In this episode I’m talking to Dae Bryant, writer, teacher, philosophiser and musician, from Harlem New York, currently based in Europe. We talk about their artistic roots in Harlem and the church, connections between philosophy and music, music as a form of being, the impact of outside and inside perspectives on being an artist, and how we react and deal with the history and origins of jazz as musicians in Europe.

Host and Editor: James Banner

Music: "Zulassen" by Windisch Quartett

All episodes: www.ig-jazz-berlin.de

In this podcast episode, we talk to Dublin-based inclusive violinist and multi-genre artist Jane Hackett about Ireland's Basic Income for the Arts Scheme, the benefits it brought to Jane and other artists' work and wellbeing, the broader impact on the arts sector, and the socioeconomic case for schemes like it being implemented further afield. We also discuss how Jane reinvented her practice around inclusivity and access following a diagnosis of Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), and the fairness of non-means tested lottery-based funding applications.

Host and Editor: James Banner

Music: "Zulassen" by Windisch Quartett

All episodes: www.ig-jazz-berlin.de

In this mini-series for Jazzwoche Berlin #8, host Aida Baghernejad speaks with four artists who each bring a unique perspective to this year's theme, "collective improv(e)ment." Together, they reflect on improvisation, collaboration, movement and the ways collective practices can shape artistic and social change.

Today's guest: Gugulethu Duma aka Dumama – musician, composer, sonic poet and cultural researcher. The conversation explores collective memory, improvisation as embodied knowledge, ancestral sound practices and the relationship between voice, movement and community. Dumama also reflects on making art between South Africa and Berlin, the challenges of sustaining an artistic practice, and why sound can become a space for transformation, belonging and liberation.

Host: Aida Baghernejad

Editing: James Banner

Music: “Zulassen” by Windisch Quartett

For more information and all episodes, visit: www.ig-jazz-berlin.de