tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74001351414548659422024-02-18T23:03:15.860-08:00UK Jazz Open Space 2011This is the report from the sessions called at the UK Jazz Open Space gathering in 2011.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400135141454865942.post-24101393115341124452011-11-27T04:23:00.000-08:002011-11-29T07:18:10.641-08:00The Original Invitation<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" ></span><span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >What are We doing about UK Jazz in 2011, and for 2012-2015?</span><br /><span style=" font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >November 2011</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> at </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Conway Hall</span></span><span style=" font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" ><br /><br />An invitation from Helen Mayhew, Dorian Ford, Juliet Kelly and Mike Gordon</span><span style=" font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" ><br />with support from Jazz Services, and sponsored by the Musicians' Union</span><span style=" font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" ><br /><br />This event was facilitated by Jenifer Toksvig</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />In a climate of cuts, what are we doing to ensure the future of jazz in the UK? </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Is UK jazz something to be proud of or embarrassed by?</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Is jazz misunderstood? What can I do to change that?</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />What does the culture around jazz listening mean for musicians? </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />How can the future of UK jazz be shaped in a climate of cuts, and the growth of homogenizing corporate culture?</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Who will shape the future of jazz in the UK?</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />This invitation is addressed to you if you</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />- think jazz is acceptably incorporated into UK musical culture</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />- think jazz is marginalised in UK musical culture</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />- are worried about reaching audiences</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />- don't care about who's listening and just want to play</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />- think the scene is cliquey</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />- are a student/graduate/player/promoter/fan</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />- think the same people get all the gigs</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />- think there are too many gimmicks</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />- think the scene is run by a very few people</span><span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><br /><br />Broadcaster and DJ Helen Mayhew:</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />‘I feel very strongly that jazz is often a forgotten or under-valued art form in the eyes of UK arts funding bodies. Although attracting similar sized audiences as classical or opera music, the subsidy it receives is disproportionately small in comparison. It is remarkable how the jazz scene manages to survive in this country despite this lack of support, with UK jazz musicians of international standing and outstanding calibre often playing gigs for a pittance in comparison with their colleagues in the classical world. Jazz club promoters often run their clubs on a shoestring as a labour of love, while classical orchestras and opera houses receive massive subsidy. I feel it is a matter of urgency that the Arts Council addresses and remedies this imbalance.’</span><span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><br /><br />Pianist Dorian Ford:</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />‘When I left Ian Carr's workshop at WAC, and went on to study at Berklee, I did so because at that time, there were no Jazz courses at UK music schools. Now there are many. Jazz is starting to become an accepted part of the 'academy'. And yet, I am not convinced about Jazz's place in UK culture. I find myself wondering what the expectations are of UK jazz graduates. I wonder about the relationship between the need for innovation and playing 'standards', and if this is connected to selling out versus integrity; whether there is a clear or vaguely perceived tribalism around this issue. I hope you'll come along and join us in finding out what we are doing about Jazz, because it is our life, and our livelihoods.’</span><br /><br /><span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Singer Songwriter Juliet Kelly:</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />‘Jazz has always been a "niche" genre but now, more than ever with massive cuts to the arts, we need to think as a community about how best we can harness available funds and create opportunities for all sections of the jazz community. I believe it's the right time for us to come together to outline the needs of the UK jazz scene and to highlight the steps that need to be taken ensure these needs are met.’</span><span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><br /><br />Promoter Mike Gordon:</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />'As promoter of Scarborough Jazz, which has been operating for twenty-seven years, and director of Scarborough Jazz Festival, I’m well aware of the threat currently posed to the future of jazz. At club level the danger is that, faced with reduced funding, promoters will resort to booking tried-and-tested, commercially safe bands and performers. Little known, younger, innovative groups are already losing their lifeblood: venues at which they can perform. Audiences will not be exposed to new genres - a vital prerequisite for the healthy development of any art form. But it's not just a matter of funding. Why do the media give jazz so little space? Why is it such a low priority in national and local authority arts policies? Why are our audiences largely from the older generation? The jazz community needs to address these questions and many others. Everyone interested in jazz has something to offer. If would be great if you could join us at this important event. With your support - and that of others you may know - this day may be the catalyst for positive perceptions and support of jazz.'