Jazz Finland produces two tours in the spring of 2022. All jazz ensembles, with the majority of Finnish musicians, may apply to perform on these tours. The application opens on this page at 10 am on April 12 and closes at 4 pm on May 17, 2021.
Jazz Finland (Suomen Jazzliitto) produces two tours in the spring of 2022, between March 28–April 10, 2022 and May 2–15, 2022. All jazz ensembles, with a majority of Finnish musicians, may apply to perform on these tours.
You can apply to perform via the following link that takes you to a Webropol electronic form. The application info continues on this page after the link.
Link to the Webropol application form: https://link.webropol.com/s/jazzfinland
NB! You can only leave ONE application. If you have several ensembles, select the one that is the most active and topical. Make sure that the band members are available for the whole tour period.
The application opens at 10 am on April 12 and closes at 4 pm on May 17, 2021.
Late applications will not be considered.
The decisions will be made by the Board of Jazz Finland by June 20, 2021.
The selected applicants will be contacted personally by June 24, 2021.
All the applicants will be informed of the selection by the end of June.
NB! Due to the covid-19 pandemic, Jazz Finland has moved tours from 2020 and 2021 to the spring season 2022. Therefor there are no co-produced tours to apply for in this application round.
JAZZ FINLAND TOURS
Jazz Finland commits to organise 5 to 8 concerts by the selected band within a period of two weeks, primarily through its member associations. In case of an exceptionally large ensemble, the total number of concerts might be smaller.
Dates:
Tour 1: March 28 – April 10, 2022
Tour 2: May 2 – 15, 2022
Jazz Finland will produce the tour and thus pay
- the concert fee of 235 € / musician / concert (incl. vacation comp.)
- the per diems
- the fee of the sound engineer
- the travels and accommodation.
The primary form of travel on tour is Jazz Finland's minibus (8+1 seats). The sound engineer operates as tour driver and manager if not otherwise negotiated. The band may use their own technician or a technician recommended by Jazz Finland.
PROMOTIONAL READINESS
The band must have quality promotional material ready by the time of application. That includes also music available in a online streaming service. Jazz Finland does not provide photos or any other marketing material for the selected bands. The tour promotion is outsourced. The services include a general press release, contacting local jazz medias and reporting all media hits. Jazz Finland promotes the tours on Jazz Finland website and Jazz Finland's social media. If the band has relevant releases around the tour, like new albums coming out, the band may ask for an offer for their own promotion from Jazz Finland's contract company.
APPLICATION REVIEW
The application is reviewed especially regarding the following:
- High jazz-musical quality and originality
- Professionality of the band (established status, releases and promo materials of good quality)
- Topicality in 2022 (new releases, tours, accolades)
- Majority of the musicians are Finnish
- The band or band leader has not been on Jazz Finland tour in 3 previous years.
Photo: Kadi Vija Key Project at G Livelab. Photo by Maarit Kytöharju.