It might have seemed as addressed to guitar players, but it included the rules of playing in a rhythm section in different styles of jazz and related music genres and the rules of improvisation in selected compositions (choosing appropriate scale, building intensity).
The workshops aimed at showing the people interested in this kind of music how to use various performing possibilities and how to notice details which are important while playing in a band or improvising.
Intructors:
Przemysław Strączek - considered one of the most talented Polish guitarists by jazz critics. In 2002, Strączek completed his music education at the University of Silesia, and received a degree from the Jazz Institute at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice. In 2011 he was one of the seven finalists (the only European to qualify) to the 3rd Thailand International Jazz Conference Solo Competition organized by the University of Salaya in Bangkok. He is also a laureate of the Marek Bliziński Jazz Guitarist Competition in Warsaw, which he won twice in 2001 and 2003, and the 2005 All-Poland Competition for Guitar Improvisation in Kielce.
Ethan Yi Zhe Seow - a fiery double bassist and a passionate educator, he has taken up roles outside of being a musician and educator such as sound engineering, production, sound design and music equipment distribution to gain full knowledge of the intricacies of the experience of a 21st century musician and music lover. As a musician, Ethan has gained recognition from the music scene in South East Asia and has performed in all major venues in Singapore as both a classical and jazz musician. Recognised as one of the most unique young musicians in the region.
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