SAVE THE DATE of the next European Jazz Conference: 25 to 28 September 2025 in Bari, Italy. The conference will be co-organised by EJN together with EJN member Puglia Sounds.
From September 25 to 28 in Bari, the prestigious annual gathering of jazz and creative music professionals worldwide will bring together over 400 international delegates. A remarkable showcase for the Apulian and the Italian jazz scene, featuring three days of music and networking.
The European jazz community will convene in Bari, Puglia, from September 25 to 28, 2025, for the European Jazz Conference, a leading annual meeting for professionals in jazz, creative, and improvised music. This unique event gathers over 400 delegates from 40 countries, including promoters, cultural managers, agents, artistic directors of festivals and venues, and representatives of national and regional support organisations.
As the only event of its kind in Europe, the conference fosters long-lasting professional relationships, new projects and collaborations, knowledge sharing, and insights into the latest trends in the field. It also highlights global music scenes and best practices, including those beyond Europe.
The event in Bari will serve as a prestigious platform for Apulian and Italian music, offering three days of live performances and meetings in some of the city’s most iconic venues. The showcase call is now open, inviting artists to apply and present the most exciting developments in the Apulian and national jazz scenes to international professionals. Visit this link to apply.
The Conference in Bari is co-organised by the Europe Jazz Network (EJN) and Puglia Culture as part of the Puglia Sounds initiative, a regional music development project in collaboration with the Puglia Region. Puglia Sounds has been a member of the Europe Jazz Network since 2012, the same year it hosted the network’s General Assembly in Bari.
The European Jazz Conference features keynote speeches and panels on key topics of the music sector, high-level discussion groups and workshops, networking sessions for music professionals, cultural tours, and a showcase festival highlighting the host country’s top artists. Previous editions took place in Ghent (Belgium, 2024), Marseille (France, 2023), Sofia (Bulgaria, 2022), Tallinn (Estonia, 2021), Novara (Italy, 2019), Lisbon (Portugal, 2018), Ljubljana (Slovenia, 2017), Wroclaw (Poland, 2016), Budapest (Hungary, 2015), and Helsinki (Finland, 2014).
EJN and its activities are currently supported by the European Union’s Creative Europe programme for cultural networks from 2025 to 2028.
