Roundtable discussion on raising artists’ awareness of the challenges involved in promoting their musical content. The importance of understanding the issues surrounding digital marketing—both individually and collectively—to foster a comprehensive approach to supporting creative music.

Speaker
Florent Briqué – Artist. L’Oreille en Friche

Location : Maison du Festival

The Annual JAZZ(s)RA Members’ Meeting: presentation of the annual report, the 2025 activity and financial plan (updated for 2026), election of the new Board of Directors, and a group discussion on current issues.

10h-13h : Le Club
Audience: professionals in the jazz and contemporary music industry

In 2026, the jazz sector—and the contemporary music scene more broadly—is evolving amid a profound transformation of economic balances and public priorities: the reduction or reallocation of national funding mechanisms (FONPEPs, “Better Production, Better Distribution” programs, etc.), the restructuring of resources allocated to CNM programs, new directions and changes in the operating procedures of Sacem, Adami, and Spedidam, and complex budgetary trade-offs by local authorities that most often prioritize sports, heritage, and major events at the expense of “year-round” live performance—these are all signs that call into question the current model of production and distribution and that warrant reevaluation.

In this context, how can we guarantee artistic employment, support creation, ensure the circulation of works, and strengthen the structuring of teams? What new balances can be devised between public responsibility and professional initiative? This plenary session aims to open a frank dialogue among practitioners in the field to outline the contours of a new cooperation pact—one that is clearer, more inclusive, and more sustainable for the future of music production and distribution in France and its regions. A discussion followed by an exchange between representatives of institutions and collective management organizations, who will share their approaches aimed at achieving a better balance between “better production/

Representatives from the professional sector(10h> 11h20)
Preamble
Julien Arnaud – Strato Music – Coprésident JAZZ(s)RA
Guillaume Anger – Jazz à Vienne
Speakers 
Florent Briqué – Artiste. L’Oreille en Friche
Claire Vaillant – Artiste. Lilananda
Ourida Yaker – Agent d’artistes – Tour’n’sol Prod
Pierre Dugelay – Directeur – Le Périscope
André Cayot – Les Arches en Jazz. Président JM France
Moderation
Claire Rouet – La Baie des Singes

Representatives of institutions and collective management organizations (11h40> 13h)
Introduction & Moderation 
Joséphine Grollemund – Codirectrice des Détours de Babel & coprésidente JAZZ(s)RA
Speakers
Adrien Moniot – Directeur Culture & Patrimoine – Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Nathalie Roy – Responsable du Pôle Musiques Actuelles – SACEM
Franck Edouard – Directeur de l’Action culturelle – SPEDIDAM
Corinne Sadki – Directrice/ Responsable Pole International – CNM
Dominique Muller – Directeur de la Musique – DGCA Ministère de la Culture
[TBA] – ADAMI

14h-15h30 : musée gallo-romain de Saint-Romain-en-Gal – Auditorium
Audience: artists, students, educators

Are you an author, composer, publisher, director, or audiovisual producer, or do you run a festival or produce a show? Sacem can provide you with financial support. Antoine Klein, a project manager at Sacem in the Music for Visual Media department, will explain the various programs available in this specific field.

Speaker
Antoine Klein – Project Manager in the Music for Visual Media Department at Sacem and for the Franco-American Cultural Foundation, organizer of The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles.

14h30-15h45 : musée gallo-romain de Saint-Romain-en-Gal – Grande salle
Audience: This event is for programmers only.

What criteria define these festivals in order to establish a consistent framework, raise awareness of, and promote the work of these organizations—which balance the promotion of jazz music at both the national and regional levels and operate throughout the calendar year? This meeting will provide an opportunity to present, in the form of a charter, a set of values that unite these festivals, and to address the many challenges that the leaders of these organizations must take into account, inviting them to contribute to this dynamic, which deserves special attention.

Speakers

An initiative presented by André Cayot (Les Arches en Jazz) and Bernard Descotes (Jazz à Barraux), open to all event organizers for the purpose of sharing experiences.

16h-18h : musée gallo-romain de Saint-Romain-en-Gal – Espace restaurant
Audience: producers, leading artists

Registration opens: May 26, 2026. A pro pass is required to register for the speed meetings.

Organized in partnership with SACEM and ADAMI, these speed-meetings have become, over the course of the Jazz Forums, the event’s signature feature, featuring no fewer than 30 national participants (the international session, organized in partnership with the CNM and the Institut Français, takes place the following day).

The format: 10-minute face-to-face meetings. Three meetings will be scheduled from among the five requests submitted. Please note: only one person per organization may submit a meeting request!

