Wednesday 13 August 2008

The Jazzinty Mentors

Since Jazzinty aims to give all the participants the best, the mentors also need to be spectacular. And they are.

This year, the Workshop is hosting:

1. Adam Nussbaum - a major name in the jazz world, Mr.Nussbaum is an amazing drummer and is leading this year's Jazz Improvisation Masterclass

2. Vlatko Stefanovski - after great experience on the Jazzinty 2005, the guitarist Vlatko Stefanovski, known for his extraordinary techniqe, is leading the Ethno Improvisation class.

3. Joris Teepe - the NYC jazz scene bassist, composer, producer and so much more is not a new name on the Jazzinty list. His programe on the Workshop combines basics of improvisation, walking bass, jazz, latin and funk bass techniques and advanced improvisation techniques.

4. Simone Zanchini - one of the best European Jazz Accordionists and a teacher, also a well known mentor on the Jazzinty Workshop, leading the Accordion category.

5. Jasper Soffers - pianist of the Dutch Metropole Orchestra, teacher of jazz-piano at the conservatory of Then Hague and Groningen.

6. Ratko Zjaca - the acknowledged Dutch jazz guitarist, especially known for reaching above the standard jazz phraseologies, on the Jazzinty as the electric, acoustic and fretless guitar.

7. Judy Niemack - "A jazz singer with a perfectly glorious voice!" Bob Harrington, New York Post. Enough said.

8. Miles Griffith - with his amazing voice and talent, as well as delightful approach to teaching, he is leading the blues part of the vocal category.

9. Andy Middleton - the best of the best, this highly regarded mentor is leading the workshop in the saxophone category.

10. Daniel Noesig - the young trumpet player with promising future, a graduate of the Royal Conservatory in den Haag and a trumpet mentor on Jazzinty.

11. Marijan Dovič - a Slovene jazz violinist, on Jazzinty the art director and the violin mentor in this developing category.

12. Amel Serra - a world-wide known Cuban percussionist that is teaching the participants afro-cuban rhythms.

13. Gašper Bertoncelj - the drummer that the NYC took from his homeland Slovenia, making him an amazing musician.

14. Erik Marenče - an outstanding young Slovene pianist and composer with a lot of technical skills, on the Jazzinty Workshop the teacher of the course about improvisation, basics of harmony, harmonic analysis of jazz compositions and the analysis of composition techniques and styles

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