Jazz Girls Day presented by JazzArts Academy and Monika Herzig’s “Sheroes”

On Saturday, March 28, JazzArts Charlotte will host Jazz Girls Day presented by JazzArts Academy and Monika Herzig’s “Sheroes.” The event will take place in the Sloan Morgan Building on CPCC’s Central Campus from 10:00am-3:00pm. The event is FREE for middle and high school students, but registration is required. Click the link below for more information and to register.

https://www.thejazzarts.org/event/jazzgirls-day-presented-by-jazzarts-academy-and-monika-herzigs-sheroes/

Jazz Girls Day is an event specifically designed to invite girls and young women into the world of jazz.

With the rise of jazz education in college, we see more participation by female musicians, but the increase has been at a much slower rate than expected and participation in many areas is still in the single digits. Several research studies have documented the drop-off in participation from secondary schools to colleges. Reasons for the drop-off are mainly due to lack of role models. Other reported issues are instrument stigma, stereotyping, tokenism, and ineffective pedagogy. Jazz Girls Day was initiated in 2013 at Berkley High School by Sarah Cline as a day of clinics and mentoring for girls involved in jazz studies. Jazz Girls Day is an event specifically designed to invite girls and young women into the world of jazz. It includes games, clinics, jam sessions, performances, and panel discussions to help give girls a break from the male dominated jazz world they encounter on all other days. The whole point is to provide role models and a safe space so that girls can consider taking up jazz, and specifically, jazz improvisation.” – Monika Herzig

To Learn Even More about Jazz Girls day CLICK HERE to read this article: “Jazz Girls Day – Why and How” By Monika Herzig