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INTERNATIONALJAZZDIVINATION

2016

VARNASEMINAR

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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

“You can read all the textbooksand listen to all the records, butyou have to play with musiciansthat are better than you.

― Stan Getz

For more information and registration:

VARNA SEMINAR GbRFriedrichstrasse 61, 10117 Berlin, GermanyTel.: +49 (0)173 90 48 997Email: [email protected]

11-18.09

18-25.09

2016

Part ONE

Part TWO