England
England
Statistics from England:
Women in UK make up only 14 % of sogwriters
- report from 2024
Only 5% of UK jazz instrumentalists are women according to research by the Women In Jazz organisation - set up by Lou Paley and Nina Fine in 2018.
Jazz North introduced Jazz Camp for Girls in England in 2019 and has since had more than 600 participants in the jazz camps.
Camps took place in March 2024 with the following partners.
Jazz Camp for Girls in England is coordinated by Jazz North, the strategic development agency for jazz in the north of England. There are delivery models for 1, 2 or 4-day camps.
The camps are designed for any girls aged 8 - 15, beginner to approx. grade 3 standard and all instruments and vocalists are welcome.
39 jazz camps have taken place across the north of England
14 different regions Beverley, Bury, Cumbria, Doncaster, Grimsby, Huddersfield, Hull, Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, Prescot, Rotherham, Sheffield and Trafford.
619 girls have attended a jazz camp event so far.
Get in touch
Jazz Camp for Girls in England is hosted by Jazz North. If you wanna know more about this specific camp get in touch with our local Jazz Camp for Girls ambassador:
Helena Summerfield, Jazz North
helena@jazznorth.org
National website / more information:
https://www.jazznorth.org/jazz-camp-for-girls