About Jazz Queensland

Last Updated on Monday, 27 June 2020 14:09 Posted by Jazz Qld

Jazz Queensland is a peak, non-profit incorporated association, administered by the Queensland Government through its Office of Fair Trading. Jazz Queensland was originally the Jazz Co-ordination Program of Queensland est 2020 and officially became an association in 2020. Jazz Queensland events provide a forum for innovation and also a platform for presenting national and international artists. At the same time, engage our vast community of artists, audiences, venues, businesses, promotors, media and educators.

Jazz Queensland (JQ) is a proven, key arts presenter organisation, curating high quality live music programs including our signature event the biennial Valley Jazz Festival (2020, 2020, 2020 and 2020). JQ strategies and objectives cultivate sector alliances through working associations with key arts organisations such as; Brisbane Festival (2020, 2020 and 2020), Queensland Music Festival (2020 and 2020), Brisbane Jazz Club, Q Music (Q Song and BIG SOUND), the National Jazz Alliance, and key live music venues.

JQ is committed to building a sustainable Jazz and Improvised Music sector in Queensland. Key to this is raising the public profile of our innovative cultural product and establishing regular employment opportunities for Jazz and Improvising Artists in Queensland. In 2020, fifty two percent of JQs total expenditure budget consisted of artists fees, including artist fee subsidies paid as part of our Industry Development initiative project.

Jazz Qld exposes our artists to new audiences; these increases in performance opportunities encourage the development of new work and provide new avenues for established and emerging artist to present their high quality original material. Artistic impacts are evident in the positive effects experienced by participating artists, who continue to develop and achieve locally and outside of our state.

JQ has identified 5 main objectives to guide our work in Queensland and allow us to plan future activities in a strategic and considered manner. Our projects are devised to reflect these key objectives. They are as follows:

Developing jazz audiences
Encouraging composition and promotion of original jazz works
Increasing profile of Queensland jazz performers
Maintaining and increasing funding for jazz activities
Increasing performance opportunities

Management Committee:

All positions on both the Management and Advisory Committees are filled with financial members of Jazz Queensland, who are elected at the Annual General Meeting AGM.

The committees are made up of musicians and other industry stakeholders. The management structure is comprised of three parts: the Management Committee, the Advisory Committee and the Marketing and Development Officer for Jazz Queensland.

The Management Committee has four voluntary positions

Lynette Irwin President
Ingrid James Vice President
Zoe Knight Secretary
Rohan Somasekaran Treasurer

The Management Committee is guided in its decision making by the Advisory Committee, which has five voluntary positions.
Advisory Committee:

Denise Slater
Paula Girvan
Knox Lovell
Sean Foran
Russell Cornish
Glen Kerridge

Jazz Queensland's sole paid position is that of Marketing and Development Officer currently filled by Jim Budd.

This position is responsible to the Management Committee.

What We Do

The Valley Jazz Festival

Valley Jazz Festival 2020 (VJF) - From Thursday 12th to Sunday 15th May 2020, this 4 day festival will animate over 200 local, regional and national artists, across more than 16 live music venues, attracting 7,000 visitors to Australia’s only live music precinct Fortitude Valley.

Special festival events in 2020 will include the Valley Jazz Festival 2020 COMPOSERS WORLD PREMIERE and the 612 ABC – Valley Jazz Festival Vocal Award competition.

VJF Objectives

•Increase accessibilty to the Arts by presenting free entry events.
•Raising the public profile of our innovative cultural product
•Engage the broader community and encourage participation in the Arts.
•Cultivate sector alliances throughpartnerships with Brisbane’s key live music venues
•Raise the profile of the inner city by contributing to a healthy arts community

www.valleyjazzfestival.com

Jazz Qld Live Performance Initiative

The Jazz Qld Live Performance Initiative (LPI) was launched on the 16^th of May 2020 at the Brisbane Powerhouse as part of the Valley Jazz Festival. This innovative sector stimulus project curates a concert series of high quality live music programs, while also cultivating sector alliances throughpartnerships with Brisbane’s key live music venues including the Brisbane Powerhouse the Judith Wright Centre of Performing Arts, Jazzworx Music Institute and the BCC Valley Mall Entertainment Program.

Jazz Singers Jam Night

Since August 2020, JQ has presented 11 performances per annum. Billed as a Jazz Singers Jam Night (JSJN) this monthly event provides opportunities for emerging jazz vocalists to perform with a seasoned trio of professional jazz musicians. Held on the 1st Tuesday of every month at The Brisbane Jazz Club.
Ingrid James Producer of the jam night, prepares a program for each month, advises singers leading up to the event, books the musicians, liaises with the venue and Jazz Queensland. This has been a voluntary position for 6 years.

