Are you a musician based in Northern UK, working in improvisation and jazz?

MJF hothouse is a sixth-month programme for musicians to learn, experiment and create new work.

Hothouse artist development programme is not a predetermined or one-size-fits-all approach, and each round is designed around the selected artists. Throughout Hothouse, we help you unearth undiscovered potential, to grow as a musician, and support you to make your best music yet. We look at the conditions you are working in, and the bigger picture – aiming always to improve your prospects and encouraging you to dream bigger.

We also pay you and your band to do this. Why?

Well that’s simple; we want to diversify who makes and experiences jazz, and to further push the boundaries of what jazz is. We’re committed to working with people who are underrepresented in jazz and within the music industry at large. We are most interested in supporting people who face barriers, and this area is where we have pre

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