- LocationLondon, UK
- Type
- Salary
- Artformmusic
- ContactBecci Scotcher becci.scotcher@helpmusicians.org.uk
Description
Help Musicians UK (HMUK), the leading independent music charity, is proud to launch the Jazz Promoters Fellowship today—a new pilot programme in partnership with internationally recognised and award-winning jazz composer, educator and record producer, Issie Barratt.
This fully-funded HMUK Fellowship has been developed out of the need to create a gender balance within the jazz scene in the UK, provide a framework for best practice in training for promoters and has been supported by industry leaders across the sector.
Recent evidence—from Issie’s extensive four-year research project—shows 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.
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’s best jazz promoters, venues and festival directors.
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.
Key opportunities* of the programme include:
- Seven seminar days hosted at key points in the jazz calendar
- Development of a promoter’s job description and toolkit
- Monthly tutorials
- Mentoring from leading experts and peers
- Participation in roundtable discussions
- Devising and delivering a year-long self-initiated project
*An allocation will be made per candidate to cover support costs incurred throughout the pilot year.
Emerging promoters of all backgrounds and stages in their careers are encouraged to apply to this yearlong programme. Applications are now open and will close at midday Friday 7 July 2017 and successful recipients will be announced in late July.
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