BRECON JAZZ STAKEHOLDERS
Terms of Reference

MEMBERSHIP
A Brecon Jazz Festival Stakeholder Group was originally established in 2012 following the withdrawal of previous commercial operators Hay Festivals Ltd, and later Orchard Media Ltd (Cardiff) in 2015. The group comprised of local strategic representation, and was attended by officers from the Community Regeneration (Powys County Council) and the Arts Council of Wales. This group is now replaced by the Brecon Jazz Music Trust & Forum, representing a Community Befit Company (Brecon Jazz Festival Ltd establised in 2016) which is committed to ensuring the long term survival of the Festival and to it's continuity. Their latest festival programming appears on the official website breconjazz.org.

PURPOSE
The purpose of the Brecon Jazz Music Trust is to provide a strong local input into the process of identifying and supporting the Festival operators & contributors, and to ensure that the Brecon Jazz Festival achieves real community involvement. The Trust is both a consultative forum, and a decision-making body.

RESPONSIBILITIES
This voluntary group is responsible for:-
• sharing information and ideas relating to Brecon Jazz Festival and its futu sustainable development;
• informing potential considerations to be factored into the funding, brief and timetable for the appointment of a promoter of Brecon International Jazz Festival;
• providing a local forum throughout the process of putting in place any additional promoters, the mounting of the Festival, and beyond, and offering perspectives on the success or shortcomings of Festival delivery;
• being a forum for galvanising local inputs that can ensure aspects of the sustainability of the future of the Festival.

FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS
The Brecon Jazz Music Trust meets as and when required in agreement with members.

ARRANGEMENTS
Meetings are jointly led and managed by Brecon Jazz Club-Jazz Club (Cymru), Freinds of Brecon Jazz, Brecon Town Council and local music promoters, who ensure the running of the meetings and provide notes of actions to members. All members attend meetings prepared to feedback as to their organisation’s views on issues under discussion. Any member unable to attend a meeting may arrange for an appropriate nominated substitute with sufficient authority to attend provided the Chair is notified in advance.

REPORTING
The transmission of information to members of the group is the responsibility of the Brecon Jazz Music Trust & F orum.

For more information about how to get involved contact: Brecon Jazz Club info(at)breconjazzclub.org