Thursday 06.07.17
The magazine – Quality Hotel Grand

The Jazz Conference – a meeting place for cultural industries

Concert start: 11:00 Single ticket price: NOK 350

Community involvement
– a necessity in art and local communities? 

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Do artists and cultural actors have a greater responsibility than delivering good cultural experiences to the public?

Now the program is complete! Download pdf with full program here.

At this year's Jazz Conference, we will hear about Moddi's "Unsongs" project, where he has dealt with censored songs from various countries. We will hear about SOS Barnebyer and Kongsberg Jazzfestival's collaboration on the construction of the Children's Jazz House in Malawi, and about how Interkultur Drammen works to invite ALL parts of the city's population into cultural life. Because do we still need to talk about the need for balance - both in relation to gender and ethnicity - in cultural life? And how aware have the year-round organizer and festival organizer become of this in their booking work? We'll talk!

Finally, we challenge central politicians to cultural policy debate. To set the tone, election researcher Frank Aarebrot will talk about the role cultural politics has historically played in election campaign times. 

These come:

  • Frank Aarebrot // election researcher
  • Trine Skei Grande // party leader in the Liberal Party
  • Hege Haukeland Liadal // parliamentary representative for the Labor Party, family and culture committee
  • Moddi // artist
  • Jon Helgheim // deputy mayor of Drammen, 2nd candidate for the Storting election for Buskerud
  • Andrea Sjøvoll // leader of Socialist Youth
  • Roger Ryberg // county mayor in Buskerud
  • Karianne Bråthen // political editor, Drammens Tidende
  • Rhiannon Edwards // general manager Music equipment scheme, Balansekunst
  • Heidi Hesselberg Løchen // head of culture, Kongsberg municipality
  • Kaja Jorem // manager at Interkultur Drammen
  • Knut Harald Pleym // general manager at Drammen stages
  • Ernst Wiggo Sandbakk // festival manager Trondheim Jazz Festival, musician
  • Kristina Hesjedal Schnell // local team leader in SOS Children's Villages

Program

10.30am: Registration and mingling

11.00 am: Welcome by county mayor Roger Ryberg

Moddi and the banned songs
The artist Moddi challenges the music censorship on his latest album "Unsongs". We get to hear snippets and the story surrounding the record project, which contains 12 banned songs from 12 different countries.

Jazz Is More
How can a festival take social responsibility? Kristina Hesjedal Schnell from SOS Children's Villages tells about the collaboration project with Kongsberg Jazzfestival to build Kongsberg Jazzhus in Malawi and give children and young people the opportunity for a better future.

Everyone must join
How to reach out to and include a greater diversity of audiences? Leader in Interculture Drammen, Kaja Jorem, tells about how they work as bridge builders to highlight the city's status as an inclusive multicultural city. Are we there or is there still a long way to go?

Media and diversity
Does the media focus on maintaining the balance in terms of gender and ethnicity in their news stories? We hear from Karianne Bråthen, political editor at Drammens Tidende.

Everyone's in now, right?
Do we still need to talk about the need for balance in cultural life? How aware are the year-round and festival organizers of this in their booking work? We'll talk!

IN THE PANEL:
Rhiannon Edwards – general manager Music Equipment Scheme (chairman)
Knut Harald Pleym – general manager Drammen scenes
Ernst Wiggo Sandbakk – general manager Trondheim Jazz Festival
Heidi Hesselberg Løken – culture manager Kongsberg Municipality

12.45:XNUMX p.m.: Lunch and mingling

13.15:XNUMX p.m.: Cultural policy in election campaign times: Does it really matter?
Election researcher Frank Aarebrot talks about the role cultural politics has historically played in election campaign times.

The challenge! Politician vs culture
We have invited key politicians to a cultural policy debate.

IN THE PANEL:
Trine Skei Grande – party leader Venstre
Hege Haukeland Liadal – Storting representative AP, family and culture committee
Jon Helgheim – deputy mayor of Drammen, 2nd candidate for the Storting elections for Buskerud FrP
Andrea Sjøvoll – leader of Socialist Youth
Per Skøyen – chairman

14.45:XNUMX p.m.: Thank you for today
The jazz conference is over for this time and the concerts await. We invite those who wish to an informal gathering after the conference in the Jazzbox.

 

Registration here. 

Seminar including lunch: NOK 350
Seminar including lunch and day pass to the festival: NOK 1350

NB! Those accredited to the festival must also register for the seminar if they wish to participate.

Organiser: Østafjelske competence centre, Buskerud county municipality, East Norwegian Jazz Centre, Kongsberg Jazz Festival

For questions or input: Contact ØKS v/Christin Bastiansen – post@ostafjelske.no // tel. 915 36 333.

 

 

 

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