</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />If you've got anything to say, if you don't yet know what you want to say or you just want to hear what others have to say; if you find yourself passionate about jazz or passionately moaning about jazz, if you are a jazz veteran or a jazz novice, know nothing about it but are vaguely curious, know too much about it or have questions to add to ours, please come along because this event needs you.</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 102);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">This event ran using Open Space technology, which gives anyone the chance to propose a starting point for discussion, then take part in one of these conversations, flit between them all, </span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >or head to the bar (or in this instance, urn).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(255, 204, 51); font-style: italic;">The event was made possible due to the support and generous sponsorship of the Musicians’ Union, which has a thriving Jazz Section. More on this event can be found at </span><a style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(255, 204, 51); font-style: italic;" href="www.jazzservices.org.uk">www.jazzservices.org.uk</a><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(255, 204, 51); font-style: italic;">. More information on the MU can be found at </span><a style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(255, 204, 51); font-style: italic;" href="www.theMU.org">www.theMU.org</a><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(255, 204, 51); font-style: italic;">.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 51);font-family:arial;" ><br />This event was free to MU members and £10/£5 concessions for non MU.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Email jazz.openspace@gmail.com for news about UK Jazz Open Space 2012</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400135141454865942.post-8281529009519067932011-11-27T04:21:00.000-08:002011-11-27T04:21:29.456-08:00Another blog...<span style="font-family: arial;">Another blog about the Jazz Open Space 2011.</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://surenuff.wordpress.com/2011/11/26/jazz-open-space/"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:#0000FF;"><u>http://surenuff.wordpress.com/2011/11/26/jazz-open-space/</u></span></span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400135141454865942.post-70958228597186938432011-11-25T13:47:00.000-08:002011-11-25T13:52:25.442-08:00Is there enough money in Jazz? Why is that? Can we create a commercial status for the UK Jazz Industry?<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">SESSION: Is there enough money in Jazz? Why is that? Can we create a commercial status for the UK Jazz Industry?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Convener(s):</span> Dorian Ford, Chrys Chijiutomi</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Participants:</span> Peter Slavid, Tabitha Timothy, Sue, Mike Gordon, John Blandford, George Foster, Peter Ind</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">Summary of discussion, conclusions and/or recommendations:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Commercial – not to be arts council based.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Arts council is money applied to transient things i.e. tours etc. as opposed to long term projects i.e. German radio stations funding big bands which go on to tour and make CDs etc.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"> What about BBC big band? Do they tour and make CDs?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Is the Jazz industry cohesive enough? </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">No, we don’t speak with one voice. Because of that it is unlikely to get much public funding.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Jazz organizations need to come together i.e. a federation. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Use arts council funding to seed core commercial ventures</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Jazz is a word the audience don’t understand. Therefore audiences need ‘work’!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Where is the connection between public/private resources?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">What about marketing a subscription series of concerts – possibly to sell to large companies.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Fan funding a way of funding a recording (USA)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">A survey of voluntary clubs/musicians (i.e. 150 hours/week for nothing vs size of audiences) i.e. how much are this size audience getting for nothing?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">How can the jazz community have the ear of arts council members/arts ministers? (members of the governing elite are more familiar with and likely to attend classical/opera than jazz – why? – when/how will this change?)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The jazz community/industry has no direct contact/influence with the establishment (with the possible exception of one company)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">BPI AIM – we need to get inside these establishments</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Issues about how public funding is used/obtained.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Issues about England being a very old establishment society with secret societies and old school tie networks etc. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Finding relationships with big money institutions i.e. investment banks etc.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Lobby BBC list of trustees and APPJAG.</span><br /><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400135141454865942.post-62056476952188695342011-11-25T12:46:00.001-08:002011-11-25T12:47:25.530-08:00Some reviews...<span style="font-family: arial;">Two reviews from the LondonJazz blog </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://londonjazz.blogspot.com/2011/11/jazz-open-space-conference-report.html">here</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> and </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://londonjazz.blogspot.com/2011/11/jacks-been-thinkingabout-mondays-jazz.html">here</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400135141454865942.post-90545755826539711272011-11-23T07:28:00.000-08:002011-11-23T07:31:41.225-08:00Photos 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13g5WKfb976Vpl1ef-YhRDX8YDqsD67hds8u3PMLmkvfQ3JA87V-X3pLqj8HP9-4XkrqfXYMryuSz2YSYrQB9bdRsqVy8ubw8Rwt22l-qPEYML-z-cP1LlcZhU9DQJBK0RLuR-lyz94U/s1600/session1.