Arts Council England

Arts Council England is the English national development agency for creativity and culture. artscouncil.org.uk

The PRS Foundation

The PRS Foundation is the UK’s leading charitable funder of new music and talent development. Since 2000 they have awarded more than £44m to over 8,500 new music projects. prsfoundation.com/

The Victoria Wood Foundation

The Victoria Wood Foundation was established after the death of Victoria Wood in 2016. It supports areas that would have particularly interested Victoria, namely the arts in all its forms. victoriawoodfoundation.org.uk

Split

Split is the studio of designer Oli Bentley and specialises in design for the creative, cultural and non-profit sectors. Having originally trained as a jazz musician, Oli works regularly with both local and international jazz, crossover and experimental artists and labels. @split_design

Europe Jazz Network

EJN is a nonprofit Europe-wide association of producers, presenters and supporting organisations who specialise in creative music, contemporary jazz and improvised music created from a distinctly European perspective. europejazz.net

Come Play with Me

Come Play With Me is a non-profit music development organisation. We specialise in supporting people from marginalised communities to further their careers in music. Our mission is to fight for an equitable, inclusive and diverse music industry. We provide tailored career development for individuals through our events, label, mentoring, podcast & magazine and workshops. @cpwmco

Attitude is Everything

Attitude is Everything works in partnership with audiences, artists and the music industry to improve disabled people’s access to live music. The charity aims to increase the number of disabled people participating in music and to raise awareness of the barriers that disabled people face, and to demonstrate how to overcome them. Their goal is to celebrate and highlight best practice and give clear, practical guidance on what works and why.

Wall of Sound PR

Established in August 2012, Wall Of Sound PR is a boutique public relations and digital marketing agency focusing on nurturing a diverse and interesting roster of high quality alternative and underground music.

Martyn Donaldson Music Trust

The Martyn Donaldson Music Trust has been set up in memory of Martyn, an accomplished musician who died tragically on 17th September 2002.

The Sir John Fisher Foundation

The Sir John Fisher Foundation is a private foundation supporting community projects, arts, music and education, with a particular focus on Barrow-in-Furness and the surrounding region in Cumbria.

Partners

We could not do the work that we do at Jazz North without the invaluable support of a number of funders and organisations. Interested in joining one of our programmes? Have a new idea to discuss? Drop the Jazz North team an email on the contact page.