When Big Music is Born : The Matúš Jakabčic CZ-SK Big Band and Young Talents Project Combining professional musicians and music students brings a unique dimension to the Slovak jazz scene. Playing in a classical big band almost entirely lacks presence in art schools due to the high demands of staffing wind and rhythm sections. […]
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Big Band Lab: Matúš Jakabčic CZ-SK Big Band Joins Forces with Students to Bring Big Orchestra Practice Playing in a large jazz orchestra ranks among the most demanding yet rewarding musical experiences. However, due to absent or insufficient jazz education and a lack of students in individual instrument sections, most music schools in Slovakia are
AUDIO/DOWNLOAD A quartet of prominent Slovak musicians, known for their creation of original compositions set to the texts of poems by significant personalities of Slovak literature, is releasing its third album. This time, they chose Štúrovská poetry and invited interesting guests to collab Following the albums “Hviezdoslav – Sonety” (Musica Slovaca 2021, Radio Head Awards
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AUDIO/DOWNLOAD Searching for a common “heavyweight” sound between the bass trombone and the baritone saxophone,A long-term collaboration,A constant tension between strict harmonic structure and the freedom of free improvisation– this is the foundation of the project that Erik Rothenstein and Michal Motýľ present on their new original album. Beyond its strong jazz foundation, their work
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AUDIO DOWNLOAD The musical group FREE UP TRIO comes out with an album called “LAPS vol.00”, which represents a unique musical dialogue on the border between ambient, program composition and subtle jazz overlaps. The trio, consisting of Lenka Molčányiová, Pavol Bereza and Juraj Dávid Raši, is dedicated to interpreting the author’s music of the “given
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A large jazz orchestra playing original compositions and collaborating with domestic and foreign soloists is a rarity in Slovak conditions The “Matúš Jakabčic CZ-SK Big Band” was first presented to the public in 2004 at the Přerov festival. During its existence, it has performed at almost all major festivals as well as solo concerts in
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