MeeThePro 2021 EN - Jazziam Barcelona

MEETHEPRO

This year the spaces for meetings between artistic directors, programmers, managers, and artists are being taken to another level with a new format which is much more dynamic, closer, and more enjoyable than the traditional speed meetings. They are called MeeThePro and consist of short presentations by artistic directors of international festivals and clubs.

After the presentations, a relaxed space will be created off stage so that the attending managers, musicians, or promoters can approach the artistic director most suited to their project and have the opportunity to build relationships and alliances.

MeeThePro will take place on September 9 and 10 from 4:15 PM to 6:15 PM. Each day there will be one session that will have as guests 12 programmers and artistic directors of festivals from different countries.

Participants will only be able to register on one of the days.

Only FULL PASS attendees will have free access to this new activity.

Please note that seating is limited, and requests will be confirmed in order of receipt.

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THURSDAY 9 | 16:15 · 18:15

FAHRANAZ BOZKURT

Bozcaada Jazz Festival
Nilüfer Jazz Festival (Turkey)

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While continuing to work as a freelance artist manager and in talent development with local talents who such as Barış Demirel-Barıştık Mı and Aga B, Fahranaz Bozkurt started working as an artist manager & programmer within 3dots. She has worked with Turkish jazz scene stars MadenOktemErsonmez, Sarp Maden, Çağrı Sertel, Alp Ersönmez, Anadolu’nun Kayıp Şarkıları. She still continues to work as the CEO of the production company Space Goats, which she founded with 3dots, and as a programmer at the Bozcaada Jazz Festival.

PETER GUSCHELBAUER

Jazzfestival Steyr (Austria)

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SEBASTIAN HECHT

XJAZZ Festival (Germany)

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Sebastian Hecht is working in the vibrant music world of Berlin for more than 4 years. Almost his whole life he has been intensively involved with music and thereby got to know almost every field of the music industry on the practical side. In his studies of musicology he intensively researched the interfaces between electronic music, live-improvisation and classical composition techniques. After attending countless music events, constantly searching for new music and musical concepts, Hecht is now very grateful for the fact of being able to actively contribute to the world of music.

XAVIER BARCELÓ

IEB-Institut d’Estudis Baleàrics (Spain)

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Xavier Barceló has a background in music performance and literature. He works as project manager at the Institut d’Estudis Baleàrics, the Balearic Islands regional government agency that promotes its culture outside of the islands. His work involves working with national and international agents and showcasing festivals, to encourage them to include artists from the Balearics in their lineups. Additionally, he coordinates and processes the subsidies that are allocated to the musical sector in the islands. He also supervises the music side of Fira B, the music and performing arts showcasing festival of the Balearic Islands and spreads it in showcasing festivals and events all over Europe.

DAVID SIERRA

Toledo World Music Festival (Spain)

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Sierra Contratación Artística is an agency with international projection focused mainly on the representation and booking of artists of different genres, whose starting point is traditional music. In addition to these advisory tasks, the agency deals with the production and organization of shows. With more than 15 years of experience in the Cultural Industry, they develop their projects in some of the most important international stages and festivals. Since 2016 they manage the production and artistic direction of the Toledo World Music Festival.

FRANCESCO MARIOTTI

Pisa Jazz Festival (Italy)

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Francesco Mariotti is the President of the Association ExWide and Artistic Director of Pisa Jazz festival.
Since 2010 he has been the artistic director of FLU Società Cooperativa, for which he is responsible for the programming of many musical programs including those of Argini e Margini and Arnovivo, the main summer stages in the city.
Since 2012 he has been artistic director of music and music production for the Internet Festival, one of the most important Italian festivals dedicated to technological innovation linked to the web. Thanks to this collaboration over the years he has managed to organize concerts and popular events with big international names such as Playing for Change, Arve Henriksen, Jacob Collier, Tangernie Dream, Tony Allen just to name a few.