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;font-size:7pt;" ></span></span>there was massive diversity in the programme<br /><br />Could programming be more mixed – the classical approach of having well known repertoire in the same concert to new pieces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This approach might work in getting different groups playing on the same bill who wouldn’t otherwise, and lead to getting audiences to try something other than what they know they like.<br /><br />Jackie – classical music may be better funded but has similar problems.<br /><br />Discussion about tribalism and the need to identify with a certain thing.<br /><br />Keith’s experiences of playing in Asia to audiences who weren’t expecting to hear jazz, but being incredibly positive in their response because of some culture around the attitude of ‘wanting’ to enjoy and engage with the performer who is comfortable doing what they’re doing.<br /><br />Jackie:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>People spend their lives working in a narrow field feel like if someone criticizes their field, they’re criticizing their life.<br /><br />Folk:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>same tribalism as in jazz, between traditional, modern, rock influenced…with audiences walking out and complaining if the music is not what they know they already like.<br /><br />British Jazz Festivals<br /> - <span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;font-size:7pt;" ></span></span>mostly ticketed for each gig rather than 1 ticket for whole festival.<br /> - <span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;font-size:7pt;" ></span></span>Free stages enable people to go and see bands etc.<br /><br />Sexist environment – women (singers?) not feeling as if they’re taken seriously by male instrumentalists.</span></span> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Courier New"; panose-1:2 7 3 9 2 2 5 2 4 4; 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Eg All girl big bands? Should a musician be booked on merit or on gender?<br /><br />Jazz history and tradition male dominated – is this just filtering through?<br /><br />Whose responsibility is it to change the inequality….musicians of prominence/ promoters/ those in power/ teachers<br /><br />Are there enough female role models?<br /><br />Does a venue need public funding to ensure diversity….why can’t they ensure diversity without the funding?<br /><br />But venues need to be successful<br /><br />There are some people talking about gender in jazz – but why aren’t more…is it a difficult subject to discuss…?<br /><br />Should we include discussions about race, sexuality, age in discussions about gender?</span></span> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; 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font-family: arial;" lang="EN-US">SESSION: What are we worth?<br /><br />C</span><span style="font-family: arial;" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-weight: bold;">onvener(s):</span> Tim Whitehead<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">P</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">articipants:</span> Chris Greive (Scottish Jazz Federation), Rick Finlay, Annick Adjo, Jack Davis, John Cumming , Mao Yamada, Keith Michael,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Val Fenton<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">S</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">ummary of discussion, conclusions and/or recommendations:</span><br /><br />A review of the economic realities of being a professional musician, and it’s impact on their lives and the development of the art form.<br /><br />TW observed that BBC was an example of an institution (the largest employer of musicians in UK) whose agreed rates of pay are below a living wage (eg fee for live performance and rehearsal on national network radio £93 represents £15 per hr gross or annual earnings<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(if the musician worked at that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>level for a 40 hr week based on that rate of £25000 gross per annum in London). Cost of housing , and other expenses requires much bigger basic income.<br /><br />Rick said very grey areas needed clarifying. The MU often asked for solidarity from members on specific issues , but failed often to get<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the response/commitment to support. Further discussion ensued about how to achieve that solidarity in the jazz field, and several examples of undercutting and lack of solidarity on working conditions were cited.<br /><br />There were offered several ideas of how to encourage our fellow musicians<br /><br />To understand the significance of their actions , including MU being more pro active in this area, and encouraging the musicians to action.<br /><br />Several people expressed their fears of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the effect on their career on taking such actions.It was felt that the Union could offer support in these circumstances.<br /><br />John Cumming suggested we were aiming at the wrong targets. Musicians should research which areas would most help our cause, and then targeting them-would take time , but the current economic climate might see change 5 years hence. Big funders and institutions have entrenched positions around their interests and have good strategies for defending them.<br /><br />It was suggested that the level of funding offered by Arts Council and others was proportionately so low compared to other art forms like opera and orchestras, that an adjustment in distribution could be achieved within the current levels of overall funding.<br /><br />We should pull together professionals from other ares of finance etc to advise on possible scenario changes in the coming years to enable us to strategise.