Speakers

• Ségolène Alex – Jazzèbre
• Antoine de la Ronciere – AJMI
• Jean-Paul Ricard – Jazz in Arles
• Frederic Roy – Pannonica
• Yamilé Bengana – Studio de l’ermitage
• Sebastien Vidal – Nice Jazz Festival
• Noémi Duez – Altitude Jazz Festival
• Fernando Ladeiro Marques – MaMA Music & Convention
• André Cayot – Les Arches en Jazz
• Yann Subts – Tourcoing Jazz Festival
• Danièle Gambino – Paris Jazz Festival
• Elsa Viguier – 38riv Jazz Club
• Cédric Le Ru – Vannes Echos Jazz
• Joséphine Grollemund – Les Détours de Babel
• Raphaël Dumont – Le Périscope/Récif
• Claire Rouet/Rémi Guicquéro – La Baie des Singes
• Pierre Tabardel – SMAC07
• Ludovic Murat – Le Solar
• Bernard Descotes – Jazz à Barraux
• Lizon Lavaud – Centre National de la Musique
• Oscar Finjean – Institut Français
• Franck Edouard – Spedidam
• Nathalie Roy – Sacem

18h30-19h45 : Le Club/ Les terrasses du Club
A welcome message from the teams at Jazz à Vienne, JAZZ(s)RA, and our partners
Professional networking reception reserved for holders of pro passes for that day.

10h-12h : Maison du festival
Audience: professionals in the jazz and contemporary music industry

A special event organized by the Centre National de la Musique and the Institut Français that highlights trends in music distribution and collaboration through the testimonials of invited professionals.

Speakers
International professional delegation invited by the Centre National de la Musique and the Institut Français:

• Jay Cox – On a Plate (UK)
• Vanessa Horowitz – Jazz sur la plage (Suisse)
• Christine Sorries – Münsterland Festival (All.)
• Artiom Naghdyan – Yerevan Jazz Fest / Armenian State Jazz Orchestra / Journée internationale du jazz (Arménie)
• Aggelos Kleitsikas – Athens Jazz Festival (Grèce)
• Parker & Lenox / Festival M Jazz / Jazz en Chapultepec / podcast « Jazz en las Rocas » (Mexique)
• Borna  Šečer – Festival JazzHR (Croatie)
• Karolina Juzwa – Wytwórnia Foundation (Pologne)
• Aneta Norek – Seifert Competition, Seifert Jazz Days Krakow (Pologne)
• Greg Lambousy – New Orleans Jazz Museum (USA)
• Hannah Gold – Newport Festivals Foundations (USA)
• Victor Kye – Jarasum Jazz Festival (Corée)
• Kostia Pace – Jazz Station (Bel.)
• Mawuto Dick – Togo Jazz (Togo)
• Salako – Afrojazz Festival Abuja (Nigéria)

10h30-12h30 : musée gallo-romain de Saint-Romain-en-Gal – Auditorium
Audience: artists, students, educatorsAudience: artists, students, educators

This event aims to shed light on the central role of music publishers in the music-for-visuals ecosystem at a time of profound economic and technological change. It will explore new practices in music publishing: rights management, support for composers, catalog development, the emergence of new markets, and the impact of artificial intelligence. Drawing on the expertise of dedicated publishers, the roundtable will provide concrete insights to better understand the current and future challenges facing music publishing in support of audiovisual creation.

Speakers
Juliette Metz – Editrice & Directrice Générale – Encore Merci /BAM Music – Présidente de la CSDEM – Chambre Syndicale de l’Édition Musicale
Gilles Collot – Synch Manager – Sony Music
Cécile Bernier – Directrice Générale – Budde Music France
Andréas Chave – Editions A.Chave – Editeur, agent d’artistes
Moderation : Marc Maret – Membre de la CSDEM – Expert Stratégie Médias Jazz à Vienne

14h-16h : Maison du festival
Audience: professionals in the jazz and contemporary music industry

Speakers

• Soco Collado – Presidente de Es Musica
• Pablo Eulate – Acción Cultural Española (AC/E)
• Xacobe Martínez Antelo – AIE, Sociedad de Artistas, Intérpretes y ejecutantes
• Miguel Ramírez – Plataforma de Jazz de España
• Xavier Barceló – De la Fira B! Feria de música del Gobierno Balear
• Moderation – Lizon Lavaud (CNM) & Oscar Finjean (Institut Français)

14h30-17h30 : musée gallo-romain de Saint-Romain-en-Gal – Auditorium
Audience: artists, students, educators

From composition to dramatic integration, music in film and television plays a central role in audiovisual storytelling. This conference explores the artistic, technical, and economic challenges of creating music for film and television series: the dialogue between director and composer, production constraints, the role of the musician, and evolving tools and practices. Through the combined perspectives of Laetitia Pansanel-Garric, Romain Allender, and Valentin Couineau, this event is aimed at music professionals and students eager to better understand the specific challenges of music for film and television and the practical realities of this creative field.

Speakers
Laetitia Pansanel-Garric – Compositrice
Romain Allender – Compositeur
Valentin Couineau – Compositeur
Modération – Jean-Marc Serre – Compositeur & Fondateur/ Responsable Master MAAV

10h-12h : Jardins du festival
Audience: producers, leading artists

Registration opens: May 26, 2026. A Pro Pass is required to register for the speedmeetings.

