Artist Development Days
Jazz North’s Artist Development Days are in-person networking events hosted in partnership with brilliant venues and festivals around the North of England once or twice a year. These events are relaxed and informative spaces for meeting like-minded musicians and getting practical advice from fantastic industry people.
Previous artist development days have been held in partnership with Leeds Jazz Festival, Lancaster Jazz Festival and Brighter Sound.
The next event will be in partnership with Brighter Sound at Band on the Wall, Manchester.
11am - 6pm Thursday 16th April 2026, Band on the Wall, Manchester M4 5JZ
September 2024 Lancaster Jazz Festival x Jazz North, LANCASTER Jazznorth.org/news/a-day-of-connections-and-realistic-conversations
May 2024 Leeds Jazz Festival x Jazz North, LEEDS
March 2024 Brighter Sound x Jazz North, MANCHESTER
September 2023 Lancaster Jazz Festival x Jazz North, LANCASTER
June 2022 Launchpad x Jazz North, LEEDS
Previous Artist Development Days
Inspire Artist Conference
The Storey Lecture Theatre
Lancaster Jazz Festival, Lancaster
8 Sept 2023
Jazz North and Lancaster Jazz Festival teamed up to run an open, creative and inspirational conference day for artists, hosted by artist and activist Kim Macari. It was an opportunity to connect with each other and the industry, and to learn and develop from provocative artist focussed discussions.
The day offered a series of insightful panel discussions and conversations with established industry leading artists, finding out about their practice and careers – alongside one-to-one opportunities to connect with funders, industry specialists, and much more.
Speakers included Orphy Robinson, Alexander Hawkins and there were one-to-one sit down opportunities with representatives from Arts Council England, Sentric Music and Groundswell Innovation.