Jazz Scene Meet-Up @ Durham Jazz Festival (Redhills)
Are you a jazz musician or promoter working in the North East?
Join members of the Jazz North team on Friday 23rd October from 2.30-5pm in The Banner Room at Redhills, Miners Hall, for a gathering of the North East jazz community during the Durham Jazz Festival. This is an opportunity to connect into the jazz scene, network with peers and learn more about how Jazz North can support your work. As always, our forums are a safe space to reflect, share ideas and ask questions.
What is Jazz North?
Jazz North is the Strategic Development Agency for jazz in the north of England. Founded in 2012, Jazz North is a registered charity with an established national and international reputation in Artist Development, Sector Support and Learning & Participation.
What is Redhills?
Redhills (officially the Durham Miners' Hall) is a historic Grade II listed building in Durham, England, and the former headquarters of the Durham Miners' Association. Often called Durham's ‘other cathedral’, it has been ranked among the nation's top landmarks for power, protest, and progress. Following a multi-million-pound restoration, Redhills operates as a community, heritage, education, and events center.
Location
Redhills (the Banner Room) The Miners Hall, Flass Street, Durham, DH1 4BE
How to book your place
Confirm your place by completing our Google form
Meet the Jazz North team
Steve Mead
Steve is responsible for developing support programmes, resources and funding advice for the northern jazz workforce, including artists and promoters.
He is also Artistic Director/CEO of Manchester Jazz Festival (still the only UK recipient of the Europe Jazz Network Award for Adventurous Programming) and was a founding member of NWJazzworks (2005) and Jazz Promotion Network (JPN) in 2013 (for which he was chair in 2021). He sits on advisory panels for Serious, PRS Foundation and the Greater Manchester Music Commission Steering Group, and is also Vice-President of the Europe Jazz Network.
Heather Spencer
Heather has worked as Jazz North’s Programme Manager since October 2020, largely managing its live talent development programme Northern Line. Alongside this role, Heather is mjf's Festival Producer responsible for all things operations, finance, organising the piano trail & managing venue partnerships for the festival.
Prior to this, Heather worked in jazz as a promoter, producer & project manager across the north. Her previous work includes co-founder/co-director of DJAZZ, Jazz Development Coordinator at Sage Gateshead & co-programmer of Middlesbrough Jazz Weekender. She was also a previous trustee of Jazz Promotion Network.
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