The third edition of JazzCamp for Girls Sweden will take place from 14th to 17th August 2024 at Kulturskolan Högdalen/Kulturfestival - Stockholm. For the third year in a row Semente Cultural Productions joined the international network JazzCamp for Girls Takes the North (with camps organized in Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Finland and this year also Canada and Türkiye).
JazzCamp for Girls 2024 presents FEMININE - the female side of Jazz @ Stockholm Kulturfestival (Skeppsbron 18 August kl. 12.30/ 15.00)
FEMININE is a minifestival with a focus on female jazz musicians, connected with the Swedish edition of JazzCamp for Girls. Its purpose is to give the young girls participating in the camp the possibility to meet some of the Swedish and international artists who represent the female sound of the contemporary jazz scene. It’s the connection between the established and the potential new generation of women in jazz!
The artists at Skeppsbron area, Sunday 18th August, will be the Swedish new rising jazz songwriter and composer Sara Aldén with her trio (12h30 Skeppsbron stage - Line up: Sara Aldén - vocals, August Björn - piano, Daniel Andersson - upright bass) and on the Skeppsbron boat, the italian guitarist, songwriter and composer Simona Severini in a duo featuring the bassist Ilaria Capalbo (14h00 - Skeppsbron Båten)
About JazzCamp for Girls
JazzCamp for Girls aims at increasing the girls' interest in playing and composing music. The project offers a unique opportunity for girls at the age of 10-15, who want to try working with composition and improvisation, no matter the choice of instrument or previous experience. By creating a safe space through music, the girls can practice and acquire new skills.
JazzCamp for Girls 2024 Sweden edition is in collaboration with Kulturskolan Stockholm Stad and Stockholm Stad Kulturfestival. The camp will take place from Wednesday 14th to Friday 16th August at Kulturskolan in Högdalen and it will end with a final show in Kungsträdgården during the Stockholm Stad Kulturfestival, Saturday 17th August (kl. 12.30 - 13.30).
For info about the camp: https://sestockholm.speedadmin.dk/registration#/Course/2982/0/24819/0
Knowledge sharing is a pivotal component of working towards a more equal gender balance
Since its beginning in 2014, JazzCamp for Girls has contributed to giving the participants self-confidence in playing an instrument, by creating a free and safe environment for musical experimentation. During the camp, the girls are allowed to let loose and experiment with music through improvisation and composition practices that have been developed in Denmark throughout the last 8 years since the birth of JazzCamp for Girls. Beside inspiring more girls to grab an instrument, the purpose of JazzCamp for Girls Takes the North is to create fruitful and productive circumstances for sharing knowledge in the common work towards a more equal gender balance across the northern European jazz environment.
JazzCamp for Girls has already been adapted by JazzNorth in the U.K. and since last year, beyond Europe with Canada and Turkey
JazzCamp for Girls was originally initiated by Jazz Denmark and Copenhagen Jazz Festival in 2014 and has ever since allowed more than a thousand Danish girls to improvise and play jazz together. In 2019, the project was exported to the U.K. in collaboration with JazzNorth and has been running in Denmark and U.K. since then. After last year's successful experience of exporting the camp in other European countries, this year Jazz camp for Girls is spreading beyond Europe with the Canadian and the Turkish editions.
JazzCamp for Girls Takes the North is the result of an international collaboration between Katowice City of Gardens, Semente Cultural Productions , Jazz Finland, Kultur(a), Katowice JazzArt Festival and JazzDanmark. The project is funded by the Nordic Cultural Foundation.