</span><br /><br /></span> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style 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/><span style="font-weight: bold;">Participants:</span> Beverley Orton, Peter Ind, Nigel (NYJO), Geoff Wright, Rosie, Russell Occomore, </span></span> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:Times; mso-hansi-font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --></style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Latterly<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>- Peter Slavid, John Cumming</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="" lang="EN-US"></span></span></p><p style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">S</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">ummary of discussion, conclusions and/or recommendations:</span></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">To some extent this issue is taboo with a good degree of hear say, rumour and general discomfort and lack of disclosure.</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">In NCY in the early 50’s the scene was integrated and became less so by the end of that decade</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">There needs to be equal representation generally within the industry i.e. nyjo has a diversity policy musically, ethnically, and gender-wise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The possible problem of NYJO in the past was a one man band which represented white middle class musicians.</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">The ratio of practitioners to venues creates extreme competition, but there needs to be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>collaboration.</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">The facebook page is that there is a perception that certain venues and organisations are being racist/prejudiced.</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Debate is good and can bring us together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Change is worthwhile and necessary.</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">We are all humans, we all have something to bring to this music.</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">We all have a responsibility to address representation/unfair representation.</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">There are natural communities/cliques.</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Public funding must and does mean diversity and representation</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">East Midlands – there are very few black/asian children involved in jazz.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Encourage young black and working class students of jazz in state education.</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Open University thesis “What is black british jazz?” – this was apparently a well funded thesis.</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">There needs to be a study of the demographics i.e. proportion of black musicians to population etc.<span style=""></span></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400135141454865942.post-13463696579362257122011-11-23T06:15:00.000-08:002011-11-23T06:37:29.761-08:00More entry points for young people<span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SESSION: More entry points for young people</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Convener(s): </span>Diana<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Participants:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Summary of discussion, conclusions and/or recommendations:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Photos were taken of the notes as no one from the group was able to transcribe. If anyone present would like to add a transcription, please email or post in comments.<br /><br /></span></span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQz7zvj8nQLQK6lzA-pfMncTQ5nzVX_Vu8npYUXAEl13-5sk6mgfl61vJ47wa3-B_mIaDtGCQAI7Y12JEEt_Y87_MUJ_pF36_QO2sXvf2us8-An0-VntSjtTEnl9UuOh26HGK9hyeE9pw/s1600/jos1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQz7zvj8nQLQK6lzA-pfMncTQ5nzVX_Vu8npYUXAEl13-5sk6mgfl61vJ47wa3-B_mIaDtGCQAI7Y12JEEt_Y87_MUJ_pF36_QO2sXvf2us8-An0-VntSjtTEnl9UuOh26HGK9hyeE9pw/s320/jos1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678200000517260290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq29bcD8AzB-SfXDTs99_XRnZJh87xD3hgczX5_42ZV4Nqo_vZjE3iwzpdPgz_C2acdk4EhdNq6clelLYB0ursCYUNVqKSh8y5l7BH9t_hlP_1JdEOvN-5oZV5ZidCvbnmZZxp0nkPuV4/s1600/jos2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq29bcD8AzB-SfXDTs99_XRnZJh87xD3hgczX5_42ZV4Nqo_vZjE3iwzpdPgz_C2acdk4EhdNq6clelLYB0ursCYUNVqKSh8y5l7BH9t_hlP_1JdEOvN-5oZV5ZidCvbnmZZxp0nkPuV4/s320/jos2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678200003510604754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUBb8YHG_Ff-08VaeKeQKMBiXYtauvvQvYCc578nmCGpBeHp-CzV_0bSJ4UEc1O7mS5s7ZrpkmrcgMkWaU6JUSvl-WfiU3Q50vXp2IurycAiMzKl9DwrQWgVwnhsyLX8PQzcbD0iuw48/s1600/jos3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUBb8YHG_Ff-08VaeKeQKMBiXYtauvvQvYCc578nmCGpBeHp-CzV_0bSJ4UEc1O7mS5s7ZrpkmrcgMkWaU6JUSvl-WfiU3Q50vXp2IurycAiMzKl9DwrQWgVwnhsyLX8PQzcbD0iuw48/s320/jos3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678200011617008258" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:arial;"> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><br /></span></span><style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:Times; mso-hansi-font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --></style><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"> </p><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400135141454865942.post-21151776539966565372011-11-22T17:18:00.000-08:002011-11-22T17:21:29.025-08:00What is the future – and the value – of the voluntary jazz club? Merged with: How should local jazz clubs judge their success?<span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-family: arial;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">SESSION: What is the future – and the value – of the voluntary jazz club? Merged with: How should local jazz clubs judge their success?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Convener(s):</span> Mike Gordon & Brian Allen<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Participants:</span> Pete Lyons, John Blandford, Brian Allen, Roan Kearsey-Lonosen, Margaret +, sue Lightaun<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Summary of discussion, conclusions and/or recommendations:</span><br /><br />What's criteria for success? Self evaluation consist wholly of whether financial plan is working out OK.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(Chichester).<br /><br />Developing young muisicians important.<br /><br />Jazz club more than just music – builds up social base from which people can be drawn into wider variety of styles.<br /><br />Benefits include encouraging young people from the locality.