Jazz Festivals Association - Hybrid Conference 1

Jazz Factory Festival 03.07.2021 Bitola
First hybrid conference organized by Jazz Festivals Association JFA

Goal
The main goal of the conference is to meet the different representatives of the jazz industry and to build future lasting connections, to develop mutual acquaintances and to merge their domain of work in a common collective goal - development of the jazz industry, a link between the Balkans and Europe.

Subject
• Jazz artist today, his place in the jazz industry, building successful jazz career.
• Organization of Jazz festivals, sustainability, their position and responsibility in the jazz industry, possibilities for connecting try artist mobility.

Time and place
Jazz Factory Festival 2021 Bitola – North Macedonia
National Theater
3 July, 10:00

Presenters
• Vinko Mihajlovic (MNE) director of Petrovac Jazz Festival
• Dragan Vlajnic (SRB) director of Kikinda Jazz & Blues Festival
• Ema Popivoda (MKD) pianist and director of Modoars Festival – Skopje
• Bojan Stefkovski (MKD) record label and director of Jazz Fortnight Festival - Skopje www.jazzfortnight.com
• Arlette Hovinga (NLD) jazz press promoter & media director That Jazz Girl www.arlettehovinga.com
• Simon Petermann (CHE) trombonist - musical director of Fisherman’s Orchestra - radio presenter at Radio Rabe and Swiss network for jazz professionals Swiss Jazz Days www.simonpetermann.ch
• Robi Jamnik (SVN) director of Jazz Ravne Festival www.jazzravne.si
• Ivan Teofilovic (SRB) jazz saxophonist and professor member of Naked – Serbia www.nakedbandbelgrade.com

Participants
• Students of the Musical Academy – University Goce Delchev – Stip – Jazz Department
• Jazz professionals – artists – musicians - journalist – other members of jazz industry.

Moderator
• Saso Popovski (MKD) president of JFA Jazz Festivals Association and director of JFF Jazz Factory Festival www.jff.mk