Jam n Bread enables diverse cultural communities to come together to jam, bake bread and share culture.

Featuring musicians and dancers from different cultural backgrounds, Jam n Bread follows a participatory model, breaking down the barrier between musician and audience by inviting participants to engage in both music-making and bread baking of the culture featured. Instruments are provided and all ages & all abilities are welcome.

 

Jam n Bread was a recipient of a Wollongong City Council Engine Room Grant and a small grant, which enabled us to host a one-day New Gen Culture & Music Festival at the Servo in March 2021.  Local New-Gen artists including Josh and Dom Hinton, Dear Violet, Mel and Marley, and Matilda and friends performed as openers for experienced musicians from culturally diverse backgrounds including Sako and Atef (Syria/Armenia); Somesing Laik Zat (Latvia); Ernie Beach and Nga Hau E Wha (Maori) and Chris, Laz and Vic Janko (Macedonia). The event was filmed by Elizabeth Tadic, produced by Sarah Hudson with Phoebe Shields assisting on camera.  The film made captures the incredible musicianship and intergenerational engagement of Jam n Bread.

 

As part of the Engine Room Grant, Wollongong City Council in collaboration with Jam n Bread has recruited nine New Gen artists (aged 16-30 years) to create a new music composition influenced by Wollongong’s multicultural diversity and inspired by culturally diverse musicians who reside in the Illawarra.

 

Balkan Cabaret

Thanks to Zlatko & his Balkan cabaret & everyone who came for our Balkan jam today. Our Balkan Pogvoca bread baked by young helpers was delicious too. Thanks to Our Community Project and Wollongong City Council Small Grants for making this possible

 
 

Celtic tunes

Kicking off the 2022 season with some Celtic tunes! Live music, oh how we had missed you! It was a magical afternoon, musicians had been longing to get together and jam after these past years with Covid restrictions. This was a wonderful way to welcome back! Jam n Bread, Celtic tunes, and soda bread. 30-01-2022

Jam n Bread in the freshly renovated Hall at Our Community Project Port Kembla

Jam n Bread Kenya doco

A documentary by Fred Kariuku Pictures about Kenyan Jam n Bread music session with Kenyan dance and music therapist C-Jays joined by Kake playing the Nyatiti. This was the first International Jam n Bread event held in Kenya and shared with participants in all around the world via zoom.

Jam n Bread enables diverse cultural communities to come together to jam, bake bread and share culture.

Featuring musicians and dancers from different cultural backgrounds, Jam n Bread follows a participatory model, breaking down the barrier between musician and audience by inviting participants to engage in both music-making and bread baking of the culture featured. Instruments are provided and all ages & all abilities are welcome.

Rolling the dough with Jam N Bread at the OCP Por Kembla Community Center.
A little dough man, bread creations with Jam N Bread, OCP at Port Kembla
Jam N Bread celebrates cultural diversity Our Community Project
Jam N Bread sessions are for all ages
Drum session with Jam N Bread
Learn how to make wood fire bread with Jam N Bread at Our Community Project Port Kembla
Ann Lehmann-Kuit (Jam n Bread coordinator)
Fun shapes to make with bread dough for kids! With Jam N Bread at Our Community Project Port Kembla
Jam N Bread events are for everyone, you can come for a listen or play along, at the Port Kembla Community Center, Our Community Projects main office.
Jam N Bread animating the night at the Port Grocer in Port Kembla
Our coordinator Ann has been playing music and making bread in the Illawarra and has brought people from all cultures together for the Jam sessions at Our Community Project in Port Kembla
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