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Northern Line: Jazz North's Live Touring Support Programme

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Closes

November 2, 2026

Effort

About 90 minutes

Cost to apply

Free

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What it is

Northern Line is a flagship development programme that provides intensive support to northern jazz artists and bands, including cash bursaries, artist development planning, industry mentoring, and a showcase at Manchester Jazz Festival. The programme has supported 95 bands since 2013 and is seeking five new artists for this 13th round.

Who it is for

Jazz and jazz-adjacent artists and bands based in northern England.

Open to artists in United Kingdom.

The call says: “Source page restricts to Northern England”

open to all

Where

United Kingdom

When

November 2, 2026

Starts May 23, 2027

What you get

A cash bursary scaled to ensemble size and touring ambitions, an artist development plan, a showcase performance at Manchester Jazz Festival on 23 May 2027 with promoter networking, and one-to-one support from the Jazz North team.

What you need to apply

  • Video upload or media link demonstrating live performance
  • Eligibility questions, basic information, project details and application questions
  • Equality and diversity monitoring form (optional)

How long it takes

About 90 minutes

Short application. Estimated from the 3 items this application asks for, not from the organisation.

Cost to apply

Free

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Go to the application

https://www.jazznorth.org/northern-line