SÉGOLÈNE ALEX

Festival & Saison Jazzèbre (France)

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ANNAMAIJA SAARELA

G Livelab Tampere (Finland)

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Annamaija Saarela is the CEO and venue director of G Livelab Tampere, Finland. G Livelab offers a new kind of live music experience built on quality programming, state of the art audio facilities and modern design. At G Livelab you’ll experience performances by top artists from Finland and abroad in the best possible setting – whether enjoying the delicate sounds of a string quartet, the loud guitars of a rock band or anything in between. Situated in a historical red brick building in the heart of the city, G Livelab Tampere opened it’s doors to the public in summer 2019. Designed according to a music first philosophy, it is the newest venue under the G Livelab brand. The first one was founded in Helsinki in 2016.

ERNST-WIGGO SANDBAKK

Trondheim Jazz Festival (Norway)

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Ernst Wiggo Sandbakk is General Manager of Trondheim Jazz Festival, jazz/session-drummer and teacher. Sandbakk is established based in Trondheim, where he teaches drums and ear training on the Jazz Programme at NTNU. He has written several books on drumming like Hvordan spille moderne trommesett (How To Play the Modern Drum Set), a Norwegian best seller of drum methods. Known from a series of recordings, concerts and performances with Dum Dum Boys, Thorgeir Stubø, Frode Alnæs, Palle Mikkelborg, Terje Bjørklund, Vigleik Storaas, Bjørn Alterhaug, Nils Petter Molvær, Knut Riisnæs, Jan Gunnar Hoff, Kjersti Stubø, Henning Sommerro, amongst others.

MARYLINE BAILLY

Jammin’Juan
Jammin’Summer session (France)

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Maryline Bailly is the project manager of two important events : Jammin’Juan & Jammin’Summer Session (Festival off Jazz à Juan). Jammin’Juan should take place this Autumn at Juan-les-Pins, France. The 4th edition of the market for Jazz professionals will take place at the Conference Centre of Juan-les-Pins, from Wednesday 3rd to Saturday 6th November 2021. The aim of this event is to provide a stage for emerging jazz bands, performing a showcase or concert in front of decision-makers (festivals organizers, managers of concert halls and clubs…), the media and a small number of jazz enthusiasts.

STEPHANE KOCHOYAN

Nîmes Métropole Jazz Festival
Jazz70 (France)

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Pianist composer, Stéphane Kochoyan plays and records with Daniel Humair, Billy Hart, Nat Adderley, Jimmy Woode. He is a member of the Académie du Jazz in France. He created the Jazz Children’s Festival in Barcelonnette, Barcelonnette’s Latin-Mexican Festival. Managing Director of Jazz in Vienna until 2016, he is artistic director Nîmes Métropole Jazz Festival, and Jazz70, and has 25 years of experience in live entertainment, jazz, world music, international variety.

EMILIAN TANTANA

Jazzfreunde Club Bad Ischl (Austria)

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Emilian Tantana has been the president of the Jazzfreunde Club Bad Ischl in Austria since 1994. He has also been a member of the international association Radio Jazz Research since 2019, and regularly participates in various radio programmes. Throughout his professional career he has worked in the organisation and management of clubs and festivals such as the Sibiu Jazz Club, Sibiu Jazz Festival and Costinesti Jazz Festival in Romania. He also gives workshops and lectures at international level.

FRIDAY 10 | 16:15 · 18:15

IÑAKI SAITUA

Getxo Jazz Festival (Spain)

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MARINA FERNÁNDEZ

Festival Jazz Cádiz
Jazzahara (Spain)

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Marina Fernández is CEO of Martinico Music & People and she works on programming, booking, and network coordination. She founded the Jazz Cádiz Festival in 2008, and continues to directs it to the present day. She has been the Coordinator of Plataforma Jazz España since 2019. From 2008 to 2012 she worked in chamber music programs of the Asociación Qultura (Cádiz) in collaboration with cultural institutions such as the Fundación de Estudios Orquestales Barenboim-Said, the Consorcio Bicentenario de 1812 y Acción Cultural Española. She promoted and programed the Jazzahara Fair-Festival in 2019. In 2015 she also promoted the creation of Andajazz, the Andalusian Federation of Jazz Associations. She was responsible for the Department of Production and Communication of the CAMM, Center of Modern Arts and Music of Malaga from 2014 to 2019.