<br /><br />Massive amount of voluntary time not recognized nationally (ACE, Arts Ministers …). In a smallish local club can be in excess of a 100 hours a week – equates to 100s of thousands of £s a year nationally.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Jazz Services could calculate total hours across the country and publicise.<br /><br />National network of voluntarily promoted venues is massive and lifeblood of the business nationally and essential route for many young developing musicians.<br /><br />Without financial support from ACE it may not be possible for clubs to take more risks in programming more adventurous things.<br /><br />Financial support for opera is massively disproportionate – promoters need to be actively lobbying to redress the injustice.<br /><br />Request jazz Services organize a national voluntary promoters’ conference. </span></span> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:Times; mso-hansi-font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --></style>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400135141454865942.post-76950610443650462512011-11-22T17:16:00.000-08:002011-11-22T17:23:34.634-08:00Is jazz a four-letter word?<style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:Times; mso-hansi-font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --></style><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SESSION: Is jazz a four-letter word?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Convener(s):</span> Rick Finlay<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Participants:</span> Rick Finlay<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Summary of discussion, conclusions and/or recommendations:</span><br /><br />I ended up bumble-beeing to issue “What are we worth?” so the following is just my thoughts alone.<br /><br />I think often about this issue of the word jazz and whether it is serving us well and what it means in our culture.<br /><br />Jazz as a label is in my view becoming damaging to the jazz community because it is becoming indelibly associated with a particular notion of jazz, rather than the multi various animal it actually is.<br /><br />The printed press about jazz is too conservative, and that’s what the word jazz means to many.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-USfont-family:";" lang="EN-US">I find the word jazz more of a straightjacket than a help, and it leads to insularity and conservatism. Either we reclaim the word in a broader sense, or we distance ourselves from it and become “musicians” not “jazz musicians”.</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400135141454865942.post-33673634606296491022011-11-22T17:12:00.000-08:002011-11-22T17:15:41.980-08:00How do we increase the impact of Jazz Services?<span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-family: arial;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">SESSION: How do we increase the impact of Jazz Services?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Convener(s):</span> Peter<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Participants:</span> Peter, Chris, Chrys, Will<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Summary of discussion, conclusions and/or recommendations:</span><br /><br />A general view that the individual activities of <a href="http://www.jazzservices.org.uk/">Jazz Services</a> were valuable, but a perception that they lack an overall focus – this could be a communications issue or it could be a real issue.<br /><br />Should Jazz Services be primarily a service <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">to</b> musicians and promoters etc; or should it <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">represent</b> the industry to the outside world and be a service <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">for</b> them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>At the moment it does both.<br /><br />Does Jazz services try to do too much?<br /><br />The industry needs an organization that speaks for us to bodies like PRS, British Council etc and that represents jazz and lobbies on our behalf. Should that be Jazz Services? Can anyone else do it?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;" lang="EN-US">Jazz Services could enlist support from the industry to make it more effective in these roles.</span></span> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:Times; mso-hansi-font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; 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text-indent:-18.0pt; font-family:Symbol;} ol {margin-bottom:0cm;} ul {margin-bottom:0cm;} --></style><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" >SESSION</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-USfont-family:";" lang="EN-US">: Should the BBC focus more on Jazz</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >?<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-USfont-family:";" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Convener(s):</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>PETER IND</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-USfont-family:";" lang="EN-US"><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-USfont-family:";" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Participants:</span> Chris Chijiutami, George Foster, Dorian Ford, Peter ?, Will Rodway, Bev Orton</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-USfont-family:";" lang="EN-US"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Summary of discussion, conclusions and/or recommendations:</span></span></span><span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-USfont-family:";" lang="EN-US"></span></span><span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-USfont-family:";" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></span><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;">France has 6 Jazz radio Jazz stations – where are ours?</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">BBC has cut specialist programmes mainly because of lack of finances.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(We won’t mention the huge salaries paid to some celebrities!)</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Jazz is not ‘establishment’</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">There is a general decline in our culture and Jazz is a part of this.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Should we join with other specialist forms of Jazz to present a larger group to the BBC?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>E.g.