In a Leeds Jazz Festival special, Jazz North are teaming up with Launchpad to bring you a relaxed and informative event for artists.

As part of Jazz North’s support for emerging artists, they will be releasing a comprehensive guide to kicking off your live career in jazz: our Emerging Artists’ Live Toolkit.

The day is all about taking a deep dive into some of those topics, connecting with like-minded artists and sharing your own insights.

With the help of some very brilliant guest speakers (to be announced), we will be exploring creative identity, establishing your values and goals, finding your place on the live music scene and growing your live and online audience.

Spaces are limited so sign up in advance to secure your space and complimentary drink.

Event Schedule

15:00        Arrive and registration

15:15        Welcome and Intros (15 mins)

15:30         Finding your niche - creative identity, values and goals

16:20        Break (10 mins) - post it notes - share your values on the wall

16.30         Getting gigs - different types of promoters, making your approach

17.20         Break (10 mins)

17.30        Building your audiences - live and online

18.20        Closing session (20 mins)

18.30        Networking drinks

19:00        End