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U.K. Jazz is Reaching New Heights, But the Scene Still Has a Major Gender Imbalance

U.K. jazz is having a moment, but women still see a gender imbalance in the genre. The community group Women in Jazz is out to change that.

The newly released report, based on a survey of 10,000 respondents, says women in the scene are not experiencing the same opportunities as their male counterparts, face barriers within the industry and are shut out of key decision-making roles. Plumm, another featured artist on the album whose song “The Epic” was released in February, says these backroom roles at record labels, festivals and more will help women be recognised and championed in the same ways their male counterparts are. An upcoming Women in Jazz jam night in April in Notting Hill, London, will be an early step in bringing artists closer together, while the group also recently held a networking breakfast at the city’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall.

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