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Folk<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>But this would dilute the uniqueness of Jazz</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">The BBC sponsors the <a href="http://www.londonjazzfestival.org.uk/">London Jazz Festival</a>.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.jazzfm.com/">Jazz FM</a> is online and has improved, but this excludes older jazz aficionados who are not computer literate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The UK culture today is moving towards all online listening/watching – Youtube, Spotify<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>etc.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">There needs to be balance in music programming but Jazz doesn’t bring in the numbers.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Is the BBC guilty of institutional ignorance towards Jazz?</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">The venues for Jazz are not ‘corporate friendly’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>- not grand or luxurious enough for entertaining clients, and so good jazz is not being spread.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Peter felt that Jazz rubs some people up the wrong way!</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">The aim for the Jazz fraternity is to look outward and not be elitist.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">We need to expand the interest in Jazz before the BBC will show it.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Jazz appreciation can be expanded by snatches of music in adverts, plays etc.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">BBC Radio 4 is now requesting feedback about programming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We should take part in this online and request more Jazz.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(Ken Clarke’s programme last week was excellent – Bev)</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">We want the BBC to WANT to broadcast JAZZ</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;">The world around us is changing – the Jazz fraternity is perceived by the BBC as ‘moaning’!</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Smaller Jazz clubs are just as important to spreading the wonderful music as large events – sometimes the audience collectively is larger.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Jazz programmes could try to get sponsorship and this should be mentioned in the televised/radio shows.</span></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400135141454865942.post-83578503651034617212011-11-22T17:00:00.000-08:002011-11-22T17:04:38.144-08:00How can we increase the audience for jazz?<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">SESSION: How can we increase the audience for jazz?</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Convener(s):</span> Russell Occomore</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Participants: </span>Russell, Rosie, Charles, Brian, Mao, Val, Peter, Geoff</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Summary of discussion, conclusions and/or recommendations:</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Try to get younger people in to venues</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Venuses need to break the stereotype – they often appear too stuffy, don’t encourage young people, don’t encourage women.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Lack of imagination of promoters, tend to put on safe bands whoch conform to the stereo types of jazz bands. This leads to audiences made up predominately of older fans.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Try to subsidise ticket prices.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Change the atmosphere of jazz clubs and venues. Clubs are often perceived as informal and fun while concert halls are often seen as stuffy and formal.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Jazz is still perceived as being elitist.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Venues to be more welcoming.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Increase general exposure to jazz through media.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Derby Jazz did a survey of its audiences. Survey shows that 15% of attendees are hardened “core” jazz fans and will always attend gigs. 85% attend other types of music too and are harder to get to commit to jazz. (<a href="http://www.derby-jazz.co.uk">www.derby-jazz.co.uk</a></span><span style="font-family: arial;">)<br /><br />Combating the negative images that go along with the word jazz. Jazz personalities should flourish so that we don’t need to describe the music as jazz all the time.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Might be useful to map ticket sales in an area and take a look at price point of ticketing.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Better communications about the music. Improve information and marketing tactics. </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Easier to get audiences in London compared to the regions.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Find gaps in the market.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Approach promoting in an holistic manner – its not just the music but the whole experience of the venue as well and how the music is presented.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />The music and the musicians need to be shown to be authentic. Can we learn from other disciplines?</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />JS are about to publish an audience development guide!!</span><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400135141454865942.post-92014715570271846602011-11-22T16:56:00.000-08:002011-11-22T17:00:43.948-08:00Are UK jazz promoters selling the music short?<span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">SESSION: Are UK jazz promoters selling the music short?</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Convener(s):</span> Rick Finlay</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Participants:</span> Mike Gordon, Sarah Ellen Hughes, John Blandford, Jack Davies, Jo Laverty, Chrys Chijintoni [sp?]</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Summary of discussion, conclusions and/or recommendations:</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Why is success of promotion so variable? Some gigs cancelled due to no audience, others are huge.