The Finnish Jazz Federation will produce two tours and support two co-produced tours in the spring of 2018. Apply by this electronic form between April 10 and May 8. The Board of the Finnish Jazz Federation will complete the selection process in June.
Jazz Finland LIVE support is now applicable until 15.12.2016 at Finnish Music Foundation. The support is for professional production of concert series and jazz club events in Finland.
Application to perform live music at schools and daycare centers/kindergartens is open now, until November 30th at 4.00pm. Apply on the website http://www.konserttikeskus.fi/ohjelmahaku2016
Turku Jazz Orchestra's big band arranger class is a course where the students learn the basics of orchestration with composer-arranger Vellu Halkosalmi. The description is in Finnish only. Ask for more info in English from Producer Taija Lähdetie, Turku Jazz Orchestra, info@tjo.fi
Oulu Music Festival hosts popular masterclasses for music students in March 2016. Masterclasses will be organised in violin, cello, chamber music, pop/jazz music and for vocal ensembles. The deadline for application is 15 January 2016
Improvised Music Company, the Dublin based producers of 12 Points Festival, announce that the 2016 edition of 12 Points will take place from 20-23rd of July in the vibrant Basque city of San Sebastian (Donostia) in Northern Spain, in association with Donostia Kultura. Deadline for applications is 30 January 2016.
Young Nordic Jazz Comets is an annual showcase for the most talented, young jazz acts of the Nordic countries. Finland selects their national representative at a band competition in April.
Jazz Finland LIVE is a new pilot grant, targeted to support professional and regular jazz concert activity in Finland in 2016.
The deadline to register for the B-Jazz International contest for musicians under 30 years of age is November 30th 2015 and all info can be found on www.b-jazz.be.
