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Jazz North is the strategic development agency for jazz in the north.
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"When improvising it was nice to be free to experiment and play whatever you felt like"
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"The advice on funding that I've gotten has been empowering and inspiring. It helps me to visualise a long-term career in jazz."
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"Jazz North always go above and beyond for their artists. Not only do they create connections with artists and new networks, but they also help and support artists in every way: with music with organisation with planning with networking with new ideas on who to network with or how to release music or where to gig. They are without a shadow of a doubt the most supportive organisation in jazz."
● "When improvising it was nice to be free to experiment and play whatever you felt like" ● "The advice on funding that I've gotten has been empowering and inspiring. It helps me to visualise a long-term career in jazz." ● "Jazz North always go above and beyond for their artists. Not only do they create connections with artists and new networks, but they also help and support artists in every way: with music with organisation with planning with networking with new ideas on who to network with or how to release music or where to gig. They are without a shadow of a doubt the most supportive organisation in jazz."
The Youth Jazz Orchestra Commissions starts 2025 ready for the next stage of the project. All ten YJOs have had the commissioned works for about 9 months now. Lots of band leaders have been in touch to say how brilliant it was to have the composers working with their young musicians and I hope those sessions have been inspiring and memorable for the young band members.