The Jazz Services National Touring Support Scheme (NTSS) is designed to promote musicians and small groups of merit not readily promoted by the commercial sector and other agencies and to maximise attendance at these events, covering the full range of jazz music, idioms and styles. At the same time, it hopes to encourage promoters, help grow the audience for jazz, increase small-scale touring and provide useful data for the Jazz Services database.

The scheme offers awards up to a maximum of £1500 for a minimum of 5 dates up to a maximum of £2500 for a minimum of 9 dates. Additionally, Jazz Services provides a publicity service for the chosen bands.

Applications are invited quarterly; each quarter the Jazz Services Touring Committee meet, listen to the applicants' CDs, read their applications and decide whether they should recieve funds, and, if so, how much. Other conditions apply which are detailed in the application form and documentation.

Select one of the below for a criteria and application form (forms include deadline dates):

Criteria and Application Form in PDF format

Criteria and Application Form in Word format