What we do
World Jazz Network is a partnership between venues, festivals and other tastemakers in the global jazz industry that aims to build bridges between audiences worldwide. We are organisers, promoters, journalists, musicians, and most of all: music lovers. Every year, we meet at the World Jazz Conference, initiated by JazzNL and hosted by Amersfoort World Jazz Festival in The Netherlands. At what is often referred to by participants as “A musician’s paradise”, we welcome jazz enthusiasts, musicians, and professionals from all over the world alongside our partners and invite them to mingle and immerse themselves into the experiences.
Trust, Transparency and Reciprocity,
Partners of the World Jazz Network collaborate on the basis of mutual trust, transparency and reciprocity. Every year, each partner presents an exceptional talent from their respective country at the International Jazz Laureates Festival, hosted by and embedded in the Amersfoort World Jazz Festival. While JazzNL facilitates these visits for both our partners and their endorsed talents of choice, a partnership is not without obligation. We expect and encourage partners to welcome at least one endorsed talent back to their festival or venue per year, with the aim to facilitate the ultimate World Jazz exchange. This way, we all contribute to mobility for talented musicians across the globe, through a network based on trust, shared goals and reciprocity. So effectively, a visit to Amersfoort is threefold, partners get to 1) enjoy the renewed Amersfoort World Jazz Festival 2) connect and network with other partners 3) present and discover the latest jazz talent at the International Jazz Laureate Festival.
Expand your network with us
Of course, the World Jazz Network offers a framework for international talent to develop and showcase itself in an international environment – on fair terms. However, World Jazz Network also aims to increase the geographical scope for delegates. Musicians and professionals are encouraged to expand their networks and craft new, meaningful relationships that can lead to exciting projects in the future. Survey results have shown: our approach really works. Please join us in our cause!
