Jazz re:freshed (TDN 2025)
Organisation Biog: Jazz re:freshed has been delivering successful talent discovery and development platforms for the past 22 years including our seminal JRF Weekly. The music creators we support are a great representation of what is exciting in UK Jazz and we aim to increase their chance of sustainable careers in the global music industry. Alongside our paradigm changing international showcasing initiatives, Jazz re:freshed also equip young artists, female band leaders and Black musicians from around the UK, the universal currency of physical and digital product, enabling them to create, maintain and grow relationships with national and international audiences, media, music business industry.
Short Project Title: JAZZ RE:FEST 2025, Emerging Artist Release & Jazz re:freshed Weekly
Program Description: JAZZ RE:FEST is an annual one-day celebration and showcase of emerging and established UK Jazz talent. Supported by PRS Foundation and PPL, JAZZ RE:FEST is returning to the Southbank Centre in July 2025 as a free to attend festival. Our festival gives a big stage spotlight to up-and-coming underexposed bands representing the broad expression within UK Jazz. These artists will share this unique platform alongside our more established friends. Come along so you can say you saw the next ones to breakthrough here first! Our flagship Jazz re:freshed Weekly, every Thursday night at 91 Living Room, is a seminal platform for the breadth of talent on the scene and nurturing ground for young, often unknown artists hone their art, express themselves and try out new things. Our not-for-profit record label exists to support career changes with debut music releases. For 2025 via PRSF support, we can fully support one release per year, including studio time, mixing and mastering, pressing up to 500 vinyl copies, marketing, promotion, and a PR campaign.