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Do they promote the right music? Are they neglecting certain areas?</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Promoters reluctant to book unknown artists.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Are admission fees too low?</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Are promoters ambitious enough?</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Is there enough money to allow the music to happen?</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Presentation of bands too bland (on venue website for example)</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Bands not doing their bit well enough? Providing biogs, photos etc</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Are venues upping their game enough? Eg do they have a checklist to make sure they don’t miss anything: tech spec, promotions, photos, social net etc</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />If gig is run by volunteers, the musos will deal differently. Do venues make it sufficiently known that they are only voluntary run?<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Are promoters avoiding risk of unknown artists? This highlights importance of funding/subsidy.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Why are some gigs working well and others not? </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />You need a team/committee sharing tasks (finance, booking marketing etc`)</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Some promoters ask artist to do standards only. This is not a good idea.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Pricing: what does £2 admission say about the gig/ music?</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Should you offer concessions rates to encourage accessibility / different audience sectors?</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Support acts are a good way of introducing unknown artists to audience cues.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Why do some promoters not talk to the audiences?</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Thanking them/ make them welcome</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />How can we pull the above together to make change?</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />MU guide to gigging musos/promoters coming next year.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Stuff on Jazz Services site is too wordy and therefore forbidding. Need short sound bite/ lists, and maybe use social web ideas to help the process. Eg: Planzai website has step by step guide to press kits etc (<a href="http://planzai.com/">http://planzai.com/</a>)</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Networking with other promoters in the area is valuable. Networking could be better. Can Jazz Services set up mechanisms to help networking?</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Encourage promoters to understand that running club is about more than the music: need to feel sense of belonging, friendliness.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400135141454865942.post-3289157205031349952011-11-22T16:49:00.000-08:002011-11-22T16:55:45.694-08:00Is Jazz Music threatened by the fusion of R&B and Hip Hop Music becoming Mainstream?<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SESSION: Is Jazz Music threatened by the fusion of R&B and Hip Hop Music becoming Mainstream?</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Convener(s): </span>Annick</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Participants: </span>Chris- Prog Jazz –Scottish Jazz Federation.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">Summary of discussion, conclusions and/or recommendations:</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Jazz was a big music movement called Swing then; and as big as Pop music today.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">The Blues music, Jazz, Rock and Roll, Soul, Rap, Hip Hop then R&B as we know it now, all incorporate Jazz elements because they have the same root: Black struggle endured by the Slaves when they were taken away from Africa.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Jazz music must have an element of rhythmic sessions and improvisation to qualify, and all of the music above have this 2 elements to a different degree; recognizable to the trained ear, but not to the young consuming public who listens to R&B and Hip Hop music.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Jazz Music has not disappeared. It is in all music today although it has been re-branded, or sub-divided a few time to make it more accessible:</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />-Acid Jazz</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />-Soul Jazz</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />-Prog Jazz</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />-Nu Jazz</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />-Jazz Funk</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />-Smooth Jazz</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />-R&B Soul</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />-etc…<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Today’s Jazz can be enjoyed through artist such as Jamie Callum, Michael Bubble, and unknown struggling jazz live acts.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Although Jazz is a still a big music genre today, unfortunately, we are not able to identify it as we used to in the Swinging sixties.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">On the one hand, it has evolved to become a part of everything, including Music that we cannot necessary identify or put under a specific genre.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />On the other, artists who want to stick to making pure/undiluted Jazz Music are finding it difficult to share their passion and be listened to.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">I think, young people should be taught that the music they listen to today on the radio, comes in most part from Jazz Music, before it becomes confined to a sad little man/woman reminiscing in the corner of a little seeding café.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Annick Adjo.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Jazz</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Because Jazz used both the people’s emotions and technical side of the brain, it is called intelligent music</span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0