JAN KOPINSKI & STEVE ILLIFFE: BLOWING UP A STORM
Who: Jan Kopinski (Saxophone) and Steve Illiffe (Keyboard) www.jankopinski.com/
Where: Hovingham Village Hall, Main Street, Hovingham, YO62 4LA
When: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th May 2011
Pied Piper welcomes back internationally acclaimed musicians and composers Jan Kopinski and Steve Illiffe for a weekend of jazz and improvised music for young wind and brass players.
These FREE workshops are a great opportunity to perform as part of a jazz ensemble while developing your improvisation skills and exploring and experiencing different jazz styles and genres. The workshops will enable you to explore your creativity and musical imagination through improvised music as well as supporting your instrumental technique and development.
Feedback from young musicians who attended Jan and Steve's last workshops in 2005 shows how much you can learn and develop as jazz musicians in just two days:
The workshop was very enjoyable and gave me valuable experience in blues and fund. Also working as part of group made it a really good experience. I really enjoyed the whole workshop - Martin, 15
Jan Kopinski and Steve Illiffe have a long musical partnership which ranges from contemporary jazz groups to composing live music for film. Between them they have recorded 12 albums.
They are the long time leaders of renowned power jazz group, and Shed regulars, Pinski Zoo - true UK originals of free funk/power fusion - with a cult-like following and are credited with paving the way for modern trends in UK jazz.
These workshops are delivered with support from Arts Council England and Ryedale District Council
