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jazzahead! RECONNECT 2025

The partner country revival with Switzerland, France and Spain

The next edition of jazzahead! will once again jointly focus on the former partner countries Spain, France and Switzerland under the title RECONNECT. In addition to special joint networking offers from the three countries, three guaranteed showcase places per nation are also included in the official jazzahead! programme.

So for Swiss jazz musicians, it is worth noting two dates:

  • Deadline for applying for the 2025 showcase programme:
    21 August–1 October 2024

  • jazzahead! RECONNECT:
    24–26 April 2025


Those who register via the joint Swiss stand SWISS MUSIC also benefit from discounted trade fair accreditation (= prerequisite for applying for the showcase). You will find the link on this page from 21 August 2024.

jazzahead! RECONNECT 2025 for Switzerland is a joint funding offer from FONDATION SUISA, Pro Helvetia and SONART – Swiss Musicians Association.

jazzahead! 2024 – Registration


Register now as co-exhibitor on the SWISS MUSIC collective stand ⎪ 11–13 April, Bremen (DE)

The professional jazz world will be gathering in the halls and around the showcase stages of jazzahead! in Bremen – Europe’s biggest jazz trade fair – from 11 to 13 April 2024. A great opportunity for Swiss music professionals to network – enroll now!

SWISS JOINT STAND


Your benefits as co-exhibitors of the SWISS MUSIC joint stand:

  • Reduced registration fee: EUR 155 instead of EUR 185 (excl. 19% VAT)
  • More visibility at the trade fair
  • Free use of the stand as a meeting- and presentation platform

The SWISS MUSIC stand is a partnership of FONDATION SUISA, Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia and SONART – Swiss Musicians Association.

And this is how it goes:
Deadline: 27.03.2024

  1. Create a user profile and log:
    Click on SIGN UP FOR THE SWISS MUSIC STAND (below)
  2. Sign up as co-exhibitor of the SWISS MUSIC stand:
    Please enter the following information:
    – Co-exhibitor of: FONDATION SUISA
    – Stand number: 6B35
    – Discount code: 24R1GEMT (The fee will be reduced to EUR 155)

After having registered, you can access jazzahead!’s
PARTICIPANTS’ PORTAL
SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

For questions regarding your registration, please contact
Malena Drela:
drela@jazzahead.de

For questions regarding the stand, please contact
Marcel Kaufmann:
swissmusic@fondation-suisa.ch

In the event of insufficient registrations, FONDATION SUISA and its partners reserve the right to withdraw their support offer at any time up to the fair.

DEADLINE: 27 March 2024

SHOWCASE FESTIVAL


The deadline for submitting applications for the jazzahead! showcases festival expired on 18 october.

jazzahead! 2023 – Review

The 17th jazzahead! edition was a good one, while the numbers still have room to grow

From 27 to 30 April, the professional jazz world met in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen for the 17th jazzahead! – Europe’s biggest jazz trade event felt like it did before the pandemic, only somehow better. Proximity was a decisive factor here, not only regarding the design of the trade fair and concert halls, but also in terms of interhuman exchange.

All the more surprising is the comparison of visitor numbers: With 2,800 professional delegates, jazzahead! exceeded last year’s edition, which was still strongly marked by the pandemic, by only 100 people. There is room for improvement here. However, this did not disturb the exuberant atmosphere.

The ambience was also visibly enjoyed by the 60 or so Swiss participants coming together during the trade fair at the yellow glowing SWISS MUSIC stand. Here, they met their international partners, displayed their promotional material or simply took a breather in between. The platform was offered to them free of charge by the FONDATION SUISA, Pro Helvetia and SONART – Swiss Musicians Association, who were also taking care of the front office.

There was Swiss live music on each of the three trade fair days, too: Sc’ööf, LIUN + The Science Fiction Orchestra and UASSYN delighted, without a shadow of a doubt, numerous international bookers’ ears.

The next jazzahead! is scheduled from 11 to 13 April 2024.

SWISS MUSIC @ jazzahead! 2023 ⎪ Impressions:

Photos: SWISS MUSIC @ jazzahead! 2023 ⎪ by ⓒFONDATION SUISA