The JSJN is primarily aimed at providing performance experience to emerging vocalists as well as giving pros an opportunity to test out new material and network with new musicians and other singers. All singers are given the opportunity to sing with a professional rhythm section in front of a very supportive live audience which is continually growing.

This event features a high profile 3 piece jazz trio who back a line up of 10 jazz vocalists each month. It is a self-funded activity produced by Ingrid James and supported by Jazz Queensland, singers and the audience.

Jazz Qld Artists Opportunities.

This project will provide an online facility via the JQ website where administrators can announce a range of performance opportunities, competitions and awards, available as part of JQ presentations and also announce general callouts for artists from presenters and venues in Queensland.
Administrators can log in and review applications, listen to music samples and rate applications.

Artists can select opportunities then submit their application, upload images, stage plots, bios and mp3 audio samples via the online form. Artists can also submit ‘un-solicited’ applications and be included in the general artists register and press kit database.
This project aims to;
• increase performance opportunities by providing connectivity between artists and employer
• Increase accessibility for live music presenters, to the jazz and improvised music sector‘s artists
• Build sustainable infrastructure by providing an automated recruitment facility that eliminates costs related to physical submissions and manual data entry.

Vocal teachers utilise the jam night for their singers to gain ‘live’ experience and confidence, especially for months prior to auditioning for the Queensland Conservatorium or QUT. Many singers have begun with little confidence and limited
band leading skills only to find that after months of experience at the jam nights, they have been able to put their studio practice into action and build valuable band leading skills , putting them in a better position to communicate with musicians.

National Jazz Sector Development

Jazz Queensland is a founding member of the National Jazz Alliance that was formed in 2020 to develop a unified voice and strategy for jazz and improvised music in Australia.
Jazz Qld have provided vital input to this strategy via close consultation in developing a national plan. Further Jazz Qld also filled a role on the Jazz Australia website development steering committee, as part of the selection process for both the consultant and the website developer tender processes and also developing the proposed new national hub’s specifications and requirements document.
The objectives for the Qld Jazz sector are to improve national representation, optimise the Qld sector communications and information networks and international market development for Qld artists.

Brisbane Festival in Association with Jazz Queensland present the Jazz on Sunday Series

Jazz Queensland is a proven, key arts presenter organisation, presenting high quality programs in association with The Brisbane Festival 2020, 2020, 2020 and 2020.
The programs present interstate as well as showcase local acts that will provide performance opportunities for emerging and established artists, vital forums for new work, and engage a range of Brisbane’s jazz consumers on a large scale.
Approximately 1,300 patrons hear 9 jazz bands over the 3 events, creating employment opportunities and exposure for over 45 musicians.

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List your service or products in the online Directory
Manage your email subscriptions and Jazz QLD member details
Submit your articles and reviews in the Jazz Qld News (sent monthly to all subscribers)
Banner advertising (Corporate members )
Performance opportunities at Jazz QLD gigs, festivals and events
Regular e-mail Alerts of industry announcements, and artist opportunities.
Membership card discounts and benefits
Improved access via information to relevant funding opportunities.
Jazz QLD events volunteers

Jazz Queensland Incorporated

PO Box 3135

South Brisbane BC

QLD 4101 Australia

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www.jazzqueensland.com

Our Mission - Jazz Queensland

•To foster a strong and artistic Jazz life in Queensland by promoting development and public access to jazz. In general to work for the furtherance of jazz activity and its public support.
•To foster the presentation of high quality performances of jazz including performers engaged with the development of original material and indigenous based jazz styles and to encourage the development of audience participation and support for such performances.
•To seek and expand performance opportunities for jazz artists by way of further investigation and extension of venues, clubs and festivals.
•To encourage and assist young people and women in jazz by presenting appropriate role models. To be free of gender bias.
•To maintain and make available an information base about jazz act ivies and musicians in Queensland.
•To promote, publicise and educate about jazz through use of media and direct presentation. To increase networks.
•To assist in the application of funding of commissions for jazz musicians,composers and other organisations.
•To widen the base of organsational and financial support of jazz by local, state and federal governing bodies, other persons and orgnanisations by seeking sponsorship at every level.
•To facilitate the work of people who are willing to develop organisational structures to support jazz performance composition, education and documentation.
•To develop opportunities and co-operate with with other state organisations and with the National Jazz organisations in facilitating national and international jazz programming.

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