Jazz Consert & Workshops

We are happy to announce that we continue our collaboration with the jazz departments of Music Studies at Ionian University and Fridhems Folkhögskola, organizing a digital jazz concert and two workshops for their students on Friday, December 18.

Participating musicians:
Andreas Hourdakis - Guitar
Orfeas Wärdig Tsoukalas - Saxophone
Magnus Bergström - Contrabass
Johan Birgenius - Drums

Program

Concert and workshop
14:00-15:30 (Greek time) 13:00-14:30 (Swedish time)
The quartet plays songs by Orfeas Wärdig Tsoukalas and Andreas Hourdakis. They  discuss their songs and give examples of musical ideas.

Pause
15:30-16:00 (Greek time) 14:30-15:00 (Swedish time)

Preparation and focus before & at the gig
16:00-17:00 (Greek time), 15:00-16:00 (Swedish time)
Andreas Hourdakis talks about music psychology. How do you find the music? How do you prepare? The art of getting the most out of a performance.

Music theory and improvisation
17:00-18:00 (Greek time), 16:00-17:00 (Swedish time)
Orfeas Wärdig Tsoukalas talks about the connections between triads in improvisation and gives general tips.