Funding Opportunity

Peter Whittingham Jazz Award

Supporting emerging jazz musicians with £5,000 towards their career plans

The Peter Whittingham Jazz Award supports emerging jazz artists or groups with the creativity and ambition to build a career in music.

One awardee will receive:

  • £5,000 in financial support towards your work. This could include recording new material, a period of mentoring, promotional activity and much more
  • One-to-one business advice, tailored to your needs and delivered via experienced music industry professionals

In addition, a further £5,000 is distributed between musicians demonstrating potential to make an impact in the scene. Those musicians will also receive one-to-one business advice.

Requirements

This is for jazz creators at a tipping point in their career, whose application can show us that our support will help them develop their music and careers.

We welcome applicants from all walks of life, particularly those currently underrepresented in jazz such as women, people with disabilities, and individuals from minority ethnic backgrounds.

This support is for emerging or early career jazz musicians or groups.

To apply you must:

• Have a track record of making 40% of your income from music over the past two years or longer Exceptions apply for musicians with a long-term health condition and/​or disability that impacts your ability to earn
• Be aged 18 or over, living in the UK, with the right to live and work in the UK and with a UK bank account
• Not have more than £10,000 savings or access to other capital that could fund your planned activity

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