The master classes are led by guest world-class jazz legends such as: Randy Brecker, Reggie Workman, Barry Harris, John Abercrombie, Bill Evans, Lee Konitz… With great pleasure and respect we would like to announce 2011 master class for advanced jazz improvisation with one of the great jazz legends, Lee Konitz. Master class is intended for musicians and vocalists at an advanced level of jazz experience and knowledge. Individual hours with mentor take place in the morning and in the afternoon ...
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Wednesday, 9. March 2011
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The drum course will focus on fundamental concepts of groove, feel, technique, and accompanying in different styles. The drum mentor is one of the most creative drummers, composer and educator, worldclass jazz legend Adam Nussbaum.
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Monday, 28. February 2011
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Advanced and professional level of jazz accordion will be led by Italian virtuoso Simone Zanchini. It will focus on development of improvised lines, use of rhythmic elements, and comping techniques. Improvisation on this instrument often flirts with ethnic rhythms.
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Sunday, 27. February 2011
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The trumpet course (also designed for trombone, cornet, English horn and tuba) focuses on the fundamentals of sound, breathing, timing, technique, and improvisation. The trumpet mentor is an outstanding trumpet player, lecturer at the Jazz Music Institute of the Music Academy in Katowice, Piotr Wojtasik.
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Saturday, 26. February 2011
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The piano course will focus on chords, comping, soloing, and rhythmic concepts. The piano mentor is an internationally known jazz performer and professor at Gratz Conservatorium, Renato Chicco.
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Saturday, 26. February 2011
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Vocal course offers learning of vocal techniques, vocal improvisation, ear training and practice techniques. It inspires vocalists to access their personal artistry as performers, using concrete exercises. Mentors also offers concepts to expand vocal technique and for improving rhythmic, harmonic and melodic abilities. The course is led by two mentors: Judy Niemack and Sheila Cooper.
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Friday, 25. February 2011
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The bass course (double bass, electric bass) will focus on bass lines, timing, grooves, swing feel and soloing. In addition we will also give attention to jazz theory, instrumental technique and exploring the history of Jazz-bass. The bass mentor is a very in-demand sideman, composer, bandleader and the Director of Jazz Studies at the Prince Claus Conservatory in Groningen, the Netherlands: Joris Teepe.
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Thursday, 24. February 2011
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The guitar course will focus on voicing, linear concepts, accompanying, soloing, and rhythmic concepts. The guitar mentor has performed and recorded internationally with a »Who's Who« in modern jazz with a stellar reputation as a jazz educator: Jeanfrançois Prins.
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Wednesday, 23. February 2011
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The percussion course will focus on learning various Latin rhythms and styles as well as fundamental concepts of groove, feel, technique on all the percussion instruments, and accompanying. The percussion mentor, who was born in Brazil, has lived in Vienna since the 90's and has played with many of the greats of jazz, latin and pop music: Luis Ribeiro.
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Tuesday, 22. February 2011
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The saxophone course (tenor, alto and soprano as well as baritone, flute, clarinet, oboe and bassoon) focuses on the fundamentals of sound, timing, technique, jazz ear training and improvisation with a focus on melody and rhythm. The saxophone mentor is an outstanding US player, improviser, composer, and professor of Jazz Composition at the Konservatorium Wien as well as the Jazzinty artistic director: Andy Middleton.
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Sunday, 20. February 2011
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The theory lectures will cover jazz theory, including chords, scales, repertoire, standards and diatonic harmony, and modal/non-diatonic harmony. The theory mentor is a contemporary guitarist, composer, performer and educator with a discography that includes some of the greats of modern jazz: Ratko Zjaca.
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Saturday, 19. February 2011
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Participants in the class both compose and perform. The focus will be on original compositions that will be discussed and later played in the ensemble setting. One of the ways that students will learn how to compose will be using their pure improvisational ability that will be later transformed into a composition. For the advance students we will also learn how to reharmonize standards, using different pedal points, rhythmic approaches, creating advanced harmony clusters. The class will be led by ...
Jazzinty 2012 | August 13th - 18th
If you don't live it, It won't come out of your horn.
Charlie Parker
Founder of LokalPatriot is students society of Novo mesto - DNŠ. Partners of LokalPatriot are European Regional Development Fund, Ministry of culture, Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Youth, Republic of Slovenia Public Fund for Cultural Activities and Town Municipality of Novo mesto. LokalPatriot is a part of a DNŠ group: DNŠ - students society of Novo mesto, Youth Hostel Situla, Publishing house Goga and LokalPatriot.
