JAZZ & GENDER
SARA ALDÉN IS CURRENTLY A MASTER STUDENT IN GENDERING PRACTICES AND CIRCLES HER RESEARCH AROUND HER TWO MAIN SUBJECTS AND PASSIONS, JAZZ AND GENDER.
DURING HER BACHELOR STUDIES AT THE MUSIC ACADEMY IN GOTHENBURG SHE EXPLORED THIS SPACE AND WROTE THE THESIS "TOO LATE FOR VERY EARLY?" BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF THE EXPERIENCED IMPACT AND ABILITY TO IMPROVISE IN ROOMS WHERE JAZZ IS BEING PERFORMED IDENTIFYING AS NON-MALE.
DURING HER BACHELOR STUDIES IN GENDERING PRACTISES SHE SHE WROTE THE THESIS "WE'RE HERE, AFTER ALL!" BASED ON AN INTERVIEW STUDY TO EXPLORE THE FEMALE JAZZ SINGER'S EXPERIENCE OF POSITION IN ROOMS WHERE JAZZ IS BEING PERFORMED THROUGH DISCOURSE ANALYSIS.
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IMPRA
SARA IS THE CHAIRPERSON IN THE BOARD OF THE NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION IMPRA WHOSE MAIN PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE MUSICIANS WHO IDENTIFY AS WOMEN, TRANSGENDER PEOPLE AND NON-BINARIES WHO ARE ACTIVE IN JAZZ AND IMPROVISATIONAL MUSIC.
IN WORKING WITH IMPRA SARA IS WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE OTHER MEMBERS OF IMPRA TO CREATE FESTIVAL PROGRAMS, JAZZ CLUB BOOKINGS AND LIVE SCENES WITH AN EVEN GENDER DISTRIBUTION AND GOOD REPRESENTATION OF MUSICIANS WITH DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES.
THE VISION OF IMPRA IS AN INCLUSIVE AND SAFE MUSIC LIFE, FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION AND EXCLUSION.
THE ASSOCIATION IS OPEN TO EVERYONE WHO SHARES OUR GOALS AND VISIONS.
LECTURES IN GENDER EQUALITY WORK IN MUSIC
SARA GIVES LECTURES IN HOW TO CREATE A MORE EQUAL MUSIC LIFE AND SCENE IN SWEDEN AND YOU CAN BOOK HER THROUGH IMPRA. SARA HAS HELD LECTURES AT FOR EXAMPLE JAZZAHEAD (GERMANY), THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND DRAMA IN GOTHENBURG, THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC IN STOCKHOLM, FRIDHEMS FOLK HIGHSCHOOL IN SVALÖV, FRAMNÄS FOLK HIGH SCHOOL IN PITEÅ AND SKURUPS FOLK HIGH SCHOOL IN SKURUP.