JFC is recognized as a global leader in the area of tour development processes. JFC offers valuable services that serve the needs of the membership while reinforcing the Canadian touring circuit. JFC member services include:
Network Meetings & Professional Development
Network meetings provide an essential forum for the sharing of best practices and professional development including specialized sessions on marketing, education and outreach, advocacy and fundraising. Network meetings are an ideal place for members to discuss strategies for building organizational capacity and stability. Network meetings provide an arena for both emerging and well-established presenters to work together as a group to develop effective solutions to ongoing challenges that all presenting organizations face.
Block Booking Sessions
Facilitated by the Executive Director and Director of Operations, block booking meetings are one of the most important aspects of network activity as they provide a structured environment where programmers share knowledge of both established and emerging talent on the Canadian and international jazz scene. Extensive tours featuring regional, national and international artists are developed during these meetings. Participants discuss fees, logistics and other pertinent aspects of touring during these sessions. Meetings with agents allow Artistic Directors to become acquainted with projects that are being proposed for touring during the upcoming festival season.
Tour Facilitation Services
JFC’s Executive staff supports member events throughout the booking process, including facilitation of block booking sessions, programming conference calls, and documentation and dissemination of tour routing information. JFC members are able to contact staff on an ongoing basis for access to accurate details around artist fees and contact information for agents, artists and managers. This information, which is housed in an extensive up-to-date database, is an invaluable tool for jazz presenters wishing to increase their level of contact with representatives from management companies and international cultural agencies.
