Equalising the gender balance in the music industry - JazzCamp for Girls Sweden 2023

The second edition of JazzCamp for Girls Sweden will take place from 15th to 18th August 2023 at Kulturskolan Högdalen/Kulturfestival - Stockholm. For the second year in a row Semente Cultural Productions joined the international network JazzCamp for Girls Takes the North (with camps organised in Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Finland and this year also Canada and Turkey).

JazzCamp for Girls 2023 presents FEMININE - the female side of Jazz @ Stockholm Kulturfestival (Skeppsbron 18 August kl. 16.30/ 19.00)

FEMININE
is a new minifestival with a focus on female jazz musicians, connected with the Swedish edition of JazzCamp for Girls. Its purpose is to give the young girls partecipating to the camp, the possibility to meet some of the Swedish and international artists who represent the female sound of the contemporary jazz scene. It’s the connection between the established and the potential new generation of women in jazz!

The artists on Skeppsbron Stage, Friday 18th August, will be Karin Hammar Fab4 featuring Britta Virves (16h30) and the collective Sisters in Jazz International (19h00 - 

Line up:  Izabella Effenberg, Poland/Germany - vibraphone,sundrum/Isabelle Bodenseh, France/Germany - flutes /Christin Neddens,Germany - drums /Clara Däubler, Germany - double bass/Tamara Lukasheva, Ukraine/Germany - piano, vocal)

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 practise and acquire new skills.

JazzCamp for Girls 2023 Sweden edition is in collaboration with Kulturskolan Stockholm Stad and Stockholm Stad Kulturfestival. The camp will take place from Tuesday 15th to Thursday 17th August at Kulturskolan in Högdalen and it will end with a final show in Kungsträdgården during the Stockholm Stad Kulturfestival, Friday 18th August (kl. 12.15 - 13.00).

For info about the camp: www.kulturskolan.stockholm.se