Registration for jazzahead! 2021 starts – Early-Bird rate for professional participants until 8 October 2020

jazzahead! 2021 without showcase application phase

As we will keep the showcase program of the cancelled 2020 event for our jazzahead! edition in 2021, there will not be a phase this fall where bands can apply for showcases at the next jazzahead!.
Of course, bands and their representatives can still participate in jazzahead! 2021 as professional participants or (co-)exhibitors. Further information on registrations can be found here. The line-up of the 2021 showcase concerts is available on our website, too.

jazzahead! digital events and actions: New jazzahead! Blog to start on 21 August

Doesn’t the time until the next jazzahead! in April 2021 seem endless? We feel the same way! Which is why we want to be even more in touch with our participants, visitors and the jazz scene all year round. For example with our new jazzahead! Blog: the articles, videos and podcasts revolve around people, topics and regions of the international jazz scene. For example, Peter Schulze from the artistic direction speaks with the German musician Pablo Held. And for a small series one person from the jazz scene in Germany and one from abroad each reveal their views on German jazz and their current recommendations for jazz made in Germany.
From 21 August at jazzahead.de.

Virtual Sessions: Online seminars for registered users to start in September

We will start monthly “Virtual Sessions” on specialist topics specifically for our jazzahead! registered participants of 2021. In 45 minutes each, experts will discuss, amongst other interesting topics, best-practice examples of export strategies or social media for event organisers. The sessions will start on 28 September: the expert talk will focus on the Bel Jazz Festival and how it was possible to successfully organise an online festival and to earn money with it. This is exactly what the festival managed to do at the end of May: around 3,000 fans bought tickets for the Bel Jazz broadcast.
You can access the Virtual Sessions with your jazzahead! registration. More information on how to register www.jazzahead.de. Participants of jazzahead! 2021 will receive instructions on how to access the Virtual Session via e-mail.

Live panels on Facebook

Free of charge and for all jazz fans: on Thursday, 3 September our monthly live panels will start on our jazzahead! facebook page. For example, the 15-minute rounds will focus on preparations for jazzahead! 2021, but also on general topics such as the work of the European Jazz Network or the situation and perspectives of the live sector in times of the Corona pandemic.
SAVE THE DATE: on 3 September we will be live with jazzahead! project manager Sybille Kornitschky and the two artistic directors Uli Beckerhoff and Peter Schulze.

jazzahead! 2021 – Your options for participation

For your participation in the largest industry gathering of the international jazz scene you have the choice between the following options:
1) As a professional participant you attend the fair for 1 to 4 days without booking a stand.
2) As a co-exhibitor you are registered on a shared umbrella stand, e.g. a country or label. An overview of shared booths can be found here.
3) As an exhibitor you book your own stand at the fair. jazzahead! offers stand options for different budgets and allows you to optimally present yourself.
4) Media representatives can request a press accreditation.

Book your stand now!

Secure a coveted stand at jazzahead! now and get the most attention possible! From the mini stand with 4sqm to larger individual solutions: jazzahead! offers stand options for different budgets so that you can present yourself in the best possible way. Information on stand space, package prices and the registration procedure can be found here.
The closing date for exhibitors is 23 March 2021.

German Jazz Expo

German musicians, their agencies or professional representatives can register at the German Market (booth number 6C22). The German Market is the meeting point of the German scene – for club owners, musicians, festival organisers and others. There are two options for participation at the German Market: the simple registration as co-exhibitor or the participation with renting your own counter, prices from 135 € plus VAT. If you are interested, just contact us in advance.

Partner Country Canada

Our partner country Canada has accepted our renewed invitation for 2021! The selection of this year’s showcase bands will also be maintained. Speaking on behalf of the Canadian partners, Rochelle Hum of the Canada Council for the Arts stated: “In the months ahead, we believe that music—and the arts more broadly—will have an integral role to play in our shared healing. Our ongoing collaboration with jazzahead! marks an important example of how countries can come together in these challenging times to foster collective well-being.”

Canada is the 10th partner country of jazzahead! – and also the first from overseas. You can look forward to jazz and culture from the partner country at the trade fair and festival.

Meet US

Even though business trips and personal meetings are rather the exception during this time, we have decided to meet new and old faces, friends and business partners face-to-face at the following events:
21-23.10.2020 WOMEX, Budapest (Hungary)
13-14.11.2020 Future of Festivals, Berlin (Germany)

We look forward to meeting you! Please send an e-mail to info@jazzahead.de to arrange a meeting.

WOMEX, Budapest, Ungarn, 21 – 25 Oktober 2020

jazzahead! visits WOMEX 20, the Worldwide Music Expo, every year. It is the most diverse and biggest music conference of the global world music scene. It features a trade fair, curated programs, talks, films, and showcase concerts. Interact with over 2,500+ industry professionals from more than 83 countries, attend more than 30 conferences & mentoring sessions, learn from more than 60 expert speakers, & watch more than 60 exclusive music showcases. Not just that, on registering with WOMEX you also get a one-year access to virtualWOMEX – a searchable database of music industry contacts and companies. Visit the WOMEX website here.