Afijma, originaly created in 1993, gathers 30 french contemporary jazz and improvised music festival. Afijma’s objectives are mainly the promotion of the French and European jazz and the development of international exchanges so as to develop the programming of foreign jazz musicians in the French festivals and the programming of French jazz musicians abroad.
Therefore, since 1994, with the support of the french Ministry of Culture Afijma has been settling a program inviting foreign festivals directors in his network’s festival, allowing them to discover live, the most creative French jazz musicians. It also contributes to the financial aspect for the costs of the musiciens expenses abroad.

Moreover Afijma organises professional meetings in order to have a better view of the jazz activity in different countries and to foresee exchanges projects.
Afijma has also initiated many projects for European cooperation such as Jazzcalation, the French and Italien Festival "Una Striscia Di Terra Feconda", French and Hungarish festival "Jazz Fesztival Budapest", the French-Nordic-Jazz-Transit project... These projects have all widened the international recognition of French jazz Talent abroad.