Summer 2008 Courses Tutors

Previous Courses Tutors

Sax, Flute

STEVE SLAGLE
Associated Professor of Manhattan school of music, Berklee college associate

JOE FORD
McCoy Tyner's constant sideman; used to teach at Buffalo college

JAMES SPAULDING (USA)

Legendary sax-player, Blue Note artist. Recorded more than 100 albums with colleagues like Sun Ra Arkestra, Louis Armstrong etc.

Vocals

FRANK LACY
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers ex-manager, Bobby Watson Horizon Band soloist, Mingus Big Band member

GREGORY PORTER
A vocalist; fourfold Broadway Musical awardee

MAREK BALATA (Poland)
One of the most respected vocalists in Europe. Best vocalist of the year in 1999 and 2000 due to Jazz Forum Magazine.

Piano

VLADIMIR NESTERENKO
Moscow piano player, composer, arranger, JazzUkho awardee

Drums

KIM PLAINFIELD
Berklee college Professor, senior teacher at The Collective.

RONNY BURRAGE (USA)
Extremely engaged drummer, constantly touring musician. Works with Archie Shepp, Jackie McClean, James Moody, Gary Bartz and many others.

Percussion

JOEL GONZALES

Bass

ARCADY OVRUTSKI
Bassist, composer, Kiev Jazz Academy's art-manager.