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
We write to you in the midst of unprecedented and unusual times for all, as the unfolding situation surrounding COVID-19 changes daily and we are all required to be nimble, reactive and fast-acting to ensure the safety of ourselves & our families, our colleagues, and our audiences.
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 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 delighted to offer a limited number of bursaries for applicants from across the UK.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.