Faculty:
 
Uwe Steinmetz, saxophone (D)
Uwe Steinmentz was born in a little village in Northern Germany in 1975 and studied saxophone and music theory in Berlin, Berne, India and Boston ...


Daniel Stickan, piano, organ (D)
Daniel Stickan studied Jazz piano and church organ (with Prof. Pieter van Dijk) at the Hamburg College of Music and Theater. Among his teachers have been highly acclaimed Jazz pianists ...

In the solo lessons and in an ensemble we will explore the roots and history of Jazz improvisation and look at cross connections to improvised music all over the world. In the ensemble we will work on pieces from the jazz tradition to the contemporary, arranged specially for the group. Solo lessons are open for all instruments in jazz improvisation and specifically for Organ (Improvisation & Literature), Piano (Jazz) and Saxophone (Jazz).

The course will take place from August 2-12, 2010