Call for Presenters and Venues
South Arts’ Jazz Road connects venues with touring jazz artists to expand live jazz in diverse and underserved communities, offering potential artist fee subsidies through artist-awarded grants.
Funder: South Arts
Due Dates: Rolling (no deadlines; apply anytime)
Funding Amounts: No direct funding; opportunity to be matched with artists for Jazz Road engagements, with potential for artist fee subsidies through artist-awarded grants.
Summary: Connects venues and presenters of all types with jazz artists for touring and engagement opportunities in diverse communities.
Description
This opportunity is designed for organizations and individuals interested in presenting jazz and expanding jazz engagement in their communities. South Arts is seeking presenters and venues of all types—ranging from jazz clubs and performing arts centers to non-traditional spaces such as houses of worship, galleries, or community centers—to join a network that connects them with jazz artists seeking to tour through the Jazz Road initiative. While this is not a direct grant, participating venues may benefit from reduced or subsidized artist fees when artists receive Jazz Road funding for tours that include their site. The goal is to facilitate new connections, bring jazz to both traditional and underserved settings, and foster vibrant jazz programming nationwide.
