press kit 2016 - Varna Seminar

VARNA
SEMINAR
INTERNATIONAL
DIVINATION
JAZZ
2016
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PRESS KIT
The Varna Seminar - International Jazz Divination 2016 offers all
musicians the opportunity to expand knowledge and experience, to
interact and to work with internatonal high-class music-greats and
music-professionals.
To achieve this, the Varna Seminar 2016 puts a particular emphasis
on an intimate and creative team-atmosphere, and the proximity
of nature. In matters of communication and team spirit, the Varna
Seminar 2016 feels compelled to adhere with the highest and most
advanced educational requirements.
A charming hotel with an expansive garden, sea view and swimming
pool offers a perfect location to the Seminar, with appropriate
surroundings.
Besides the instrument classes, where each participant gets
individual attention, music theory, composition and the ensemble
work with public performances, is an integral part of each seminar
week.
In addition to further musical and creative development, the Varna
Seminar gives the opportunity to extend knowledge also in music
business and film- or video-scoring. Further topics will be offered,
including spirit-building (moods), breathing techniques and Yoga
classes.
The “Varna Seminar - International Jazz Divination 2016” is a
unique experience and a challenge for every musician to introduce
and develop oneself besides international music greats. Each one
becomes part of a fitting ensemble and experiences beneficial combo
work, creativity and individual expression. To all musicians who plan
to study music in an institution (and therefore to take an entrance
exam), the Varna Seminar also offers the optimal preparation.
In this respect, the Varna Seminar is unique in Southeast Europe.
The Seminar will be held in English.
Faculty
Bruno Castellucci – Drums
The Italian drummer living in Belgium was a Professor at the
Royal Consevartory of Brussels, and is the founder/owner of the
highly successful Drums High School – Brussels. He has created
new instruments such as a hit series of cymbals for SABIAN, and
drums for Yamaha (for whom he is a major endorser for decades).
He became renowned worldwide as a long-time drummer with such
leaders as Toots Thielemans and Jan Akkerman (Focus), as well as
with the Peter Herbolzheimer Big Band. As a sideman, Castellucci
recorded more than six hundred albums and worked among many
others with such such renowned artists as Jaco Pastorius, the Count
Basie Big Band, John Scofield, Chet Baker, Charlie Mariano, Airto
Moreira, Chaka Khan, Sammy Davis, Jr., Joe Zawinul, Quincy Jones,
Dianne Reeves, Bob Mintzer, and Bill Frisell.
Antoni Donchev – Piano (only Part II)
Antoni Donchev is one of the most important jazz musicians on the
Bulgarian scene. He was awarded the prize of “Young European Jazz
Artist” by the Leverkusener Jazztagen festival, and is since then
regularly on tour internationally and at the famous festivals. The
high awarded pianist and composer works all over Europe for radio
productions as well as a composer for film and theater. He will only
take part of the second Seminarweek (Part II).
Tamara Lukasheva – Vocals
The Ukrainian vocalist is among the most prized young talents of
the new European jazz scene. As a vocalist and a composer, she has
been awarded several prizes, including this year’s German BuJazzO
Composition 1st Prize. Tamara Lukasheva’s style is made of renewal,
experiment and surprise.
Bart de Nolf – Acoustic and Electric Bass
The musician from Bruges is among the greatest bass players in
Europe. His “exceptionally warm” style of playing is heard with Toots
Thielemans, Vaya Con Dios, Peter Erskine, or also the French singer
Isabelle Antena. Since many years, Bart de Nolf is a professor at the
Royal Music Conservatories of Ghent and Brussels.
Jeanfrançois Prins – Guitar
The Belgian guitarist, composer, producer and music educator has
lead the jazz guitar departments for many years in Berlin - Germany,
in both music universities (HfM Hanns Eisler and UdK), and at the
JIB, and also taught at the Artez Jazz University (Enschede - the
Netherlands). He has given numerous workshops, masterclasses
and clinics internationally. As a performing and recording musician,
he has worked with such masters as Lee Konitz, Toots Thielemans,
Kenny Wheeler, Randy Brecker, Bill Evans, Eddie Gomez, Quincy
Jones, Gary Bartz, Billy Hart, Gene Jackson, etc.
Ibadet Ramadani – Vocals
The Kosovar vocalist is internationally reknowned for being the
leader of the Berlin cult band SUPER 700. As an educated jazz
vocalist (Amsterdam Jazz Conservatory) and a long-time member of
the BuJazzO under Peter Herbolzheimer, she will put the emphasis
on supporting and developing the individual singing style of each
participant.
