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Next Generation Sounds at Dock Street Jazz Club

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Congratulations to all the talented young people who featured in Dock Street Jazz Club’s first season of Next Generation Sounds in Belfast. A monthly spotlight on next generation NI talent, the series also offers participation in pre-show masterclasses with world-class musicians.

Jazz Juniors at JPN Cardiff!

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Seven members of Jazz Juniors from throughout Northern Ireland were excited to travel to Cardiff in November to perform at the annual Jazz Promotion Network conference, held this year at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. There were joined by David Lyttle who featured the students in a ...

We are hiring!

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Jazz Juniors is looking for a Communications and Logistics Manager for its new Mid Ulster hub at Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Bellaghy. This role is part time, can be carried out remotely and includes recruitment, publicity and logistical responsibilities. Pay is £25 p/h starting at 8 hours per week. The initial contract ...

Jazz Juniors Mid Ulster!

Jazz Juniors
Thanks to the principal support of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland through its National Lottery Rural Engagement Arts Programme (REAP), we are thrilled to begin an exciting new chapter for Jazz Juniors with the launch of our Mid Ulster hub at Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Bellaghy, in January. As well as ...

Call For Talent & Roadshow!

Jazz Juniors
We are excited to announce our fifth annual Jazz Juniors Call For Talent and our Jazzlife Alliance Roadshow! MOBO nominated jazz musician and Jazz Juniors founder David Lyttle is looking forward to introducing young people in Northern Ireland to jazz improvisation and talking about our year-round programme. Attendance is free and open ...

Jazz Juniors Travel Bursaries

Jazz Juniors
Parents can now apply for financial assistance with travel costs associated with participation in Jazz Juniors. If you would like to apply, please contact us via info@jazzlifealliance.org. We are very grateful to the 29 May 1961 Charitable Trust for a recent 3-year grant which will make this and other key ...

Spirit of Jazzlife Bursaries

Jazz Juniors, Jazzlife
We are thrilled with the news that Lyte Records will support the Jazzlife Jam at the MAC, Belfast, with two ‘Spirit of Jazzlife’ cash bursaries of £150 to regular participants who show exceptional commitment to their jazz journeys. These bursaries can be used for activities and purchases related to musical ...

Skidmore Jazz Award

Jazz Juniors, Jazzlife
We are very excited to announce the launch of the Skidmore Jazz Award, a partnership between Jazz Juniors and Skidmore Jazz Institute in upstate New York, reestablishing an opportunity for young musicians offered by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland from 1993 to 2010. Commencing 2025, we will offer a ...

Jazz Juniors perform at the MAC

Jazz Juniors, Jazzlife
Congratulations to the talented students who performed with David Lyttle at the launch of his weekly series at the MAC, Belfast and took part in the first Jazzlife Jam. David will continue to feature our next generation talent until June.