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Better Live Music

How do you measure the ecological footprint of the live music sector and how do you create a strong network for music professionals in Europe?


Better Live is a four-year collaborative project between eleven European partners from the world of jazz and improvised music. It is a follow-up to the Footprints project, which involved two years of research into sustainability and support for professionals in the music sector. Based on these results, we are now introducing low-carbon tours aiming to reduce the ecological footprint of both artists and audiences compared to the total footprint created by tours, festivals and concerts. In addition, we want to improve geographical diversity when programming tours in Europe. We are working hard to create a sustainable and strong network within and between various European countries and regions. Check out the Better Live website and the video above for more info.

In the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, the Better Live project is led by BIMHUIS. The first tour of the American band Amirtha Kidambi’s Elder Ones took place on various European stages (4 to 13 April 2024). The second tour is organized together with Jazz Migration and present two remarkable talents who will travel through Europe together: Adèle Viret Quartet and Louise Jallu Quartet.

Better Live is a collaboration between Le Périscope (FR) / Wytwornia Foundation (PL) / BIMHUIS (NL) / Oslo Nasjonal Jazzscene (NO) / Plataforma Jazz España (ES) / Zavod Sploh (SI) / The Cluster (GR) / Improvised Music Company (IE) / G Livelab Tampere (FI) / EMEE – European Music Exporters Exchange (BE) / jazzahead! (DE) and funded by the European Union within the framework of the Creative Europe program.

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