Youth Jazz Band
About project
All Ukrainian Youth Jazzband is an artistic residence of non - formal education of "Jazz" format, created with the aim of forming a Ukrainian balanced jazz market by developing an informal cultural - educational platform of interactive nature, where each participant...
About project
All Ukrainian Youth Jazzband is an artistic residence of non – formal education of “Jazz” format, created with the aim of forming a Ukrainian balanced jazz market by developing an informal cultural – educational platform of interactive nature, where each participant has the opportunity of free creative expression and self – realization. Objectives: to form an audience by involving young people in jazz art; exchange of experience of world jazz stars with the young generation in order to create a domestic jazz product for the presentation of Ukraine at the prestigious world jazz festivals.
The First All Ukrainian Youth Jazz Band was formed in 2021.
The participants of the band are young people from all regions of Ukraine, aged 15-18 years.
All participants in the volume study music professionally with their specialist colleagues and at the music colleges. In Ukraine, the study is in online format.
The first presentation took place on October 2th, 2021 at the XXV International Jazz Festival «VINNYTSIA JAZZFEST». jazz.vn.ua
The first concert tour through Ukraine was a great success. For 2022, the orchestra had other plans, primarily preparing a program «Ukraine. Ethnic Jazz Time».
On February 24th, 2022 all dreams and plans were destroyed by the Russian attack.
On March 23rd, 2022 the Jazz Band was evacuated to Switzerland.
Nowadays the Jazz Band is based in Switzerland, Bern.
All young people attend a jazz school in Bern and take part in a variety of master classes.
As part of the project in connection with the Swiss ARTAS Foundation – supporting young artists from Kriesen regions, 38 concerts were played in different cities of Switzerland.
The program UKRAINE. ETHNIC JAZZ TIME is a gratitude to all residents of European countries for supporting Ukraine and our people.
Head of the project IRINA FRENKEL, Honored Artist of Ukraine
To continue the work in 2023-2024, an open competition for young musicians has been announced.
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Youth Jazz Band
Dear young musicians from Ukraine!
If you play jazz and want to learn to play in a jazz band, this ad is for you
The NGO «Institute of Cultural Policy», the Fund for the Promotion of Talent Development in Podillia and the international festival «VINNYTSIA JAZZFEST» within the framework of the project «JAZZ NOT SCHOOL» announce an open competitive selection for participation in concert projects and residencies in 2023-2024.
To participate, please fill out the application https://forms.gle/isUwEyz5dYCqkzb77 till 29 of december 2022
Before submitting a complete package of documents, please familiarize yourself with the activities of the jazz band on the website https://snidanky.jazz.vn.ua and the website https://openmusicproject.org.
Formal criteria for the selection of musicians:
Age: 16 – 27 years old
Education: basic art education, music college and/or professional higher education institution
Instruments: saxophone, trumpet, trombone, keyboards, double bass, guitar, bass guitar, double bass, percussion, percussion, vocals.
Documents required for participation in the competition:
Completed electronic form
The structure of competitive selection
1. The first round will be held online. The results will be announced by January 10, 2023 based on the uploaded documents in the electronic registration form:
a. Completed application for participation in the competitive selection;
b. Photocopy of passport and identification code;
c. Resume of the candidate – performer in the form of Europass CV;
d. Letter of motivation;
e. Repertoiry list;
f. Color photo in good quality;
g. Video recording of three compositions and sound file in MP3 format:
i. Jazz standard (prerequisite) + own improvisation on the theme of the standard;
ii. Folk melody in jazz interpretation;
iii. A jazz composition of your choice
Phonograms sent by contestants are not reviewed and are not returned.