- Supporting French-American Cultural Exchange in Education and the Arts
Jazz & New Music
Overview
Today, more than ever, Villa Albertine, the French Embassy and the FACE Foundation are proud to encourage, promote and support artistic performances and creations.
In 2004, FACE Foundation created with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy two music programs, encouraging collaborations between French and American artists and ensembles, in the field of jazz and contemporary music.
Over the past fifteen years, the French-American Jazz Exchange granted $ 1.4 million in funds to support 104 creative projects, resulting in more than 40 recordings and 300 concerts in France and in the United States. The Contemporary Music Fund, later renamed the New Music Fund, granted $ 1.9 million to support 193 commissions, tours, and residencies for more than 100 ensembles and solo artists.
Since 2019, the Jazz & New Music program – a merging of the two independent programs: French American Jazz Exchange and New Music Fund – continues to support fruitful collaborations. Designed to encourage the creative and professional development of French jazz and contemporary composers, musicians and ensembles in the U.S., Jazz & New Music granted $ 567,800 to support 73 projects, resulting in 25 recorded albums and more than 200 concerts.
Jazz & New Music is a program of Villa Albertine and Albertine Foundation, in partnership with the French Embassy in the United States with support from the French Ministry of Culture, Institut français, SACEM (Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique) and the CNM (Centre National de la Musique).
The Grants
Financial support is given through:
– Creative Grants for new creations & new commissions.
– Touring Grants for tours of French artists and ensembles in the U.S.
Jazz & New Music has adjusted its criteria to better answer the needs of artistic cooperation between France and the United States in today’s world by encouraging the development of digital and hybrid (digital + in-person) projects.
Please read carefully the eligibility criteria and updated guidelines for each grant.
/ Creative Grants
Jazz & New Music Creative Grants support projects jointly conceived by French and American professional musicians and institutions that encourage artistic exploration, foster intercultural dialogue, and contribute to the dynamism of the musical aesthetics it defends. It also supports new commissions to French composers, especially in the field of new music.
/ Touring Grants
Jazz & New Music Touring Grants support touring projects of French musicians and ensembles with a minimum of three performances in the U.S.
Calendar / Application
THE 2023 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS IS NOW CLOSED
NEXT APPLICATION DEADLINE:
SPRING 2024 – TO BE ANNOUNCED
Sponsors & Partners
Jazz & New Music is a program of FACE Foundation and Villa Albertine, with support from:
— French Ministry of Culture
— Institut français
— Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique (SACEM)
— Centre National de la Musique (CNM)
Contact
Dylan Hadida
Program Officer, Music
jazznewmusic@face-foundation.tempurl.host