“The” session for anyone involved in exporting an artistic project or a band roster. A session co-organized in partnership with the Centre National de la Musique and the Institut Français. The format: 10-minute face-to-face meetings. Three meetings will be scheduled from among the five requests submitted. Please note: only one person per organization may request a meeting!

Speakers

• Soco Collado – Presidente de Es Musica (Esp.)
• Pablo Eulate – Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) (Esp.)
• Xacobe Martínez Antelo – AIE, Sociedad de Artistas, Intérpretes y ejecutantes (Esp.)
• Miguel Ramírez – Plataforma de Jazz de España (Esp.)
• Xavier Barceló – De la Fira B! Feria de música del Gobierno Balear (Esp.)
• Ashley Kahn – Auteur de Miles ’55: The Prestige Recordings de Miles Davis (Grammy Award 2026) (USA)
• Jay Cox – On a Plate (UK)
• Vanessa Horowitz – Jazz sur la plage (Suisse)
• Christine Sorries – Münsterland Festival (All.)
• Artiom Naghdyan – Yerevan Jazz Fest / Armenian State Jazz Orchestra / Journée internationale du jazz (Arménie)
• Aggelos Kleitsikas – Athens Jazz Festival (Grèce)
• Parker & Lenox / Festival M Jazz / Jazz en Chapultepec / podcast « Jazz en las Rocas » (Mexique)
• Borna  Šečer – Festival JazzHR (Croatie)
• Karolina Juzwa – Wytwórnia Foundation (Pologne)
• Aneta Norek – Seifert Competition, Seifert Jazz Days Krakow (Pologne)
• Greg Lambousy – New Orleans Jazz Museum (USA)
• Hannah Gold – Newport Festivals Foundations (USA)
• Victor Kye – Jarasum Jazz Festival (Corée)
• Kostia Pace – Jazz Station (Bel.)
• Mawuto Dick – Togo Jazz (Togo)
• Salako – Afrojazz Festival Abuja (Nigéria)

Coordination : Lizon Lavaud (Centre National de la Musique) & Oscar Finjean (Institut Français)

10h30-12h : Église Saint-Pierre
Audience: amateur and professional photographers

As part of the International Jazz Forum – Second Edition, organized at Jazz à Vienne, this event dedicated to photographers aims to highlight a vital—yet still underdeveloped—component of the jazz industry. For several months now, efforts have been underway to promote this cultural heritage, particularly through collaboration with collectors. This initiative has brought to light the richness of existing archives and the importance of preserving them. In this vein, it now seems essential to extend this discussion to photographers, whose perspectives have helped document, shape, and disseminate the history of jazz.

This meeting thus aims to create a space for exchange and structuring, in order to bring these actors together around a shared vision of “heritage-building.” Through their images, photographers play a vital role in the living memory of jazz: they capture its moments, faces, and places, and construct its representations.

This collective gathering will be an opportunity to:
– better understand their professional and artistic practices,
– identify the specific challenges they face (rights, distribution, recognition, working conditions…),
– explore the issue of their archives (creation, preservation, promotion),
– and lay the groundwork for a collective dynamic across the sector.

12h15-13h45 : Jardins du festival
Audience: holders of the professional pass for the day in question.

14h-15h30 : Église Saint-Pierre

Ashley Kahn (born 1960) is an American music historian, journalist, and producer. He was born in the Bronx, New York, and grew up in Cincinnati. Kahn graduated from Columbia University in 1983. While studying at Columbia, he hosted a jazz and blues show on WKCR radio, where he was known on the air as “The Cincinnati Kid.” In 2014, Kahn co-wrote Carlos Santana’s autobiography, titled *The Universal Tone: Bringing My Story To Light*. In 2015, Kahn won a Grammy Award for his liner notes accompanying the release of John Coltrane’s *Offering: Live at Temple University*. In 2026, Kahn won another Grammy Award for his liner notes for Miles Davis’s *Miles ’55: The Prestige Recordings*, which he will present as part of the *Miles Davis 100* exhibition co-produced by Jazz à Vienne, JAZZ(s)RA, the Department of Isère, and the INA.

To date, his most critically acclaimed books focus on two major jazz albums: Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue and John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme. He writes articles, interviews, and other content on music, and is a prolific author of album notes for various labels, earning him three ASCAP/Deems Taylor Awards and three Grammy Award nominations. He currently teaches at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, within the Clive Davis Institute for Recorded Music.

Speaker
Ashley Kahn (US) – music historian

14h30-16h : Le Club

Overview of SPEDIDAM: revenue collection, distribution, international initiatives, and economic, social, and cultural issues. Overview of Cultural Action grants and recent developments.

Speaker
Franck Edouard – Directeur chargé de la culture et de la communication, SPEDIDAM.