Dec 11 Gender Defying Jazz

doors 3.45pm Show 4.00pm

free entry

Sunday Dec 11Doors open 3.45pm Music starts 4.00pm

Free entry

Gender Defying Jazz workshop series

Gender Defying Jazz (GDJ) is a program run by Andrea Keller, Head of Jazz & Improvisation at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne. Beginning in 2017 and originally called Girls Do Jazz, the name of the program has been changed to Gender Defying Jazz, to more truly reflect the program’s inclusive spirit and aims.

GDJ serves to create a nurturing learning environment and community for female identifying, transgender, and non-binary musicians interested in exploring jazz and improvisation.

Based in Melbourne, Australia, the annual workshops are delivered over six Sundays in term 4 and involve performing in ensembles with alumni and undergraduate students from the Jazz & Improvisation degree. Workshop participants engage in jazz and improvisation studies covering musics ranging from free improvisation, to tunes from the American songbook and those by contemporary Australian jazz musicians.

The workshop series culminates in a live performance with iconic Sydney saxophonist Sandy Evans at the Jazzlab, as part of the Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival in December.

MORE INFO HERE

Presented in conjunction with major partner the University of Melbourne