FRANK BOLDER

LantarenVenster (Netherlands)

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Frank Bolder has worked for 10 years as a Director of the Liberty Day Music Festival in Utrecht and for 5 years as an agent, tour manager and musician at Crossroads Blues Agency. He was also co-founder of the Dutch label Black & Tan Records. He worked as a Production Manager for the Slagwerk Festival. Since2006 Frank is one of the Music Program Managers for the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam. And since 2009 he combines this job with working as a Music Program Manager for the venue LantarenVenster in Rotterdam.

FRANK VAN BERKEL

BIMHUIS Amsterdam (Netherlands)

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Frank van Berkel is the artistic director at the BIMHUIS Amsterdam, The Netherlands, since January 2018. The BIMHUIS is a venue for pioneering musicians of all generations from both the local and international scene. With over 300 concerts each year, the program offers a comprehensive overview of new developments in jazz, improvised music, and many other genres, including world music and electronic music. The BIMHUIS is a founding member of the Europe Jazz Network. Frank also works as a freelance programmer for festival North Sea Round Town in Rotterdam amongst others.

ÁBEL PETNEKI

Budapest Music Center (Hungary)

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Ábel Petneki has promoted jazz, contemporary and classical concerts at Budapest Music Center and Opus Jazz Club since 2017, having previously worked as a freelance booking agent for 2 years and in marketing for 8 years. With more than 400 concerts each year, the core mission of Budapest Music Center remains the same ever since its 1996 founding: to present the music of today as a privately owned and independent concert venue, jazz club, record label, music library and information center.

SELIN ÇELIK

Windmills Jazz Festival (Turkey)

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CRISTINA MARVÃO

Eijo Jazz (Portugal) CANCELLED

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In 1989 Cristina Marvão worked for a few months in the Jazz scene as manager of a jazz orchestra, which left her with a special taste for this genre of music. She worked mainly as a designer but since 2011 has been dedicated to the cultural area, what has made possible a new approach to jazz. In 2014 Marvão directed and produced the 3-episode documentary series “Uma História de Jazz – A One Jazz Story”, about the Guimarães Jazz Festival. In 2017 she founded O Eixo do Jazz, a non- profit association that aims to promote Jazz, to support the jazz musicians, and to link the music from Portugal and Galicia.

SIMONA MAXIM

Sibiu Jazz Festival (Romania)

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VICTOR KYE

Jarasum Jazz Fest (Korea)

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After working for 6 years at LG Arts Center as a music producer, Victor Kye programs and directs the Jarasum Jazz Festival since 2007. He was also
Program Director of Gwangju Worldmusic Festival (a.k.a ACC World Music Festival) between 2010 and 2017. He also directed other music festivals such as Jazzpresso Festival, Sea and Jazz Festival, Yeowoorak Festival, Hi Seoul Festival, Voyage to Jarasum, amongst others. He participated in a many international Jazz& Worldmusic festivals and international music fairs, in order to create and develop artistic exchanges between the Korean and international music scenes.

FRANCISCO QUINTAS

GNRation (Portugal)

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Based in Braga, Francisco Quintas is a creative, producer, and manager, with experience in the fields of art and technology. With a degree in International Relations and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Universidade do Minho, he works since2013 as a producer at GNRation (Braga), having worked with hundreds of national and international artists with a special focus on Media Arts. He collaborates and is/was part of other projects such as Rock in Rio Lisboa, SEMIBREVE Festival, Trojan Horse was a Unicorn, and the International Photography Award Encontros da Imagem. In 2014 he created Cosmic Burger, a platform aimed to help emerging artists and to raise awareness of some social issues as racism, gender equality, and LBTQ+ rights.

SYLWESTER OSTROWSKI

Szczecin Jazz Festival (Poland)

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‘Jazz Comes To You’ has always been Sylwester Ostrowski’s motto. As a saxophone player, its meaning lies in collaborations with international inspirations such as Bobby Watson, Deborah Brown and Wynton Marsalis whilst also engaging in and supporting a wide array of upcoming Polish jazz talents. As an organizer, he has mastered and embraced a hybrid strategy for Szczecin Jazz, presenting an international lineup to offline and online audiences despite a global pandemic disrupting music communities everywhere.

MICHAEL STÜCKL

Jazzclub Unterfahrt (Germany)

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