David Dorůžka jazz guitar master class at the Liszt Academy

Date:

Monday 13 December 2021, 14.00

Venue:

Köztelek street building, Room 114

Participation & application:

Active participants:

• Only Liszt Academy Jazz Department students may apply.
• Period of application: 22 November 2021 – 10 December 2021

Passive participants:

• Only Liszt Academy students can attend the master class as passive participants, registration is required.

Both active and passive participants can apply at Andrea Borzi: borzi.andrea [at] zeneakademia.hu

David Dorůžka started performing on the Czech jazz scene as a teenager. He studied composition and improvisation at the Berklee College of Music in Boston under Joe Lovano, Mick Goodrick and George Garzone, and also had an opportunity to learn from musicians such as Herbie Hancock, Brian Blade, Joshua Redman, and Christian McBride. Dorůžka has received three Czech Anděl Awards for Jazz Albums of the Year for his own records (Hidden Paths, 2004; Silently Dawning, 2008; Autumn Tales, 2016); he obtained the same award in 2012 for the album Light Year in collaboration with the quintet Inner Spaces. Dorůžka has performed at numerous prestigious festivals and clubs all over the world and has participated in countless recordings. He has appeared with the likes of Lizz Wright, Jeff Ballard, Kendrick Scott, Dan Tepfer, George Mraz, Jorge Rossy, Chris Cheek, Arild Andersen, Django Bates, Hilmar Jensson, Bill McHenry, Jon Fält, Marcin Wasilewski, Rodney Green, Daniele di Bonaventura, Aga Zaryan, Jiří Suchý, Oldřich Janota, Iva Bittová, Marta Topferová, the Tiburtina Ensemble, Ewa Farna and others to name a few.