REGISTRATIONS are SOLD OUT for the 10th European Jazz Conference, that will take place in Ghent, Belgium, between 12 and 15 September 2024. We have reached the maximum capacity for the venues. The Conference is co-organised by EJN, JazzLab, VI.BE and Ha Concerts. The title of the 2024 Conference is 'Tomorrow comes Today' and the main theme will be youth.
You can find the Conference programme and concerts outline at this link. Here you find a description of the theme 2024, and here the presentation of the hosts of this year. For more info about the bands you can check the Belgium Booms website. You can check out here a map of the main Conference locations. Here you can download a file with some practical information on how to reach Ghent.
Full programme brochure on Issuu: https://issuu.com/europejazznetwork/docs/ejc24_brochure
The European Jazz Conference is a leading annual gathering of professionals from the jazz sector in Europe, in particular of promoters, cultural managers, agents and national/regional support organisations. What has been the General Assembly of the Europe Jazz Network, from 2014 has been expanded and is now open as well to any music professional under the name of European Jazz Conference.
The European Jazz Conference is composed of inspiring keynote speeches, high-level discussion groups and workshops, networking sessions for professionals of the creative music sector, cultural visits and a showcase festival of the best artists from the host country.
The European Jazz Conference is a unique event, the only one of its kind in Europe, centred on building long-lasting relationships, developing new projects and artistic collaborations, sharing expertise and getting up to date with the newest management and programming trends. Moreover, the Conference is about learning about music scenes and best practices from all around the world, including countries beyond Europe.
The European Jazz Conference 2024 is a collaboration between VI.BE, JazzLab, Ha Concerts and Europe Jazz Network. With the support of Creative Europe, Bijloke Muziekcentrum, Stad Gent, Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Lotto, Sabam for Culture, PlayRight, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Wallonie-Bruxelles Musiques, Museact, Belgium Booms, VIERNULVIER Gent, DEMOCRAZY, Gent Jazz & Omer.
Previous editions of the European Jazz Conference took place in Marseille, France (2023), Sofia, Bulgaria (2022), Tallinn, Estonia (2021), Novara, Italy (2019), Lisbon, Portugal (2018), Ljubljana, Slovenia (2017), Wroclaw, Poland (2016); Budapest, Hungary (2015) and Helsinki, Finland (2014).
*BEWARE OF SCAMS: It has come to our attention that a number of fraudulent emails have been circulating for the purchase of the delegates list of the European Jazz Conference 2024. The emails come from different addresses. These people don’t have access to the participants list of the European Jazz Conference, which is circulated to all registered participants prior to the event, as usual. This is a scam and these people have nothing to do with the organisation of the European Jazz Conference. Please disregard these emails. Other international events of the cultural sector unfortunately also encountered similar fraudulent behaviours. We are sorry for the confusion this might have created.
