SOFIA promotes young female jazz musicians
SOFIA is a program for the international promotion of young female jazz musicians in the field of musical improvisation and self-management. Swiss women can still apply until the end of November.
The project, initiated by musician Nicole Johänntgen, takes up an idea from the American Sisters in Jazz support program. Six young women from Switzerland, France and Germany are selected and nominated by a jury of experts.
In March 2014, concerts and workshops, business courses and workshops on topics such as booking, moderation, label work, copyrights, media training, PR and music physiology will take place in Paris, Cologne and Zurich. The selected participants will rehearse their own compositions in a SOFIA Band 2014 under the guidance of international jazz musicians, which they will perform in concerts in the three countries in March 2014.
The highlight of the program is a SOFIA festival at the Moods jazz club in Zurich from 17 to 19 March 2014. In addition to the concerts, a silent film soundtrack will be performed in cooperation with the Swiss silent film institute IOIC (Institute of Incoherent Cinematography). The festival will close in collaboration with JazzBaragge.
SOFIA is made possible and supported by the Canton of Zurich, Department for Gender Equality and the Department of Culture, the ZHdK Zurich University of the Arts, Migros Culture Percentage and the C. and A. Kupper Foundation (for the support of talented artists residing in Switzerland).
More info: www.sofia-musicnetwork.com
