Are you a musician and would you like to submit your project for one of our activities?
Les Lundis d’Hortense organizes a whole range of activities, including more than 100 concerts per season. Almost the entire programme – with the exception of certain special events – is based on calls for applications, which are listened to blindly by the members of the Board of Directors of the non-profit association. The vast majority of the members are professional musicians, the others are aficionados who are familiar with the genre. Each group has an equal chance of being selected for the activity for which they are applying. The musicians of the Board of Directors do not have the right to vote for the projects in which they are taking part.
Unfortunately, it is impossible to programme everyone. Out of the 159 Jazz Tour 2020–2021 applications, only nine groups will be selected, so please be patient and put things into perspective: a rejection is not a judgement on the artistic quality of the project. It is the sum of 18 subjective opinions that enables the most objective selection possible. Please ensure the sound quality of your clips, their effectiveness (no long introductions or 25-minute standards without arrangements) and correct editing (discussions between group members before or after the shot, false starts, long counts, etc.).
Best of luck!
Concert series taking place in different venues in Brussels.
Call for applications for one concert during the year 2024
Next deadline : 6 June 2023
The fee is €235 per musician (all charges included).
+ a contribution to the costs of 50 € per concert per musician living abroad (more than 50 km.
If the submitted audio tracks have not been recorded with the proposed musicians and/or if you have specific requests regarding your project, please note this in the ‘Remarks’ field of the registration form. Make sure you have the agreement of the musicians in your group, especially on the proposed conditions, before submitting your application.
If your group was already scheduled during the previous year, your application will not be considered.
9 groups touring Brussels and Wallonia between October and May.
Call for applications for the 2024–2025 season
Next deadline : 6 June 2023
The fee is 310 € par musicien, all charges included (Art&Vie and provincial interventions included).
+ a contribution to the costs of 50 € per concert per musician living abroad (more than 50 km from the Belgian border).
If the submitted audio tracks have not been recorded with the proposed musicians and/or if you have specific requests regarding your project, please note this in the ‘Remarks’ field of the registration form. Make sure you have the agreement of the musicians in your group, especially on the proposed conditions, before submitting your application.
If your group was already scheduled during the previous season, your application will not be considered.
The Jazz Tour is organized thanks to Art & Vie funding from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. Artists or artistic groups of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation involving an artistic team that mainly stems from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation may apply for Art & Vie recognition. Applications from groups that do not meet these conditions will not be considered.
Only the concerts on Sunday on the Grand-Place.
Call for applications for the 2024 edition (date to be confirmed – usually le last Sunday of May)
Next deadline : 6 June 2023
The fee is 300 € par musicien (all charges included).
+ a contribution to the costs of 50 € per concert per musician living abroad (more than 50 km.
If the submitted audio tracks have not been recorded with the proposed musicians and/or if you have specific requests regarding your project, please note this in the ‘Remarks’ field of the registration form. Make sure you have the agreement of the musicians in your group, especially on the proposed conditions, before submitting your application.
If you have already been programmed during one of the two previous seasons with your group, your application will not be considered.
This call is subject to the organisaziton of the event by the Brussels Jazz Weekend team – http://www.brusselsjazzweekend.be
Our cycle of solo and duet concerts, Midis d’Hortense, will not be repeated next season. Nevertheless, please continue to send us your solo and duo proposals for our other activities. In particular, we plan to organise thematic solo and duo evenings as part of the Soirs d’Hortense.
My application
Register your application via an online form (link at the bottom of the page). You will also be asked to submit three titles of your project in MP3 format to our address info@leslundisdhortense.be via the wetransfer.com website (click on ‘take me to free’ to access the free version). Do not send your extracts directly to our mailbox, we do not receive large files.
Demos and recordings of rehearsals or concerts are authorized, but be sure to send good quality recordings.
We will inform all the candidates of our selection when the programme has been finalized. This can take several months, depending on the activity.