Download Discussion Groups – Tuesday 27 June

Schedule – Tuesday 27 June
Time
Session
09.00
Networking Breakfast – hosted by Help Musicians UK
10.00
Interest group meetings / NPO announcement
11.00
Discussion Session 3* - See sessions below
Room
Café:Bar
See separate sheet
1/ What does a future jazz workforce look like?
218
2/ Looking Internationally
241
3/ The impact of streaming and the digital age
242
4/ The role of jazz in a social and political world
418
5/ How can jazz harness the imagination of creative producers?
431
12.00
Discussion Session 4* - Repeat of Discussion Session 3
See above
12.45
Lunch and Networking
14.00
Formal AGM
Recital Room
15.00
Showcase – Morpher**
Recital Room
15.30
Working groups with new board members
16.15
Drinks and Networking
17.00
Conference ends
Café:Bar
Breakout Rooms allocated
on the day
Café:Bar
* All sessions in Discussion Session 3 are repeated at 12.00 in the same rooms as Discussion Session 4. Please turn
over for details of each of the discussion groups.
** Please see separate “Emerging Talent” sheet for details of the bands showcasing during the day.
Discussion Groups – Tuesday 27 June
Room 218: What does a future jazz workforce look like?
Led by Ros Rigby / Chair of Europe Jazz Network
With Emily Jones / Cheltenham Jazz Festival
We are in a period of transition as a sector with many of the protagonists who have
shaped the scene in the UK looking to adjust their working pattern. How do we
ensure a bright future for jazz? What does the next generation of promoters /
musicians / record label owners / journalists need? What do the current millennials
think of the scene?
Room 241: Looking internationally
Led by Vanessa Reed / Chief Executive, PRS for Music Foundation
With Justin McKenzie / Jazz Re:Freshed
From the success of GoGo Penguin at SXSW and Shabaka Hutchings at Winter
Jazz Fest to the buzz around Dinosaur and the whole sector at Jazzahead, what is
the future of British jazz internationally?
Room 242: The Impact of streaming and the digital age AUDIENCE FOCUS
Led by Tina Edwards / Jazz Standard
With Nigel Slee / Jazz North
From live gigs streamed from Ronnie Scotts to Jazz North’s online Festival, filming
and streaming of gigs is becoming a bigger part of the jazz world. What have people
learned so far and where could it go from here?
Room 418: The role of jazz in a social and political world
Led by Kevin Le Gendre / Broadcaster and Journalist
With Orphy Robinson / Musician
To what extent does the contemporary jazz artist provide a socio-political
commentary? How do the changing perceptions and expectations of the music
industry and the audience affect an artist’s approach?
Room 431: How can jazz harness the imagination of creative producers?
AUDIENCE FOCUS
Led by Matt Burman / Producer
Current audiences seem fascinated by events, by occasions you have to be at, by
photo opportunities for Instagram and Facebook. How does jazz relate to this world?
What opportunities are there beyond the four walls of a jazz club?