| TIME | ACTIVITY | CONTENT | SPEAKERS/FACILITATORS (with more tbc) |
|---|---|---|---|
Monday 4th November | |||
| 13:00 | Plenary: Welcome | WELCOME TO THE CONFERENCE | Ros Rigby (JPN Chair) and Simon Wales (CEO Bristol Beacon) |
| 13:15 | Plenary: Keynote 1 | KEYNOTE INTERVIEW 1: Tina Edwards explores Yazz Ahmed’s musical interviews Yazz Ahmed's musical journey and connections to the conference themes | Tina Edwards(DJ/broadcaster/journalist/curator) interviews Yazz Ahmed (musician/composer) |
| 14:15 | Breakout 1 | Venue economy snapshot: An overview of the current UK/Irish independent venue situation. | Arusa Qureshi (Music Venue Trust/Scotland), Kenneth Killeen (Improvised Music Company, Dublin), Paula McColl (Moving on Music, Belfast), Loz Collier (artist/promoter - Wales), Steve Mead (Manchester Jazz Festival - Chair) |
| 14:15 | Breakout 2 | Do it Yourself - self releasing: learn how artists and their independent support teams put out their music | Eric Karsenty (Bridge the Gap management), Conor McAuley (drummer, composer, and improviser), Ni Maxine (artist, promoter) |
| 14:15 | Breakout 3 | The Jazz ecology in UK cities: London, Bristol and Glasgow - what's the glue that holds things together? | Tina Edwards(DJ/broadcaster/journalist/curator) , André Marmot (agent at Earth Agency, author of Unapologetic Expression), Brodie Jarvie (artist, curator - Jazz at the Glad) and Trish Brown (St George’s Bristol) |
| 15:30 | Speed Meetings | ||
| 15:45 | Breakout 4 | Carrying on despite the odds: Successful grassroots promoters across the UK/Ireland- how have they managed it? | Loz Collier (artist and promoter, Wales), Ian Storror (Jazzata, Bristol), Nathan Worm (Worm Discs, Bristol), Aaron Casserly Stewart (Piece Hall, Halifax), Catherine Allison (LayLow and Flos Collective, Glasgow) |
| 15:45 | Breakout 5 | Do it yourself- social media: How to use it to grow your audience - a chance to pick the brains of those who have | Ni Maxine (artist, promoter, marketing and comms coordinator at NYJO), Eric Karsenty (Bridge the Gap management), Evie Henderson (digital marketer at mjf). |
| 15:45 | Breakout 6 | Grassroots music education: successful models outside the formal education sector | Coralie Usmani (Jazz Scotland), Steve Crocker (Jazz Leeds), Sultan Stevenson (artist,Tomorrow’s Warriors), Dionne Bennett (Ladies of Rage, Cardiff), Orphy Robinson (musician educator/JPN Trustee - Chair) |
| 17:30 | SPEED MEETINGS/NETWORKING | A chance to meet 1:1 with a selection of conference speakers - slots bookable each day | Aaron Casserly Stewart, Tina Edwards, Eric Karsenty and Fish Krish (Tomorrow’s Warriors) |
| 17:30 | SHOWCASE 1 | THE SECRET PATH (Scotland) | Fraser Fifield, Tom Bancroft, Paul Harrison |
| 18:00 | MEAL BREAK | ||
| 20:00 | SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCE | YAZZ AHMED (England/Bahrain) | Yazz Ahmed joined by guest artist |
| 20:45 | SHOWCASE 2 | RIBBONS (England) | Rebecca Nash, Sara Colman, Henrik Jensen, Jonathan Silk |
| 21:30 | SHOWCASE 3 | VIPERTIME (England) | Ben Powling, Matias Reed, Josh Smout, Luke Redding-Williams |
| 22:15 | SHOWCASE 4 | AZAMIAH (Scotland) | India Blue, Norman Villeroux, Josef Atkin, Alex Palmer |
| 23:00 | Event ends | ||
Tuesday November 5 | |||
| 10:00 | Meet the funders and other networking. | A chance to learn direct from representatives of the four UK arts councils (delegates to choose which session they wish to attend), Plus other networking and 1:1 meeting opportunities | Rosey Brown Arts Council England SW , Claire Mera-Nelson (Director, Music, Arts Council England), Ciaran Scullion Arts Council Northern Ireland Clare Hewitt Creative Scotland Suzanne Griffiths-Rees Arts Council of Wales. |
| 11:30 | Keynote 2 | KEYNOTE INTERVIEW 2: Fred Bolza in conversation. | Fred Bolza (New Soil) interviewed by Ni Maxine (artist/promoter) |
| 12:30 | LUNCH | ||
| 14:00 | SHOWCASE 5 | AMANDA WHITING BAND (Wales) | Amanda Whiting, Aidan Thorne, Mark O'Connor |
| 15:00 | Breakout 7 | International showcases and networks: Different approaches to showcasing jazz across Europe and beyond; what works best? | Almass Badat (British Underground), Mark von Schaick (inJazz), Clare Hewitt (Creative Scotland), Nod Knowles (Promoter and JPN Trustee) |
| 15:00 | Breakout 8 | Do it yourself - touring: Get some insight on how to approach building tours from the perspective of an artist, manager and promoter network | Martha Cleary (GLOW artists management and PR), Tomos Williams (artist, Jazz Explorers Cyrmu), Holly Lombardo (Director, National Rural Touring Forum) |
| 15:00 | Breakout 9 | Grassroots labels: Hear from some independent labels around the UK and Ireland - what is working for them and how? | Mark Reid (Touch Sensitive Records, Moving on Music), Rebecca Vasment (Rebecca’s Records, Glasgow), Rhys Baker (Tru Thoughts) |
| 16:30 | CONFERENCE WIND-UP | What's next for JPN ; feedback on the conference | to be announced |
| 17:15 | SPEED MEETINGS/NETWORKING | A chance to meet 1:1 with a selection of conference speakers and attendees - slots bookable each day | Karl Bos (Folded Wing), Grace Pitkin (Serious), Martha Cleary, Paula McColl, Dionne Bennett |
| 17:30 | SHOWCASE 6 | PETRA HALLER (England) | Improvising tap dancer Petra joined by another artist. |
| 18:00 | MEAL BREAK | ||
| 19:15 | Tony Benjamin interviews Andy Sheppard | venue to be announced | |
| 20:00 | SHOWCASE 7 | CÓRAS TRIO (NI) | Conor McAuley, Paddy McKeown, Kevin McCullagh |
| 20:45 | SHOWCASE 8 | TULLIS RENNIE: SAFE OPERATING SPACE (England ) | Tullis Rennie, Tara Franks, Cath Roberts, Dee Byrne |
| 21:30 | SHOWCASE 9 | ADJUNCT ENSEMBLE (NI) | Jamie Thompson, Felispeaks, Stephen Davis, John Pope, Sam Cornerford |
| 22:15 | SPECIAL GUEST PERFRMANCE | ANDY SHEPPARD (England) | The Pushy Doctors: Andy Sheppard, Tony Orrell, Dan Moore. |
| 23:15 | Event ends |
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