JAZZCAMP FOR GIRLS

Jazzcamp For Girls is more than a project,  it's a movement made by people who still believe that a better world is possible

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We at Semente Cultural Productions  are so excited and glad to announce that for the first time since 2022, Jazzcamp for Girls Sweden will take place not only in Stockholm (summer edition) but also in Gothenburg (winter edition). 

 

With the growing interest around this important project, also in Sweden we will finally host camps not only in the capital city, but also in the second most important city of Sweden, Gothenburg. This important result is due also thanks to the partnership with IMPRA, the Swedish organization that, since 2006, has been working for a gender-equal music scene with a focus on jazz and improvised music. IMPRA empowers and brings visibility to musicians who identify as women, transgender people, and non-binary individuals.

(Info on IMPRA)​​

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STOCKHOLM EDITION SUMMER 2025

We start with Stockholm where the fourth edition of JazzCamp for Girls is in collaboration with Kulturskolan Stockholm Stad and Stockholm Kulturfestival. The camp will take place from Monday 11th to Wednesday 13th August at Kulturskolan Resurscenter i Linde (in Globen) and it will end with a final show in Kungsträdgården during the Stockholm Kulturfestival, Thursday 14th August (kl. 12.00 - 12.45)

 

CALL TO APPLICATION 

 

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.

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Why JazzCamp for Girls?

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In 2012, the so-called "80/20 report" was released in Denmark. The report addressed the unequal gender balance, by concluding that women were only represented by 20% in the Danish music industry. In addition, the majority of the female musicians who were still active were typically singers. The numbers are not exclusive to Denmark but can be documented throughout Europe. The purpose of JazzCamp for Girls is to increase the number of female instrumentalists on the music scene and thereby, help further a more equal gender balance in the music industry specifically within jazz. Jazz Denmark has extensive experience and good results, and it wants to share and scale these.

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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

Besides 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 several European countries and since last year, beyond Europe with Canada and Turkey 

JazzCamp for Girls was originally initiated by Jazz Danmark 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 the past years' successful experience of exporting the camp in other European countries, this year Jazz camp for Girls is spreading beyond Europe with the Canadian, Turkish and Indian 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 Foundatiion. Kulturrådet, Svensk-Danska kulturfonden