Chris Sharkey - Take Five Europe Edition II, image by Emile Holba
Click on each flag to download a media release about Take Five: Europe in English, French, Dutch, Norwegian or Polish.
Chris Sharkey - Take Five Europe Edition II, image by Emile Holba
Click on each flag to download a media release about Take Five: Europe in English, French, Dutch, Norwegian or Polish.
Chris Sharkey - Take Five Europe Edition II, image by Emile Holba
Click on each flag to download a media release about Take Five: Europe in English, French, Dutch, Norwegian or Polish.
Chris Sharkey - Take Five Europe Edition II, image by Emile Holba
Click on each flag to download a media release about Take Five: Europe in English, French, Dutch, Norwegian or Polish.
International music producers Serious are delighted to announce the launch of Take Five: Europe, produced with the support of the European Commission and partners across the continent.
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David Kweksilber & Arun Ghosh, Take Five Europe Edition II, image by Emile Holba
Here are a few photos of previous participants of the UK Take Five scheme.
Please come back after the Take Five: Europe selection on 23 September to see images of the successful participants.
Chris Sharkey - Take Five Europe Edition II, image by Emile Holba
Click on each flag to download a media release about Take Five: Europe in English, French, Dutch, Norwegian or Polish.
International music producers Serious are delighted to announce the launch of Take Five: Europe, produced with the support of the European Commission and partners across the continent.
Airelle Besson & Piotr Damasiewicz, image by Emile Holba
Following an intensive week-long residency in January 2013, the Take Five:Europe Edition II musicians have formed a 10-piece band called European Sunrise, which will be hitting the road in various contexts across the spring and summer to perform at some of Europe's best festivals.
More shows will be added above as they are confirmed.
Musicians from Take Five: Europe Edition I performed at these events in 2012:
Take Five Europe Edition II, image by Emile Holba
Take Five: Europe is a new version of the Take Five scheme in the UK designed for emerging jazz musicians who want to significantly develop their international careers. Participants are given the unique opportunity to take ‘time out’ to increase their profile, improve their performance skills and expand their professional networks.
Ten talented emerging artists (two per country per year – from France, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and the UK) take part in a specially devised programme of events, including an inspiring week-long residency at Commonwork where they can strengthen all aspects of their professional future. In addition to motivating creative and business sessions, the artists will take part in special showcases across European jazz festivals.
Take Five: Europe is supported by the Culture Programme of the European Union and is produced by a consortium of partners. Please click here for a list.
“My network is much bigger now than one week ago! And I met people from both side of the table, that’ll help me to put together a better strategy”for getting my work out."
Take Five Europe Edition II by Emile Holba
Take Five: Europe is an exclusive programme for innovative composers, instrumentalists, conductors and vocalists embarking on significant international careers. Participants will have the chance to take ‘time out’ from their work to expand their professional networks and gain greater awareness of musical opportunities across Europe.
Serious first developed the UK version of the Take Five scheme in 2004. Take Five: Europe builds on this success and consists of two musicians per country per year – from France, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and the UK – who were selected from forty shortlisted artists. (For more information on Take Five, click here)
Each artist will benefit from inspiring one-to-one sessions to identify their needs and particular areas of interest. Additionally, during a motivating week-long residency at Commonwork, the musicians will come together to explore recording, publishing, funding and communication strategies, as well as having the opportunity to work together creatively and compose new work.
Collaborations between participating artists will be encouraged and there will be exciting opportunities to perform at high profile festivals and venues across Europe, including Jazz sous les Pommiers, Banlieues Bleues and La Dynamo in France; North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands; Molde Jazz Festival in Norway; Jazztopad in Poland and London Jazz Festival in the UK.
A panel of industry experts participated in the selection process, considering the following for each candidate: creativity, future potential on the European jazz scene, style of music, range of influences, geography, cultural background and distinctive contribution to the European community. The panel included representatives from each of the partner organisations.
The insights provided by Take Five: Europe will be invaluable at a crucial stage in the musicians’ careers. In recognition of this, the programme will be documented in words and images and the website will be updated frequently. Come back here regularly for the latest news and pictures.
