Become a member

WHY JOIN GRANDS FORMATS ?

The Grands Formats federation brings together jazz and improvised music big bands and collectives wishing to act to allow the voice of artists to be heard, and to bring music performed in large ensembles to light.

Being a member of Grands Formats is being part of a large family of artists built on sharing and solidarity. It is embracing the desire to pass on history and to defend musical creation, to fight for artists in jazz and improvised music in all its diversity.

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Call for applications is open from 2 October to 18 December 2023

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Membership criteria (France)

The music ensemble or artist collective hoping to join the federation must :

Agree to the values of our federation charter
Have been founded by or be run by one or more artists
Include at least 8 professional musicians
Follow a coherent and quality artistic vision which aims in particular at broadening repertoire for large ensembles, jazz and improvised music
Be a long-term project: the ensemble or collective must account for a three-year history minimum to enter the federation as an active member. However, you can apply as companion member after a year’s activity
Account for a significant performance activity
Be professionally structured
Employ professional musician
Have its own legal existence or be attached to an independent legal structure allowing it managerial autonomy
Comply with its social and fiscal administrative obligations
Have its tax domicile in France.

Membership criteria (other European countries)

The music ensemble hoping to join the federation must :

Be a professional music ensemble
Include at least 8 professional musicians
Have a large ensemble artistic project meant for the long term
Account for a two-year history and a significant performance activity
Follow a coherent artistic vision in the field of jazz and improvised music
Be hosted by a legal and administrative structure
Comply with work legislations, social and fiscal obligations of its country
Wish to take part in a collective initiative.

Commitments

Ensembles and artist collective wishing to join the federation commit to :

Respecting the Grands Formats charter
Paying a yearly contribution ranging from 75€ to 250€ depending on their budget (for French members)
Paying a 50€ yearly fee for members of the European network (for non-French members)
Taking part in the federation’s General Assemblies
Contributing to the federation’s studies and surveys by communicating data.

How to join the federation ?

Your ensemble or collective meets the criteria mentioned above and you wish to join Grands Formats and actively partake in its activities ? Please contact our delegate general to discuss your application and the procedure to follow.

Timeline

The applications are examined once a year by the Board members, in spring. You may contact the delegate general to ask questions and understand the procedure to follow.

The call for applications to join Grands Formats in 2024 is open from 2 October to 18 December 2023.

" The Grands Formats federation enables me to be represented on a national scale, it gives me a better understanding of the large ensemble landscape in France, and the sensation of being part of a larger family. "Pierre Baldy-Moulinier, conductor of the Oeuf Big Band

" Grands Formats enables us to collectively make our voices heard, and to defend a way of making music that diverges from that imposed by the mainstream industry steamroller. "Frédéric Maurin, artistic director of the National Jazz Orchestra

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