Help Musicians UK (HMUK), the leading independent music charity, is proud to launch the Jazz Promoters Fellowship today\u2014a new pilot programme in partnership with internationally recognised and award-winning jazz composer, educator and record producer, Issie Barratt.<\/p>\n
This fully-funded HMUK Fellowship has been developed out of the need to create a gender balance within the jazz scene in the UK and provide a framework for best practice in training for promoters. The move has been supported by industry leaders across the sector.<\/p>\n
Recent evidence\u2014from Issie\u2019s extensive four-year research project\u2014shows that women are hugely underrepresented in jazz, often excluded from performance opportunities, rarely booked as often as their male counterparts, and infrequently considered in development initiatives.<\/p>\n
The Fellowship will aim to change perceptions and create a new, inclusive jazz landscape. It will focus on equipping the next generation of male and female promoters for a career in the industry by working closely with many of the UK\u2019s best jazz promoters, venues and festival directors.<\/p>\n
By the end of this Fellowship’s pilot year (July 2018), participants will have had invaluable opportunities in order to deliver a year-long personal project aimed at addressing the equality gap.<\/p>\n
Key opportunities* of the programme include:
\n\u2022 Seven seminar days hosted at key points in the jazz calendar
\n\u2022 Development of a promoter\u2019s job description and toolkit
\n\u2022 Monthly tutorials
\n\u2022 Mentoring from leading experts and peers
\n\u2022 Participation in roundtable discussions
\n\u2022 Devising and delivering a year-long self-initiated project<\/p>\n
*An allocation will be made per candidate to cover support costs incurred throughout the pilot year.<\/p>\n
Emerging promoters of all backgrounds and stages in their careers are encouraged to apply to this yearlong programme.<\/p>\n
Applications are now open and will close at midday Friday 7 July 2017 and successful recipients will be announced in late July.<\/p>\n
Claire Gevaux, Creative Director, HMUK said: \u201cAs an independent voice, HMUK is committed to a fair, inclusive and equal music industry, and is keen to turn conversations into action.<\/p>\n
Our recent partnership announcement with Women in Music enables us to continue to question, have conversations, discuss and raise awareness of gender equality\u2014working in tandem to address this imbalance.<\/p>\n
We\u2019re really proud to announce and deliver this Fellowship in partnership with Issie Barratt. With a wealth of relevant experience and a broad network of contacts inclusive of promoters, managers and agents, Issie is ideal to oversee the project.\u201d<\/p>\n
Issie Barratt said: \u201cAs I celebrate my 30th year in the music profession I\u2019m astonished there\u2019s still such a gender imbalance within the jazz scene.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m confident that this new Jazz Promoters Fellowship will not only help a new cohort of jazz promoters establish best practice, but will also lead the way in creating a more diverse and inclusive jazz scene for us all to enjoy in the not so distant future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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