Report of the Europe Jazz Network General Assembly European Jazz Conference & Jazz Finland Festival Hosted by the: Finnish Jazz Federation Helsinki, Finland 18 – 21 September 2014
Report of the Europe Jazz Network General Assembly European Jazz Conference & Jazz Finland Festival Hosted by the Finnish Jazz Federation Helsinki, Finland, 18 - 21 September 2014 Reporter: Martel Ollerenshaw Photos © Maarit Kytöharju
Index
PRESIDENT’S WELCOME 3
OVERVIEW 4
FRIDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2014 5
Welcome by Finnish Jazz Federation 5
Welcome by EJN President 7
EJN looks forward 7
SATURDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2014 15
Key Note Speaker, Ian Patterson 15
Beyond Europe 15
Notes from working groups 18
Formal General Assembly Agenda and Minutes 22
SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2014 34 Notes from working groups 34
APPENDIX A: Daily timetable 38
APPENDIX B: Jazz Finland Festival 42
APPENDIX C: EJN GA Participants and Members 43
APPENDIX D: Europe Jazz Conference Participants 51