This is one summer school students are happy to attend
The love of performing came naturally for piano player Angus Grundy. Less easy in coming was any sort of professional expertise to cement that love.
“As an amateur, you soon realize that it's hard enough to play badly," he says. “If you want to play well, you need to commit some serious time. Having a full-time job, I didn't make much progress for several years."
Amateur musicians like Grundy will get a chance to hone their skills at the Czech Jazz Society's Summer Jazz Workshop, which kicks off July 7 at the Jaroslav Jeek Conservatory in Prague 4. Led by accomplished regional jazz musicians and vocalists, the seven-day workshop features daytime courses on individual instruments, music theory, stage interaction and improvisation -- all key to becoming a top-notch performer. Each day concludes with an evening jam session at Divadlo Dobeka, a theater and club near the conservatory. A final concert July 15 will bring together all the workshop participants.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the workshop, which gives both beginner and advanced music students an opportunity to boost their instrumental and vocal talents, as well as network with other jazz musicians and teachers. Anyone with an interest in performing jazz can participate. The musical focus this year will be on funk, be-bop, vocal and big band styles.
The faculty includes Czech saxophonist Ondej tverek, British trumpet player Steve Fishwick, Slovak vocalist Miriam Bayle and pianists Pavel Wlosok and Ondrej Krajk, from the Czech Republic and Slovakia, respectively.
According to Martin ulc, president of the Czech Jazz Society and co-owner of the U Malho Glena jazz pub in Mal Strana, Prague is an appropriate venue for the workshop due to its burgeoning jazz music scene.
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The love of performing came naturally for piano player Angus Grundy. Less easy in coming was any sort of professional expertise to cement that love.
“As an amateur, you soon realize that it's hard enough to play badly," he says. “If you want to play well, you need to commit some serious time. Having a full-time job, I didn't make much progress for several years."
Amateur musicians like Grundy will get a chance to hone their skills at the Czech Jazz Society's Summer Jazz Workshop, which kicks off July 7 at the Jaroslav Jeek Conservatory in Prague 4. Led by accomplished regional jazz musicians and vocalists, the seven-day workshop features daytime courses on individual instruments, music theory, stage interaction and improvisation -- all key to becoming a top-notch performer. Each day concludes with an evening jam session at Divadlo Dobeka, a theater and club near the conservatory. A final concert July 15 will bring together all the workshop participants.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the workshop, which gives both beginner and advanced music students an opportunity to boost their instrumental and vocal talents, as well as network with other jazz musicians and teachers. Anyone with an interest in performing jazz can participate. The musical focus this year will be on funk, be-bop, vocal and big band styles.
The faculty includes Czech saxophonist Ondej tverek, British trumpet player Steve Fishwick, Slovak vocalist Miriam Bayle and pianists Pavel Wlosok and Ondrej Krajk, from the Czech Republic and Slovakia, respectively.
According to Martin ulc, president of the Czech Jazz Society and co-owner of the U Malho Glena jazz pub in Mal Strana, Prague is an appropriate venue for the workshop due to its burgeoning jazz music scene.
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