Propulsion #2Cross-border mentoring programme for jazz and improvised music artists

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Second edition cross-border career accelerator programme for young jazz project leaders.

PROPULSION #2 is a support programme and networking for young jazz and related music artists from the Région Grand Est and Luxembourg. It’s a career accelerator, offering an artistic perspective and support for structuring.

For this second edition, Belgium joins the partner countries and two strands will be offered to candidates: PropulsionBANDS, aimed at jazz project leaders, and PropulsionWOMEN, aimed at female musicians who want to try their hand at the adventure of project leadership.

Areas common to both programmes :

Artistic mentoring: throughout the support programme
Training modules: structuring, production, dissemination and communication
Cross-border mobility: artistic and professional networking
Promotion of prize-winners: through partner networks and at special events

PropulsionBANDS special features :

Release of an EP
Artistic residencies: preparing for recording
Concerts

PropulsionWOMEN special features :

Specific support from a female mentor
Artistic support à la carte
Concerts

For this second edition in 2023-2024, Belgium joins the scheme alongside Luxembourg and France. This project is the continuation of a transmission cycle devised by Stéphane Scharlé and the Compagnie Tangram teams, who want to pass on their skills to help musicians build an effective structure.

The main partners are LA COMPAGNIE TANGRAM in Strasbourg, the JAZZ STATION in Brussels and the TRIFOLION in Echternach, Luxembourg.

Propulsion is funded by the European Union, the Œuvre Nationale de Secours Grande Duchesse Charlotte, the Région Grand Est, the BNP foundation, the Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles and Kultur LX.

The production partners are the town of Schiltigheim in partnership with Jazzdor, Neimenster Abbey, the Colmar Jazz Festival, the Gaume Jazz Festival, Jazzus and the Brussels Jazz Weekend.