CLOSE TOGETHER FROM AFAR – Register now for the digital edition of jazzahead! 2021!

jazzahead! digital – The platform

jazzahead! digital will take place from April 29 to May 2 via a professional online platform and will offer all participants the following functions, among others:
– Possibility of contact via the global list of participants, with text and video chat functions.
– Interaction in the panels and sessions with speakers/artists
– Digital matchmaking via individual best matches along defined criteria
– Direct access to the showcase and conference program live and on-demand to accommodate time zone differences
More information is available here.

These services are included in every registration (exhibitor/ professional participant)

As a participant of jazzahead! digital 2021 you will receive the following benefits:
– Access to the digital trade fair, including all showcase concerts and events of the conference program as well as networking tools
– Access to monthly Virtual Sessions via Zoom, with changing experts and exciting topics
– Entry in the attendee directory with all important personal data as well as login to the jazzahead! participant portal
– Access to the first special edition of a digital matchmaking session from March 10 to 12 on the topic of “Overseas Relations”, organized by jazzahead! in cooperation with the Enterprise Europe Network
– Depending on the booked package further services of your chosen registration option

Registration option: Professional participant

If you register as a professional participant for jazzahead! digital, you will receive:
– Your personal participant profile incl. photo, contact details (company, position, etc.), chat and video call functions as well as selection of matchmaking criteria
– Access to the online platform of jazzahead! digital 2021 with conference program, showcases, matchmaking and networking tools
Participants who registered as co-exhibitors in previous years should register as professional participants for jazzahead! digital. Linking with exhibitors will be possible. For more information and pricing, please click here.

Registration option: Exhibitor package

With this registration option you get a special visibility within jazzahead! digital, similar to a virtual booth:
– Company profile incl. text, logos, teaser images, integration of employees and the possibility of linking to registered professional participants as “Associated Participants” as well as media gallery for photos, videos and files
– A participant profile including photo, contact details (company, position, etc.), chat and video call functions, and selection of matchmaking criteria
– Access to the online platform of jazzahead! digital 2021 with conference program and showcases, matchmaking and networking tools

Registration option: Exhibitor Package Plus

In addition to all the services of the Exhibitor Package, this package includes:
– The hosting of your own digital session of 30 to 45 minutes (depending on the content of the panel/presentation), which is linked to your company profile and provides direct access for all registrants
– Please note: The length and time slot of the session must be coordinated with jazzahead! Preferably, you should have your own Zoom account in order to host the session yourself, which will be integrated into the official conference program.

Program of jazzahead! digital 2021

One thing is already certain: the program of the digital edition of jazzahead! will be very similar to the program we usually offer on site in Bremen: as a participant, you will experience 32 showcase bands, discuss in panel sessions or network with new and old acquaintances and business contacts. As usual, the conference program will consist of unique jazzahead! topics, this time with a focus on organizers and music export, as well as topics from our participants.
The complete program is currently being developed and will be available at www.jazzahead.de from the beginning of March.

Virtual Session in January free for all: Brexit: “What’s jazz got to do with it”

Our ongoing online program keeps its finger on the pulse: On January 28 at 3pm CET, Sebastian Scotney (LondonJazz News) and Peter Schulze (jazzahead!) will discuss Brexit: “What’s jazz got to do with it” with Ian Smith (Frusion and Fizzion International Music Agencies / UKEARTSWORK), Darrel Sheinman (Gearbox Records) and Kim Macari (Vortex Jazz Club, Jazz Promotion Network, Arts Council England).
Access to the Virtual Sessions will be available for registrees only from February, but this session will still be free. You will find the link soon on www.jazzahead.de or our social media channels.

jazzahead! Blog: Brexit and scene in Portugal

Our Brexit focus in January is complemented by the article: Brexit Blues. A few reflections by Sebastian Scotney – available from Friday on www.jazzahead.de/blog.
And in our Southern Europe Focus, Henning Bolte takes an extensive look at the jazz scene in Portugal in his article “Lusitanian Explorations” – also on the jazzahead! blog.
We’ve highlighted more on Southern European jazz scenes in our live panels. These and other recordings are available on our Youtube channel.