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Workshop | Kendrick Scott
Event by: HAMU // Hudební a taneční fakulta AMU, Jazz na HAMU
Location: Music and Dance Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Malostranské náměstí 258/13, Praha 1
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Kendrick Scott
Command and Surrender
Department of Jazz Music - Workshop with American Drummer
21. 5. | 12:00-14:00 | Orchestra Hall
In a two-hour masterclass, Kendrick Scott will share his wealth of experience and knowledge with students who will interpret his compositions. He will also talk about his experience as a bandleader, composer and sideman and the journey that made him one of the most sought-after drummers today. The masterclass will also include a joint performance by Kendrick Scott with the teachers of the Department of Jazz Music.
The workshop is open to all interested parties (passive participation), for active participation by students of the Department of Jazz Music.
Kendrick Scott was born in Houston, Texas and studied at the famous High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. During his studies, he received several student awards from DownBeat Magazine and the Clifford Brown/Stan Getz Award from the International Association for Jazz Education. He subsequently received a scholarship to Berklee College of Music, where he studied music pedagogy. Among his classmates were Lionel Loueke, Lage Lund, Walter Smith III and David Dorůžka, on whose debut album Hidden Paths Scott later performed.
During his career he collaborated with a number of important musicians, such as Herbie Hancock, Charles Lloyd, The Crusaders, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Kurt Elling and Terence Blanchard, on whose albums Flow (2005), A Tale of God's Will (2007) and Magnetic (2013) also appeared participated.
As a leader, he released two albums with his band Kendrick Scott Oracle on Blue Note Records: We Are The Drum (2015) and A Wall Becomes a Bridge (2019).
Command and Surrender
Department of Jazz Music - Workshop with American Drummer
21. 5. | 12:00-14:00 | Orchestra Hall
In a two-hour masterclass, Kendrick Scott will share his wealth of experience and knowledge with students who will interpret his compositions. He will also talk about his experience as a bandleader, composer and sideman and the journey that made him one of the most sought-after drummers today. The masterclass will also include a joint performance by Kendrick Scott with the teachers of the Department of Jazz Music.
The workshop is open to all interested parties (passive participation), for active participation by students of the Department of Jazz Music.
Kendrick Scott was born in Houston, Texas and studied at the famous High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. During his studies, he received several student awards from DownBeat Magazine and the Clifford Brown/Stan Getz Award from the International Association for Jazz Education. He subsequently received a scholarship to Berklee College of Music, where he studied music pedagogy. Among his classmates were Lionel Loueke, Lage Lund, Walter Smith III and David Dorůžka, on whose debut album Hidden Paths Scott later performed.
During his career he collaborated with a number of important musicians, such as Herbie Hancock, Charles Lloyd, The Crusaders, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Kurt Elling and Terence Blanchard, on whose albums Flow (2005), A Tale of God's Will (2007) and Magnetic (2013) also appeared participated.
As a leader, he released two albums with his band Kendrick Scott Oracle on Blue Note Records: We Are The Drum (2015) and A Wall Becomes a Bridge (2019).