There are many ways in which brands and media owners can benefit from partnering with us and we would be delighted to discuss the various opportunities with you. For further information regarding the sponsorship and sampling packages available for the 2009 festival please contact Elese Fisher on 01932 251 133 or email:
Major Partners:
For the last three years we have had the great priviledge of welcoming the team of Kawai UK, accompanied by their 9’6” EX-Shigeru concert grand piano and a great number of grand and digital pianos throughout our festival venues. We are exceptionally honoured to welcome from Japan, the gentleman who handbuilds the 10 Shigeru’s produced each year, who is a total master at his work and here ensures that the Shigeru delivered to our Winter Gardens stage is in totally tip top condition and finely tuned before each performance.
Joined as partners to this festival by sponsoring the Jazz Chill stages for 2008 and involving a range of superb Spanish vineyards in the promotion of various wines of all price ranges from across Spain.
Other Partners:
The owners of the Spyglass Inn and the Met Wine Bar on Ventnor Esplanade are amongst the most celebrated hostelries of the Isle of Wight and certainly a major part of anyone’s visit to this town. Every year, the charismatic Boathouse at the Spyglass Inn becomes a venue for the Jazz Festival and the owners, who support live music all year around in the Spyglass, contribute to the costs of operating the jazz festival in the town.
The Island’s premier 4* hotel is here in Ventnor and hosts a weekend residents only jazz dining package every year and is a stylish base from which to stroll down to the jazz festival venues. The hotel pays for its own acts and overheads in the hosting of this part of the festival.
Isle of Wight vineyard near Ryde producing a range of red, white and sparkling wines as well as fruit liqueurs and fruit juices all freshly pressed and made on the premises. Rosemary Vineyard are involved in the operation of our Jazz Village bars which also provides a promotional opportunity for these lovely English wines and locally grown and pressed juices.
A key component of any sucessful festival is the sound and stage management crew. Our crew are Island based, mostly in Ventnor and they really understand the world of music, events and musicians. The Widget Productions team help us to help everyone.
Media Partners:
Throughout the year we are supported by many regional, national and international publications, as well as prominent TV or Radio stations on the BBC networks. We welcome all media partners who can help us to promote live jazz and let jazz lovers know the dates and the line up for the Isle of Wight International Jazz Festival each year. The media are invaluable, not just to us as festival organisers but mostly to the many jazz musicians who need us to keep jazz live so they have the opportunity to earn their living and have an appreciative and good sized audience to play to. For press contact, please email iowjazz@btconnect.com
Amongst our ongoing media partners are those who use the latest in digital internet broadcasting solutions including:
Worldwide internet radio station broadcasting from the South of England to 3.2million people who tune in to PlayRadio multi genre stations all over the world. The radio station playing on our website is PlayJazz. Click this logo to listen to PlayJazz or other PlayRadio stations at any time.
UK Entertainment Channel (click to view)
A newly-launched, Isle of Wight-based IPTV channel, which promotes and broadcasts traditional variety shows and family-friendly programming, is rapidly attracting viewers from as far afield as Canada, the USA, Australia, the Far East, Mexico, India and Russia. The UK Entertainment Channel, on the Global Digital Broadcast network, shows only pure U certificate content and is the sister channel to terrestrial Mediterranean International Television, which has been broadcasting across the south coast of
Festival Suppliers:
Marvilous Catering are an Island based small operation and are becoming popular favourites at our festivals with their freshly cooked and healthy oriental dishes that use locally grown fresh vegetables – all served with the smiles and humour of Marvi’s girls.
Event Organisers / promotors:
In association with:
Quay Arts (hosting the Quay Arts free fringe stage and open-mic)
Perks of Ventnor (Winter Gardens Bar and Riviera Restaurant)
Professor Bob Cotton (for media and design advice and guidance)
Gavin Newman (web design)
Widget Audio (for all sound systems & stage production)
IOW Council various departments (except tourism and amenity land hire)
the Island Emergency Services
Hampshire Constabulary
Ventnor Winter Gardens, Spyglass Inn Boathouse, Mill Bay Inn, St Catherine’s Church, Ventnor Baptist Church, The Royal Hotel, Ventnor Towers Hotel, East Dene
Volunteers (helping all round with festival organisation & site set up & running), particularly those of Friends of the Ventnor Winter Gardens charity
The Ventnor Piano Fund
BPM
NatWest Bank (very supportive on-Island banking personnel with excellent business customer relationship handling)
Ventnor Town Council