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Jazz Improvisation Battle

 

Show schedule

We invite Jazz pianists to participate in battle.

For participation it's necessary to registered in DISCUSSIONS  

with confirmation at the place.              
                                                                                                                                                            

jury:

Vladimir Feirtag Saint-Petersburg
Felix Model Saint-Petersburg
Kliona Sineglazova Saint-Petersburg

Host:

Daniil Kruglikov Saint-Petersburg

rules:

 

1. All improvisational compositions are performed by heart.
2. Instruments for battles: Сlavinova Yamaha CLP – 405.
3. In Qualification battle takes part are registered performer.
    Jury will pick 8 participants, which will take part in battles.
4. Duration of composition not more than 3-4 minutes.
5.Jury can stop participant in any moment.

schedual:

18.00 Registration
18.15 Battle of the students
19.00 Qulification
  Participants plays not long improvisational composition on any Jazz theme (max.2 minutes).
20.00 "Stormy History of Jazz Piano" in 15 minutes! Performance of V.B.Feirtag
20.30 Battle
     1 round - performs solo improvisational compositions in form of ААВА (Jazz standarts K. Porter, J. Kern, E. Berlin, R. Rojers, H. Carmichael and others).

Semifinal – performs «pair» improvisational compositions (rollcall in bars: one participant plays the theme,than bar of improvisation - other participant "picks up", plays one bar, and than back to first participant, three bars each; than, second participant starts other theme - and again three rounds each), to the themes of Duke Elington and George Gershvin.

Final - free improvisation on each theme.
 

   

venue:

Vosstaniya street. (enter from the Ligovskiy av., first door from the corner of building).  Entrance is free.


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