booking and performing live shows to a live audience. Please note, if you are an artist with more than 2-3 years experience you are still eligible if the project … Read More
Meet the new JPN board members
At the annual JPN AGM on the 23rd July, we elected three trustees to join the board. Welcome to our new Trustee, Josie West, from London. Here’s what Josie has to say:I am currently the Marketing Manager at Toulouse Lautrec Restaurant & Jazz Club where I have spent the past year working closely with artists, … Read More
Sustaining grassroots jazz: collaboration, creativity and the road ahead
Grassroots jazz in the UK and Ireland is vibrant and essential, but precarious. At the recent Jazz Promotion Network conference, delegates from across the UK and Ireland gathered to tackle the question: How can working at the grassroots be sustainable long-term? The session was chaired by Barry Holloway, JPN board member and Marketing Director at … Read More
Routes Into Jazz
Routes Into Jazz Ready to connect with like minds and deepen your work in organising jazz or improvised music? Now’s your chance. Routes into Jazz is a mentoring scheme in England and Scotland for the next generation of creative movers and shakers working behind—and for—the music. Over twelve months, you’ll get: Friendly, focused one-to-one mentoring from … Read More
We are hiring!
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
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
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.