The European Jazz Conference was held for the first time in Portugal in September 2018, marking an absolute record in attendances: 348 registered delegates from 40 countries in Europe and beyond (including USA, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia).

For four consecutive days, professionals from the music sector including promoters, festival directors, artists and label managers, representatives from national/regional support organizations, booking agents, researchers and journalists met in the beautiful Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB) in Lisbon to network and discuss some of the most important issues concerning our common work in the jazz and creative music field.

The European Jazz Conference was co-organised by Associação Sons da Lusofonia, Europe Jazz Network (EJN) and the Centre Cultural de Belém, with the support of the Municipality of Lisbon, Lisbon Tourist Association, Visit Portugal, Meetings in Portugal and of the Creative Europe programme of the European Union, that is supporting EJN through its network strand for the period 2017-2021.