Jazz North announces its tenth roster of Northern Line - a live talent development programme for jazz.
Dirty Freud, Tom Harris, Bryony Jarman-Pinto, Vipertime and Ceitidh Mac join the celebrated cohort of northern artists. Northern Line is the live touring programme providing transformative support for northern jazz artists. Today, Jazz North announces the five outstanding bands selected to join the cohort.
Chris Bye, Jazz North CEO, says: “Jazz North is proud to present the artists of Northern Line Round 10. Everyone on this year’s panel was blown away by the standard of applicants across the board and this final roster is evidence of just how high the level of talent is coming through here in the North. This Northern Line roster is reflective of the diversity we have across the breadth of the region, a diversity of geography, community and musical styles. What we share though, is a sense of genuine community through sound.”
The tenth roster features a range of styles from ‘dirty cinematic electronica’ through to songs exploring themes of masculinity and motherhood, post-punk meets dub and afrobeat and folk-infused cello basslines.
Bryony Jarman-Pinto, Dirty Freud, Vipertime, Tom Harris and Ceitidh Mac will perform live at the Northern Line Showcase on Sunday 19th May at manchester jazz festival (mjf).
Each of the five bands will receive a £3000 live touring bursary and tailored 1:1 support across an 18-month period.
On joining the roster, Dirty Freud’s Danni Skerrit says: “This is such a crucial time in our development as a band and to be recognised as a northern act is huge for us…[This] is a massive part of our identity and means we have support to make the music we love! Jazz North does some incredible things well and this is one of them, the chance to learn and grow as artists as well as bouncing ideas off others on the roster will be invaluable.”
The artists were chosen with the support of an esteemed advisory panel of promoters, artists, agents and festival directors - Nishla Smith, Agnese Daverio, Paul Duhaney, Grace Pitkin, Charlotte Bowen.
Northern Line provides essential support for artists to move from point A to point B. Welsh-born, Tyneside-dwelling singer-songwriter & cellist, Ceitidh Mac says: “Taking away some of the financial barriers of touring will allow us to push our live set to new places. We'll be bringing our music to new cities, and have lots of plans in the making!”
The Northern Line roster will perform at the Northern Line Showcase at manchester jazz festival (mjf) on Sunday 19th May 2024 in front of a public audience and invited music industry guests.
mjf is the North’s most celebrated jazz festival, with a reputation for fostering rising jazz talent through their own bespoke development schemes and innovative events programme.
Visit www.jazznorth.org/northern-line for more information.
Image: Dirty Freud
Dirty Freud, Tom Harris, Bryony Jarman-Pinto, Vipertime and Ceitidh Mac join the celebrated cohort of northern artists. Northern Line is the live touring programme providing transformative support for northern jazz artists. Today, Jazz North announces the five outstanding bands selected to join the cohort.
Chris Bye, Jazz North CEO, says: “Jazz North is proud to present the artists of Northern Line Round 10. Everyone on this year’s panel was blown away by the standard of applicants across the board and this final roster is evidence of just how high the level of talent is coming through here in the North. This Northern Line roster is reflective of the diversity we have across the breadth of the region, a diversity of geography, community and musical styles. What we share though, is a sense of genuine community through sound.”
The tenth roster features a range of styles from ‘dirty cinematic electronica’ through to songs exploring themes of masculinity and motherhood, post-punk meets dub and afrobeat and folk-infused cello basslines.
Bryony Jarman-Pinto, Dirty Freud, Vipertime, Tom Harris and Ceitidh Mac will perform live at the Northern Line Showcase on Sunday 19th May at manchester jazz festival (mjf).
Each of the five bands will receive a £3000 live touring bursary and tailored 1:1 support across an 18-month period.
On joining the roster, Dirty Freud’s Danni Skerrit says: “This is such a crucial time in our development as a band and to be recognised as a northern act is huge for us…[This] is a massive part of our identity and means we have support to make the music we love! Jazz North does some incredible things well and this is one of them, the chance to learn and grow as artists as well as bouncing ideas off others on the roster will be invaluable.”
The artists were chosen with the support of an esteemed advisory panel of promoters, artists, agents and festival directors - Nishla Smith, Agnese Daverio, Paul Duhaney, Grace Pitkin, Charlotte Bowen.
Northern Line provides essential support for artists to move from point A to point B. Welsh-born, Tyneside-dwelling singer-songwriter & cellist, Ceitidh Mac says: “Taking away some of the financial barriers of touring will allow us to push our live set to new places. We'll be bringing our music to new cities, and have lots of plans in the making!”
The Northern Line roster will perform at the Northern Line Showcase at manchester jazz festival (mjf) on Sunday 19th May 2024 in front of a public audience and invited music industry guests.
mjf is the North’s most celebrated jazz festival, with a reputation for fostering rising jazz talent through their own bespoke development schemes and innovative events programme.
Visit www.jazznorth.org/northern-line for more information.
Image: Dirty Freud