Nina Reiter – Vocals
The Austrian jazz vocalist completed her Master at the Lucerne
Music University (Switzerland) with distinction. Nina Reiter’s
repertoire goes from Straight Ahead jazz to poetry set to music, and
her own original compositions and also into “Estill Voice Training”
techniques. Nina is experienced in teaching a variety of different
age groups and genres. She is currently a faculty member at the
Musikschule Luzern and also teaches specific workshops on vocal
technique. Her first Album „Night, sleep, death and the stars“ was
released in March 2016 on Unit Records.
Antje Rösseler – Piano
The German pianist graduated from the Dresden Music University
with an artistic and educational diploma. She is now completing
the “Nordic Master of Jazz” program, which had her travel, study,
network and perform between Stockholm, Helsinki and Århus.
Knowledgeable about the standards repertoire, she specializes in her
original compositions and free improvisation. Antje is a great talent
of the new European jazz scene, she is a member of the “Jazz Baltica
All Stars Big Band”, and has worked with the worls-class trombonist
Nils Landgren
Anatoly Vapirov – Saxophone
The Russian saxophonist lives and works in Varna/Bulgaria for more
than 30 years, where he leads the International Jazz Festival (Varna
Jazz Summer) for the last 25 years. The internationally renowned
music educator, composer and saxophonist has been teaching Jazz
Music at the Music Conservatory of Leningrad. Having released
numerous CDs as a leader, he is recognized as the most important
representative of Modern Jazz in the Soviet Union. “If you want to
learn how to play spontaneous music, if you want to understand
modern improvising, hasten on the Varna Seminar. There you will
understand what it needs to become a modern jazz musician.”
Matthias Vogt – Piano
The German pianist is the Mastermind behind the long-lasting and
internationally reknowned re:jazz project (Infracom Rec.) with which
he regularly releases pioneering albums. The educated musician and
producer is also an important player on the international Deep House
scene (Motorcity Soul) and a resident DJ in Sven Vaeth’s Cocoon Club.
His actual project “A Coral Room” connects jazz with electronics in a
extraordinary way.
Rosen “Roko” Zaharaiev – Trumpet
The trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist from Sofia is a new
superstar of the Bulgarian music scene (Tri O Five). His actual project
“Metaфormoза” creates an extraordinary symbiosis of jazz and
other musical styles. With his joy of playing and passion, he touches
continually growing amounts of audiences, reaching far beyond the
Bulgarian borders.
Plus very special
classes & guests
Frank Maier – Music Business
The experienced German music manager and PR professional was
responsible for succesful media campaigns for such renowned
artists as Björk, Faithless, Robert Palmer, Moby, Joe Zawinul, and
Rammstein among many others. Recently, he was Head of Promotion
for the German branch of Virgin Records in Berlin. He will clarify
the inner workings of the music business, and therefore explain the
beneficial handling with record companies, the media, agencies,
publishers, etc…
Irina Stefanova – Yoga/Breath control/Mood
Irina Stefanova is a Yoga Alliance certified instructor, who trained
with yoga schools in Dubai, UAE and Goa, India. Her classes
incorporate a creative flow of physical postures, breathing techniques
and meditation guidance. Irina sees yoga as a tool for cultivating
awareness about yourself and the world, overcoming your fears
and fulfilling your potential. The yoga (movement, breathing and
meditation) classes are about getting rid of tension in the body
and mind and creating space, strength and flexibility so energy
and creativity moves freely and express with ease and joy. As
an artist there may be many occasions where to feel nervous or
uncomfortable to open up. Moving the body consciously will teach
concentration, the breathing technics will give practical knowledge
on how to change emotional state from negative to positive, and
guided meditations will find the source of creation.
Adrian Wegerer – Film scoring
The German educated Media educator did his Master of Adult
Education at the University of Education in Tübingen (Germany)
and teaches since years workshops in Media Education and Stop
Motion-, Report-, and Short Movie. His courses offers to learn how
to create music promotional videos or a docu-clip. How does “audio
visual marketing” works today? Compositions of audio visual footage,
cutting and postproduction of videos, format/ definition, and the
technical possiblities for showcasing you as an artist. In the practical
part of the course, you shoot and edit your own short videoclip.
Therefore you use your own equipment (Notebooks, smartphones,
videocams) and the free software “Lightworks”.
Artistic Direction: Jean Francois Prins, Frank Maier, Anatoly Vapirov
Managing Director: Frank Maier
Part ONE
11-18
.09
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Part TWO
18-25
.09
2016
You can read all the textbooks
and listen to all the records, but
you have to play with musicians
that are better than you.
― Stan Getz
For more information and registration:
VARNA SEMINAR GbR
Friedrichstrasse 61, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)173 90 48 997
Email: [email protected]
www.varnaseminar.com