Report of the European Jazz Conference 2017 & Europe Jazz Network General Assembly Hosted by Cankarjev dom cultural/congress centre Ljubljana, Slovenia 21–24 September 2017
European Jazz Conference 2017 & Europe Jazz Network General Assembly Hosted by Cankarjev dom cultural/congress centre Ljubljana, Slovenia, 21 - 24 September 2017 Reporters: Ian Patterson (general report) & Nod Knowles (EJN General Assembly) Photos: © Tina Ramujkic Index
PRESIDENT’S INTRODUCTION 3
THURSDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2017 5
Welcome to EJN members / Update on EJN activities 5
Formal EJN General Assembly 8
FRIDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2017 16
Opening Ceremony 16
Keynote Speech: Rabih Abou-Khalil “Music across borders” 17
Panel Debate: “Where to begin? Social inclusion in cultural policies” 20
Book presentation: “The Shared Roots of European Jazz" 25
Special Concert: To Pianos 27
Creative Walks: 6 parallel groups around the city of Ljubljana 28
SATURDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2017 32
Keynote Speech: Bojan Z “The artists-a bridge between communities” 32
6 parallel working groups on sharing expertise between professionals 35
6 parallel networking session by typology of organisations 47
Keynote speech: Rokia Traoré “The role of an artist against misconceptions" 56
APPENDIX A: Conference and Showcase schedule 59
APPENDIX B: Participants’ list 64