Agreement for the circulation of Puglia artists reconfirmed for 2025/2026

We are happy to announce that the agreement between Puglia Sounds and EJN for the circulation of music projects from the Puglia region across the EJN membership has been reconfirmed for 2025/2026.

Any EJN member (festival, venue, club, organisation) that will include any music project from Puglia in its programming between 15 September 2025 and 30 April 2026 can receive financial support according to the table here attached. The total amount made available by Puglia Sounds for the agreement is of €15.000 including VAT.

We remind you that any project that includes Puglia musicians can be supported through this agreement. A special attention and financial support is dedicated to projects that have women as band leaders or where at least the 40% of the artists are women, and to artistic residencies. All the details about the financial support options are outlined in this table.

Interested EJN members should fill-in this online form, AT LEAST 3 WEEKS before the PROGRAMMING DATE: https://webform.pugliaculture.it/webform/mous-2025-2026/
After filling the form, you will be contacted by the Puglia Sounds staff for finalising the agreement.

Puglia Sounds has been a member of the Europe Jazz Network since 2012, and is one of the most active and dynamic music realities in Italy. It is the project of the Puglia Culture - Regional Consortium for Arts and Culture. Since 2015, it is signing these agreements with EJN and other international and national networks. This year, Puglia Sounds is the host of the 11th European Jazz Conference, taking place between 25-28 September 2025 in Bari.

More info about the agreements of Puglia Sounds can be found at this link: https://www.pugliasounds.it/en/memoranda-of-understanding-mous/