Pop & Jazz Conservatory, Helsinki, Finland

Helsinki Pop & Jazz Conservatory was established in 1972. The 25-year-old school offers four-year degree programs in the Pop/Jazz Musician and Pop/Jazz Teacher departments and a three-year degree program in the Dance Musician Department.

About 200 students are enrolled in vocational studies, which are subsidized by the Finnish government. Additionally, there are around 650 non-vocational students. The conservatory employs about 110 teachers, half of whom teach full time.

In the fall of 1995, Helsinki Pop & Jazz Conservatory moved to the current premises. The conservatory's new facilities include a 24-track recording studio and a 350-seat concert hall, which is also used for radio and television broadcasts. Annual music festivals in the spring and fall feature the conservatory's students and visiting musicians.

Cooperative Organizations

Helsinki Pop & Jazz Conservatory cooperates with several organizations, including BIN; SOCRATES, a teacher and student exchange program; Jazz Rock Rytmisk Nordplus, a network of Scandinavian jazz colleges; International Association of Jazz Educators; European League of Institutes of the Art; International Association of the Schools of Jazz; and Scan Beat, a Scandinavian network.

Marta Schmidt Tuottaja/Producer Pop & Jazz Konservatorio Arabiankatu 2 00560 Helsinki marta.schmidt@popjazz.fi tel. (+358) 9-777 121 17 mobil. (+ 358) 400-643494