BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Dublin BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20261025T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:GMT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20270328T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T185505Z UID:6U56Lw DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261117T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261117T140000 CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20261103T030942 DESCRIPTION: Each month\, Improvised Music Company hosts Cooler Clinics – free professional development sessions designed to help jazz and improvis ing musicians navigate the music industry\, develop their careers and gain practical insights from experienced artists and industry professionals. \ n\n What does it really take to build an international career in jazz? And what happens behind the scenes between the practice room and the festival stage? \n\n At just 23\, saxophonist\, composer and bandleader Emma Rawic z has established herself as one of the most exciting voices in contempora ry European jazz. From independently releasing her debut album to signing with acclaimed German label ACT\, touring internationally and building a s ubstantial online following\, her career has developed at remarkable speed . \n\n In this Cooler Clinic\, Emma will take us behind the scenes of that journey\, exploring the decisions\, relationships\, opportunities and occ asional missteps that have shaped her path so far. \n\n She'll discuss dev eloping an artistic identity\, building professional networks\, reaching a udiences\, navigating the recording and live music industries\, and findin g a balance between creative ambition and the practical demands of a music career. \n\n From her popular 100 Days of Practice social media series to international touring and collaborations\, Emma will reflect on what has genuinely helped her career progress\, what hasn't worked as expected\, an d what she's learned along the way. \n\n We'll explore:\n \n* Building a d istinctive artistic identity and finding your place in the jazz scene\n* C reating opportunities\, making connections and developing professional rel ationships\n* Growing an audience\, online and offline\, and translating v isibility into opportunities\n* Navigating releases\, touring\, festivals and industry partnerships\n* Managing setbacks\, maintaining momentum and balancing the creative and business sides of music \n\n With an open Q& \;A\, this session offers musicians at any career stage an opportunity to learn from Emma's experiences\, ask questions and take away practical idea s for their own professional development.\n \n\n About Emma Rawicz \n\n E mma Rawicz is an award-winning British saxophonist\, composer and bandlead er whose distinctive sound and adventurous compositions have earned her in ternational acclaim. \n\n A BBC New Generation Artist\, she was named UK J azz Act of the Year at the 2026 Jazz FM Awards and previously won Newcomer of the Year at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards. She has performed at major venues and festivals across Europe\, collaborated with celebrated musician s including Gwilym Simcock\, and released acclaimed albums including Chrom a\, Big Visit and Inkyra on ACT Music. \n\n Alongside her performing and r ecording career\, Emma has built an engaged international audience through sharing her musical practice and creative development online. \n\n Free t o attend | Registration required \n LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T031352 LOCATION:Online ORGANIZER:mailto:artists@improvisedmusic.ie SUMMARY:Cooler Clinics Online: On the Road with Emma Rawicz URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/improvised-music-company/cooler-clinics-online- on-the-road-with-emma-rawicz URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/improvised-music-company/cooler-clinics-online- on-the-road-with-emma-rawicz END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR